PR – Doran Racing Hopes Work Done at Sebring Test Pays Off in CTSCC Race

Josh Tons

LEBANON, Ohio, March 7 — Buoyed by strong performances at a test Feb. 20-21 at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla., Doran Racing hopes for some excellent results in the second IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSCC) race of the year at the same track at 1 p.m. Friday, March 14. The Lebanon, Ohio-based team is campaigning two Nissan 370Z NISMO RCs in the Grand Sport class for the 12-event series this year instead of just one car. Although it’s double the work, running two cars also provides double the data, which…

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PR – RISI LOOKING FOR CLEAN RUN TO TOP SEBRING FINISH

Josh Tons

Houston-based Risi Competizione is all about ‘new’ for next weekend’s second round of the TUDOR United Sportscar Championship, the Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 15. A newly re-built car, a new driving suit (for Malucelli), new lights and new resolve and determination to get back to what Risi Competizione does best: succeeding in endurance racing. Following the horrific accident which involved the No.62 Ferrari 458 Italia of Matteo Malucelli, from which the Italian driver impressively bounced back in a relatively short time, Risi’s car has been completely rebuilt and…

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PR – DeltaWing’s Meyrick, Legge and Chaves set for coupe’s first appearance in the 12-hour endurance classic

Josh Tons

BRASELTON, Ga (March 10, 2014) — Sebring holds a prominent place in the DeltaWing story, as the historic Florida road racing circuit saw not only the public on-track debut of the DeltaWing roadster in 2012, but the first glimpse of the DeltaWing coupe last year. Now the story comes full circle, as the coupe version of the revolutionary prototype competes in one of sports car racing’s endurance classics, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Development of the coupe continues, with Sebring the third endurance race in which the car has competed.…

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PR – Rum Bum Racing Takes to Sebring For TUDOR Debut

Josh Tons

Sebring, Fla. (11 March 2014) – The next chapter in Luis Bacardi’s Rum Bum Racing history will be written this Saturday as the team takes on the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida. The outing marks the team’s first-ever IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship effort as the Florida-based team takes on a new challenge with a step up to the bigs in the 62nd running of the 12 Hour. Drivers Jan Heylen, Madison Snow, and Matt Plumb tested the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Porsche GT America machine…

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TUSCC- Final BoP changes announced prior to Saturday’s 62nd Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring

Josh Tons

As drivers and teams begin to descend upon the historic Sebring International Raceway for the 62nd Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, which takes place on Saturday, March 15th, final “Balance of Performance” changes have been released in order to decrease the competitive gap between the classes. Unlike previous “Balance of Performance” changes, this final round only sees three classes, Prototype, GT Le Mans and GT Daytona being affected. In the Prototype class, the Corvette DPs, which posted the fastest lap time in recent testing at the 3.7-mile Sebring…

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The Missed Shift – Weekend At Bernie’s

John Olsakovsky

Over at Bernie’s House There’s a post on Opposite Lock by a user discussing a potential replacement or Bernie Eccelstone should he retire, die or go to prison (the latter appearing to be the most likely).  The user suggests that Christian Horner would be a suitable replacement for Bernie, and I can’t disagree.  Although I think there are a handful of others who could fill the role equally as well.  But who would want to? Let me preface by saying that in order to understand Bernie’s rise to power and…

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PR – Action Express Racing Adds Jon Fogarty to 12 Hours of Sebring Driver Line-up

Josh Tons

Denver, N.C. (4 March 2014) – After getting off to a fast start to the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Action Express Racing will look to keep that momentum going at Sebring International Raceway. The team is pleased to announce that Jon Fogarty has been signed to co-drive the No. 9 Action Express Racing Corvette DP with Burt and Brian Frisselle in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida. Fogarty holds the record for pole positions in Daytona Prototype qualifying (25) and has amassed…

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Up close and personal: Experiencing my first rally

Mike Shaw

Having been a rally fan for some time, I always felt a slight sense of inauthenticity when I told people rally is my favorite motorsport. Although I’d followed Rally America, WRC and other series from the comfort of home, and attended and photographed rallycross events (GRC and SCCA), I had never been to a stage rally. Last year, I was planning on going to the 2013 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, but got snowed in, here in Kansas City. I had been looking forward to the event for months…

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From the Pocono Pulpit: Forget Snow, Let’s Talk Racing!

Mike Shaw

The off season has been a rather long one—with an even longer off season to follow. Now we have finally found the month of March. For many sports fans it is all about “brackets” they will never get right, and college hoops. But for those of us, who crave ethanol fumes, rubber dust in our hair, and ringing ear drums on Mondays—it’s all about the streets of St. Petersburg. The season we have all waited for, whilst snowed in like Eskimos is almost upon us.   It means I will…

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SCCA – Trans Am opens season with 50-plus car field at Sebring

Mike Shaw

Photo courtesy of Trans Am When the green flag waves for Trans Am competitors later today at Sebring International Raceway, a new and exciting chapter will begin for the 48-year-old series. For the first time since 1982, Trans Am will see a field with over 50 entries. This solid grid also appears to set a precedent for the 2014 season: John Clagett, President of The Trans Am Race Company, said next weekend’s race at Homestead has a similar number of participants. There were 51 entries for qualifying at Sebring, with…

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