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Thompson and van Berlo Split Porsche Carrera Cup North America Rounds in Austin
Weather played a key role in Rounds 3 and 4 of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America Presented by the Cayman Islands. The premier one-make championship made its second stop of an eight-weekend inaugural season at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas. Severe weather plagued the first two days of the April … Continue reading
Austin Weather Cancels Porsche Carrera Cup North America Qualifying
Severe weather in the Austin, Texas-area has forced the cancelation of qualifying for Rounds 3 and 4 of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America Presented by the Cayman Islands. As a result, per Sporting Regulations 40.4, the starting grid for Race 1 – scheduled for an 8:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time green flag on May … Continue reading
Flying Lizard Motorsports to Make Surprise Appearance in SRO America Austin Event
A pair of Flying Lizard Porsches will make a surprise appearance this weekend at Circuit of the Americas, competing in SRO’s GT America and USAC’s Porsche Sprint Challenge North America. The team, which had previously announced full-season entries in GT Celebration and the Yokohama Drivers Cup, is participating in the one-off event in Austin, Texas, … Continue reading
Porsche-Built Race Cars to Contend In Five Series at COTA
73 Porsche race cars will represent the German marque across three sanctioning bodies and five race series at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) April 30 – May 2. The race weekend in Austin, Texas promises to be one of, if not the, largest collection of purpose-built Porsche race cars to compete in one location … Continue reading
Porsche Carrera Cup North America to Run Rounds 3 and 4 in Single Day
The Porsche Carrera Cup North America comes to the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas for its second weekend of competition, April 30 – May 2. The premier one-make Porsche racing series on the continent moved the event from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) due to travel restrictions into Canada and the resulting … Continue reading
Wright Motorsports Rides Momentum into Austin Weekend of Racing
There is no such thing as a slow weekend for Porsche customer racing team Wright Motorsports. This weekend, the Ohio-based effort heads to Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas for the next rounds of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and GT America powered by AWS, where the team currently leads both … Continue reading
Porsche Carrera Cup North America Adds Austin to Debut Season
Porsche Carrera Cup North America has added the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) to the calendar of its debut season in 2021. The Austin, Texas-area track will host Rounds 3 and 4 of the premier one-make championship April 30 – May 2. The twin, 45-minute events at COTA come as a result of ongoing COVID-19-related … Continue reading
Jan Heylen Joins Wright Motorsports for Austin GT World Challenge Event
This weekend, the GT World Challenge America powered by aws will run their penultimate double header event at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). Participating in his first-ever 24 Hours of Le Mans, full season driver Max Root will be forced to miss the two races at Circuit of the Americas. Jan Heylen will act as … Continue reading
Wright Motorsports Sweeps Am Class in Austin GT World Challenge America
Wright Motorsports celebrated a near-perfect weekend in the opening two rounds of the 2020 GT World Challenge America championship. The No. 20 Porsche 911 GT3 R of Fred Poordad and Max Root won both of the races in the AM class at Circuit of the Americas, closing out the first event of the season as … Continue reading
Porsche World Challenge America Teams Launch 2020 Race Season
The SRO GT World Challenge America and SRO GT4 America championships launch their 2020 race seasons this weekend in Austin, Texas. 14 road car-based, Porsche-built race cars will challenge in six major events at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) with customer race programs. Three Porsche 911 GT3 R racers will pursue victory at the … Continue reading
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