DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 26, 2014) – The 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona was the first 24 hour endurance race for the DeltaWing coupe and in the end, the revolutionary sports car prototype went its longest distance to date, logging 288 laps and 1,035 miles in 16 hours before transmission failure ended the day. There is a long list of positives that the team can take away from the twice-around-the-clock race; knowing that the development of the revolutionary prototype continues in the right direction, that the car is quick, handles…
Read MorePR – Stevenson Motorsports Debuts Camaro Z/28.R at Daytona
Daytona Beach, Fla. (24 January 2014) -Stevenson Motorsports opened the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge at Daytona International Speedway as the team debuted the brand-new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R. The weekend marked the first competition outing for the brand-new car, and the team emerged from the event with a huge amount of data and experience with the car. While the weekend didn’t ultimately provide the results the team was looking for, the Daytona opener was the first step forward as the promising new entry for the GS Class looks to…
Read MorePR – Leading Late, Rum Bum Racing Suffers Late Stumble at Daytona
Daytona Beach, Fla. (24 January 2014) – Since the very first day the team debuted at the track with a victory, Rum Bum Racing has been setting records at Daytona International Speedway. Friday was no different as the team once again made history when the No. 03 Rum Bum Racing BMW M3 of Hugh Plumb and Kaz Grala finished fourth in the BMW Performance 200 as young Grala set a record as the youngest-ever racer in IMSA history at just over 15 years old. The race, which marked the opening round…
Read MoreTUSCC – Poll: GTD Finish Marred with Penalty
The 52nd Annual Rolex 24 race was the start of a new era in North American sports car racing. It is often said that first impressions set the tone for new relationships. The final seconds of the GT Daytona race between two of the businesses very best teams ended in what will leave a sour taste in many people’s mouths for the next few weeks. The 555 Ferrari 458 run by Level 5 Motorsport led the way on the final lap as the Flying Lizard Audi R8 gave chase and…
Read MoreGoodbye to an Angel of IndyCar–Mark Thompson (@IndyRam500)
Mark, we all miss you already. There will always be an empty place in our hearts’ without you. I’m so glad you were a part of my life for such a short time. I just wished I could have said goodbye properly.
Read MoreRALLY – BREAKING NEWS – Rally America to be Televised on NBC Sports
I can’t believe I’m actually writing this! It has been announced via the below image from Sno*Drift that NBC Sports will be carrying coverage of the entire Rally America National Championship series! As our very own Doug Patterson posted in a reply to Andrew Comrie-Picard a couple of weeks ago “With as many outlets as are available now, surely someone would be willing to pick up a 30-min or hour highlight show for the Rally America events, right?” Apparently Doug was spot on, but this is one better. It…
Read MorePR – Second Row Start for Action Express Racing in Rolex 24 At Daytona
Daytona Beach, Fla. (23 January 2013) – Action Express Racing kicked off the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship in strong fashion on Thursday as the North Carolina-based team qualified on the second row for the 52nd running of the historic Rolex 24 At Daytona. Christian Fittipaldi set the third quickest time of the 15-minute session in the No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette with a time of 1:38.658-seconds while Burt Frisselle wheeled the No. 9 Action Express Racing/Millennium Corvette DP to a quick lap of 1:38.838-seconds for fourth place on the…
Read MorePR – Doran Racing Is Ready for Today’s CTSCC Season Opener at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 24 — An early red flag spoiled the Grand Sport class’s qualifying session Thursday afternoon in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge action at Daytona International Speedway. After a lengthy delay to tow in the errant Porsche Boxster most of the cars only completed one flying lap after the restart before time ran out, and most teams’ qualifying results were seriously hampered due to the lack of time and heavy traffic. Brad Jaeger was still able to get off a lap in 1:58.261 in the Doran Racing Nissan 370Z…
Read MorePocono Pulpit – IndyCar Board Is Too Happy To Be #1 In One State
Well, It has been already far too long since the final IndyCar race of the 2013 season. Let alone, how long it has been since I have written about the series. So now I sit here in the Poconos, we missed yet another major snow storm–but the extreme cold has yet to miss us this off season. It is just two above zero Fahrenheit as I write this first installment of 2014. The temperature outside is not the only thing getting ice cold. National marketing is bit on the polar…
Read MorePR – Front Row Start for Spirit of Daytona / VISITFLORIDA.com
Daytona Beach, Fla. (23 January 2014)– Score one for the home team. After thousands of hours of work and countless late nights, the effort that the Spirit of Daytona Racing squad has put in to be ready for the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season was on display on Thursday as VISITFLORIDA.com pilot Richard Westbrook put the No. 90 Corvette DP on the front row for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Westbrook’s fast lap time of 1:38.487 seconds will see him start alongside fellow Corvette DP driver Alex Gurney on the…
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