Sentences with phrase «world challenge series»

In addition to playing a role as an avid street racing enthusiast in «The Fast and the Furious» films, Walker was also a professional race car driver, participating with friend Roger Rodas in various Pirelli World Challenge Series races as driving team partners.

Starting in 2015, Cadillac joined the ultra-competitive GT3 racing scene with the brand - new ATS - V.R. Making ist debut in the Pirelli World Challenge Series, the car is build to the FIA GT3 regulations, allowing customer teams around the globe to purchase their own Cadillac race car for competition in the many racing series around the globe that are based on the popular sports car racing formula.

RealTime Racing's Peter Cunningham also will be in the Acura booth on November 4 with the TLX GT racecar that he campaigns in the Pirelli World Challenge series to talk with SEMA Show attendees.

In a one - off GT only event, the SPEED World Challenge Series took on the high banks of Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte... under the lights!

DETROIT — Chevrolet completed another successful year in motorsports in 2015, earning six manufacturer and five driver championships in NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA, United SportsCar Championship and Pirelli World Challenge series.

The Pirelli World Challenge series races will be broadcast via live stream on the series website, www.world-challenge.com.

The long awaited Aston Martin Racing Vantage V12 GT3 North American debut is set to take place this upcoming weekend in the Pirelli World Challenge series event at Sonoma Raceway.

Looking to improve upon some of the success the team found during rounds five and six of the SCCA World Challenge series, Cadillac Racing is competing with its duo of CTS - V Coupe race cars at Mid-Ohio this weekend.

Johan Schwartz returns to the Pirelli World Challenge Series in the factory built BMW M235i for the season's final two races in the TC class, Oct 13 - 15 at Laguna Seca.

Among other non-racing interests, the 54 - year - old Wisconsinite will focus his efforts on RTR's new two - car Acura NSX program in the Pirelli World Challenge series while keeping the door open to racing again in the future.

The VIR circuit is one of the most challenging tracks in the Pirelli World Challenge series, but the Ferrari has won there in the past including the first - ever GT SprintX race last year with Daniel Mancinelli and Andrea Montermini.

Full season driver Eric Powell was brought on to pilot the # 23 TCA Mazda while Pirelli World Challenge series stalwart P.J. Groenke was signed for the # 25 TCB machine along with team owner Kevin Anderson driving the # 22 Mazda.

The TV broadcast of the Pirelli World Challenge Series race from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park will run on the CBS Sports Network, May 28 at 6:30 p.m.

As part of Cadillac «s continued rebranding efforts the Cadillac Racing team has been releasing «ride along» videos from each of its races this season in the SCCA World Challenge series.

In 2014, the team expanded its program to include running two Audi R8 LMS in the TUDOR Championship, and in 2015, again expanded the program to include two Porsches in Porsche Club racing, and two McLaren 650S GT3s with K - PAX Racing in the World Challenge series.

Competing with a two car effort in the fifth and sixth rounds of the SCCA World Challenge series at Mosport International Raceway, Johnny O'Connell managed two podium finishes in his No. 3 CTS - V Coupe in front of a crowd that included...

GT Academy winner Bryan Heitkotter had a stunning weekend in the latest round of the Pirelli World Challenge series in the U.S. completing a third and fourth place finish in the two races.

In his 30 - year career, Hnatiw produced or was involved in over 500 TV shows and was also one of the most recognizable voices in auto racing announcing — for many years he was the voice of the World Challenge series.

They seemed suprised by the World Challenge series, with its new format.

The new IMSA entries will enhance Mercedes - AMG's presence within the U.S. market which, until now, was represented only by private teams racing the SLS AMG GT3 in the Pirelli World Challenge series.

The Pirelli World Challenge series kicks off on March 9 - 11 on the streets of St. Petersburg Florida.

And Volvo's feeling downright toasty recently, with Randy Pobst, Alex Figge and Andy Pilgrim starting to make a real dent in the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge Series, driving the K - PAX S60 that, as of the Mid-Ohio round, is clad with the new S60 bodywork.

Parente, 34, won the 2016 GT title for K - PAX Racing and has totaled 11 GT wins since his debut to the Pirelli World Challenge series in his championship season.

Parente won the 2016 GT title for K - PAX Racing and has 11 GT wins since his debut to the Pirelli World Challenge series.

«It was truly an honor to be recognized by the SCCA for my efforts to showcase the cars and competitors in the SPEED World Challenge series, but certainly a great deal of the credit goes to my colleagues from the Owners and Entrants Group, Jon Groom and Peter Cunningham,» said Spitzer.

«We had a very successful 2017 Pirelli World Challenge series and we did not want to change much with our Sporting Regulations in 2018,» said Marcus Haselgrove, Vice President, Competition for WC Vision.

Team Cadillac Racing drivers Johnny O'Connell and Andy Pilgrim continue to rack up the points for the 2012 SCCA World Challenge Series.

«I wanted to get into the Pirelli World Challenge series in 2015 and we made a three - race weekend in TCA at Mosport (CTMP),» he said.

And if you're wondering what that has to do with the 2016 Kia Forte Koup, you probably didn't realize that Koups have captured two straight Touring Car A titles in the Pirelli World Challenge series.

Drissi also competed in the SCCA World Challenge series between 2006 and 2010; in 2003, he had begun competing in the sports cars of the American Le Mans Series, [2] where he would make his primary effort in racing outside of Trans - Am; he currently drives in the series for RSR Racing, competing in the Prototype Challenge class, co-driving an Oreca FLM09 with Bruno Junqueira and Roberto González.

Pilgrim's day job has him piloting a CTS - V coupe for Cadillac Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge series, which, along with his five professional sports - car championships, makes him quite qualified to give us top - notch feedback.

«Both CRP Racing and the Nissan GT - R have a long history of winning races and we anticipate that success will carry over to the Pirelli World Challenge series.»

Celebrate with your favorite driver, Nate Stacy, as the Youngest Pole sitter and race winner in World Challenge Series History and his 8 podium finishes at the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car class with the very first of our Drivers Series merchandise now available in 100 % cotton.

He eventually left Corvette Racing in 2004 and moved on to the SPEED World Challenge Series where he won the championship.

Here in the United States the Nissan GT - R can be seen most often competing on the tracks of the Pirelli World Challenge Series where drivers like Ricardo Sanchez and Frankie Montecavlo of the Always Evolving / AIM Autosports team compete in Sprint X class races under Federation Internationale de L'Automobile regulated GT3 technical regulations.

Toluca Mexico's racing son was the 2014 Nissan GT Academy International winner who as previously mentioned is a driver in the GT3 Sprint X class in the Pirelli World Challenge series.

James Sofronas; 2013 Pirelli World Challenge Series driver; Wednesday, November 6, 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.; Perfect Equipment; Booth # 42273

«Competing — and winning — in the Pirelli World Challenge series allows Kia to provide tangible proof of the quality, durability, reliability and performance of the vehicles we build,» said Michael Sprague, executive vice president, sales & marketing, KMA.

The CTS - V is raced in the SCCA World Challenge series.

Peter Cunningham and Ryan Eversley drive the 42 and 43 cars in the Pirelli World Challenge series.

He currently drives the # 73 GTSport Racing Porsche Cayman S in the Pirelli World Challenge Series.

Since entering the Sports Car Club of America Pro Racing - sanctioned World Challenge series in 1993, RTR has claimed 85 race victories, along with the 14 Manufacturers» Championships and 14 Drivers» Championships.

It was built for the SCCA World Challenge series, but it'd make a hell of a track car today.

In July 2008, the World Challenge series was purchased by WC Vision, a group of investors.

There has been surprisingly little news about the Brass Monkey Nissan GT - R race team competing in the World Challenge series — party because other than their introduction, the cars haven't generated much excitement themselves.

This year, he expects to support about two dozen privately owned R8 LMS cars — two in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship for professional endurance racing, seven in the Pirelli World Challenge series for professional sprint races, and the rest in club races or at track days.

The car, which will campaign in the remainder of the Pirelli World Challenge Series, will use a unique twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine developed by Honda Performance Development.

R that made its debut at the Pirelli World Challenge Series.

Not exact matches

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I hope by the time you read this the Cubs have passed their first playoff challenge and are on their way to the World Series.