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Following the two most recent rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship, Riley Motorsport’s Ben Keating is pleased to announce a second entry for the remaining races of the 2018 season. Coming at an opportune time when Keating and team are looking to bolster their championship efforts, the charismatic Texan has managed to procure enough sponsorship to fulfill a second Mercedes AMG GT3 program. “The addition of a second entry can only benefit the entirety of our p

After almost a decade being involved with North American Motorsport, the Tequila Patrón brand has announced that is will cease all involvement at the end of 2018. Most notably the brand was involved with the IMSA series and the Extreme Speed Motorsports team (ESM). Together with Tequila Patrón, ESM burst onto the sports car racing scene in 2010 in the American Le Mans Series, and in the eight years to follow, has earned coveted wins at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Twelve Hour

Every successful race car needs a powerful and reliable engine to accelerate to top speed. In the case of the new BMW M8 GTE, which will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018, this is the BMW P63/1. The story of this special powerhouse began back in February 2016. Every successful race car needs a powerful and reliable engine to accelerate to top speed. In the case of the new BMW M8 GTE, which will compet

This past weekend was the 56th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) for International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (WTSC) series race. IMSA series classes include the Prototypes (P), GT Le Mans (GTLM) and GT Daytona (GTD). With Prototype Challenge (PC) starting the 2018 season completing the first race during the “Roar Before the 24” held at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) January 6. After a yellow flag fi

United Autosports’ co-owners Zak Brown and Richard Dean have vowed to make a quick return to the Daytona International Speedway after the Anglo-American team made a big impression in the Rolex 24 this weekend (27-28 Jan). The outfit’s brace of Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototypes both led the race at various times and were inside the top-10 and vying for podiums for the majority of the race. The UK-based team ultimately achieved fourth (#32) overall and 13th (#23) in class o

Daytona. The racing career of the new BMW M8 GTE officially kicked off at the season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Daytona (USA) this weekend. At the Daytona International Speedway, Jesse Krohn (FIN), John Edwards (USA), Nick Catsburg (NED) and Augusto Farfus (BRA) finished seventh in GTLM class after 773 laps, sharing driving duties at the wheel of the number 24 car. Their team-mates, Alexander Sims (GBR), Connor De Phillippi (USA), Bill Auberlen (

Continuing our coverage of the Rolex 24, our North America Correspondent Vickie Miller is back at Daytona for the 24 hour race. She was present for the pole winner press conferences which you can hear HERE Y ou can also download the full results HERE

United Autosports adds another chapter to its already impressive nine-year racing history when the double European sports-prototype championship winning outfit competes in the Rolex 24 At Daytona as a stand-alone team for the first-time next weekend (27-28 Jan). The Anglo-American outfit enters North America’s premier sportscar race with its two Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototypes vying for overall honours in the top class and with a seven-driver squad who can boast multipl

Risi Competizione will enter the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with a two-car team for the upcoming Rolex 24 at Daytona, January 25-28. 2018 marks the start of the third year of competition for the beautiful Ferrari 488, which made its debut just prior to the 2016 running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team finished sixth at Daytona and closed the season with a victory at Petit Le Mans that year. Matt Griffin will be joining the No. 82 Ferrari 488 GT

Last weekend was the official kick-off of the 2018 International Motor Sports Association season with the event known as “Roar before the 24”. The Daytona International Speedway was busy with three days of cars on the track from WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (WTSC) with classes P/GTLM/GTD, Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge (CTSC) with classes GS/ST/TCR, and Prototype Challenge with LMP3/PC classes. Image - @GoTeamTGM Over the years, this weekend has grown from two t

Our North America correspondent continues her round up from the paddock at Daytona during The Roar Before the 24 by catching up with British GT Driver and the youngest Sunoco Whelen Challenge winner - Stuart Middleton.  " Daytona is awesome " starts Middleton! " I've never experienced anything like this before, when you are on the high banking it feels like you are being sucked into the ground "  Middleton joins the front-running Action Express Racing squad whose Whelen-spo

Continuing her reports from the Roar before the 24, icky Miller spoke to an ecstatic Guy Cosmo about his new ride for 2018

Our North America correspondant Vickie Miller brought us the lowdown from the Team Penske press conference at the Daytona International Speedway for the Roar before the 24. Starting with the drivers of the number 6 car, Juan Pablo Montoya told reporters that he was very excited to be back at Daytona "everyone is waiting to see what we can do" and " I think the racing will be very exciting ". Dane Cameron: "It's hugely exciting to be involved with Team Penske and driving with

Our reporter, Vickie Miller brought us the latest from the Roar before the 24 today and Alonso revealed he needs a bigger crotch belt...! Earlier today Vickie was at the press conference and found out some interesting issues that Alonso is having with his United Autosports Ligier JS P217, he told the awaiting press that he is having an issue with "the belt between my legs, I need a bigger one" , to much amusement from the press! He continued that it was very special being

Last week’s three-day test at the Lausitzring (GER) heralded the next phase in the development of the new BMW M8 GTE. Following the roll-out on 1st July at BMW Plant Dingolfing, this was the first test outing for the BMW M8 GTE. BMW works driver Martin Tomczyk (GER) alternated at the wheel with BMW DTM driver Maxime Martin (BEL). BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt also attended the test. “To see the BMW M8 GTE on the racetrack makes me very proud. Everyone involved has d

The closing driver in the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi V.R may have been different, but on Saturday the result was more of the same as Jordan Taylor – after watching his older brother and co-driver Ricky drive to victory in the opening two races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar – made it three wins in a row by winning the BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach. This time it was Jordan Taylor who had the wheel on the final stint in the

While the 12 hour race on Saturday is the main event, I appreciate the support series races and especially CTSC. With the CTSC race the last on track activity on Friday, I wish the series would extend the race from the short two hour format. The race day was over at 5:40pm with lots of day left and no action on the track. Life is full of ups and downs and the FIA driver ratings are no exception. After winning CTSC races in prior years, 2017 moved Billy Johnson from Gold

This past weekend was the 65th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring held in central Florida, which is the long official name of what race fans just call “Sebring”! The racing weekend included excitement from International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) series with the following groups: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (WTSC), Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC), Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge (GT3 Cup), and Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda (MPC) which replaced

With the six-week break following the kick off of the 2017 Weathertech Sportscar Championship at Daytona coming to an end, the Turner Motorsport team prepares to return to racing action at Sebring International Raceway marking round two of the season. The No. 96 Katerra M6 GT3 of Turner Motorsport heads south, to Florida, for the 65th running of the Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring fueled by Fresh from Florida, taking place on the historic 3.74 mile 17- turn Sebring International

The weather looks like it will be absolutely perfect for racing at Sebring late this week - much better than last year's rain-affected race. Not only will it be dry the entire event, the temperatures will be very comfortable during the day, with low humidity. It will be a little chilly overnight for those camping out, with overnight lows in the 40s. A cold front is expected to bring a good chance of showers to Sebring on Tuesday as teams start to load into the track. The f

United Autosports have confirmed their entry into the 2018 Rolex 24 At Daytona. The Anglo-American team are currently preparing for their debut season with their Ligier JS P217, which they will race in the European Le Mans Series. They will use the same sports prototype in the 56th running of the American endurance event at the start of 2018. American Will Owen, who is part of the United Autosports LMP2 ELMS team, has been confirmed as the first driver for the 24-hour rac

It wasn’t long after I arrived Thursday to the track, I noticed a crowd….yes, a major crowd on Thursday. From what I noticed, the fan attention was divided into three categories: Cadillac’s, Jeff Gordon, and all other. Weirdly, on Friday which is Continental Tyre Sportscar Challenge (CTSC) race day, the crowd was gone again but only to return Saturday. I do not know the official attendance for Saturday or for the full event, but it was the largest crowd I have ever seen i

The Rolex Dayton 24 hour race can be summed up in one word: DRAMA! While technically the race is 24 hours long, this event never disappoints to provide excitement right down to the checkered flag. During the race, I am glad I wasn’t part of a “PC just spun out” drinking game. I realize the PC class is in the last year of running, and I am proud of say I am a PC fan. I was sad to see no more DPs and I will miss the PC’s too. The two Starworks entries retired from the rac

The No. 96 Katerra BMW M6 GT3 of Turner Motorsport battled the record setting 27-car GTD field for an impressive eighth place finish in the 55th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday to kick off the 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship. The driver lineup of Justin Marks, Jens Klingmann, Jesse Krohn and Maxime Martin completed 628 laps to cross the line amongst the top-ten of GTD after what was a grueling 24 hour endurance test on the 3.56 mile 12-turn Daytona Inte