Porsche’s 911 GT Daytona 24 Hours giant-killing relived
Kevin Buckler’s The Racers Group outfit had won the GT class at Daytona in 2002, aided by two young Porsche factory drivers: Timo Bernhard and Jorg Bergmeister. “2002 was the first time they’d ever been to the US, and it was with us,” says Buckler. “At first, I didn’t really want these Porsche UPS Junior […]
F2 racer Sato switches to ELMS with United Autosports
The Japanese driver joins British duo Oliver Jarvis and Phil Hanson in the line-up in the #22 Oreca 07-Gibson, one of three LMP2 cars United will field in the ELMS this season, after spending the past three seasons in F2. Sato made his F2 debut towards the end of the 2019 season with Campos Racing […]
NASCAR Garage 56 reveals Le Mans headlights setup in Daytona
The Chevy Camaro ZL1 shared the track with the 2024 Corvette Z06 GT3.R, which will race in IMSA competition next season, and used its evening running to test out its new headlights. As well as having lights in the usual position, which are stickers on regular NASCAR machinery, a lower second bank of light pods […]
Deadline set to decide fate of 2024 UK WRC round bid
The UK has been absent from the WRC schedule since Wales Rally GB in 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 event amid reduced funding from the Welsh government. Following the loss of the event, a bid fronted by promoter Bobby Willis attempted to bring the WRC to Northern Ireland in […]
Grosjean hopes to race Le Mans in 2024 if IndyCar schedule allows
Last December, the Andretti Autosport-Honda IndyCar driver was confirmed as part of Lamborghini’s roster of drivers destined to help develop the marque’s LMDh prototype and then race it in 2024. As part of that deal, Grosjean is racing a Lamborghini Huracan GTD Pro car run by the works Iron Lynx team at IMSA endurance events […]
Neel Jani joins Duqueine LMP2 team for 2023 ELMS campaign
Jani, 39, will share the French squad’s Oreca 07-Gibson with Rene Binder and silver-rated teenager Nico Pino. It follows the news in December that Jani would be ending a 10-year stint as a Porsche works driver after missing out on a seat in the German manufacturer’s new LMDh project for 2023. The Swiss driver, who […]
ARTA Honda tops opening day of Fuji SUPER GT test
Seven cars were present for the second group test of the year following last week’s snow-affected Suzuka test, with a quartet of Honda NSX-GTs in action alongside three Nissan Zs. Both Mugen-run ARTA cars as well as the Team Kunimitsu and Nakajima Racing outfits were in action of the Honda contingent, while Nissan was represented […]