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ALMS To Race At Austin Track Next Season
Friday, 1 Jun, 2012 – 13:12 | Comments Off on ALMS To Race At Austin Track Next Season
ALMS To Race At Austin Track Next Season

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The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón announced today that its 2013 season will include a race at Circuit of The Americas – the under-construction motorsports, entertainment and business development complex in Austin, …

GRAND-AM To Get First Taste Of The Motor City
Friday, 1 Jun, 2012 – 9:35 | Comments Off on GRAND-AM To Get First Taste Of The Motor City
GRAND-AM To Get First Taste Of The Motor City

Courtesy of the 2012 GRAND-AM Series schedule, Max Angelelli heads straight from Victory Lane into the unknown this weekend. Oh, except for a couple of stops at the video game console along the way.
Next up …

Shelby’s Influence Reached Down To Street Level
Sunday, 13 May, 2012 – 18:53 | Comments Off on Shelby’s Influence Reached Down To Street Level
Shelby’s Influence Reached Down To Street Level

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Me and the guys who grew up on the hard, cracked-concrete streets of our blue-collar, auto-town neighborhood during the the late 1950s and ’60s were not really Cobra guys.
Vette guys, …

SunTrust Duo Wins In Jersey
Sunday, 13 May, 2012 – 18:20 | Comments Off on SunTrust Duo Wins In Jersey
SunTrust Duo Wins In Jersey

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SunTrust Corvette DP co-drivers Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor and No. 69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Ferrari 458 teammates Jeff Segal and Emil Assentato drove …

Honda, Corvette Win At Laguna Seca
Saturday, 12 May, 2012 – 22:41 | Comments Off on Honda, Corvette Win At Laguna Seca
Honda, Corvette Win At Laguna Seca

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Muscle Milk Pickett Racing got its second straight victory in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón on Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
In the GT class,  Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Tommy …

American Car-Building Icon Carroll Shelby Dies
Friday, 11 May, 2012 – 16:11 | Comments Off on American Car-Building Icon Carroll Shelby Dies
American Car-Building Icon Carroll Shelby Dies

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Carroll Shelby, the man who created the famous Shelby Cobra and gave America its proudest moment at Le Mans, died in Dallas Thursday night at age 89. He had been hospitalized for pneumonia.
Shelby, a native …

Pruett/Rojas Looking For First GRAND-AM Win Of Season
Friday, 11 May, 2012 – 8:35 | Comments Off on Pruett/Rojas Looking For First GRAND-AM Win Of Season
Pruett/Rojas Looking For First GRAND-AM Win Of Season

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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The Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing GRAND-AM team arrived in New Jersey for this weekend’s Global Barter 250 event in an unfamiliar situation – winless.
True, there have only been three events …

Angelelli And Taylor Beat Rain And Field In Homestead
Sunday, 29 Apr, 2012 – 16:33 | Comments Off on Angelelli And Taylor Beat Rain And Field In Homestead
Angelelli And Taylor Beat Rain And Field In Homestead

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Ricky Taylor and Max Angelelli returned to Victory Lane in the Grand Prix of Miami on Sunday. The two co-drove their SunTrust/Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype car to victory for the …

Vickers To Join Waltrip Team At Le Mans, Spa
Saturday, 28 Apr, 2012 – 17:30 | Comments Off on Vickers To Join Waltrip Team At Le Mans, Spa
Vickers To Join Waltrip Team At Le Mans, Spa

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AF Waltrip Racing announced today its driver line up for the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 16 as well as the six-hour FIA World Endurance Championship race at Spa …

Delta Wing Adds A Third Driver For Le Mans
Thursday, 26 Apr, 2012 – 6:55 | Comments Off on Delta Wing Adds A Third Driver For Le Mans
Delta Wing Adds A Third Driver For Le Mans

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Nissan and NISMO Japanese Super GT star Satoshi Motoyama has joined the Nissan DeltaWing driving squad for this summer’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
A triple Japanese Super GT champion, Motoyama will co-drive with Marino Franchitti …