Streets of Long Beach receive changes ahead of the IMSA, IndyCar doubleheader
The 49th edition of the Grand Prix of Long Beach will see drivers from both series take to the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit that has undergone some slight improvements. Among the notable changes are improvements to the curbing in Turn 5. Significant work was done to allow the longer bolts that are attached to […]
Cadillac pips BMW in twice red-flagged practice
Derani lapped his Action Express-run Cadillac V-Series.R in 1m13.477s around the 1.9-mile temporary circuit in the one-hour session. The GTP class is using Michelin’s soft-compound tire at Long Beach for the first time outside of Daytona night running, and an extra set has been made available for Saturday’s 100-minute race. Ricky Taylor made an early […]
New compound to thwart Porsche’s inspired Long Beach ‘no tires’ call
Porsche Penske Motorsport claimed its first IMSA GTP victory with its 963 with Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet, after a lack of pace in practice and qualifying led it to running the same set of tires for the entire 100-minute, sprint-format race. It meant the car’s mandatory pitstop was much faster than its rivals, giving […]
Ricky Taylor looking for redemption at Long Beach
A year ago, a disastrous pit stop for issues during a swap with co-driver Filipe Albuquerque left Taylor forced to put on a furious charge in the No. 10 Acura ARX-07 for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti. Taylor overcame a gap of 8s with eight minutes left and stormed back through to second and, with […]
Gradient replaces Legge with McAleer for rest of 2024 season
The team revealed the driver change on social media, with McAleer stepping up to full-time GTD running alongside co-driver Sheena Monk in the Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 beginning on the upcoming Streets of Long Beach April 19-20. McAleer was part of the Gradient’s effort as an endurance co-driver for the Daytona 24 Hours in January. […]
Vasser Sullivan fielding two GTD entries for Long Beach
With the GTD Pro category not competing at the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit, Vasser Sullivan opted to adjust its driver lineup for the pair of Lexus RC F GT3 machines. Jack Hawksworth, fresh off a win at the Twelve Hours of Sebring and a win last year in Long Beach in GTD Pro, will […]