ALMS: BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes, Mosport
Aug 18, 2001
August 18, 2001 Friday Test Session: Today's one and one-half hour test session for the American Le Mans GT3 Grand Prix of Mosport ended with the top-six GT class cars separated by less than one second and the four BMW M3 GTRs first, third, fourth and fifth in class. Fredrik Ekblom and Dirk Müller in the No. 43 BMW Mo ... Continue reading
SCCA: Charlotte cancelled; Road Atlanta to host season ending double header
Aug 15, 2001
August 15, 2001 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (August 15, 2001)*The SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT and Touring Car Championships will now close their respective 2001 seasons by running a doubleheader weekend on the Audi Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, October 3-7. The announcement comes following the cancellation of ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Sears Point Raceway Unveils Temporary Road Course
Aug 14, 2001
August 14, 2001 SONOMA, Calif.- Sears Point Raceway's road course will have a dramatically different look for the next six months. The traditional 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course will temporarily become a nine-turn, 1.83-mile circuit as construction crews begin work on the lower portion of the track in conjunction with ... Continue reading
Rolex Series Bully Hill Vineyards 250 Results
Aug 11, 2001
GRAND AMERICAN ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. BULLY HILL VINEYARDS 250 - RACE RESULTS WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Friday, August 10, 2001) - Results of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Bully Hill Vineyards 250 at Watkins Glen International with finish position (car number) driv ... Continue reading
LAPOINT CAPTURES FIRST WIN AT MID-OHIO
Aug 11, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAPOINT CAPTURES FIRST WIN AT MID-OHIO LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 11, 2001)–Jason LaPoint, of Woodburn, Ore., won Round Eleven of the U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Tonis Kasemets, of Mundelein, Ill. and Peter Gray, of Aberdeen, Scot ... Continue reading
ALMS: Lewis gets a leg up in Portland
Aug 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 6, 2001 PORTLAND- American Le Mans Series (ALMS) competitor Shane Lewis slipped back behind the wheel of the #45 ESP American Viperacing Dodge Viper GTS-R today to finish second in GTS-class at the Portland Grand Prix. Lewis, of Jupiter, Florida, star ... Continue reading
SCCA: Sapp takes second consecutive Speedvision Touring Car at Portland
Aug 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 6, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. – Teammates Bill Auberlen and Will Turner each took off-road adventures early in the race, leaving the door open for Neal Sapp, of Ellicott City, Md., to take the win in round seven of the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW Team PTG Wins in Portland
Aug 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 6, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. -- BMW Team PTG drivers Hans Stuck and Boris Said won the GT class of the fourth round of the 2001 American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Portland today, completing 121 laps around the 1.944-mile Portland International Raceway. S ... Continue reading
ALMS: Double Distance Michelins Help Panoz End Audi Win Streak at 14
Aug 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 6, 2001 (Portland) Taking advantage of the pit stop time saved by running their Michelin tires a double distance, David Brabham and Jan Magnussen teamed to drive their year old #50 Panoz LMP1 Roadster S from the pole position to take the victory at to ... Continue reading
SCCA: Galati quietly dominates Portland Speedvision GT
Aug 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 6, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. -- The advantage of an inherently quiet car under strict sound restrictions helped Michael Galati, of N. Olmstead, Ohio, dominate round seven of the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT race at Portland International R ... Continue reading
Rolex Series Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres Results
Aug 6, 2001
GRAND AMERICAN ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES - PROTOTYPE/GTS TROIS-RIVIERES, QUEBEC LE GRAND PRIX DE TROIS-RIVIERES PROTOTYPE RACE RESULTS TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec (Sunday, August 5, 2001) - Results of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Prototype/GTS race at Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres with finish position (car num ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Archer wins pole for Tommy Bahama 125 Portland Trans Am
Aug 4, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 4, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. – Tommy Archer (#36 Motor City True Performance Dodge Viper) earned his first pole of the 2001 Trans-Am season at the Tommy Bahama 125 qualifying this afternoon at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Ore. Archer le ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW Brings 'More Power' to Portland
Jul 31, 2001
July 31, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore - On the back of the strongest showing ever by BMW in the American Le Mans Series to date, BMW Team PTG and BMW Motorsport now aim their potent V8-powered M3 GTRs at the two-hour-and-forty-five-minute Grand Prix of Portland at Portland International Raceway on August 5. With its 1-2-3-4 BMW ... Continue reading
Day One Results & News - SCCA ProRally - Maine Forest
Jul 28, 2001
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: kspitzner@scca.org. For immediate release 27 July 2001 SCCA ProRally Championship - Round #6 - Maine ForestLeg One Results, Key ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW M3 GTRs 1-2-3-4 at Sears Point
Jul 23, 2001
July 23, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - BMW gave a command performance in today's two-hour-and-forty-five-minute X-Factor Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sears Point Raceway by sweeping the first four positions. The quartet of BMW Team PTG and BMW Motorsport M3 GTRs were at the front of the GT class all day, with the No. 42 BMW Motorsp ... Continue reading
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