TRANS AM: Bahama and Gloy 2nd at Laguna Seca race
Sep 9, 2001
September 9, 2001 SALINAS, Calif. (September 8, 2001) – The 2001 BFGoodrich Trans-Am Series continued today, in the tenth of eleven races, at scenic Laguna Seca road course in Monterey, Calif. Tom Gloy Racing entered Brian Simo who drove the #88 Tommy Bahama Qvale Mangusta to a second place finish. This is the se ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Bell gets first win at Laguna Seca
Sep 9, 2001
September 9, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. - Rookie Justin Bell, of London, England, son of legendary racer Derek Bell, captured his first SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the Monterey Sports Car Championships Weekend Presented by Mazda. Brian Simo, of Carl ... Continue reading
SCCA: Roger Foo wins first Speedvision Touring Car on Birthday
Sep 9, 2001
September 9, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. -- Roger Foo, of Hayward, Calif., celebrated his 36th birthday in grand fashion Saturday, leading every lap to take his first-career SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Championship victory in front of a huge crowd of import car enthusiasts (part of the Hot Import ... Continue reading
SCCA: Cunningham back on top, takes Speedvision GT Pole at Laguna
Sep 9, 2001
September 9, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2001)-- Peter Cunningham, of W. Bend, Wis., took his fifth Superchips Pole of the season, but first since having his Acura NSX SC boost reduced, and will lead the field for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship Round Eight race at Mazda Raceway ... Continue reading
SCCA: Leslie takes first pole for Mazda in Speedvision Touring Car
Sep 9, 2001
September 9, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. -- Scotland's David Leslie earned his first-career SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Superchips Pole, the first pole for Mazda this year, and will lead the 42-car field to the green light for today's Round Eight race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Roger Foo, of ne ... Continue reading
ALMS: Competition is the Heart of Michelin's Racing Program
Sep 7, 2001
September 7, 2001 GREENVILLE, S.C. - Competition helps Michelin maintain its edge as the industry leader in technology and innovation. The tiremaker views its motor sports program as an integral part of its research and development process. "We race to learn and we race to win," said Michelin Vice President of Marketin ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Darren Law Hopes To Be A Force In Grand-Am Finale At Daytona
Sep 7, 2001
September 7, 2001 GT Class Leader Has His Eye On More Points DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Darren Law expects some pretty intense racing when the Grand American Rolex Road Racing Series returns to Daytona International Speedway on Sept. 14-16 for the Grand-Am Finale. The three-hour enduro for the Rolex Sports Car Series will b ... Continue reading
ALMS: Law Tapped for Viper Ride at Laguna Seca
Sep 7, 2001
September 7, 2001 SALINAS, Calif. - Darren Law will be aboard the American Viper Racing Dodge Viper GTS-R in the Grand Sport Touring (GTS) class at this weekend's Monterey Sports Car Championship at Laguna Seca. Law will again be teaming up with Shane Lewis, who he drove with in the 2000 American Le Mans season. The du ... Continue reading
BUSINESS: Reynard Motorsports builds unique new vehicle
Sep 7, 2001
September 7, 2001 Reynard Motorsport, the world's leading constructor of racing cars, has turned its skills to building a completely new type of vehicle for the Blueyonder Challenge Project, an attempt on the Human Powered Vehicle World Land Speed Record by British Olympic Gold Medal cyclist, Jason Queally. Chris Field ... Continue reading
SCCA Pro Racing to sanction Shelby Cobra Challenge
Sep 6, 2001
September 6, 2001 CENTENNIAL, Colo. --SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. and the Newport Beach, Calif.-based Shelby Cobra Challenge have announced a sanctioning agreement beginning with the 2002 season for the upstart Shelby Cobra Challenge Senior Racing Series. Announced this past weekend at the Molson Indy Vancouver event at Conco ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Huffaker Engineering returns to Trans Am
Sep 6, 2001
September 6, 2001 Ross Thompson to Drive at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca SONOMA, Calif. -Huffaker Engineering has announced its return to the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup for Round Ten this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Huffaker is no stranger to the Trans-Am series, having enjoyed great success in ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Scott Pruett to drive with Rocketsports Racing in Laguna Seca Trans Am race
Sep 5, 2001
September 5, 2001 LANSING, MI - Rocketsports Racing will campaign a third entry driven by road racing champion Scott Pruett in the Trans-Am 125 for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the Monterey Sports Car Championship Presented by Mazda weekend on September 7-8. Pruett, who won the 24 Hours ... Continue reading
FORMULA 1: M. Schumacher surpasses Prost to becoming winningest F1 driver ever
Sep 3, 2001
September 3, 2001 FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001 - Michael Schumacher led every lap to win the Belgian Grand Prix in his Ferrari on Sept. 2 and set the all-time victory record in Formula One. He now has 52 Grand Prix victories, one more than Alain Prost. Schumacher's victory came at the Spa circuit, wher ... Continue reading
SCCA appoints Palermo manager of Club Racing
Sep 1, 2001
August September 1, 2001 CENTENNIAL, Colo.-The Sports Car Club of America announced today that Jaime Palermo has been promoted to Manager of its Club Racing Department. Palermo started with the United States Road Racing Championship, an SCCA Pro Racing subsidiary, in June 1998. She moved to the Club Racing division a y ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW Goes For Five Straight at Laguna Seca
Sep 1, 2001
August September 1, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. - As the 2001 American Le Mans Series season winds down after six events, BMW tops the manufacturer's, team and driver's championship standings as it heads into the penultimate round, the Monterey Sports Car Championships at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, on September 9. BMW's ... Continue reading
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