Pat Long: Portrait of a Porsche pro
Patrick Long joined the Porsche Junior program in 2003 as a freckle faced youngster, so it seems impossible that Long, now 32, has been with Porsche for a dozen years and is the senior Porsche factory...
View ArticleCrash mars opening session at VIR
A crash right at the end of this morning’s practice session has marred Saturday’s track activities at Virginia International Raceway with the No.3 Corvette Racing entry of Jan Magnussen and the No.911...
View ArticleTrio of Porsches for Texas
The Porsche North America works team will field a third Porsche 911 RSR for the first time this season at the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship round in Austin, Texas on September 20. Contesting the...
View ArticleFirst poles for Tandy & Fittipaldi
Porsche North America’s Nick Tandy and Action Express Racing’s Christian Fittipaldi scored their first pole positions in qualifying today for tomorrow’s Petit Le Mans – the 10 hour journey at Road...
View ArticleTandy knows his way around Road Atlanta
After taking the Petit Le Mans victory at Road Atlanta last year, Nick Tandy continues to impress at the Georgian road course with pole position today for this weekend’s final round of the TUDOR...
View ArticleEarl Bamber setting the GTLM pace
Prior to the start of the 2013 season, New Zealander Earl Bamber probably had little thought of competing at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. After a stellar junior career and displays of speed in high...
View ArticlePorsche aims for fightback at Rolex
Porsche’s new North American factory team kicked off in the best possible fashion in 2014 with victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Fast forward 12 months and the Porsche pack finished qualifying with...
View ArticleRain may open door for Michelin GTLM runners
If Saturday morning’s wet conditions are a fair indicator, the battle at the front of the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen could become more crowded if rain arrives during today’s race. Track conditions...
View ArticleMichelin tire strategies
Michelin’s four technical partner teams in the GTLM class – BMW Team RLL, Corvette Racing, Porsche North America, and Risi Competizione Ferrari – all have truckloads of data, championship-winning...
View ArticlePorsche prevails in GTLM
One month ago, Nick Tandy scored an overall victory for Porsche in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Today Tandy and co-driver Patrick Pilet stood on the top step of the podium at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park...
View ArticleRisi rules Saturday practice at VIR
They may have just returned to IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car competition, but Risi Competizione is flexing their muscle at this weekend’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. Toni Vilander powered the Ferrari...
View ArticleHand, Ford take Michelin GT Challenge Pole
After lingering at the top, but not leading each of the three practice sessions, the Ford team showed their speed taking pole position in the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. Joey Hand turned an...
View ArticleCorvette leads the way at VIR
The pressure was on at the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, as the GT-only field headed out on the challenging 3.27-mile circuit for the third to last race of the 2017 season. But rather than crack under...
View ArticleFord, Ferrari fastest in Monterey
The pair of Ford GT’s may have sprinted to a one-two in the opening practice session at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, but it was Risi Competizione that took the top spot in the afternoon’s practice in...
View ArticleSuperstar third drivers join Petit Le Mans lineups
With the final race of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup, being the 10-hour Petit Le Mans, teams have brought some of the best...
View ArticlePorsche, Ferrari, BMW on top at Petit Le Mans
Three different Michelin-shod IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTLM teams took the top spot in each of the three Thursday practice sessions at Petit Le Mans. Porsche paced the opening practice...
View ArticleVilander, Ferrari on Road Atlanta pole
It’s two poles in a row for Risi Competizione’s Toni Vilander in the No. 62 Ferrari 488 GTE, taking the top spot in today’s qualifying effort for Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Backing up their...
View ArticleHalfway at Petit Le Mans
The Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE leads the battle of the brands in the GTLM class in the 20th running of the Motul Petit Le Mans with Ferrari factory ace Giancarlo Fisichella at the wheel....
View ArticleBMW, Corvette celebrate at Petit Le Mans
The sun wasn’t shining brightly, but BMW Team RLL’s Bill Auberlen, Alexander Sims and Kuno Wittmer, and Corvette Racing’s’ Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller were brilliant in the ten...
View ArticlePorsche GT Team 2018 preview
michelinracingusa.com will preview its GT Le Mans technical partner teams in the run up to next week’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. Next up is the Porsche GT Team, which narrowly missed a win here last year....
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