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May. 13, 2013

Shea Racing Unveils Car Liveries and Partners
Last Thursday the Shea Racing Team announced their 2013 program and driver lineup along with the introduction to their new “Race Car Engineer Development Program.” Today they unveil their 2013 car liveries and team partners.   Continued...

 


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May. 13, 2013

Jon Miller to make Pirelli World Challenge debut at Circuit of The Americas
The 2013 season brings new challenges and new opportunities for Jon Miller, who will be contesting the full 14 race Touring Car Championship in a Honda Civic Si with Shea Racing. Though he is no stranger to professional sports car racing, having won and stood on the podium multiple times in the Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge competition since 2006. In 2007, Miller was part of the championship winning team and finished fourth in the 2008 Grand Sport Driver Championship. He will make his debut in the Pirelli World Challenge series this weekend during the triple-header race weekend at Circuit of the Americas.   Continued...

 


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May. 10, 2013

Kia Motors America Hosts Kia Racing
After hosting over 250 guests at Round Number 3 of the Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach presented by Kia, Kia Motors America (KMA) hosted the Kia Racing team at their North American Headquarters in Irvine, CA.  Following a pair of top ten finishes, team drivers, Mark Wilkins and Nic Jonsson, were on hand to showcase the success of the turbocharged Kia Optima racecar.   Continued...

 


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May. 9, 2013

Shea Racing Announces Expanded Team Lineup
The Shea Racing Team announced today that they will campaign three new Honda race cars and add two new drivers to the team for the 2013 Pirelli World Challenge season.   Continued...

 


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May 8, 2013

Record 92-Car Pirelli World Challenge Field Set to Battle It Out at The Circuit of The Americas
A series record 92-car field heads to Austin, Texas May 17-19 for Pirelli World Challenge races at The Circuit of The Americas (COTA), as part of the V8 Supercars Austin 400 event weekend. GT and GTS classes will compete in Rounds 4 and 5, while Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec classes open their 2013 season with a triple header weekend and Rounds 1-3.   Continued...

 


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May. 7, 2013

Victory Lane
James Sofronas can't stop yawning. He's behind over 200 emails in his inbox. As he stares at his computer screen, he stretches his arms in the air above him. He shakes his head side to side, an attempt to fight off the drowsiness that seems to be consuming his Wednesday morning.   Continued...

 


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May. 3, 2013

Circuit of The Americas - The Real Deal
When you pull up to Circuit of The Americas, you instantly realize this is the real deal. This is not your ordinary racetrack or facility. This is perfection, professionalism and engineering at its peak. There is no other track in North America that has this type of look or feel.   Continued...

 


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May. 1, 2013

Tickets Now Available for Pirelli World Challenge at the Circuit of The Americas
Tickets are now available for the Pirelli World Challenge races that are part of the V8 Supercars Austin 400 event, May 17-19 at The Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, TX.   Continued...

 


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May 1, 2013

Pirelli World Challenge Long Beach Race Airs This Sunday on NBC Sports Network
Catch all of the Pirelli World Challenge Championships action from the Streets of Long Beach this coming Sunday, May 5 starting at 2 pm eastern on NBC Sports Network. The broadcast features Round 3 of the 2013 season for the GT and GTS classes.   Continued...

 


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Apr. 25, 2013

You Break It, You Buy It
If I had a dollar for every time I heard that in my relatively short lifetime I probably wouldn’t worry about breaking “it” in the first place. Alas, racecars are destined to break. Whether it be a failure of a mechanical or computer system or a driver running out of talent at any given moment, no racecar or driver is perfect. This last weekend at Long Beach I broke it.   Continued...

 


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Apr. 25, 2013

Bob Bondurant Celebrates His 80th Birthday
Bob Bondurant celebrates his 80th birthday April 27, and he’ll be sitting it out — in a race car. The World Champion driver, founder and CEO of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, proudly located on the Gila River Indian Community just outside Phoenix, will enjoy the milestone with wife Pat, family and Bondurant School employees and friends.   Continued...

 


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Apr. 21, 2013

Sofronas Wins at “Home” Race; Aschenbach Posts Blackdog Speed Shop’s First Pirelli World Challenge GTS Win at Long Beach
James Sofronas, of Villa Park, Calif., scored an overall and class win in his “hometown” race, taking Round Three of the Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach Presented by KIA. Lawson Aschenbach, of Jupiter, Fla., took his, and the Blackdog Speed Shop team’s, first GTS-class win. Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., and Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C., finished second and third in GT, respectively. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Jack Baldwin, of Marietta, Ga., completed the top-three in GTS.   Continued...

 


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Apr. 21, 2013

Lee Scores GTS Pole for Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach
Andy Lee, of Colorado Springs, Colo., set a new track record on his way to the GTS class Motul Pole for Round Three of the Pirelli World Challenge Championships at Long Beach Presented by KIA. Kevin Gleason, of Johnstown, Penn., qualified second, followed by Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis.   Continued...

 


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Apr. 20, 2013

Sofronas Takes Hometown Pole for Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach
James Sofronas, of nearby Villa Park, Calif., took the Motul Pole in exciting fashion for Round Three of the Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach Presented by KIA, setting a new track record on his final lap. Alex Figge, of Denver, Colo., qualified second.   Continued...

 


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Apr. 20, 2013

Pobst, Cunningham Fastest in Final Pirelli World Challenge Practice at Long Beach
Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., and Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., were fastest in GT and GTS, respectively, in the final practice leading into qualifying for Sunday’s Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach presented by KIA.   Continued...

 



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