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The national series enjoying a Super Touring-esque boom

There are numerous reasons for Super Touring being upheld as the British Touring Car Championship’s zenith over 20 years on. Close racing between cars that looked and sounded different, while bearing a similarity with those you might find in the supermarket car park, is surely a factor.

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The GT racing powerhouse built on an ice cream empire

“I remember sitting there watching these GTs thundering around Spa and it was just hypnotic, and I think that’s the first time motor racing, and especially GT racing, just hooked me.”

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Rolex 24, Hour 12: MSR Acura leads AXR Cadillac at half-distance

Meyer Shank Racing’s Simon Pagenaud led the field as the clock ticked past the halfway mark in the 61st Rolex 24 Hours, with the AXR Cadillac of Alexander Sims, the WTR Acura and the #6 Porsche in hot pursuit.

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Rolex 24, Hour 6: Acura leads Cadillac at quarter-distance

Filipe Albuquerque led the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in his Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti Autosport Acura ARX-06 after six hours, chased by Pipo Derani’s Action Express Racing Cadillac V-LMDh.

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IMSA Petit Le Mans: WTR Acura leads at halfway point

Wayne Taylor Racing is in the perfect spot to win Petit Le Mans and the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, but there is still half of the race to go at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

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IMSA VIR: Pfaff Porsche and Winward Mercedes claim victories

Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell scored Pfaff Motorsports’ fifth IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Pro win of 2022 at VIR, as Winward Mercedes' Philip Ellis and Russell Ward claimed GTD victory.

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VIR IMSA: Gunn’s Aston Martin and Ward’s Mercedes take poles

Ross Gunn took pole for the IMSA’s Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway by over 0.7sec, while Russell Ward in Winward Racing’s Mercedes claimed GTD pole.

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VIR IMSA: Hawksworth’s VS Lexus dominates second practice

Jack Hawksworth’s Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F set a startling time on a qualifying simulation run at Virginia International Raceway early on during second practice, and his nearest rival was left over 0.6sec slower.

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IMSA Lime Rock: Pfaff Porsche crew takes another win

Pfaff Motorsports maintained its stranglehold on the IMSA GTD Pro category on Saturday at Lime Rock Park as Porsche factory drivers Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet scored the Canadian team's fourth win from seven starts.

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IMSA Lime Rock: Pfaff Porsche and VS Lexus take poles

Matt Campbell scored his first IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Pro pole to claim Pfaff Porsche’s third top spot start of the season, while Frankie Montecalvo claimed GTD pole in the GT-only event.

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Lime Rock IMSA: Pfaff Porsche and VS Lexus take poles

Matt Campbell scored his first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Pro pole to claim Pfaff Porsche’s third P1 start of the season, while Frankie Montecalvo claimed GTD pole in the GT-only event.

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Lime Rock IMSA: Campbell tops FP2 for Porsche by 0.051s

Porsche star Matt Campbell set the fastest time in second practice for the GTD-only IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at Lime Rock Park.

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Lime Rock IMSA: Edwards puts BMW on top in FP1

John Edwards set the fastest time in opening practice for the GTD-only IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at Lime Rock Park for BMW.

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Both GT winners excluded from Watkins Glen IMSA race

The GT class winners in the Six Hours of the Glen IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship were both stripped of victory long after the checkered flag flew on Sunday.

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IMSA Watkins Glen: Albuquerque beats Blomqvist after red flag for lightning

Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis were set for victory for Meyer Shank Racing at the IMSA Six Hours of Watkins Glen, only for a red flag for lightning to set up a late shootout won by Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor for Wayne Taylor Racing.

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IMSA Watkins Glen: Blomqvist takes pole in Meyer Shank Acura

Tom Blomqvist’s Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05 beat the similar Wayne Taylor Racing car of Filipe Albuquerque to pole for tomorrow's six-hour IMSA SportsCar Championship race at Watkins Glen.

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Watkins Glen IMSA: Acura sets pace again in second practice

The best efforts of Tom Blomqvist and Filipe Albuquerque left the Acuras of Meyer Shank Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing just 0.026sec apart at the top of the times in second practice for the Sahlen’s 6 Hours of The Glen.

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IMSA Detroit: Bourdais, van der Zande win after four-way scrap

Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande scored their second IMSA SportsCar Championship victory of the season at Detroit's Belle Isle on Saturday.

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Detroit IMSA: Bourdais, Van der Zande win epic four-car battle

Renger Van der Zande and Sebastien Bourdais prevailed in their Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac after a mesmerizing four-way battle for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship honors in Belle Isle.

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Long Beach IMSA: Ganassi Cadillacs take 1-2, Aston, BMW also win

Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande led a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Long Beach round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, while Heart of Racing’s Aston Martin and Paul Miller Racing’s BMW clinched class victories.

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IMSA Long Beach: Bourdais takes record-breaking pole in Chip Ganassi 1-2

Sebastien Bourdais led team-mate Alex Lynn in a Chip Ganassi Racing 1-2 after delivering a lap that was around 1.9s faster than the DPi lap record in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Long Beach.

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Long Beach IMSA: Brilliant Bourdais takes record-breaking pole

Sebastien Bourdais led teammate Alex Lynn in a Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac 1-2 after delivering a lap that was around 1.9sec faster than the DPi lap record.

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Long Beach IMSA: Derani's AXR Cadillac leads Practice 1

Pipo Derani’s Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R headed up opening practice on the streets of Long Beach ahead of tomorrow’s third round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

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Aston Martin announces all-factory driver line-up for GTWCE Endurance Cup

Aston Martin will be represented by an all-factory driver line-up in a full GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup campaign for the first time this season.

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Aston Martin reveals all-factory GTWCE Endurance line-up

Aston Martin will be represented by an all-factory driver line-up in a full GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup campaign for the first time this season.

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