News By Topic: Touring Car Racing

SCCA: Sofronas, Culver in TC Kline Racing M3S

Feb 24, 2001

TC Kline Racing has named Michael Culver and James Sofronas drivers of the team's No. 12 and 21 BMW M3s for the 2001 SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision GT Championship. Sofronas joins the team after running sporadic World Challenge races since 1994, earning five top-10 finishes in 19 starts through the end of the 2000 season. ... Continue reading

DTC: The outcome of the 2000 Danish Touringcar series is now final

Feb 21, 2001

Pierre Legarth won appeal The outcome of the 2000 Danish Touringcar Challenge is now final, following a ruling from Dansk Automobil Sports Union's Court of Appeal in a saga, which began at last year's championship finals at Jyllands-Ringen back in October. The ruling has not changed the overall outcome of the series, w ... Continue reading

SCCA: Realtime Racing Reveals 2001 Plans

Feb 20, 2001

RealTime Racing has announced its 2001 SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT and Touring Car plans. Some new faces and the return of the Acura NSX are on tap for the team which has won six Drivers' Championships in the last six years, including five of the last six in Touring Car. Defending his 2000 Speedvisio ... Continue reading

ALMS: BMW Notes, Sebring Testing

Feb 19, 2001

BMW TEAM PTG M3 TESTS SUCCESFULLY AT AMERICAN LEMANS SERIES SPRING TRAINING In the inaugural “spring training” session held this weekend by the American LeMans Series, Tom Milner’s BMW Team PTG successfully completed a two-day tire test with one of its BMW M3s in preparation for the start of the 2001 ... Continue reading

TRANS AM: Panoz Motorsports To Post Contingency Sponsorship In Trans-Am

Feb 16, 2001

Panoz Motorsports To Post Contingency Sponsorship In Trans-Am $55,000 In Total Postings; Esperante Victory Could Be Worth Over $40,000 Miami - The Trans-Am Series and the Panoz/Sanchez Group (PSG) today announced that it had signed a $55,000 contingency sponsorship agreement with Panoz for the 2001 season. Panoz is the ... Continue reading

SCCA: Superchips to sponsor Speedvision World Challenge Pole Awards

Feb 15, 2001

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-The SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Championships announced today that Superchips Inc. will be the presenting sponsor of the Superchips Pole Position Award for both the Speedvision GT and Speedvision Touring Car Championships in 2001. Superchips Inc. will pay out $500 to each pole-winner th ... Continue reading

SCCA: Haas resigns from Pro Racing Post

Feb 15, 2001

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-Chairman Carl A. Haas has announced his resignation from the SCCA Pro Racing Board of Directors. As Chairman of SCCA, Inc. in 1993, Haas was the guiding force in creating the wholly owned Pro Racing subsidiary of SCCA, Inc. "I have seen SCCA Pro Racing through some tough times, and now back to prosperi ... Continue reading

TRANS AM: Fix Motorsports Melts Talents With Crew Chief Gary Johnson

Feb 15, 2001

Buffalo, NY - Fix Motorsports and Paul Fix II, driver for the team, have selected a Crew Chief for the #77 Classic Tube ‘Bent On Perfection’ Mustang Cobra. Johnson was chosen for his unique talents. A combination of driving experience and engineering knowledge allows Gary to understand what the driver is en ... Continue reading

TRANS AM: Eagle Racing Announces Plans for Full 2001 Schedule

Feb 13, 2001

Kevin Allen, an SCCA G-Production standout for the past 4 years, has been signed as the driver of the #44 Eagle Racing Chevrolet Camaro. The team's headquarters are located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Although not a well-known name to Trans-Am fans, Kevin has proven time and time again that he knows his way around a ra ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: End of Leg 3, Rovanpera wins the International Swedish Rally

Feb 12, 2001

Harri Rovanpera secured his first World Rally Championship victory by winning the International Swedish Rally. Rovanpera eventually won by 27 seconds from Thomas Radstrom after Tommi Makinen rolled 2.7km in the final stage. In previous days, running at the head of field had been a penalty as the following cars benefite ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally, End of Leg 2 Report

Feb 11, 2001

Four drivers have fought for the lead during the today's second leg of the International Swedish Rally, second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Carlos Sainz, Harri Rovanperä, Thomas Rådström and Tommi Mäkinen have rarely been separated by more than 30 seconds, but Rovanperä fought through during the earl ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Sainz takes charge for Ford in Swedish snow

Feb 10, 2001

Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya led the Swedish Rally in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car at the end of today's opening leg - a day dominated by the Ford Martini team. The Spanish duo hold a 13.2 second overnight lead while team-mates Colin McRae and Nicky Grist posted fastest time on three of the day's six speed tests t ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally, End of Leg 1 Report

Feb 10, 2001

Drivers were treated to near-perfect winter rally conditions on the opening day's action of the International Swedish Rally, second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Snowfalls yesterday created high banks along the side of the stages, allowing the sport's top stars to use every inch of the road - and more besi ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally Preview

Feb 9, 2001

After the asphalt of Monte Carlo, the stars of the FIA World Rally Championship switch to snowy, icy forest tracks for the second round of the series, the International Swedish Rally, which starts in Karlstad this evening. The event remains the last stronghold of Scandinavians, since no non-Nordic driver has ever won h ... Continue reading

ROLEX 24: Hybrid Racing Team owner Rod Everett watches instead of participating

Feb 8, 2001

Hybrid Racing Team owner Rod Everett spent the weekend in Daytona Beach for the 24-hour endurance race as he has the past several years. However, this was the first time he didn't participate. Rather he was an observer of the new Saleen S7R GTS racing car. This car is similar to the one he and his Hybrid team will camp ... Continue reading