News By Topic: Touring Car Racing

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

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

ALMS: Michelin Seeking Milestone At Mazda Raceway

Aug 31, 2001

August 31, 2001 * Thirteen Cars To Ride On Michelin Tires - Michelin tires will be fitted on a variety of Audis, BMWs, Cadillacs, Panozs and Porsches at Mazda Raceway for round seven of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). In fact, the Michelin line-up will be the same as it has been at the two most recent ALMS races at ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Gronholm Wins 51st Neste Rally Finland

Aug 27, 2001

August 27, 2001 Marcus Grönholm has scored his second home victory on the Rally Finland, the ninth round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship. The Peugeot driver took over the lead yesterday morning and never surrendered it thereafter, despite challenges from team-mate Harri Rovanperä and Richard Burns. Burns ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Ford leads world standings after McRae podium

Aug 26, 2001

August 26, 2001 Ford Martini moved back to the head of the FIA World Rally Championship after both Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya netted points-scoring finishes in the Rally Finland today. McRae's blistering charge over the final speed test earned him third while the ever-consiste ... Continue reading

TRANS AM: Gentilozzi dominates Mid Ohio Trans Am

Aug 26, 2001

August 26, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Paul Gentilozzi, of Lansing, Mich., captured his fourth SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup race win in dominating fashion at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, part of the ALMS/Trans-Am/NeOhio National Weekend. Rookie Justin Bell, of London, England, was second, ... Continue reading

ALMS: BMW Moves Atop ALMS Standings With 1-2 at Mid-Ohio

Aug 26, 2001

August 26, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio. (August 25, 2001) - The fourth win in a row for BMW in round six of the 2001 American Le Mans Series in the ALMS Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio name today vaulted BMW into a 16-point lead in the GT manufacturer's championship and put Jorg Müller and JJ Lehto atop the driver's championship stan ... Continue reading

ALMS: Lewis overcomes for fourth at Mid Ohio

Aug 26, 2001

August 26, 2001 LEXINGTON, OH, Saturday, August 25, 2001- The first American Le Mans Series (ALMS) visit to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was every bit as dramatic for Shane Lewis as he had hoped. However, it was due to a spectacular accident rather than a return to Mid-Ohio’s victory podium that induced the drama. ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Faultless Ford duo eye points finish in Finland

Aug 26, 2001

August 26, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya produced faultless displays during today's second leg of the Rally Finland to move into strong points-scoring positions at the top of the leaderboard. Driving Ford Focus RS World Rally Cars, McRae climbed to fourt ... Continue reading

TRANS AM: Past success encourages Lewis at Mid Ohio

Aug 25, 2001

August 25, 2001 LEXINGTON, OH, Friday, August 24, 2001- Shane Lewis returns to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend for the Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series (ALMS) event. The Jupiter, Florida driver comes into the 2 hour and 45-minute Saturday event intent on returning to the victory podium in his ... Continue reading