SCCA Solo II Nationals put on hold due to security risk
Sep 12, 2001
September 12, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. (September 11, 2001)* The Sports Car Club of America has announced that the Solo II® Nationals held at Forbes Field in Topeka, Kan., has been temporarily halted, in lieu of the national security risk that started with the apparent terrorist act on the World Trade Center this morning in ... Continue reading
ALMS: Stuck throttle ends Laguna Seca weekend for Lewis
Sep 11, 2001
September 11, 2001 SALINAS, Calif., Monday, September 11, 2001- Shane Lewis dove into the first turn at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the first time of the weekend among 27 other cars that had had ample time to prepare for Sunday’s Monterey Sports Car Championships. The #45 ESP American Viperacing Dodge Viper GTS ... Continue reading
ALMS: Five in a Row for BMW; Secures Mfr.'s Title
Sep 10, 2001
September 10, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. (September 9, 2001) - BMW Motorsport dominated today's ALMS Monterey Sports Car Championships with its potent M3 GTRs, placing 1-2. BMW, with its fifth win in a row, secured its first American Le Mans Series GT class manufacturer's championship and the fifth GT title since 1995. The ... Continue reading
SCCA: Cunningham capitalizes to take Speedvision GT win at Mazda Raceway
Sep 10, 2001
September 10, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. (September 9, 2001) -- Peter Cunningham, of West Bend, Wis., took his record 23rd SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship win today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the Monterey Sports Car Championships Presented by Mazda, nearly halving Michael Galati's Cham ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Bell gets first win at Laguna Seca
Sep 10, 2001
September 10, 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 Car ... Continue reading
SCCA: Eagle One 'Best Appearing Car' Award To Be Presented at 38th Valvoline Runoffs
Sep 10, 2001
September 10, 2001 Eagle One has become a sponsor of the SCCA Valvoline Runoffs and will present the Eagle One Best Appearing Entry Award at the national championships for amateur road racing. The 38th Valvoline Runoffs will be Sept.17-23 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Almost 700 cars are expect ... Continue reading
ALMS Laguna Seca qualifying - BMW Motorsport
Sep 9, 2001
Qualifying Friday Round 7, American Le Mans Series 8 September 2001, Monterey, Calif. BMW Motorsport front row in Laguna Seca qualifying Munich/Monterey. BMW Motorsport will start side-by-side on the front row of the GT class for Sunday's round seven of the American Le Mans Series at Laguna Seca. JJ Lehto (FIN) posted ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW M3 GTRs secure 1, 2, 4 and 5 starting positions
Sep 9, 2001
September 9, 2001 JJ Lehto qualified the No. 42 BMW Motorsport M3 GTR on the GT class pole for tomorrow's two-hour-and-forty-five-minute ALMS Monterey Sports Car Championships with a new qualifying record of 1:26.265 around the 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The No. 43 BMW Motorsport M3 GTR of Fredrick Ekblom po ... Continue reading
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
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