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Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

Record - Setting Racer Reunited with Corvette Racing Teammate Andy Pilgrim in New Cadillac SCCA World Challenge GT Program Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

DETROIT, Dec. 14, 2010 — Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

Not exact matches

VW Group is also scaling back its sports car racing programs to save money, with both Audi and Porsche running one less car in the WEC series.

Production - car - based customer racing is a giant part of the game in sports - car competition, with Audi Sport — it's responsible for the RS street cars and customer racing programs — so far delivering more than 200 R8 GT3 - spec cars worldwide (60 in the U.S.).

Although its future product program is still very much a work in progress, Maserati may make its own Q4 / AWD system standard on all upcoming sports cars.

But it's clear that without Fiat's partnership in this program, not only would there be no Spiata, there would be no ND Miata, two modern, efficient, and affordable sports cars that will help us survive a bleak enthusiasts» future of roads filled with zombie automobiles.

Direct injection and turbocharging will almost certainly be part of the program, and based on Mazda's successes in trimming what little fat was on the MX - 5 Miata, we expect a production RX sports car to have a curb weight far below 3,000 lb.

The thirty - five - year - old coordinator of West Virginia University's master's in education program soon joined the Sports Car Club of America and had even competed in an autocross before coming to Utah.

Blasi, who studied transportation design at Germany's Pforzheim University, one of the oldest design programs in the world, says she is inclined to sports — especially skiing — but not particularly to sports cars.

CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK PARK: 100th Victory in Program History Landmark achievement for sports car GT racing's premier team

«After 10 amazing years with Corvette Racing as part of one of the best American sports car teams in history, I am extremely flattered that Cadillac selected me for this very important program,» said O'Connell.

Familiar Names to Make Up Corvette Racing North American Endurance Driving Roster Fässler, Rockenfeller to support team's long - distance program in 2018 Team has three Rolex 24 and 11 Sebring victories Duo a part of three victories for Corvette Racing since start of 2016 Corvette Racing set to embark on 20th season of competition DETROIT (Dec. 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing is bringing back two well - known, championship - winning drivers for North America's biggest events in endurance sports car.

Kia Motors America's motorsports program hit a new high last year grabbing the Team and Driver titles in the 2011 Street Tuner (ST) class in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

CORVETTE RACING AT MID-OHIO: Back to Another Famed Circuit Team's first event at Mid-Ohio since 2012 Corvette Racing with eight class victories at Mid-Ohio Gavin, Milner winners at Corvette Racing's last Mid-Ohio visit Corvette Racing coming off victory No. 107 in program history DETROIT (May 1, 2018)-- Corvette Racing returns to one of its most successful venues this weekend when it visits Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the fourth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Put it in sport mode and it rockets around like an M car (without the punishing suspension and track - tuned DCT); the growl of the straight - six is muffled somewhat by the turbo plumbing, but the smoothness isn't — it's all silky torque and brilliant shift programming from the eight - speed gearbox.

«There may have been some in the sports car racing community who had questions about the capability and resolve of Corvette Racing after our initial struggles in GT,» said Doug Fehan, Corvette Racing program manager.

Lamborghini also plans to expand its racing program in North America by participating in GT Daytona (GTD) class sports car competition with the Huracán GT3 starting in 2016.

All four will be responsible for the imminent future of Cadillac endurance racing, in a program that tasks itself with making top - level sports car racing engaging and relatable again.

Maintaining continuity in the Kia Racing program's third - year, Kinetic Motorsports will build, develop and campaign the two Optima World Challenge cars while continuing Kia's Forte Koup efforts in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

The two new partners complement Audi Sport's international portfolio in the sports car program, which includes Akrapovič, Alpinestars, Bosch, Castrol, ITK Engineering, Mahle, Michelin and OZ.

This is the first super sports car in its segment to have a latest electronic stability program that offers a guaranteed functionality even at a speed of 400 Kmph.

It's also true that Team Corvette's program manager Doug Fehan has a good relationship with the ACO and I am sure he impressed upon them to remember just how popular the Corvettes are in France, as well as the large enthusiast base that will tune in to watch America's sports car compete in the new class.

Remington worked on some of the most memorable programs in American motorsports, from Lance Reventlow's grand prix and sports car programs to Carroll Shelby's Cobra and Le Mans GT40 efforts.

The manufacturer claims that this super sports car is the first in its segment to come with guaranteed functionality of electronic stability program even at its top speed.

«Both the Corvette C5 - R and C6.R earned a place among the greatest entries in the modern era of sports car racing,» said Doug Fehan, Corvette Racing Program Manager.

In his new role, he is responsible for engineering and administration for GM's motorsports programs in the American Le Mans Series (Corvette Racing), SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championship (Team Cadillac) and the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series (Pontiac GTO.R and Daytona PrototypeIn his new role, he is responsible for engineering and administration for GM's motorsports programs in the American Le Mans Series (Corvette Racing), SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championship (Team Cadillac) and the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series (Pontiac GTO.R and Daytona Prototypein the American Le Mans Series (Corvette Racing), SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championship (Team Cadillac) and the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series (Pontiac GTO.R and Daytona Prototype).

Four - Hour Monterey Sports Car Championships Is Final Test for New Production - Based GT2 Corvettes MONTEREY, Calif. — While most teams in the American Le Mans Series are looking to Saturday's Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as the end to a long season, Corvette Racing will go to the scenic California circuit to wrap up its test and development program for the GT2 version of the Compuware Corvette C6.R race cCar Championships Is Final Test for New Production - Based GT2 Corvettes MONTEREY, Calif. — While most teams in the American Le Mans Series are looking to Saturday's Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as the end to a long season, Corvette Racing will go to the scenic California circuit to wrap up its test and development program for the GT2 version of the Compuware Corvette C6.R race cCar Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as the end to a long season, Corvette Racing will go to the scenic California circuit to wrap up its test and development program for the GT2 version of the Compuware Corvette C6.R race carcar.

Beginning this month, Wesoloski will oversee engineering and budgets for GM's motorsports programs in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), SPEED SCCA World Challenge and the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.

The CVT's savior among the car guy crowd may very well be a manufacturer's willingness to program stepped «gears» into the transmission's shift pattern either in normal operation, or in a special sport or manual mode.

DETROIT (April 15, 2016)-- Corvette Racing will go for its 100th victory in program history Saturday from the second and third rows of the GT Le Mans (GTLM) grid as part of the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach.

We also welcome championship talents Ryan Briscoe and Robin Liddell to the Corvette Racing program for the opening two races of an exciting new chapter in sports car racing.»

The four - hour race at Laguna Seca on October 10 will be the final step in a five - race testing program that began with the debut of the GT2 Corvette C6.Rs in early August at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

First came the Oldsmobile's IMSA World Sports Car program that put the Aurora V - 8 in the winner's circle at the Daytona 24 - hour and Sebring 12 - hour endurance races, took the Oldsmobile marque to Le Mans, and won the 1996 WSC drivers and manufacturers championship.

As I hadn't been in an M car recently, I mistook the transmission's S setting for a sport program.

This round of crashes in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's New Car Assessment Program also included the Mitsubishi Mirage two - door sedan, the Chevrolet Astro van and the Geo Tracker two - door and Toyota 4Runner four - door sport - utilities.

Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini, says: «Exactly one year ago we have signed an agreement with the MIT - Italy Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which marked the start of a collaboration between two outstanding entities for the creation of a project that intends to write an important page in the future of super sports cars for the third millennium.

In sports cars with PDK, the Sport Response Button has been added, which is located at the middle of the driving program switch.

The two - car, factory - backed Chevrolet sports car program will compete in the production - based GT1 class (formerly GTS) of American Le Mans Series as well as the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, a race where the Corvette has won its class for three out of the past four years.

Smith has been an integral part of Bentley's sports car programs in recent years and was part of the lineup that gave the brand its first GT win at Silverstone in 2014, before going on to secure its first North American victory in the Pirelli World Challenge round at Miller Motorsports Park later that year.

That's despite the fact that Chrysler's German counterpart Mercedes - Benz features its ESP (Electronic Stability Program) on every car and sport - utility model it sells in America.

With Civic racers competing in the Pirelli World Challenge, IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge events and numerous Club Racing programs, HPD's Racing Line program not only offers the Body - In - White and accompanying performance parts, but includes direct engineering support from the HPD engineers that develop and evaluate these productin the Pirelli World Challenge, IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge events and numerous Club Racing programs, HPD's Racing Line program not only offers the Body - In - White and accompanying performance parts, but includes direct engineering support from the HPD engineers that develop and evaluate these productIn - White and accompanying performance parts, but includes direct engineering support from the HPD engineers that develop and evaluate these products.

«As America's premier production sports car racing team, Corvette Racing is excited to continue to partner with such a well known and esteemed racing technology like Mobil 1 motor oil, particularly with 2010 being such a huge year for Corvette Racing as we fully transition to a single GT class in ALMS,» said Doug Fehan, Program Manager, Corvette Racing.

«Once again, we saw one of the epic battles in all of sports car racing,» said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan.

No sports car program can claim a streak of appearances of that length at Long Beach — one that stretches back to the team's first start in 2007 as part of the American Le Mans Series and has continued uninterrupted into the present - day WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The program has already had huge success in the worldwide sports car scene, with a great transfer of technology that benefits us.

In 2006, Miller was named project manager for HPD's prototype sports car program, originally competing under the Acura banner, and in 2008 Miller was named project leader of the prograIn 2006, Miller was named project manager for HPD's prototype sports car program, originally competing under the Acura banner, and in 2008 Miller was named project leader of the prograin 2008 Miller was named project leader of the program.

Away from the PWC paddock, O'Gorman has begun his season as the Lead Coach for SCCA Track Night In America, an experiential program from the Sports Car Club of America where enthusiasts can enjoy a weeknight driving their vehicle on a racetrack.

Our customers and fans can look forward to a genuine sports car,» says Klaus Fröhlich, member of the board of the BMW AG, Development and Research, who oversees the test program in Italy.

The two - car, factory - backed Chevrolet sports car program will compete in the production - based GT1 class (formerly GTS) of American Le Mans Series as well as the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, a race...