Satisfaction and frustration coexisted at the 4th round of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge @ New Jersey Motorsports Park. When the car beneath us was running reliably, we were fast and consistent. In my opening stint, I went from 23rd to the top ten in just a few laps. We were looking good for…
Read MoreToday’s practice sessions were great; got the bugs worked out and we seem to have a car that will race well. Qualifying and the race are tomorrow, Saturday at 2:00PM ET, 11:00AM PT. Keep track of the action live @ Grand-Am.com. Also, the last race at Homestead FL, can be seen Saturday on SPEED…
Read MoreQualifying was a challenge due to ABS failure, resulting in me not able to brake as late as my competitors…started the races in 11th. I got up to 4th in race one; had the pace of the leaders, but got squeezed off the track with 2 laps remaining and ended up 12th. Race 2…
Read More2012 Scirocco R-Cup China gets ready for the season debut This weekend (April 28th & 29th, 2012), the 3-year old series – Scirocco R-Cup China is about to unveil season 2012 at Shanghai International Circuit (SIC). Scirocco R will have brand new R engines providing 270 hp. Volkswagen is not only bringing to Chinese Motorsport…
Read MoreHere in Wuhan, China, working on the business side of the racing endeavors and getting very excited and pumped about the first 2 rounds of the VW Scirocco R-Cup China series. We’ll be at the Shanghai International Circuit, with a race each on Saturday and Sunday, 4/28-29. I did some preseason testing at this circuit,…
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Read MoreNot the best of race weekends. I had only half a lap under green flag during my hour-long stint before handing the iSkin #171 to my teammate. Aleks was making a great charge though the field, but 30 meters from the finish line after 2.5hrs of racing, he and another car got together and we hit hard…
Read MoreToday’s practice went well; made a couple minor changes which seemed to help a bit. Looking for more in tomorrow’s qualifying session. Follow us via grand-am.com tomorrow at 8AM ET for final practice, and 10:15AM ET for qualifying.
Read MorePlease click on ‘Read More’ to see TV schedule - All Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge races to be televised. All times are EDT. RACE BROADCAST DATE BROADCAST TIME BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK APRIL 8TH 12 PM EDT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY MAY 12 12 PM EDT NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK MAY 26 2 PM EDT MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR…
Read MoreDC in the new issue of Road & Track Magazine! Click on ‘Read More’, then click on the article to read Sam Mitani’s monthly column.
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