United SportsCar Racing
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At the Daytona 24 Hours race this January, we sat down with Ferrari North America's CEO Marco Mattiacci to talk racing, touching on both the current Tudor United SportsCar Championship series, and Ferrari's history in endurance racing. How those things intertwine--or don't--and how Ferrari approaches its factory-backed customer racing program in the U.S. sheds light on the fight that's developing this year between Porsche, Audi, and Ferrari in the highly competitive and challenging GT Daytona class. The Daytona 24 itself was fraught with peril and controversy. Partway through the race...
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Honda To Go Daytona Prototype Racing
Honda is joining the likes of Ford and Chevrolet in the manufacturer ranks of the Daytona Prototype (DP) class of the TUDOR United Sports Car Championship. The automaker has confirmed that its new Honda Riley DP package, powered by a new twin-turbocharged version of its familiar 3.5-liter V-6, will...
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2014 Rolex 24: Daytona At Night
When night falls on the Daytona International Speedway, it’s not just the partying that comes up to the next level. Racing is intense in the dark. Roaring around the track just as they did in the day time—if not faster—the racers and their cars take on a sometimes otherworldly...
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Memo Gidley, Matteo Malucelli Involved In Red-Flag Crash At Daytona Rolex 24: Updated
Just over three hours into the Rolex 24 at Daytona, a crash just after the International Horseshoe brought brought a red flag stop to the race, and put the well-being of drivers Memo Gidley (Gainsco #99) and Matteo Malucelli (Risi Competizione #62) on everyone’s mind. The accident occurred as...
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Chevy Corvette C7.R Turns First Laps In Anger At Daytona: Photos
The seventh-generation Chevy Corvette is here, as its rather over-the-top Z06 version, and, making its racing debut today at the Rolex 24 in Daytona, the C7.R race car. Captured at the International Horseshoe corner during the first three laps of the race, these photos show the Gavin/Milner/Liddell...
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Aston Martin Returns To Daytona 24 Hours
Aston Martin will be on the starting grid for the world famous Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend, for the first time since 1985. The historic British automaker’s motorsport division Aston Martin Racing together with The Racers Group will be fielding three Vantage-based race cars in the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Audi will be pacing and racing the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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Mazda Reveals Diesel Prototype For 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
Having teased us with an initial photo late last year, Mazda has now released full details on its diesel-powered prototype that’s set to compete in the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, which gets underway with the Rolex 24 at Daytona running from January 25 to 26. Mazda plans to field...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Nissan Announces P2 Muscle Milk Race Car For TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
Nissan is ready to return to racing glory here in the United States. The automaker has announced that it will enter into the upcoming TUDOR season, which includes the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and the Petit Le Mans races. Nissan will campaign in the P2 class alongside the Muscle...
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Daytona 24-Hour Audi R8 LMS GTD Driver Lineups, Liveries Revealed
The 2014 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is coming up sooner than you'd think, and with it, the merged American Le Mans Series and Grand Am racing now known as the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Audi will be among the major manufacturers contending for the inaugural title, bringing a total of four...
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Flying Lizard Motorsports Picks Audi R8 LMS Over Porsche 911 For United SportsCar
Longtime Porsche client Flying Lizard Motorsports will race the Audi R8 LMS in the inaugural United SportsCar Championship.
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Mazda Going With Diesel Prototype In 2014 United SportsCar Series
We become more convinced each day that Mazda is secretly run by a person attempting to channel Enzo Ferrari. That person believes his or her brand exists solely to fund the automaker's exploits on the race track. Sure, it's a much more affordable and approachable version of what Enzo was doing, but...
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As America prepares to witness the merger of the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am into the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Ford is preparing its weapon of war: a new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 racing engine for a Riley Technologies Daytona Prototype wearing new Ford bodywork, to be run by Michael Shank Racing. That's a lot of names--and a lot of personalities--to deal with, but Ford appears to have kept the race car on-message. The EcoBoost engine, built by Roush Yates Racing Engines, promises competitive power and better gas mileage than the V-8s it will compete against next year. "This...
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Fox Sports Acquires Broadcast Rights For United SportsCar Racing
If you’re serious about your motorsport, you had better ensure you have access to the various Fox Sports channels as the media giant has signed up for broadcast rights of two new racing series. Yesterday we told you that Fox Sports would be broadcasting the new Formula E Championship starting...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Porsche 911 RSR race car full specs
This year is a very important one for Porsche and its 911. Not only is the 911 celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013, but the iconic sports car will also be competing under a works team in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June, heralding Porsche’s official return to the prestigious race since...
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ALMS And Grand-Am To Become United SportsCar Racing
Following last year’s announcement that the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Series would merge for the 2014 season, two primary questions arose: who would be the sanctioning body, and what would the new series be called? In an effort to connect with those close to the sport, fans...
Kurt Ernst