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Porsche Carrera Cup North America to Debut in 2021
30-years in the making, the Porsche Carrera Cup North America is scheduled to debut in 2021. The premier one-make race series in the United States and Canada will utilize a combination of the latest yet-to-be-unveiled Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car and MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport Cup N3 racing slick to challenge the best road and … Continue reading
Archangel Motorsports Battles to a Top Five at VIRginia International Raceway
A Sunday packed with battles and promise saw Archangel Motorsports drivers, Alan Brynjolfsson and Trent Hindman drive the No. 7 VOLT Lighting Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 to a fifth place finish at VIRginia International Raceway. Minimal track time and shortened sessions didn’t play as a problem for Archangel Motorsports as speed found in practice translated … Continue reading
Metni Wins Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA Race 2 at VIR
“One for the old guys!” exclaimed driver Alan Metni as he emerged from his No. 99 No. 99 Kelly-Moss/AM Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car in victory lane at VIRginia International Raceway Sunday morning. It was the first time Metni was presented the checkered flag, emblematic of an overall Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by … Continue reading
IMSA podium instead of victory for Porsche at VIR
The Porsche GT Team has concluded round five of this season’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on positions three and five. In an eventful race at the Virginia International Raceway in the east of the USA, Britain’s Nick Tandy and his French teammate Frédéric Makowiecki scored a podium result instead of the deserved victory in their … Continue reading
Wright Motorsports Charges to Finish Fifth at VIR
The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR offered a variety of excitement this weekend as 20 GT cars in two classes battled it out for another exciting round in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 1st Phorm No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R showed strong speeds all weekend, culminating in a run through the field from … Continue reading
Toasty Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA Victory Goes to Kingsley at VIR
On-track action during the first Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama race of the weekend was just as hot as the temperature on Saturday afternoon at VIRginia International Raceway. Coming out on top for the second time in three 2020 races was Canadian racer Jeff Kingsley in the No. 16 Kelly-Moss Road and Race … Continue reading
