GRAND AM: Rolex Series Sees Fourth Winner in Four Races
May 25, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 25, 2001 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- The Rolex Sports Car Series saw its fourth team and car drive into Victory Lane in as many races at the Six Hours of The Glen last weekend. The Doran Lista Racing Judd-powered Ferrari, driven by Didier Theys (Phoenix, Ariz. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Don and Bobby Sak team up at Pikes Peak
May 25, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 25, 2001 SAK ATTACK: For the first time since the van Overbeeks at Pikes Peak International Raceway in 1997, a father-son team will compete in the Speedvision World Challenge, with Don Sak joining son Bobby in the Grand Sport Racing Corvette C5s. Don Sak ... Continue reading
SCCA: SuperCharged NSX get heavier after Mosport
May 25, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 25, 2001 A May 23 Tech Bulletin issued by Speedvision World Challenge Technical Director Gary Perry included a competition adjustment to the supercharged Acura NSX, adding an additional 100 lbs. of ballast to the car which swept the Mosport weekend. This ... Continue reading
May 22, 2001
May 22, 2001 BOWMANVILLE, ONT. – Twenty-five year old rookie Trans-Am Series Driver Gary Longo, of Chicago, Ill., was seriously injured in an accident Sunday at Mosport International Raceway while competing in the 125 mile Trans-Am event. Longo was airlifted to the Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Scie ... Continue reading
SCCA: Kleinubing makes epic comeback to take Mosport Touring Car win
May 21, 2001
May 21, 2001 CANADA (May 19, 2001) - Polesitter Pierre Kleinubing came back from an off at the start to win his second-straight SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Championship Race at Mosport International Raceway, part of the Victoria Day Weekend. Teammate Hugh Plumb, of Chadds Ford, Pa., and Don ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Gentilozzi Picks Up Victory At Trans-Am Series 125
May 21, 2001
May 21, 2001 Bowmanville, Ontario -- Paul Gentilozzi (#3 Johnson Controls HomeLink Jaguar XKR) passed Tommy Archer (#36 Motorcity True Performance Cinjo Racing Banner Engineering Dodge Viper) midway through lap 44 and held on for victory this afternoon at the Trans-Am Series 125 at Mosport International Raceway. The ra ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Powell, Goad Capture Second Victory of the Season at The Glen
May 21, 2001
May 21, 2001 Watkins Glen, N.Y. (May 20, 2001) - It was a sprint to the finish at the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series three-hour race at Watkins Glen International today, as Doug Goad (Farmington Hills, Mich.) and Stu Haynor (Yorba Linda, Calif.) came out of a caution to the green and white flag waving together. Goad' ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Ferrari Returns to Glory with Six Hours of The Glen Victory
May 20, 2001
May 20, 2001 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (May 19, 2001) -- The Ferrari chassis returned to its glory days in Victory Lane at the Six Hours of The Glen tonight. The #27 Doran Lista Racing Judd-powered Ferrari outlasted the #16 Dyson Racing Team Ford-powered Riley & Scott to capture the overall victory at Watkins Glen Internation ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Robinson Racing to Start Old Chassis at The Glen After Practice Crash
May 19, 2001
May 19, 2001 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (May 19, 2001) -- Robinson Racing announced it would run its old Riley & Scott chassis in the Six Hours of The Glen instead of the new Riley & Scott Mark III-C chassis. Team owner and driver George Robinson (Houston, Texas) was in the car during night practice on Friday, when he lost con ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Wallace Captures X-1R Pole in the Rain at The Glen
May 19, 2001
May 19, 2001 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Rainy conditions continued on Friday at Watkins Glen International during qualifying for the Rolex Sports Car Series' Six Hours of The Glen. Several cars slid off the track during the combined 30-minute qualifying session, resulting in several black flags. In the end, it was Andy Wall ... Continue reading
SCCA: Kleinubing nips Pfeffer for Mosport Speedvision Touring pole
May 19, 2001
May 19, 2001 CANADA - Brazilian Pierre Kleinubing captured his second-straight Superchips Pole position in SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car competition and will start first in this afternoon's Round Three race at Mosport International Raceway. Driving the No. 1 RealTime Racing Acura Integra Type ... Continue reading
SCCA: Cunningham takes Superchips Pole for Mosports Speedvision GT
May 19, 2001
May 19, 2001 CANADA (May 19, 2001)- Peter Cunningham, of W. Bend, Wis., earned his second Superchips Pole position in three races, and will start from the front of the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship grid at Mosport International Raceway Sunday afternoon. Mike Fitzgerald, of Phoenix, Ariz., ... Continue reading
SCCA: REWARDS weight made pulic
May 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 While the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge REWARDS (Rewarding of Equalizing Weight Assigned to Reduce Driver Sensitivity) program has been in place for many years, an understanding of its purpose and effect has seldom been reached by ... Continue reading
GRAN AM: Ferrari Challenge Travels to Road Atlanta this Weekend
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 ATLANTA, Ga. - Ferrari Challenge will compete at Road Atlanta (Ga.) this weekend, with tickets on sale for Saturday and Sunday*s race action. The weekend will include not only the 355 Challenge and brand-new 360 Challenge cars, but also the most unique Historic Challenge cars. Road Atlanta is a 2.54-mile, ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Grand-Am Drivers Team Up With The Glen in Go-Karts
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 Watkins Glen, NY (May 9, 2001) -- Sports car drivers are so anxious to race at Watkins Glen International, they're turning up days before the event to get into go-karts and compete against track personnel and members of the community in a preview to the Six Hours of The Glen. This year's Three Hours of Go- ... Continue reading
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