United SportsCar Racing
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The Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT race car doesn’t make its competition debut until the 2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona, scheduled for the last weekend of January, but there’s plenty of testing and fine tuning to complete before it’s ready for action. This video gives us an inside look at what the development process is like. It includes footage of the car’s twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 on the dynamometer, the suspension being given a thorough workout, and the initial tests at Sebring and Daytona. ALSO SEE: Callaway Unveils GT3-Spec Corvette Racer...
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 To Make North American Debut At 2016 Daytona 24 HoursLamborghini’s Huracán GT3 was unleashed at the start of this year, and its first port of call was the Blancpain Endurance Series. Next year, however, the raucous racer will enjoy an expanded motorsport program that will include an entry in the United SportsCar Championship. MUST SEE...
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Ford GT Race Car's Schedule Revealed, 2016 Daytona 24 Hours Competition Debut ConfirmedFord's new race car based on the upcoming GT supercar is currently testing on multiple continents ahead of a competition debut in 2016. We now know when that debut will happen as the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has posted up the car’s complete schedule for the 2016 motorsport season. As...
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Ford To Unveil GT Race Car At 2015 24 Hours Of Le Mans: ReportThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] recently started public road trials of its new GT supercar which is expected to sail into showrooms late next year, as a 2017 model. However, Ford is also thought to be preparing a racing version that we previously reported will contest both the United SportsCar...
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BMW Rocking Old-School-Cool Livery On Z4 GTLM Racers For SebringBMW used to churn out serious race cars with some seriously cool style back in the day. One car in particular is the Batmobile. No, not the one Bruce Wayne uses to fight Gotham's crime, but rather the classic 3.0 CSL racer with full aero gear and a familiar blue, white, and red paint scheme. It is...
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Audi R8 V10 Plus Hotlap At 2015 Rolex 24 At Daytona: VideoThe Rolex 24 at Daytona is now over for the year, and while the prototypes may be the nominal headliners, it’s the GTD field—the real cars—that capture our attention. Prior to the race, Audi ran hot laps around the race circuit in two very real cars: the bone-stock, street legal...
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This past weekend was the 53rd running of the Daytona 24 Hours, and the winning team was Chip Ganassi Racing running a Riley-Ford Daytona Prototype powered by an EcoBoost V-6 in the premier Prototype category. Taking turns behind the wheel of the winning #2 car were Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray, who together covered 740 laps at an average speed of 109.693 mph. ALSO SEE: The 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona: Mega Gallery It was a close race between the #2 car and the #5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP of Joao Barbosa, Sebastien Bourdais...
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The 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona: Mega GalleryThe race is over, the stands empty, the fans looking forward to Sebring. The winners are celebrating, the rest of the field is commiserating, rallying, looking forward to Sebring. This is the time to look back at the Rolex 24, to enjoy what it was—and what it wasn’t—before moving...
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New Ford GT To Race In United SportsCar Championship & 24 Hours Of Le Mans: ReportThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is set to launch its new Ford Performance brand at next month’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show and word on the street is that a new GT supercar might be unveiled to help launch the brand with a bang. This would be in addition to some awesome machinery such as a new...
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Lamborghini Reveals 2015 Super Trofeo Calendar, Confirms United SportsCar Championship PlansLamborghini has announced that its one-make Blancpain Super Trofeo Series is back on for another season in North America next year, and has paved the way for future years by extending its partnership with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) which sanctions the series. The partnership...
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Chrysler Ends SRT Motorsports Dodge Viper GTS-R Racing ProgramHaving just won the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship titles for both driver and team in the GTLM class with its SRT Motorsports works team, Chrysler has announced that it is ending its efforts in the competition. This means the Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R racing program concluded this past...
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Ferrari North America CEO Marco Mattiacci on USSC endurance racing in AmericaAt 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...
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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 be run by Starworks Motorsport at the Sebring 12 Hours this weekend. MUST READ: The Camaro Z/28 Is So Fast, It Outran Its Own Tires. Here's How Chevy Fixed It. Key components shared between the racing version of the engine and the production unit include the block and heads, crankshaft, direct...
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2014 Rolex 24: Daytona At NightWhen 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: UpdatedJust 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: PhotosThe 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 HoursAston 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...
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Audi R8 V10 Named Official Safety Car Of DaytonaAudi will be pacing and racing the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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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 two of the prototypes, with the driver lineup being made up of the four drivers who helped deliver the 2013 Grand-Am GX Manufacturers Championship for Mazda using the previous 6-based diesel racer. Sylvain Tremblay and Tom Long will share the #70 car while Joel Miller and Tristan Nunez will...
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Nissan Announces P2 Muscle Milk Race Car For TUDOR United SportsCar ChampionshipNissan 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 RevealedThe 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 SportsCarLongtime 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 SeriesWe 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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Ford Unveils New EcoBoost V-6 Daytona PrototypeAs 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...
Nelson Ireson