Author: Josh Tons

International GT racing star Oliver Gavin this weekend successfully achieved one of his childhood dreams:  to drive at Bathurst in Australia.  That is what the Corvette Racing four-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner will take away from his most recent visit ‘Down Under’, and the disappointment of not finishing the race due to an engine problem will fade alongside a truly memorable experience. Olly reflected afterwards:  “I really enjoyed my time at Bathurst and it was great to drive on such a fantastic track.  The results from the race weren’t…

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Mooresville, NC (30 January 2014) – After publicly launching the team with an event at Daytona Nissan, Tim Bell Racing made its competition debut at Daytona International Speedway last weekend as the team fought back from a mid-race setback to take the checkered flag with the No. 28 Tim Bell Racing Nissan 370Z. Bell teamed with co-driver Dane Cameron for the 2.5-hour BMW Performance 200 as the duo made their first start together in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge competition. “The weekend went really well—it was a big undertaking to have…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 29 — They not only survived North America’s greatest test of endurance sports cars, they excelled in it. Snow Racing’s Universal Industrial Sales (UIS) Porsche 911 GT America #58 prepared and serviced by Wright Motorsports finished third in the GT Daytona class in the 52nd annual Rolex 24 Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. The inaugural event in the IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship featured 29 entries in the GTD class among 67 total entries. Portions of the event were broadcast live on Fox, Fox Sports 1 and Fox…

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1/29/2014 Dublin, VA BMW aftermarket and tuning specialists earn a podium finish and plenty of knowledge at Round 1 Virginia-based BimmerWorld launched its ambitious four-car Continental Tire Series Street Tuner program last weekend at Daytona International Speedway, coming close to earning a victory in the ST class during the season opener. A late caution period would lock the No. 81 BimmerWorld BMW 328i of Greg Liefooghe and Tyler Cooke into a second-place finish after Liefooghe led in the final stages and was working on moving back into the lead. With…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 28 — Most of all, the four drivers representing Doran Racing wanted to finish Friday’s IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season opener at Daytona International Speedway.  Unfortunately they didn’t get their wish, as the Tower Events Nissan 370Z No. 41 was knocked out early by contact and the team’s similar No. 14 retired with clutch problems near the midway point while running tenth in the 68-car field. Brad Jaeger of Charlottesville, Va., clawed his way up from 15th starting position with the No. 14 after a bizarre…

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Daytona Beach, Fla. (28 January 2014) -Michael Marsal got his 2014 racing season off to a remarkable start as the young racer took podium finishes in both his races at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. After opening the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season with a run to third place for Turner Motorsport on Friday, Marsal returned to the track bright and early on Saturday ready to go for his next challenge as he made his debut in the LMPC class with 8Star Motosports in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 28 — Kevin Gleason of Johnstown, Pa., and his co-driver, Corey Fergus of Powell, Ohio, finished eighth out of 39 entries in the Sport Touring (ST) class Friday in the season opener for IMSA’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series at Daytona International Speedway. The pair drove a BMW 328, No. 80, prepared by Bimmerworld and sponsored by Johnstone Supply, Powerflex and Red Line Oil. Gleason, 26, qualified ninth with a time of 2:05.839 for an average speed of 101.844 miles per hour around the 3.56-mile road course.…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Freedom Autosport started the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season on Fridayat Daytona International Speedway, and the No. 26 Mazda MX-5 of Randy Pobst and Andrew Carbonell was the highest-finishing Mazda in the ST class. Pobst and Carbonell finished 12th at a track that historically favors horsepower over handling. The long stretches of Daytona’s banking can be a challenge in the MX-5, but the car shows its prowess in the infield. The No. 26 ran as high as second after the driver change, a testament…

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