News By Topic: Endurance Racing

FORMULA 1: The 2001 Formula 1 Racing Schedule

Feb 28, 2001

Date Race Site March 4 Australia Melbourne March 18 Malaysia Sepang April 1 Brazil Sao Paulo April 15 San Marino Imola, Italy April 29 Spain Barcelona May 13 Austria Spielberg May 27 Monaco Monaco June 10 Canada Montreal June 24 Europe Nurburgring, Germany July 1 France Magny-Cours July 15 Great Britain Silverstone Jul ... Continue reading

FORMULA 1: Montoya eager to start F1 career with Williams

Feb 28, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS- 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya says he has much to learn in his rookie Formula One season with the Williams-BMW team. “It is very difficult to say what’s going to happen through the season,” Montoya said. “I am trying as hard as I can to do my best. If you really t ... Continue reading

ALMS: Michelin Quick Facts - Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas

Feb 27, 2001

* Top Teams Ride On Michelin Tires In Texas - The top prototype teams will be riding on Michelin tires at the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) 2000 season opener, the Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas at the Texas Motor Speedway on March 4. They include: the factory-supported efforts from Audi and Panoz as well as the C ... Continue reading

ALMS: BMW Team PTG M3s Look For a 'W' in Texas

Feb 25, 2001

FT. WORTH, Texas -- BMW Team PTG comes prepared -- prepared to win -- when it brings two of its GT-class 2001 BMW M3s to Texas Motor Speedway for the March 4 running of the Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas and the start of the 2001 American Le Mans Series. With six years of GT competition experience behind it, Team P ... Continue reading

TRANS AM: G. J. Mennen signs with Victoria Motorsports

Feb 24, 2001

FAR HILLS, New Jersey--G. J. Mennen, runner-up in Rookie of The Year standings in 1999 and a third-year Trans-Am competitor in 2001, will be the driver of the #6 Motor Check/Onkyo America Chevrolet Camaro to be fielded by Victoria Motorsports it was announced today. "Frank (Cioppettini) was nice enough to give me a cou ... Continue reading

ALMS: Two BMW M3 Teams to Compete in 2001

Feb 24, 2001

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.-- BMW Team PTG returns for its seventh season in GT competition in the 2001 American LeMans Series with two 2001 BMW M3s and a stellar lineup of returning drivers: Hans Stuck, Boris Said, Bill Auberlen and Niclas Jonsson. Also competing in the GT class, for the first time, is BMW Motorsport, with d ... Continue reading

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

Formula 1: Strong Indy finish in 2000 provides Frentzen with boost for 2001

Feb 22, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS- Heinz-Harald Frentzen hopes he has many more races this season similar to last year’s inaugural SAP United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis. Frentzen finished third at the Brickyard last season after intense duels with Rubens Barrichello, who finished second, and Jacques Villeneuve, who placed four ... 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