For Friday’s Alan Jay Automotive Network 120, Round No. 2 of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, 43 cars are entered. It is a decrease of six teams from Daytona, but still a large group of teams. In the Grand Sport class, there are 28 cars entered. Likely the most interesting entries are the two Multimatic …
The McLaren 570S GT4 has been the car to have all week in Daytona for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams. The BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona on Friday (Jan. 25) was no different. Paul Holton and Kuno Wittmer started from pole, led early and often, then recovered from a penalty to take the overall victory. …
For much of Thursday (Jan. 24), Compass Racing has had an edge on the field in Daytona. In qualifying, Paul Holton did the absolute bare minimum and eviscerated the field to win the pole for Friday’s BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona, the season opener for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. For Holton, he credited his …
Compass Racing’s Kuno Wittmer was fastest overall in Michelin Pilot Challenge practice Thursday (Jan. 24) at Daytona International Speedway. Wittmer, driving a McLaren 570S GT4 for Compass Racing, turned in a lap at 112.310 mph in the second session. Practice No. 1 A line of thunderstorms descended upon all of Central Florida early Thursday morning, …
Unlike IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams, attendance for Michelin Pilot Challenge teams was not mandatory at the Roar Before the 24. As a result, the entry list has increased from 40 teams to 49 for the race. The Grand Sport class has 35 entries, one of the largest for the class in recent memory. A …
BimmerWorld Racing and FURY Race Cars jointly announced Monday (Jan. 14) that Xfinity Series campaigner Kaz Grala will compete in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season opener on Jan. 25 at Daytona International Speedway. He’ll be driving a second BMW M4 GT4 (No. 80) in the Grand Sport class for BimmerWorld Racing alongside fellow 20-year …
For Park Place Motorsports, they will have a big decision to make once they get back to their shop. Which car should they race in the BMW Endurance Challenge? The No. 7 was fastest overall on Saturday (Jan. 5) in the hands of Trent Hindman. In the No. 77 on Sunday, Hindman went even faster. …
Trent Hindman got to sit in his Porsche Cayman GT4 MR for the first time on Thursday morning. It did not take him long to get up to speed. Saturday afternoon (Jan. 5), Hindman turned in the fastest lap of the day with a lap at 112.664 mph. Session No. 3 In the morning session, …
To NASCAR fans, Charlie Luck is best known as a driver in the early days of what is now the Xfinity Series, competing as an owner-driver in a No. 45 sponsored by Luck Stone, a family business. Then, he stopped competing after 1986. After decades away, he returned to racing in 2017. This weekend, he’s …
This weekend’s Roar Before the 24 will be the first official weekend for the newly-renamed Michelin Pilot Challenge (formerly known as the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge). There are a lot of changes for the 2019 season, the most obvious being the series name and the fact that everyone will race on Michelin tires. 40 teams …
Turner Motorsport announced Thursday (Dec. 13) that they will be entering cars in both the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona. It will be the team’s first race in the now-Michelin Pilot Challenge since 2014. In the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Turner Motorsport will be back full-time in the GT …
Park Place Motorsports announced Thursday (Nov. 8) that the Texas-based organization will expand to the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge in 2019. The team has also joined forces with VOLT Racing. VOLT Racing’s regular drivers, Alan Brynjolfsson and Trent Hindman will drive the new Park Place-run entry. Unlike the Ford Mustang seen above, Hindman and Brynjolfsson …
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