On Wednesday, IMSA released the entry list for the Sebring 120, the second race of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season that will run on St. Patrick’s Day at Sebring International Raceway. 35 cars are entered in a somewhat even split between the Grand Sport and Street Tuner classes. In Grand Sport, the biggest …
Friday afternoon saw the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge begin their season with the first of two four-hour races on the schedule. Dean Martin was the surprise pole sitter for KohR Motorsports, but it was one of the strongest teams from 2016 that took home the spoils. Despite qualifying 15th in class and dropping to …
For the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge teams in attendance, they were greeted with 35 degree temperatures on Sunday morning at Daytona International Speedway. Despite that, teams hit the track at 9 a.m. for the first of two one hour sessions. Session No. 5 In the early morning session, Multimatic Motorsports continued to develop their …
Friday saw the IMSA Continental SportsCar Challenge hold their season finale at Road Atlanta. The Grand Sport championship was effectively a foregone conclusion as all Multimatic Motorsports teammates Scott Maxwell and Billy Johnson had to do was complete the minimum drive time. Once that was done, it was well and truly on. Grand Sport Maxwell …
This week, ten IMSA championships will be decided at Road Atlanta. We’re going to break down what the scenarios are. Some are easier said than done. Of note, IMSA drivers can earn a maximum of 36 points in a race for a victory. Second is worth 33 points, then 31 for third. Fourth gets 29, …
On Thursday afternoon, the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge teams took to the track for two 15-minute qualifying sessions to set the field for Friday’s Road Atlanta 150. However, the sessions ended up being a free-for-all. In Grand Sport, teams have to contend with tires that drop fairly quickly. As a result, drivers nominated to …
It seems to be a regular thing this year in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. Have a qualifying session and Multimatic Motorsports‘ Scott Maxwell plonks himself at the top of the sheets. Thursday afternoon at Circuit of the Americas was no different. Maxwell won the overall (and Grand Sport) pole for the Circuit of …
On Friday afternoon, Multimatic Motorsports‘ Scott Maxwell claimed the pole for Saturday’s 2.5 hour IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race at Road America. Maxwell’s lap of 142.487 seconds (102.275 mph) was nearly a half-second faster than CJ Wilson Racing‘s Daniel Burkett in second. Compass360 Racing‘s Paul Holton was third quickest in his Ford Shelby GT350R-C, …
Going into Saturday morning’s 150-minute Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race at Lime Rock, it was assumed that the race would come down to tires. The Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsports weigh less, thus it was assumed that they would be quicker later. In addition, everyone assumed that the race would have a couple of cautions to …
You might be wondering why we’re not leading with a picture of the Grand Sport winners? Quite simple, the Grand Sport class was not where the action was in Saturday’s IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. A mere four cars were entered in the Grand Sport class, and from the …
On Friday, the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge held qualifying sessions for Saturday’s 150-minute race. Last week, Scott Maxwell won the pole in changeable conditions at Watkins Glen to tie Matt Bell for most all-time in the series with 12. It did not take long for Maxwell to break the tie. Maxwell drove his No. 15 …
Changeable conditions descended upon Watkins Glen International on Friday afternoon. After the first practice session for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams, a quick moving rain shower blew over the 3.4-mile road course. It only rained on the property for about 30 minutes, but that was more than enough time for the track to get wet. …
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