Scott Dixon will make his race debut behind the wheel of the Ford GT in next month’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, having been confirmed in the No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing entry alongside full-season drivers Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe. The reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion took part in the IMSA WeatherTech […]
Read moreCorvette Racing finish 1-2 in GTLM after close battle with each other and Earl Bamber’s Porsche, while Magnus Racing clings on to score GTD honors while in fuel conservation mode. In a last-ditch effort to challenge for overall victory, Wayne Taylor Racing swapped out an ill Jordan Taylor for Max Angelelli for the run to […]
Read moreMichael Shank Racing led the Daytona 24 Hours at one quarter distance with its Ligier-Honda JSP2. AJ Allmendinger, who shares the car with Oswaldo Negri Jr, Olivier Pla and John Pew, held a one-second lead over the #31 Action Express Coyote-Chevrolet Corvette DP driven by Johnny Adam under safety-car conditions. Brendon Hartley was running in […]
Read moreA Russian prototype will lead the field to the green flag in Saturday’s 54th Rolex 24 at Daytona, following a bizarre, rain-soaked qualifying session for the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Mikhail Aleshin wound up fastest of the Prototype class cars in qualifying, which saw the top seven overall quickest times set by GTLM cars in […]
Read moreBrazilian driver Pipo Derani stole the headlines and the thunder in the final session of the Roar Before the Rolex 24 test, capping off an impressive debut weekend with his team and at Daytona International Speedway. Derani set a 1:39.249 during the final session in the No. 2 Tequila Patron ESM Ligier JS P2 Honda, […]
Read moreSaturday was a day for emerging storylines at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 test sessions at Daytona International Speedway, starting with the surprising sprint to the top of speed charts by the revolutionary DeltaWing Prototype, driven by former IndyCar Series regular Katherine Legge. The exotic-looking DeltaWing has been in competition since 2012, with limited […]
Read moreMichael Shank Racing picked up today where it left off in qualifying for last year’s Daytona 24 Hours by posting the fastest time in the first day of testing. Experienced Brazilian Ozz Negri Jr was fastest in the first of two sessions that totaled over four hours of running at the 3.56-mile Daytona road course […]
Read moreAlthough both Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber had incredible 2015 seasons, neither of the fairly new Porsche factory aces had a realistic chance to go for a championship in a single series. That changes for 2016, with Tandy and Bamber’s dual primary focuses occurring in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, in separate Porsche 911 RSRs. […]
Read moreNew Zealand racing drivers will have a strong presence at the first major international endurance race of 2016. Five Kiwis are expected to contest the Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 30-31 and are also named on the entry list for the “Roar Before the 24’’ three-day official test at the Florida track later this […]
Read moreTwo of New Zealand’s top drivers have been named in Chip Ganassi Racing’s eight-man team to compete in the prototype-class at the 24 hours of Daytona race. Scott Dixon and Brendon Hartley were both included in the heavily credentialed group to race two cars in Daytona Beach, Florida on January 30-31. The race is regarded […]
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