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Our stateside reporter spent some time with the drivers of the Continental Tyre Sportscar Challenge at the recent Sebring 150, her videos are below Car #44 Nissan Altima driver, Owen Trinkler, podium finish in the ST class Car #56 Porsche Cayman driver, Jeff Mosing, podium finish in the ST class Car #75 Audi S3 driver, Pierre Kleinubing Car #76 McLaren GT4 drivers, Paul Holton and Matt Plumb Car #77 McLaren GT4 driver, Nico Rondet, podium finish in the GS class Car #99

Matthew Palmer Racing gains sponsorship from Prescott motorsport. Essex, UK – Today (24th March 2017) Matthew Palmer Racing have been joined for the 2017 season by Prescott Motorsport. Prescott motorsport will be supporting Matthew Palmer in his 2017 Protyre Ginetta GT5 Challenge which covers 19 rounds and 7 events including support races to the British GT Series and Dunlop MSA British Touring Cars. Matthew Palmer is currently staring his second season in the Ginetta G40

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

Now we are racing into 2017 we have another announcement to make..... Prescott Motorsport has joined forces with Barneshaw Images allowing us to bring you even more up to date and relevant news and photos from the 2017 motor racing season. Barneshaw Images, owned by Eric Barnes, is based in Bournemouth where he lives with Brian the Dog, Bugsy the Rabbit, oh and his wife and step daughter! "For my whole life I’ve been car and motorsport crazy, so much so that when I was thr

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

Yorkshire car manufacturer Ginetta, a subsidiary of the LNT Group, has today (Wednesday 22 March) announced that it has purchased Blyton Park Driving Centre, a test track in Gainsborough. Former owner Richard Usher is staying on board at the circuit and will continue to manage day to day operations for Ginetta. As one of the UK’s busiest test facilities, Blyton’s strong business proposition fits well with Ginetta’s wider dedication to the sport making the Yorkshire busin

On the 14th of March I went to Brands Hatch, Kent for the Ginetta Media day. This was my first trip to a circuit in 2017 and it was great to get back to a track! The day started with a welcome from the new in post Commercial Director Nick Portlock… we were warned those taking the chance of a passenger ride in the G55 where Michael Simpson was driving may see their coffee and croissant’s again! Looking around the room there were some familiar faces including Daily Sports

With many series starting their 2017 seasons this month, we got to wondering where the boys from Audi had ended up! Do not despair, the six talented chaps have managed to find themselves employment for 2017…here’s where they’re off too! #7 Boys André Lotterer will remain in the FIA WEC series for 2017. André will team up with Neel Jani and our very own Nick Tandy in car no. 1 for the Porsche LMP Team. Both Benoit Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler remain with Audi and will com

The Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiri Pisarik/Josef Král/Matteo Malucelli) tops the timing sheets after the first part of the Hankook 12H MUGELLO. When the chequered flag was waved after the first four hours, the Forch Racing powered by Olimp Porsche 991 GT3 R (#29, Robert Lukas/Marcin Jedlinksi/Patrick Eisemann) crossed the line a minute behind the leader ín second place. Time gaps will be closed on tomorrow's grid for the race resumption though. In third place, the

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

Two months after the season-opener in Dubai, action in the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook continues with the Hankook 12H MUGELLO (17-18 March, 2017). The entry list shows 54 cars with drivers from 21 different countries. Of course, many of the regular entrants will be present, but some teams will also be making their 24H SERIES debut at the beautiful circuit in the rolling hills of Tuscany. Due to noise restrictions, the race at Mugello is again split up into two segments, the

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

Strakka Racing’s 2017 comprehensive 14 driver line-up will blend experience and young talent as it embarks on its first year in the Blancpain GT Series. Alongside highly experienced sportscar drivers and rising stars from McLaren’s GT Driver Academy, the Silverstone-based team will also run single seater and touring car converts across its quartet of 650S GT3s in its bid to retain McLaren’s GT crown. Team founder Nick Leventis and 2016 Strakka WEC driver Lewis Williamson s

BMW replaces Audi, which held a longstanding partnership with the Le Mans, as well as the FIA World Endurance Championship. According to Automobile Club de l’Ouest, BMW has become the new official vehicle supplier for Circuit de la Sarthe, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The German manufacturer will supply up to 26 vehicles, ranging from medical and extraction vehicles to safety cars, for the twice-around-the-clock endurance classic, with five set to be used for year-ro

Experienced race team 360 Racing are looking for drivers interested in taking part in the brand new Henderson Insurance LMP3 Cup Championship. The team intend to enter the ACO-backed British series with their Ligier JS P3 sports prototype. 360 Racing have over 10 years experience of successfully running sports cars and have raced in the European Le Mans Series, scoring a podium in 2016 but they are best known for racing Radical sports cars across the UK and Europe. The H

In the new racing season, Falken will line up on the grid with not one, but two racing cars from premium German manufacturers. Last year saw the debut of the Falken Porsche 911 GT3 R (Type 991), which simultaneously scooped the title of fastest Porsche in the 24h-Race on Nürburgring and ended up in ninth place overall. This season it will be joined by team-mate Falken BMW M6 GT3 – the first time the tyre manufacturer has fielded two vehicles in motorsports challenges. Falken

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

Ginetta is delighted to today (28/02/2017) confirm the appointment of leading engine builder Mecachrome to supply engines for the forthcoming Ginetta LMP1 car. Ewan Baldry, Ginetta Technical Director visited Mechachrome’s head office in Aubigny Sur Nere, France earlier this month was impressed by the facility. Having already undertaken durability testing on the engine at forecasted horsepower levels, it was clear the team have the experience, expertise and production facil

Every year, work is carried out around the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the goal of improving safety. This year is no exception with the construction of an additional means of access at the paddock for emergency vehicles. In order to allow faster access to firefighting vehicles, a new paddock access way located at the back of the first pits is being built and will be operational before the 85th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Until now, there have been two gates sufficientl

Falken will exhibit for the first time at the upcoming 87th Geneva International Motor Show, held at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, on 7-19 March 2017. Falken will launch its new 2017 race car alongside its most energy-efficient tyre to date for electric and hybrid vehicles on its stand in Hall 6, Booth 6238. At a short press conference on 7 March at 8am, Falken will outline its 2017 motorsport campaign including a new premium OEM race car and driver line up to compete in