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‘The Axe’ Has Developed A Velvet Edge
Wednesday, 31 Jul, 2013 – 11:17 | Comments Off on ‘The Axe’ Has Developed A Velvet Edge
‘The Axe’ Has Developed A Velvet Edge

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Max the Axe. It’s a hard-edge nickname for a hard edge sports car driver. One whose every move, thought and ethic are focused on one thing …

Starworks Shines, Wins Indy Grand-Am Race
Friday, 26 Jul, 2013 – 20:01 | Comments Off on Starworks Shines, Wins Indy Grand-Am Race
Starworks Shines, Wins Indy Grand-Am Race

Ryan Dalziel took the lead with 9 minutes remaining and went on to take checkered flag for his Starworks Motorsports team Friday to win the Rolex Grand-Am Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sharing the …

Jordan Taylor Racks Up Another Grand-Am Pole
Thursday, 25 Jul, 2013 – 18:07 | Comments Off on Jordan Taylor Racks Up Another Grand-Am Pole
Jordan Taylor Racks Up Another Grand-Am Pole

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Wayne Taylor Racing driver Jordan Taylor captured his third consecutive Daytona Prototype pole position, breaking the track record with a lap of 1 minute, 22.251 seconds (110.909 mph) in the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette …

Kanaan Heads Back For Seconds At The Brickyard
Tuesday, 23 Jul, 2013 – 19:45 | Comments Off on Kanaan Heads Back For Seconds At The Brickyard
Kanaan Heads Back For Seconds At The Brickyard

Apparently, it’s the best-tasting meal in auto racing: 100-year-old red brick coated with a thin film of motor oil and lightly sprinkled with a gritty dusting of pulverized rubber. It’s so good that Tony Kanaan …

Graf Puts HPD On Pole At Mosport
Saturday, 20 Jul, 2013 – 18:15 | Comments Off on Graf Puts HPD On Pole At Mosport
Graf Puts HPD On Pole At Mosport

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Klaus Graf and Muscle Milk Pickett Racing were fastest in American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón qualifying for the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, but a pair of …

New Sports Car Series Offers Look At Classes
Friday, 19 Jul, 2013 – 12:53 | Comments Off on New Sports Car Series Offers Look At Classes
New Sports Car Series Offers Look At Classes

United SportsCar Racing – the series born of the merger of the American Le Mans and Grand-Am – released more information on the structure of its car classes in 2014 on Friday.
The new GT Le …

Luhr, Graf Win At Lime Rock
Sunday, 7 Jul, 2013 – 2:35 | Comments Off on Luhr, Graf Win At Lime Rock
Luhr, Graf Win At Lime Rock

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Lucas Luhr and co-driver Klaus Graf scored their third consecutive victory in the 2013 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón competition by winning at Lime Rock Park on Saturday.
It was the second consecutive …

Fading Fittipaldi Holds Off Valiente At The Glen
Sunday, 30 Jun, 2013 – 18:48 | Comments Off on Fading Fittipaldi Holds Off Valiente At The Glen

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Christian Fittipaldi held off a last-lap charge from Michael Valiante to give the No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP its second consecutive GRAND-AM Rolex Series victory Sunday in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The …

F-1’s Webber To Co-Drive New Porsche LMP1 Car
Thursday, 27 Jun, 2013 – 8:13 | Comments Off on F-1’s Webber To Co-Drive New Porsche LMP1 Car
F-1’s Webber To Co-Drive New Porsche LMP1 Car

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Porsche’s return to the  LMP1 class at Le Mans and in the World Endurance Championship continues to take shape as the German carmaker announced Thursday that Australian Formula 1 driver …

Return Of Porsche Giving Sports Cars A Major Buzz
Tuesday, 25 Jun, 2013 – 13:11 | Comments Off on Return Of Porsche Giving Sports Cars A Major Buzz
Return Of Porsche Giving Sports Cars A Major Buzz

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
You probably need cut some slack to those who have expressed disappointment with the quality of racing in the LMP1 class at Le Mans the last two years: Even though …