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SRT Motorsports will field two SRT Viper GTS-Rs in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the first factory supported Viper effort at the race since 2000. SRT Motorsports also competes full-time in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with a two-car team.  The driver lineup for Le Mans: Tommy Kendall, Kuno Wittmer and Jonathan Bomarito in the No. 93 SRT Viper GTS-R; Marc Goossens, Dominik Farnbacher and Ryan Dalziel in the No. 53 SRT Viper GTS-R.

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In 1996, the Viper GTS-R made its debut and competed in a limited schedule in the GT1 class of the European and Asian BPR Global GT Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Finished 1-2 at 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GTS class for three consecutive years (1998-2000).
Five international GT championships.
Three-consecutive FIA GT championship...

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Martin Tomczyk described his current run of form as “the worst time in my career,” after another dismal weekend in the DTM at Lausitz. The 2011 series champion lay just four points behind eventual title winner Bruno Spengler halfway through last season, but endured a terrible second half to the campaign and failed to score a point in the final four races. His 2013 campaign has started no better with a series of on-track incidents limiting the RMG BMW driver to a best finish of 13th. Here’s more:

24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 – Test Day. Loïc Duval was the fastest man on track when he crashed his Audi R18 e-tron quattro at Tertre Rouge during the morning practice. Fortunately he’s fine.

No 74 Corvette C6R Lap In The Rain At The Le Mans Test Day 2013...

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FIA European Rally Championship title contender Craig Breen takes to Irish roads again next weekend at the renowned Donegal International Rally for the second of his planned two event outings in the Suirway Forklifts/Farm Machinery Mk2 Escort

In April it was announced that Craig would take part in both the Cartell.IE International Rally of the Lakes on 3-5 of May and the Topaz Donegal International Rally on 21-23 of June, competing in the national section of both events driving a class 13 Mk11 Escort owned and sponsored by James Coleman of Suirway Forklifts & Suirway Farm Machinery.

Breen gave a scintillating display of sideways action over the opening day’s stages in the kingdom but his performance was cut prematurely short with engine failure early on day two...

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REBELLION Racing is heading to France for the 90th anniversary edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours on 22-23June with confidence and strong determination. REBELLION Racing will be putting the team’s two Lola-Toyota B12/60 Coupé LMP1 prototypes through the toughest endurance aiming for a podium finish whilst battling for top Privateer and petrol powered honours, repeating last years and recent successes.

REBELLION Racing finished as the best privateer car in the 2011 and 2012 edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours (6th and 4th overall), results that helped the team to finish the season as the best Privateer in the 2011 ILMC and the 2012 FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The Swiss team goes into this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours as the current leaders of the FIA...

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Sebastien Loeb drove the complete Pikes Peak Hill Climb course for the first time at his latest test, and the Frenchman says he now feels ready for the competition. Prior to the latest test sessions, run over the weekend, Loeb and his 208 T16 Pikes Peak had only tackled the 12.42-mile climb in sections. The nine-time world rally champion has not had to change the set-up of the Peugeot since the first test, having immediately felt comfortable with the car in Colorado. Here’s more:

Sébastien Loeb and Rhys Millen tested the notorious Pikes Peak Hill Climb for the first official practice session ahead of the 2013 race...

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Cooper Tyres supported driver Timmy Hansen once again claimed the fastest lap of the weekend, at round five of the FIA European Rallycross Championship, held at Hell, Norway (15 – 16 June).

The young Swede set the fastest lap overall for the third event in a row, and continues to be second in the championship in his debut rallycross season.

The Norwegian event was a frustrating one for the Pro-Imp supported driver, who had the speed but not the luck to replicate his podium finish from the previous weekend in Finland.

“We were really fast here, and the car is great. In the early heats I got stuck in traffic so wasn’t able to show our true pace, but when I had clean air in heat three and four we were right up there among the best,” said Citroen DS3 driver Hansen.

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June 15, 2013 (IRVINE, Calif)   First came Road Atlanta, then Detroit, now Mid-Ohio.  The difference this time was that it was the team owner’s car taking the checkered flag with Sylvain Tremblay and Tom Long scoring the win.  Long had won the pole position and the team led the bulk of the race.  Similar to the races in Georgia and Michigan, it was a three-way battle for most of the race with a Porsche Cayman splitting the two Mazdas.  Joel Miller and Tristan Nunez in the #00 VISITFLORIDA RACING Mazda6 scored third-place points after an oil leak took them off-track late in the race.

The all-new SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel engine in the all-new Mazda6 is a true production based engine.  The engine is 51% stock by parts count, and 63% stock by weight...

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Red Bull athlete and Hansen Motorsport driver Timur Timerzyanov (RUS) took a good second place in the fifth round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship in Norway behind winner Liam Doran (GB) and increased his overall lead. The second Hansen Motorsport driver in the Final, Alexander Hvaal (NOR), came in on a strong fourth place. (File photo above)

Team principal, Kenneth Hansen, commented: “ It was initially a difficult start  to our Norwegian weekend. However as usual all of our team members redoubled their efforts and the resulting points positions speak for themselves. Once again we have proven that we are the team to beat.”

Timmy Hansen (SWE) still has second place in the Championship after what turned out not to be as good as he had hoped for...

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Monster Energy athlete Liam Doran took victory today at the fifth round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship in Hell, Norway.

Doran started on the front row having won semi-final two, next to team mate Andreas Bakkerud, who had been victorious in semi-final one. The pair made the best start, Doran just edging ahead and claimed the Monster Energy Supercharge Award for being first to the first corner.

“I really didn’t want to come second today,” said Doran. “We have had very good speed all weekend and it was only my own stupid mistake that put us down the order. I think we have been the fastest car for the last three events now, it’s great to get the win.”

Defending RX champion Timur Timerzyanov finished second, ahead of Davy Jeanney in third place...

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LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 15, 2013) – A pair of late-race passes played a major role in the outcome of Saturday’s GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Diamond Cellar Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, for entirely different reasons.

Joao Barbosa gave Action Express Racing its first Daytona Prototype (DP) victory of the season, passing Spirit of Daytona driver Richard Westbrook with 29 minutes remaining. Co-driving the No. 5 Corvette DP with Christian Fittipaldi, Barbosa made slight contact while making his pass on Westbrook in Turn 2 and went on to the lead the final 22 laps of the race.

“Just racing here is intense,” Barbosa said. “It was really hard racing, but I was able to judge traffic a little bit better and get a run on him. I knew I was a little bit faster...