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Wright Motorsports Retains Championship Lead Following Heated Sebring Weekend

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 26, 2022

SEBRING, Fla., (September 26, 2022) – The penultimate event of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS kept competitors and race fans guessing all weekend long, but the consistency of Wright Motorsports never faltered. With a third-place finish and a win in the pair of races by driver pairing Jan Heyelen and Charlie Luck, the team momentarily lost the championship points lead, but gained it back as the weekend came to a close. The Ohio-based team will take the final battle for the Pro/Am class title to Indianapolis Motor Speedway in two weeks’ time for the Indy 8 Hour. (more…)

Flying Cars Are Ready To Race In Airspeeder Series Following 250th Alauda Test Flight

by MikeAugust 16, 2022

Alauda Aeronautics, the creator and technical team behind Airspeeder, the world’s first racing series for flying electric cars, is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of its 250^th Test Flight. This historic milestone for the global eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) industry validates the company’s foundational mission that racing will rapidly accelerate a mobility industry that is predicated by Morgan Stanley to be worth $1.5trillion by 2024.

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Santino Ferrucci Diagnosed with Concussion Following Massive Tumble in Chili Bowl Hot Laps

by Lou ModestinoJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022

Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT has been diagnosed with a concussion following a massive tumble in hot laps for the 2022 Chili Bowl Nationals on Friday. (more…)

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Offers Condolences Following Death of Yvon Duhamel

by Lou ModestinoAugust 23, 2021

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame offers its condolences to the family, friends and fans of the outgoing and talented Yvon Duhamel, a member of the Hall of Fame Class of 1999 known for riding the temperamental and brutally fast Kawasaki H2R in AMA road race nationals in the 1970s. (more…)

Thompson Spirit of 76 Cancelled Following Severe Thunderstorm

by Lou ModestinoJuly 8, 2021

Thompson, CT — A severe rainstorm shortly after qualifying began forced the cancellation of the Samuel Adams Wicked Hazy IPA Spirit of 76 at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, July 7. The event will not be rescheduled due to a lack of open dates. (more…)