PR – Mantella Autosport Looks for Strong Start to Maiden Season

Josh Tons

Daytona Beach, Fla. (20 January 2014) – The opening round of the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSCC) championship this Friday marks the start of a new era in racing, and Mantella Autosport will look to play a big role as history is written at Daytona International Speedway when the team makes its official competition debut. Mantella Autosport pilots Anthony Mantella and Mark Wilkins will share the driving duties of the No. 8 Powered by Spyder/Gulf Aston Martin Vantage in Friday’s 2.5-hour BMW Performance 200 (US broadcast: Fox Sports 2 at 6:00…

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INDYCAR – How Did We Get Here? Pt. 2 When Did It Go Sideways?

Mike Shaw

(Note: Part one can be found here) Welcome back to the weird and wonderful world that is AAA and INDYCAR history. Racing through the 20’s was political, but more or less straight forward in its execution. The late 20’s bring a whole different problem. Instead of making history, AAA was finally interested in documenting its history correctly and accurately. You can decide how successful they eventually were. In 1926/1927, AAA Assistant Secretary Arthur Means, for reasons unknown, created false season tables for 1909-1915 and 1917-1919 and reworked the 1920 season …

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PR – Defending Champs Rum Bum Racing Take on Daytona with 2 Car Entry

Josh Tons

Orlando, Fla. (20 January 2014) – The two-time defending IMSA Champion Rum Bum Racing squad is ready to get the season off to another fast start, and the team has doubled down to score a big result this weekend in the home race. The team will kick off the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge championship in Friday’s BMW Performance 200 at Daytona International Speedway (Rum Bum Racing Fans can tune into same day broadcast on Fox Sports 2 at 6:00 PM ET) with a strong two-car entry for the opening…

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PR – MSR with Curb/Agajanian Ready for Rolex 24 At Daytona

Josh Tons

Pataskala, Ohio (20 January 2014) – Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian is packed and ready to go for the 2014 Rolex 24 At Daytona. The race marks the first-ever IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship event as the next era in sportscar racing launches with the blue riband event at Daytona International Speedway. The team won the race in 2012 and has finished on the podium four times since making its first start in the event in 2004. The 2014 driver line up is a familiar one, as full season pilots John…

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PR – Fall-Line Motorsports Daytona TUSC Preview

Josh Tons

Buffalo Grove, IL (January 20, 2014) – Following a successful first season with the Audi R8 LMS in 2013, Fall-Line Motorsports enters their first full-season with the car in 2014 with great expectations. This program was a new addition to the Fall-Line family in 2013 and has made great strides since its inception midway through the season. This year the team will run the full year with Charlie Putman and Charles Espenlaub along with Oliver Jarvis and James Walker rounding out the lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The…

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PR – Staying Out of Trouble is Key for DeltaWing in the Rolex 24

Josh Tons

Braselton, GA (January 20, 2014) – 24-hour sports car endurance races are as much a matter of survival as competition – an adage even more accurate this week, as DeltaWing Racing Cars prepares to battle more than 60 fellow competitors in the inaugural event of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. A host of new elements have made the virtually nonexistent off season an interesting one for the DeltaWing team: a new livery (designed by Andy Blackmore), a new tire (the Prototype class runs exclusively on Continental…

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PR – Action Express Racing Revs Up for Rolex 24 At Daytona

Josh Tons

Denver, N.C. (20 January 2013) – In its very first race, Action Express Racing made history when it won the 2010 Rolex 24 At Daytona and the team looks to repeat the feat as a new era of sports car racing is set to begin this weekend with the opening round of the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and the 52nd running of the twice around the clock endurance event. With the race demanding the perfect combination of speed, experience, and preparation, the team has assembled a venerable group…

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PR – Tim Bell Racing Debuts Nissan 370z

Josh Tons

Mooresville, NC (18 January 2014)- Opportunity has come knocking for Tim Bell Racing, and the team is ready to answer the call as the newest IMSA team entrant prepares for the 2014 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSCC) season. Experienced CTSCC driver Tim Bell took advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to quickly assemble a new team, and formed Tim Bell Racing in the off-season. Even though 24-year old Bell is the youngest team owner in the CTSCC paddock, he had both the passion and connections to hire a group of…

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PR – Compass360 Racing Driver Lineup Announced

Josh Tons

Compass360 Racing (C360R) released details of the drivers of their second full-season Honda Civic Si in IMSA’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class. Patrick Seguin and Jon Miller will share the #74 Nutrimind-Racing.com / ViSalus Project 10 / Titan Honda Civic Si for the full 12-round CTSCC championship. The signings are a source of pride for Team Principal Karl Thomson. “I’ve had the pleasure of racing against both of these drivers,” he remarked. “Pat and I competed in Canadian Touring Car for a couple of years, while Jon was…

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