News By Topic: Touring Car Racing

Frankfurt Auto Show Update : Audi LeMans Quattro Revealed

Sep 9, 2003

Audi has issued the following press release: A high-performance sports car, a roadgoing vehicle that could be said to have inherited the genes of the Audi R8, three-times winner of the Le Mans 24-Hours race: Audi reveals its ‘Le Mans quattro’ concept study. This fascinating driving machine is a synthesis of ... Continue reading

BMW ETCC Race Report from Anderstorp

Sep 8, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 13, 14 - 6/7 September, Anderstorp (Sweden) - RACE Jörg Müller takes Championship lead The battle for the ETCC drivers' championship is incredibly close after Anderstorp with BMW Team Deutschland's Jörg Müller now in the lead by two points t ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Laguna Seca race

Sep 8, 2003

California challenge Orbit Racing finished 11th and 14th in Sunday's American Le Mans Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway, after a challenging afternoon on the 2.238-mile California road course. Jay Policastro started the No. 42 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS from 16th on the GT grid. He moved up to eighth in the ... Continue reading

BMW Motorsport: ETCC Qualifying Anderstorp

Sep 6, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 13, 14 - 6/7 September, Anderstorp (Sweden) - QUALIFYING BMW drivers hope for a good Sunday Qualifying in Anderstorp produced disappointing grid positions for the BMW drivers with fourth for the BMW Team Deutschland 320i of Jörg Müller being t ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG: 4 M3s in top 10 in Laguna Speed GT qualifying

Sep 6, 2003

BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship - Round 8 Qualifying Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, Calif. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003 Race Date: Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 Laguna Seca Qualifying: Four BMW M3s in top 10; Miller to start fifth in first Speed GT race Today's 20-m ... Continue reading

Road America Winners Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Ready to Add to Victory Total

Sep 4, 2003

Road America Winners Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing Ready to Add to Victory Total MONTEREY, Calif., September 4, 2003 - Fresh off their first American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT class victory at Road America, Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing is ready to add a second ALMS trophy at this weekend's ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Captures First SCCA ProRally Championship

Aug 25, 2003

Higgins' Ojibwe Forest SCCA ProRally Win Not Without Drama BEMIDJI, Minn., Aug. 24 -- In a display of perseverance and professionalism, Team Mitsubishi Motorsports America's SCCA ProRally driver David Higgins and co-driver Daniel Barritt beat mechanical problems that would have crippled lesser teams, bringing Mitsubish ... Continue reading

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing ALMS Winners At Road America

Aug 25, 2003

Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing ALMS Winners At Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis., August 24, 2003 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing won their first American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT class event today in the Road America 500. Starting fifth in class, Craig Stanton, of Long Beach, Calif., t ... Continue reading

BMW Speed Touring Results Road America 8/23

Aug 24, 2003

BMW of North America, LLC Speed Touring World Challenge Round 7 Race Results Road America Elkhart Lake, Wis. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003 BMW FINISHERS -- SPEED TOURING WORLD CHALLENGE ROUND 7 - (Courtesy of SCCA Pro Racing) (starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, laps, distance behind winner and reason ou ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors and Lancer Evolution in Reach of First SCCA ProRally Championship

Aug 22, 2003

CYPRESS, Calif., Aug. 21, 2003; After a punishing season navigating desert trails and logging roads at heart-pounding speeds, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA), has a national championship in its sights -- the 2003 SCCA ProRally Championship.With a podium finish early Sunday, August 24, at the Ojibwe Forests ... Continue reading

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Accustomed To Life on Top

Aug 20, 2003

Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing Accustomed To Life on Top ELKHART LAKE, Wis., August 19, 2003 - Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing returns this weekend to the picturesque Road America circuit for its third event in the 2003 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season. The No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMP ... Continue reading

Riverside Motorsports Park Appoints Mike Yurick President & General Manager

Aug 18, 2003

ATWATER, Calif.--Aug. 18, 2003--Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC (RMP) announced today that it has employed Michael Yurick as the motorsports facility's President and General Manager. Yurick's motorsports operational and management expertise spans 35 years, and includes positions as Director of Operations at Indianapoli ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG-Road America Fri. Practice Notes

Aug 2, 2003

BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship - Round 7 Practice Road America Elkhart Lake, Wis. Friday, Aug. 1, 2003 Race Date: Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 Road America Friday Practice The one-hour session today - one of the Speed GT season's longest practice sessions - a ... Continue reading

Ruhlman set to defend 2nd place finish at Trois Rivieres Trans-Am

Jul 31, 2003

CHEVROLET CORVETTE DRIVER RANDY RUHLMAN SET TO DEFEND PODIUM AT TROIS-RIVIERES TRANS-AM, SIGHTS SET ON WIN Greensboro, NC (July 30) -- The 2002 Trans-Am Series ³Most Improved Driver of the Year² Randy Ruhlman returns this weekend to defend his second place finish at the street course in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada ... Continue reading

Auberlen's BMW Flag-to-Flag in Speed Touring at Infineon

Jul 28, 2003

BMW of North America, LLC Notes and Quotes Speed Touring World Challenge Round 5 Race Infineon Raceway Sonoma, Calif. Sunday, July 27, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 AUBERLEN GOES FLAG-TO-FLAG IN SPEED TOURING AT INFINEON; BMW FIRST, FOURTH, SEVENTH AND 10TH Bill Auberlen, driving the No. 93 Turner Motorsport BMW ... Continue reading