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Porsche Legend Eberhard Mahle, 88
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Porsche Legend Eberhard Mahle, 88

Porsche Legend Eberhard Mahle, 88

Championship sports car racer Eberhard Mahle died on Dec. 21. He was 88 years old
Vasser Sullivan Sets GTD Class Driver Lineup
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Vasser Sullivan Sets GTD Class Driver Lineup

Vasser Sullivan Sets GTD Class Driver Lineup

Vasser Sullivan will run a full-time Lexus RC F GT3 entry in the upcoming IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class with Aaron Telitz, Frankie Montecalvo and Richard Heistand driving the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3.
Era Retains Rolex 24 Winners Merriman & Dalziel
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Era Retains Rolex 24 Winners Merriman & Dalziel

Era Retains Rolex 24 Winners Merriman & Dalziel

Era Motorsport, winners of this past year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, will bring back drivers Dwight Merriman and Ryan Dalziel in another run at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next season aboard the Oreca LMP2 No. 07 car.
O’Ward & Herta Headline DragonSpeed Rolex 24 Entry
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O’Ward & Herta Headline DragonSpeed Rolex 24 Entry

O’Ward & Herta Headline DragonSpeed Rolex 24 Entry

NTT IndyCar Series winners Pato O’Ward and Colton Herta will join IndyCar Series rookie Devlin DeFrancesco and Eric Lux aboard DragonSpeed’s LMP2 entry for Rolex 24 At Daytona in January.
Porsche Reveals LMDh Car Photos, Names Factory Drivers
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Porsche Reveals LMDh Car Photos, Names Factory Drivers

Porsche Reveals LMDh Car Photos, Names Factory Drivers

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Porsche fanned the flames of the future Saturday by unveiling the first images of its LMDh car that will compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship beginning in 2023 and naming multi-time IMSA champions Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr as factory drivers for the project. The announcements came during Porsche’s annual Night […]
Mazda Shifts Focus To Grassroots After DPi Exit
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Mazda Shifts Focus To Grassroots After DPi Exit

Mazda Shifts Focus To Grassroots After DPi Exit

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Excitement and anticipation are building for the 2023 season, when BMW, Audi and Porsche will enter the future LMDh category in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship along with prototype holdovers Acura and Cadillac. But one traditional prototype competitor won’t be joining those marques for IMSA’s next era. Mazda Motorsports announced in February […]
Trans-Am Amplifies Western Effort
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Trans-Am Amplifies Western Effort

Trans-Am Amplifies Western Effort

MIAMI – Trans-Am Race Co. officials announced Friday that its west coast-based championship will be renamed as the Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli Western Championship. Officials also announced that a new date and venue will be added to the calendar. Thunderhill Raceway will now stage the Western Championship’s season opener as part of the Northern […]
Silver Hare Racing Adds Connor Zilisch
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Silver Hare Racing Adds Connor Zilisch

Silver Hare Racing Adds Connor Zilisch

HARRISBURG, N.C. – Fifteen-year-old Connor Zilisch has joined Silver Hare Racing for the upcoming Trans-Am Series TA2 season. The news comes after Zilisch signed with KHI Management, a full-service sports and celebrity marketing agency.  Silver Hare Racing joined Trans-Am in 2019 and expanded into a multi-car team in 2020, promptly winning the TA2 Masters class […]
New Choice Engine Package Sparks Trans-Am TA2 Growth
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New Choice Engine Package Sparks Trans-Am TA2 Growth

New Choice Engine Package Sparks Trans-Am TA2 Growth

MIAMI – With a rules package that fosters both cost containment and close competition among three different marques, the Trans-Am Series TA2 class has gone from strength to strength since its debut in 2011. With the 2019 introduction of the Choice Engine, a lower-cost engine that performs at the same level as the original TA2 […]
Formula E Finalizes Season 8 Calendar
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Formula E Finalizes Season 8 Calendar

Formula E Finalizes Season 8 Calendar

LONDON – The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 2021/22 calendar and Season 8 regulations were ratified Wednesday by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile during a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council. Berlin and Rome will now host two races each in a doubleheader format across a weekend in Formula E’s 16-race calendar, the […]