Bryan Herta Autosport announced Thursday (Jan. 6) that they will expand from four cars to six for the 2022 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season. Unlike 2021, all six of these teams will be running the Hyundai Elantra N TCR. Last season, the team fielded two Elantras and two Veloster N TCRs. There will be driver …
Bryan Herta Autosport along with Hyundai Motor North America announced that BHA will be the launch team for the new Hyundai Elantra N TCR. This new car will be immediately eligible to compete in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge’s TCR class, along with TC America’s TCR class and other various TCR classes around the world. For …
Friday saw KohR Motorsports’ Kyle Marcelli fastest overall in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge practice at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Marcelli’s turned in a lap during the afternoon practice session at 92.946 mph. Practice No. 1 Pilot Challenge teams were on-track bright and early Friday morning at Mid-Ohio. Defending race winners Archangel Motorsport (racing last …
Archangel Motorsports’ Trent Hindman was fastest overall Friday (July 31) in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge practice at Road America. Hindman’s lap at 106.301 mph during the opening practice session held up throughout the day. Practice No. 1 Hindman’s quick lap of the day came only 20 minutes into the session. It is still more than …
Team Hardpoint’s Spencer Pumpelly was fastest overall in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge testing Sunday (Jan. 5). The veteran racer turned in a lap at 112.862 mph Sunday morning to lead the way in his Audi R8 LMS GT4. Session No. 5 In addition to topping the entire weekend, Pumpelly’s lap was the quickest lap in …
Rebel Rock Racing’s Robin Liddell made his final stop Saturday (July 6) with an hour to go in the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 120, seemingly outside of the pit window. The team was insistent that Liddell could go the distance. He took the lead with 40 minutes to go when Motorsports In Action’s Jesse Lazare …
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams have been treated to warm weather at Watkins Glen International so far this weekend. BimmerWorld Racing’s Devin Jones is fastest overall in practice this weekend with a lap at 106.514 mph. He also did all the practice for the No. 82 BMW M4 GT4 on Thursday due to the fact …
C0mpass Racing’s Paul Holton was fastest overall in the first two practice sessions of the day on Thursday (Oct. 11) at Road Atlanta. Holton topped the charts early on in Practice No. 2 with a lap at 102.834 mph. Practice No. 1 In the early morning practice session, Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport’s Damien Faulkner was fastest …
JDC-Miller MotorSports announced Thursday (Aug. 9) that they will field two Cadillac DPi-V.R. chassis full-time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2019. The move was made due to IMSA’s announcement at Road America that they are splitting the Prototype class into DPi and LMP2 classes next season. “When we first started our IMSA WeatherTech …
TeamTGM’s Hugh Plumb and Owen Trinkler were able to hold back the pack in the second half of the race to win Saturday’s Lime Rock Park 120. It is the first-ever victory for TeamTGM in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. It is also the first victory for the Mercedes-AMG GT4 in North America. “It’s …
TeamTGM’s No. 46 Mercedes-AMG GT4 shared by Hugh Plumb and Owen Trinkler topped the two primary IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge practice sessions Friday (July 20) at Lime Rock Park. Trinkler’s lap of 96.547 mph) in Practice No. 2 was the fastest time of the morning. Practice No. 1 Hugh Plumb’s quick lap of 95.910 …
With under 36 minutes to go, JDC-Miller MotorSports’ Stephen Simpson took advantage of a battle for the lead between Acura Team Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya and Wayne Taylor Racing’s Jordan Taylor to sweep into the lead from third with this move. From there, Simpson had to deal with lapped traffic getting in the way. Montoya …
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