News By Topic: Touring Car Racing

Orbit Racing - Sonoma qualifying

Jul 27, 2003

tricky qualifying Orbit Racing will start Sunday's American Le Mans Series race in Sonoma, Calif., from 13th and 18th on the GT grid. Jay Policastro qualified the No. 42 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS he drives with his father, Joe Policastro. His time of one minute, 40.112 seconds on the 2.53-mile Infineon Race ... Continue reading

BMW Report from European Touring Car Championship Race Spa

Jul 26, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 11 - 12, 25/26 July, Spa (Belgium) - RACE Priaulx hands his team a home win The Spa weekend ended in the best possible fashion for Belgian based RBM, who run BMW Team Great Britain, with Andy Priaulx claiming victory in the second race of the da ... Continue reading

Puerto Rico Grand Prix Releases Circuit Map

Jul 25, 2003

CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2003 PUERTO RICO GRAND PRIX RELEASES CIRCUIT MAP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ‹ The circuit map for the Puerto Rico Grand Prix, the 2003 season finale for the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup, ha ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Sonoma preview

Jul 25, 2003

ACEMCO Ferrari Terry Borcheller will be back in a Ferrari for the American Le Mans Series race at Infineon Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway) this weekend. It's the same manufacturer, but a new experience for the Phoenix driver, who will make his first start with the ACEMCO Motorsports team. Borcheller and Shane Le ... Continue reading

Claude Bourbonnais To Drive No. 3 Jaguar XKR at Trois-Rivieres

Jul 22, 2003

CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2003 CLAUDE BOURBONNAIS TO DRIVE NO. 3 JAGUAR XKR AT TROIS-RIVIÈRES LANSING, Mich. ‹ French Canadian driver Claude Bourbonnais will make his Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup debut during ... Continue reading

Smart roadster-coupe with V6 biturbo Take Off For Solitude

Jul 22, 2003

smart issued the following press release: Eight smart roadster-coupés with higher power and higher torque engines will take part in the celebration rally to mark “100 years of the Solitude race” (25 – 27 July 2003). Two standard three-cylinder engines have been joined to create a v6 bi-turbo with 1,3 ... Continue reading

Rain or Shine, Dell's National Solar Car Race Begins Today

Jul 15, 2003

ROUND ROCK, Texas--July 15, 2003--Dell Nearly 100 Students to Travel 1,500 Miles From Texas to Florida in Eighth Annual Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge More than 90 high school students from New York to Mexico today embarked on a 1,500-mile race in hand-built, solar powered cars. The eighth annual Dell-Winston Solar C ... Continue reading

LOVELL AND FREEMAN FATALLY INJURED DURING OREGON TRAIL SCCA PRORALLY

Jul 14, 2003

HILLSBORO, Ore. (July 12, 2003) – Subaru Rally Team USA superstars Mark Lovell, 43 , and Roger Freeman, 52, both of England, were fatally injured Saturday during the first special stage of Roger Freeman (left) and Mark Lovell (right) the Oregon Trail SCCA ProRally event. The first car away from the starting line, ... Continue reading

Team TACH Inside Scoop From Coast to Coast Gumball 3000 Rally

Jul 11, 2003

By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor Rich Kaufman Any mild mannered Tifosi would willingly pledge his left leg (an optional extra when driving modern masterpieces from Maranello these days) for the chance for a few miles in the famed automotive chariots. Imagine the forfeit if you were offered the chance to reenact a famou ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Daytona win

Jul 7, 2003

third on the fourth Terry Borcheller started the Fourth of July with his third Rolex Sports Car Series win of the season. Just past 1 am, the Phoenix driver took the checkered flag at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. It was his first overall sports-car win on the 3.56-mile Daytona infield road cour ... Continue reading

Pruett Leads the Charge in Independence Day Battle at Cleveland

Jul 5, 2003

CONTACT: Justin Anderson Phone: 704-348-9400 FAX: 704-348-9444 Cell: 517-927-3614 PRUETT LEADS THE CHARGE IN INDEPENDENCE DAY BATTLE AT CLEVELAND CLEVELAND ‹ Two veterans and a young up and comer dominated Friday¹s Trans-Am on the Tarmac, Round 6 of the 2003 Trans-Am for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup Championship, ... Continue reading

Johnny Miller Has Banner Day At Cleveland

Jul 5, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 4, 2003 Trans-Am on the Tarmac – Johnny Miller Has a "Banner" Day? Cleveland, Ohio – July 4, 2003- Johnny Miller, driver of the no. 64 Eaton Cutler-Hammer Jaguar XKR, finished 9th in the Trans-Am on the Tarmac 100 mile event held at Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport. The r ... Continue reading

BMW, Auberlen flag-to-flag in Speed Touring race at Road Atlanta

Jun 30, 2003

BMW of North America, LLC Notes and Quotes Speed Touring World Challenge Round 4 Race Road Atlanta Braselton, Ga Sunday, June 29, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 AUBERLEN AND BMW MOVE TO THE TOP OF THE TOURING STANDINGS WITH FLAG-TO-FLAG VICTORY AT ROAD ATLANTA Bill Auberlen, driving the No. 93 Turner Motorsport B ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Road Atlanta race

Jun 30, 2003

tough race Orbit Racing finished ninth and 10th in the American Le Mans Series race at Road Atlanta after encountering problems with both cars. Peter Baron started the No. 43 YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RS sixth on the GT grid set by practice times when qualifying was cancelled. He moved up to third in the first hour o ... Continue reading

BMW Motorsport: ETCC Race Donington Report

Jun 29, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 9 -10, 28/29 June, Donington Park (Great Britain) - RACE Hard Work Rewarded With A Victory The Donington weekend could not have started in a worse way for Jörg Müller when his car was almost destroyed in a free practice crash which forced him ... Continue reading