Category: Press Releases

An outlet for the various press releases we receive from teams and leagues.

PR – K-PAX Racing will run McLaren 12C GT3 cars in 2014 Pirelli World Challenge

Mike Shaw

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2014) – K-PAX Racing, winners of three GT Class championships in the Pirelli World Challenge sports car series, today announced it will field a pair of McLaren 12C GT3 cars in in its quest to win a fourth championship in 2014. Driving the McLarens will be Alex Figge, 33, of Denver, Colo., a veteran sports car and open-wheel racer who has won five Pirelli World Challenge races in the last three seasons and Robert Thorne, 23, of Littleton, Colo., a talented road racer who most…

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PR – Justin Wilson Joins Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian At Sebring

Josh Tons

Pataskala, Ohio (13 February 2014) –  Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian will bring a set of familiar and fast faces when the team makes its debut competition appearance at Sebring International Raceway next month, as Justin Wilson will return to race with the squad alongside full season pilots John Pew and Ozz Negri in the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring on March 15. The trio will share the driving duties on the 3.74-mile circuit in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Ford Ecoboost Riley for round two of…

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PR – Sébastien Loeb Racing to enter 24 Hours of Le Mans and European Le Mans Series in 2014

Josh Tons

After announcing its presence in France GT Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup France, Sébastien Loeb Racing team confirmed its “endurance” program for the 2014 season. The team co-founded by Sébastien Loeb and Dominique Heintz is on the guest list at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the ORECA 03 LMP2. Alsatian structure will also play the European Le Mans Series with its prototype and align parallel Audi R8 LMS ultra in this championship.”We dreamed of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from the birth of Sébastien Loeb Racing”. Since…

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PR – HP-Tech Aims for 2014 Success in F2000 Championship Series

Doug Patterson

HP-Tech Aims for 2014 Success For Immediate Release | Feb 10, 2014 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – HP-Tech Motorsport just concluded a Florida test for potential F2000 Championship Series driver and Petrobras scholarship winner Olin Galli. In addition, the team has added another F2000 Van Diemen and F1600 Spectrum/Honda under its stable. The 2012 F2000 Champions are looking forward to building on a string of podiums that closed the 2013 season. “There has been interest in both F2000 and F1600,” said Jorge Herrera, team principal. “By adding another F2000 car and…

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PR – Team Penske and Verizon Take Partnership to New Level

Doug Patterson

TEAM PENSKE AND VERIZON TAKE PARTNERSHIP TO NEW LEVEL Incorporating More Technology While Reaching Out to New Fans, Multi-Year Agreement Includes Sponsorship of No. 2 IndyCar in 2014 MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 10, 2014) – Team Penske and Verizon Wireless are growing their partnership beginning in 2014. Utilizing Verizon’s unique technology and communication capabilities to aid performance on the track while helping to bring new fans to the sport of INDYCAR racing, Team Penske proudly unveiled details of the enhanced partnership today. Team Penske is building on a strong bond as…

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PR – Poor Boy Racing to push for Open Light podium at Rally America’s 100 Acre Wood Rally.

Josh Tons

Founded by James Dallman, Sally Dallman, Kevin Young, Brooke Young and Josh Tons in the spring of 2011, Poor Boy Racing has built a reputation for their high level of competition and generosity within the rally community. Poor Boy Racing continues to strive for friendly competition while working alongside other Saint Louis based rally teams, in order to help grow public awareness and love of the sport. In March 2011, after years of volunteer involvement of various rallies across the country, it was time to step up in the world…

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PR – International GT racing star Oliver Gavin drives Bathurts

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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PR – Kevin Gleason competes in Australia’s Bathurst 12-Hour Race

Josh Tons

BATHURST, NSW, Australia, Feb. 7 — Kevin Gleason of Johnstown, Pa. is halfway around the world this weekend and set to tackle one of the most difficult sports car endurance races in the world — the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour at the very challenging Mount Panorama Circuit. Gleason is looking for his third straight endurance sports car victory, as he was also part of the winning team at the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill in Willows, Calif. in December and a 13-hour enduro at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.,…

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PR – Andretti Autosport announces Global Rallycross lineup with VW

Josh Tons

Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Andretti Sports Marketing today announced the details of its 2014 rallycross program at the Chicago Auto Show. Volkswagen will partner with Andretti Autosport to form the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team, running two cars in the series for drivers Tanner Foust and Scott Speed. The team will initially compete this season with modified Polo rally cars, built on the chassis that won the 2013 World Rally Championship for drivers and manufacturers, and will switch during the season to the fearsome GRC Beetle. This all-wheel-drive rallycross car…

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SCCA – NBCSN Adds the Pirelli World Challenge to its Line-Up

Doug Patterson

NBC Sports Network is now the home of nearly every motor racing series we love! The newly arrived network which was the evolution of the old Versus network after NBC acquired ComCast has quickly established itself as the new home for motorsport. When Fox’s SPEED channel became Fox Sports 1 (or 2 or the Foxy Ocho…whatever) it ceased being a racing-centric channel, although many would argue that it already had when the old Speedvision died. NBCSN which already had the IndyCar Series acquired the rights to Formula 1, they aired…

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