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Formula DRIFT Extends Partnership With Road Atlanta into 2018

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Category: Drift Atlanta

Created: Tuesday, March 01 2016 15:35

01 Mar

Long Beach, Calif. – March 1, 2016 – Formula DRIFT presented by BlackVue has renewed their partnership with Road Atlanta for three years extending into 2018. The inaugural Formula DRIFT event was held at Road Atlanta in 2004 and will now be one of the longest relationships for the Series.

“Road Atlanta will always be a historic and sentimental venue for the Series,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Since the beginning Road Atlanta has believed in this then unknown sport of drifting and here we are thirteen years later. The venue dedicated resources to build the now famous Turn 10 “horseshoe” that fans and drivers have come to love for exciting door-to-door action.”

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Corvette C7.Rs Finish 1-2 For Closest Class Finish In Rolex 24 History

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Category: Motul Petit Le Mans

Created: Sunday, January 31 2016 11:20

31 Jan

Gavin Edges Garcia To Win GTLM By Only 0.034 Seconds

For Corvette Racing, the question entering the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona was simple: How do you top 2015?

Last year, the team’s pair of Corvette C7.Rs won the Rolex 24, Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class and then the team won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The answer was delivered Sunday in an epic 1-2 finish, with the 2015 Le Mans-winning No. 4 Corvette C7.R of Oliver Gavin edging the 2015 Daytona and Sebring-winning No. 3 Corvette C7.R of Antonio Garcia to the line by 0.034 seconds, the closest class finish in the history of the Rolex 24.

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Derani Wins For Tequila Patrón Honda In 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona

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Category: Motul Petit Le Mans

Created: Sunday, January 31 2016 11:16

31 Jan

Driving like a seasoned veteran, 22-year-old Pipo Derani took the lead with one-hour, 17-minutes remaining and pulled away down the stretch to lead Tequila Patrón ESM to victory in the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona, capping off a sensational race in the opening round of the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup.

Derani was joined by Johannes van Overbeek and car owners Ed Brown and Scott Sharp in the No. 2 Honda Ligier JS P2. It was the first overall triumph for both Honda and Ligier in the event, and the second overall victory for Sharp, who teamed with rival car owner Wayne Taylor in 1996.

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