INDIANAPOLIS (9 December 2022)- Following a successful inaugural event in 2022, Lime Rock Park is pleased to announce that GRIDLIFE will return to the Park in 2023 for the two-day motorsports festival GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends Aug. 18-20.
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Royal Purple® Is Official Engine Oil Of Formula Drift For 2023 & 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (December 8, 2022) – Royal Purple® continues its partnership with Formula DRIFT for 2023 & 2024 as the Official Engine Oil. The partnership was announced at this year’s Performance Racing Industry Tradeshow (PRI) in Indianapolis. Known as the “Synthetic Expert,” Royal Purple® focuses exclusively on developing products that significantly outperform other synthetic and mineral-based oils, and puts them to the test in high-performance and high-profile motorsports series such as Formula DRIFT.
Kistner Joins Lime Rock Park As Director of Sales & Marketing
LAKEVILLE, CT (6 December 2022)- Building on the momentum of a record-breaking 2022 season, Lime Rock Park announced today that Jamie Kistner has joined the track as Director of Sales and Marketing for the iconic Connecticut circuit. (more…)
Racing is a Constant Bid for Improvement with LTK and Damon Racing
Bow, NEW HAMPSHIRE – December 5, 2022 – One of the most experienced drivers in the TA2 class, New Hampshire driver Tom Sheehan endured a somewhat frustrating season, but he nevertheless succeeded in making the Top 20 out of 76 entrants in the final Championship classification. Understandably, Tom resisted the temptation to travel across the country in 2022 to compete in the double-header out west in California. Something that inevitably prevented him from maximizing his points total among the most competitive class in the Trans Am Series.
Crowdstrike by Riley Wins 2022 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance
With the fastest car heading into the 25 Hours of Thunderhill presented by Hawk Performance, Crowdstrike by Riley team owner Bill Riley was confident in his team and in the equipment, but he knew a lot could change during the course of the race. (more…)
Crowdstrike by Riley Nabs Class and Overall Pole Position at the 2022 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance
Crowdstrike by Riley and Stratus Racing will start on the front row Saturday for the 2022 25 Hours of Thunderhill presented by Hawk Performance, the 19th running of the event. (more…)
Recaro Automotive Celebrates Six Decades Of Seating Focus At Essen Motor Show With Two World Premieres – Sport C And Podium Gf
Essen, Germany – December 02, 2022 – What would the automotive world look like without Recaro? One thing’s for sure: less exciting, less fascinating, and less comfortable. Thankfully, this remains a thought experiment, because in 1963 the Stuttgart-based company Reutter Carosserie began focusing on its current core segment. Since then, seats from Recaro have always set new standards in dynamics, safety, quality and comfort. (more…)
Wright Motorsports Confirms VOLT® Lighting IMSA WeatherTech GTD Entry
BATAVIA, Ohio. (December 2, 2022) – Hot on the heels of winning the 2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge team and driver championship, VOLT® Racing, with Porsche Cup winner Alan Brynjolfsson and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Champion Trent Hindman will advance to the IMSA WeatherTech GTD class in 2023, partnering with Wright Motorsports. The pair will be racing brand-new machinery, the Wright Motorsports No. 77 VOLT® Lighting Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 992), in the iconic electric yellow and black VOLT® Racing livery.
Team Palomar Racing Chasing a Dream Season at the 2022 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Team Palomar Racing had some pretty lofty goals for a dream season at the beginning of 2022, and the 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance will be the last challenge on the team’s 2022 calendar.
Team Entropy Racing EVSR Electric Racing Team Returns to the 2022 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance
Coming into the 2021 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance, Team Entropy Racing EVSR Electric Racing Team estimated it would have to swap the two 350-pound batteries every nine to 11 laps, but it ended up with an efficient 14 laps per battery change. Thunderhill Raceway set the team up with a charging station near the entrance to the track, allowing the team to shuttle the batteries back and forth using a heavy-duty cart. (more…)