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WeatherTech Racing Running Fifth at Le Mans at 16 Hours
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill), Julien Andlauer (France), and Thomas Merrill (Salinas, Calif.) are currently running in fifth in the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am car in the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the 16 hour mark. At two-thirds distance of the race, the drivers have remained focused and are still … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing leading at Le Mans at Eight Hours
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill), Julien Andlauer (France), and Thomas Merrill (Salinas, Calif.) are currently running in in first place in the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am car eight hours into the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Andlauer had the wheel for the start of the twice-around-the-clock classic race. Starting from his … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing to Start Le Mans 24 Tenth
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill), Julien Andlauer (France), and Thomas Merrill (Salinas, Calif.) will start the 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the top ten on the LMGTE Am grid on Saturday. Andlauer had the wheel of the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche RSR for a red flag and rain shortened qualifying. The … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing has a successful test day at Le Mans
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill), Julien Andlauer (France), and Thomas Merrill (Salinas, Calif.) logged maximum miles today behind the wheel of the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am car in preparation for the 24 Hours of Le Mans to run June 11-12. Andlauer took the opening stints to confirm the setup of the … Continue reading
MacNeil, Andlauer, and Merrill in WeatherTech Racing Porsche for the Le Mans 24 Hours
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill), Julien Andlauer (France), and Thomas Merrill (Salinas, Calif.) will drive the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, June 11-12. MacNeil has eight starts and two podium finishes at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Porsche Factory Driver Andlauer has five starts with … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Porsche Out of the 24 hours of Le Mans
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) are out of the 24 hours of Le Mans. After 138 laps and running in sixth on the lead lap in LM GTE PRO MacNeil went off in the Ford Chicane hitting the outside wall just before pit road and ending the race … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Porsche Ready for the 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) are ready for 24 hours of racing starting on Saturday at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR continues to run at the front of the ultra-competitive GTLM PRO category, with Vanthoor posting the fastest time in the last … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Porsche Paces 24 Hours Of Le Mans Night Practice
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) were fastest in night practice after just missing Hyperpole today at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR proved, once again, it has pace. In the qualifying session run at 19:00 CET this evening Bamber couldn’t get a clean … Continue reading
Porsche Customers Earn Two Class Victories at Road America
Porsche added two class victories today to its international lifetime tally of 30,000-plus wins with titles in both the GTLM and GTD classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The two-hour, 40-minute multi-class race at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin’s Road America was the second win of the season for both the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche … Continue reading
WeatherTech Racing Wins Road America
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Matt Campbell (Australia) won today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sportscar weekend at Road America. MacNeil had the controls in the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR for the start of the two-hour-and-forty-minute race. He ran fast consistent laps up to the first yellow flag and turned … Continue reading
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