Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The Latest Word: The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is currently in progress. The race started yesterday afternoon and will finish this afternoon. The teams who have come through the night unscathed (and many did not) now face the daunting prospect that a third of the race is yet …
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2015 PETIT LE MANS ROAD ATLANTA PRE-RACE REPORT
Road Atlanta, the historic road course nestled in the North Georgia mountains, has been home to the iconic Petit Le Mans race since 1998. The Houston, Texas-based Risi Competizione Ferrari team has been part of that history since the inaugural race. That first year of the 1,000-mile/10-hour “mini” Le Mans race was won by …
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Track Men
Spent the weekend at Circuit of the Americas, where two major sports car races were being conducted in one day. The first was the IMSA/TUDOR United Sports Car Championship series race, which took place in the morning; it was a 2 hour and 40 minute race and our team (Risi Competizione) took a very respectable …
Rolex 24 At Daytona Schedule
Below, the schedule for the 52nd running of the 24 Hours at Daytona, now called the Rolex 24 at Daytona (you will remember the iconic Daytona Rolex watch, eh?…made massively famous and desirable by Paul Newman, who raced at Daytona). Risi Competizione, the Houston-based Ferrari GTLM sports car team will be running the race in the …
Technical Specifications: Ferrari 458GT
Dimensions and Weight Overall Length 177.87in Overall Width 80.15 in Height 45.67 in Wheelbase 104.33 in Front Track 67.71 in Rear Track 66.45 in Dry Weight 2745 lb Tires Front: 30/65/18” Michelin Rear: 31/71/18” Michelin Brakes Front: 14.96x 1.38 in. Rear 13.7 x 1.26 in Engine Type: 90 Degree Four Cam V8 Bore & …
PORSCHE PULLS OUT OF GT2 RACING FOR 2013. NEW PROGRAM AIMED AT 2014.
The following very significant announcement came out of Stuttgart, Germany this morning, concerning Porsche Motorsports decision to cease GT2 racing in 2013. The text of the release is reproduced below. Very interesting information–and implications–for sports car racing in the U.S. and the world. Porsche Motorsport Development Activity to Transition to Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (type …
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