News By Topic: Professional SportsCar Racing

WILKINS SHINES IN FLORIDA

Jan 23, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WILKINS SHINES IN FLORIDA WOODBRIDGE, ONT., CAN. (January 22, 2002) –As part of its pre-season testing program for the 2002 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship season, the AIM Autosport F2000 team entered Toronto native Mark Wilkins in two SCCA “Winter National” club race events ... Continue reading

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER SCHEDULE REVISED

Jan 21, 2002

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER SCHEDULE REVISED Chicago Motor Speedway Date Slated For 2002 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (January 18, 2002)-SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. has finalized another date on its 2002 Pro Spec Racer schedule. The seventh stop on the schedule has been confirmed as a return to Chicago Motor Speedway, August 24-25, i ... Continue reading

SCCA ProRally Championship - Sno*Drift

Jan 21, 2002

The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 19 January 2002 MEDIA ALERT SCCA ProRally Championship Round 1 -- Sno*Drift Rally Fi ... Continue reading

The Whole World Kicks Off The Racing Season In Daytona

Jan 18, 2002

The Whole World Kicks Off The Racing Season In Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 17, 2002) -- Motor racing is a many faceted sport with plenty of individual disciplines and formats. But, once a year the broad spectrum of the sport comes together for the ultimate test of man and machine - the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Thi ... Continue reading

CBS Sports to Televise Three Trans-Am Events in 2002

Jan 17, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 CBS SPORTS TO TELEVISE THREE TRANS-AM EVENTS IN 2002 CLEARWATER, Fla. (January 17, 2002) - For the second consecutive year, CBS Sports will air three of the 12 events which comprise the 2002 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. The announcement was made ... Continue reading

LMP 02 Produced For Team Cadillac In 9 Months (It's Caddy's Baby)

Jan 16, 2002

FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002 SEBRING, Fla. - Team Cadillac presented their new Le Mans and ALMS challenger in Sebring, Fla., Monday. The completely new Cadillac Northstar LMP 02 will mark the next step in General Motors' luxury brand's sportscar race program. TEAM CADILLAC PRODUCED THE NEW CAR IN LESS THAN NINE MONTHS ... Continue reading

LMP Does Not Stand For "Limp" - Caddy LMP 02has Hard Twin Turbo Northstar Engine

Jan 16, 2002

FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002 SEBRING, Fla. - Pose the question, "What's new?" to GM Racing engineer Ed Keating, and you get a succinct reply: "Everything." RACE-PROVEN NORTHSTAR LMP ENGINE IS REVISED FOR 2002 Keating leads the team of engineers and technicians that produces the prime mover for the Cadillac LMP 02 - th ... Continue reading

Rolex Driver Spotlight on Kim Hiskey

Jan 16, 2002

Driver Spotlight on Kim Hiskey DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 15, 2002) -- Kim Hiskey's first full Rolex Sports Car Series season turned out better than she had ever dreamed. With seasoned Porsche driver Randy Pobst as a teammate and Greg Fordahl as a crew chief, Hiskey's Crazy Redhead Racing team brought home four pole ... Continue reading

Subaru Rally Team USA Gears up for 2002 SCCA ProRally Season

Jan 16, 2002

CHERRY HILL, N.J. Jan. 15 -- Subaru Rally Team USA announced that Ramana Lagemann has joined the team in its effort to capture back-to-back SCCA ProRally Driver's and overall Manufacturer's Championships for the 2002 season. Lagemann will pilot a second WRX in the SCCA ProRally Open class, replacing 2001 Group N Driver ... Continue reading

peed Channel To Broadcast Entire Rolex Series Schedule

Jan 10, 2002

peed Channel To Broadcast Entire Rolex Series Schedule Five Live Races Complement Consistent Programming Time DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 10, 2002) - peed Channel will broadcast the entire 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season, including five live broadcasts. The remaining five races will become part of Grand American R ... Continue reading

2001 Champions Honored in Daytona - Six Rolex Watches Awarded to Driver Champions

Jan 8, 2002

2001 Champions Honored in Daytona Six Rolex Watches Awarded to Driver Champions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 7, 2002) - The 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series champions were honored over the weekend in Daytona Beach, Fla. The 2001 Rolex Series Tribute to Champions was held at DAYTONA USA on Saturday, Jan. 5, with six special ... Continue reading

Inaugural Season Champions Honored in Daytona

Jan 7, 2002

Inaugural Season Champions Honored in Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 7, 2002) - The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series inaugural season champions were honored at DAYTONA USA over the weekend. John Powell and his Powell Motorsports was honored as the Super Grand Sport team owner champion, while his son Devon Powell ... Continue reading

Reinterpreting a Living Legend: Ford Unveils the New GT40 Concept Car

Jan 7, 2002

January 2002 (Newstream) -- When Ford designers began to conceptualize bringing a legendary car to life they chose one that helped change performance car history. A car that re-ignites Henry Ford II's hallmarks of passion, performance and speed -- the GT40. With the GT40, top designers knew that they could do a complet ... Continue reading

Track Records Bested In Rolex Testing

Jan 4, 2002

Several Track Records Bested In Testing DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 4, 2002) -- Max Papis clocked the fastest lap of day during the late afternoon session of the Rolex 24 At Daytona January Test Days at Daytona International Speedway, beating the qualifying track record set by James Weaver at the 2000 Rolex 24. Papis clo ... Continue reading

SELLERS PREPARES FOR NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP

Jan 2, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SELLERS PREPARES FOR NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP FAIRFIELD, NJ. (January 2, 2002) – Team USA Scholarship winner Bryan Sellers and Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship driver has begun preparations for the New Zealand International Formula Ford Championship, which starts this coming weekend, wit ... Continue reading