PRO SPEC RACER: Scharf holds off Rehkemper to win round five at Chicago
Jul 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 9, 2001 CICERO, Ill. -- Keith Scharf, of St. Louis, Mo., held off Chicago native Steve Rehkemper to win Round Five of the SCCA Pro Racing Pro Spec Racer series at Chicago Motor Speedway. Jeff Tillman, of Lake Ozark, Mo., completed the top-three. Pilotin ... Continue reading
U.S. F2000 Practice Results from Road America
Jul 6, 2001
ELKHART LAKE, WIS. - Practice times for the 14 lap, 56.00-mile Rounds Nine and Ten races at Road America, with practice position, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1 (3),Doug Bell(R), St. Albans, England, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 2:16.048, 105.845. 2 (69),Billy Asaro, Markham, Ont., F2A, Van Diemen ... Continue reading
U.S. F2000 Wednesday Test Day Notes from Road America
Jul 6, 2001
Wednesday Test Day Notes from Road America - No. 59 Green missed the morning session as the team repaired damaged suffered at a seperate event just prior to the test day. - No. 6 Kasemets broke in new pistons early in the morning session. - No. ... Continue reading
Jul 6, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY U.S. F2000 National Championship Round Nine & Ten Road America Green Flags: Sunday, July 8, 2001, 9:00 a.m. (ET) Sunday, July 8, 2001, 5:20 p.m. (ET) Circuit: 4.048-mile road course Television: The Road America U.S. F2000 races will be televised on tape-delayed basis on the Speedvis ... Continue reading
Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally plans for September
Jul 6, 2001
Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally plans to run on September date The Royal Scottish Automobile Club (Motor Sport) Ltd, organiser of the Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally, has expressed confidence that the event will go ahead on its revised dates Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16. Scotland's biggest annual motor sport event ... Continue reading
Jul 6, 2001
Road America 500 News & Notes ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (July 5, 2001) -- The seventh event of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series season got underway today at Road America with teams testing for this weekend's Road America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribune. Official practice sessions will begin on Friday, with qual ... Continue reading
U.S. F2000 Thursday Test Notes from Road America
Jul 6, 2001
Thursday Test Notes from Road America - No. 3 Bell had a large crash in the first session. the car flipped end over end and then barrell rolled after exiting turn three. The car was extensively damaged, but the driver was uninjured. The team prepared another car and Bell ran in the afternoon session. ... Continue reading
Grand American Road Racing Heads to Wisconsin
Jul 3, 2001
Grand American Road Racing Heads to Wisconsin DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 2, 2001) - The Grand American Road Racing Association, featuring the Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series, will travel to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., July 5-8. The four-mile, 14-turn permanent road course is the long ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Powell Corvette Earns Fourth-Consecutive Victory
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 ALTON, Va. -- Powell Motorsports appears as if it cannot be stopped. The team picked up its fourth-consecutive victory at the Virginia Festival of Speed in the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series three-hour endurance race. Drivers Devon Powell, of Port Perry, Ont., and Doug Goad, of Farmington Hills, Mich., p ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Tommy Bahama/Tom Gloy Racing entry finishes 6th at Cleveland
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 CLEVELAND -- The 2001 BFGoodrich Trans-Am Series continued today, in the fifth of eleven races, at Clevelandâ™s temporary racetrack at the Burke Lakefront Airport. Tom Gloy Racing fielded two entries in the BFGoodrich Tires Cup Trans-Am Series. The 2000 Trans-Am Champion, Brian Simo, finished sixt ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Gentilozzi Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory At Cleveland
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 Cleveland - Paul Gentilozzi (#3 Johnson Controls HomeLink Jaguar XKR) scored his third consecutive victory of the season this afternoon in the Trans-Am Series 100 presented by Simple Green. With the win, Gentilozzi moved past Bob Tullius into third on the All-Time victory list with 22 career wins. The race ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford bid to extend victory run in German debut
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 Motorsport fans in Germany will have their first opportunity to see a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car in competitive action when works drivers François Delecour and Daniel Grataloup tackle the Rallye Deutschland (6 - 8 July) in the car that has dominated the FIA World Rally Championship in recent weeks. Th ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Gentilozzi Grabs Fourth Consecutive Pole Of Season At Cleveland
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 Cleveland -- Paul Gentilozzi (#3 Johnson Controls HomeLink Jaguar XKR) picked up his fourth consecutive pole of the 2001 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup season to win the Motorcity True Performance Pole Award this afternoon during Fast Five Qualifying. In addition, Gentilozzi picked up an add ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Provisional Qualifying Results, Cleveland
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 Cleveland, Ohio -- The provisional qualifying positions for Saturday's 47-lap, 100 mile Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup Round Number 5, at Burke Lakefront Airport, with starting position, driver, hometown and fast lap with speed. 1. Paul Gentilozzi, Lansing, Mich., 1:13.397, 103.296. 2. Brian ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Hiskey Looking Forward to First Trip to Road America
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 PHOENIX, Arizona - Grand American Rolex Series driver Kim Hiskey (Monroe, WA) is looking forward to taking her first laps around the 4-mile, 14-turn road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. "I have heard so many great things about this track," Hiskey said. "Everyone has told me how fun the track is to race ... Continue reading
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