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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

Aston Martin Racing is set to kick off the 2017 racing season early, with the marque set to contest the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend with its V12 Vantage GT3. The IQ Option liveried V12 Vantage GT3 will take on the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship’s opening round with four of the team’s regular FIA World Endurance Championship drivers at the wheel. Aston Martin Racing’s regular trio of Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Mathias Lauda will be joined by 2016 FIA WEC

With one BMW M6 GT3 and four of the best BMW drivers from around the world, Turner Motorsport is geared up for the 55th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona to kick off the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in just over one week. The 2017 Rolex 24 of Daytona will mark the team’s 354th professional race with BMW. Image by James Stricklin Less than two weeks ago, the team tested their BMW M6 GT3 at the Roar Before the 24 on the 3.56 mile, 12-turn Daytona International Sp

The Racers Group is hard at work making final preparations to their entries for the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona and the BMW Endurance Challenge races at the end of the month. Dual tests of teamwork, engineering, and driver grit take place at the palatial Daytona International Speedway, January 26-29. TRG’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship entry is the No. 991 TRG LaSalle Solutions/Cavall 7/Adobe Road Wines Porsche 911 GT3 R in the GTD class, paired with the Continental T

The first weekend in January 2017 was a milestone for many. Not that long ago at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), this weekend was considered a “test” running for race teams returning later in the month for the Rolex 24 race event. Years later, the weekend has developed into the “ROAR before the 24” with the attendance steadily growing. I applaud DIS for allowing fans to attend ROAR for free if a Rolex 24 weekend event ticket was purchased. The ROAR is a great way to

Saturday between the afternoon and night practice sessions of The Roar, IMSA held a “Women in Motorsports” panel hosted by Shea Adam, pit reporter for IMSA radio and Radio Le Mans, and attended by Jessica Mace, sports car mechanic with Chip Ganassi Racing, Katherine Legge, driver of the #93 Honda Acura NSX car with Michael Shank Racing, and Christina Nielsen, driver of the #63 Ferrari 488 GTE car with Scuderia Corsa. Katherine and Christina are both competing in the GTD class

Neel Jani once again tops the timing sheets in the night session 5 at The Roar, wonder if there is a prize on offer for topping all sessions?? Full results can be found here .

Once again Neel Jani in the number 13 Rebellion Racing Oreca topped the timing sheets, closely followed by Tristen Nunez in the number 55 Mazda only 0.140 seconds behind. Full results can be found here.

Neel Jani in the Rebellion Racing number 13 Oreca topped the timing sheets in the P class, in PC Johnny Mowlem topped the class in the number 26 BAR1 Motorsports. While in GT Le Mans Dirk Müller was placed in 1st in the 66 Ford, and in GT Daytona Andrew Davis in the Stevenson Motorsport Audi number 57. Full results can be found here .

Vickie caught you with Max, in rather a noisy garage!! The Sunoco 200 Challenge is run by Anglo American Oil Company Ltd. and provides the winner with a race seat in the Sunoco liveried Mustang Boss 305R. Also included is travel, accommodation and a Sunoco 200 Challenge race suit. The winner will race in the 200 mile long BMW Performance 200 race on the Friday before the iconic 2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona. As well as that, the driver who wins the challenge gains the full Americ

For your information, please find below the schedule and entry lists for the upcoming Roar Before The 24 which is this coming weekend 6th to the 8th January at Daytona, Florida. For the first time we will have a reporter at the track, Vickie Miller is covering the Roar and the 24 Hour Race itself for Prescott Motorsport.

Our first report from Vickie Miller has been received!! Vickie is covering the Daytona Test for us and she was able to spend a few moments with British Driver, Set Morris who is getting his first experience of the new Daytona Prototypes and the high banks of Daytona. Seb will be driving the #31 Whelen Engineering sponsored Cadillac with Action Express along with Mike Conway, Dane Cameron and Eric Curran. #Daytona #TestDay

2016 draws a close on a 14 year reign of the Daytona Prototype, making way for a new breed of American Sportscar. Mobil 1 The Grid spoke to current drivers in the IMSA Championship to get their thoughts on the switch to P2 Sportscars, along with the legacy and memories the Daytona Prototype will leave behind. Eric Curran, Scott Pruett, Christian Fittipaldi, Scott Sharp and Ricky Taylor all feature.