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Wright Motorsports to Compete in 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge
With the Roar Before the 24 less than two weeks away, Wright Motorsports has announced an expansion of their Porsche customer racing team to include a full-season entry in the 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge. Ryan Hardwick and Jan Heylen will race the No. 16 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport , with returning sponsors 1st Phorm, … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Moves to IMSA GTLM with Porsche and Proton Competition
WeatherTech Racing will move up to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTLM Class with Porsche and Proton Competition for the 2021 season. Cooper MacNeil (Hindsdale, Ill.) will be joined by Richard Lietz (Austria), Kevin Estre (France) and Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team that started in sportscar competition in 2012 in the American Le Mans … Continue reading
Kévin Estre: looking back at 2020, looking forward to 2021 and dreaming of 2023
Victory in LM GTE Pro in the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, a world championship title in 2019 and the arrival of a baby boy, Tommy, in 2020! After his programme as a works Porsche Motorsport driver has recently been announced, Kévin Estre looks back at the year just ending and ahead to 2021 with … Continue reading
Wright Motorsports Reveals 2021 IMSA Program
Following a successful season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Wright Motorsports will return to the professional sports car racing series in 2021 with an almost identical program. Led by John Wright, the operation will see full-season drivers Ryan Hardwick and Patrick Long return to pilot the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R, again sponsored … Continue reading
Bayley Hall joins McElrea Racing for 2021 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge season
McElrea Racing has announced that Bayley Hall, will join the Championship-winning Carrera Cup team for the 2021 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge season. As a Grade 12 student at Coomera Anglican College in Queensland, the talented GT racer sees 2021 as an opportunity to get acquainted with the first generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, before … Continue reading
Lloyd set for a return to GT racing with Dubai 24-hour appearance with Herberth Motorpsort
Daniel Lloyd will return to GT racing for the first time since 2015 after penning a deal to race the Hankook Dubai 24H with the German team, Herberth Motorpsort, on January 14-16. 28-year-old Lloyd will split driving duties with team-mates, Antares Au, Ian Loggie and Steffen Goerig in the squad’s third Porsche 911 GT3 R … Continue reading
