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Photo: GT World Challenge Australia Tigani Motorsport will field a Trophy class Porsche 911 GT3 R in the full GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS season for Luke Youlden and Nathan Halstead. One-time Bathurst 1000 winner Youlden and Halstead will share the 991.1-spec No. 71 car, understood to be an ex-GTWC Asia chassis, for the six-round campaign after making a one-off outing in last year’s Queensland round. The news also means Porsche will have full-time representation on the grid this year, if not with the latest generation of machinery. “The 2026 GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS season marks the first full time campaign in any series for me since 2022 — so excited is the word,” said Youlden. “I’ve missed the competition and opportunity to sink my teeth into a full year and really get comfortable in the car. “The opportunity to work with and coach Nathan is what keeps me coming back. We’ve talked about doing this together for some time and the series provid...

Photo: David Haueter Sports car buyers choosing between coupe and convertible models almost always have to compromise. If you choose a coupe you give up being able to have the wind in your hair and the sky over your head, but if you choose a convertible you usually give up some performance due to added weight and reduced chassis stiffness. With the new Vantage Roadster, Aston Martin closes the performance gap between coupe and convertible models. The Vantage is Aston Martin’s most popular car model, positioned below the DB12 and Vanquish in the lineup. It’s also the model that they race, with Vantage GT4 and GT3-spec models racing around the world. The standard Vantage model comes in both Coupe and Roadster configurations, as do the Vantage S models, which have the same engine as the standard Vantage but are more performance oriented and track focused. Photo: David Haueter Aston Martin’s have always been beautiful to look at, and the new Vantage is no exception. It has a near...

Photo: Chris DuMond/IMSA It was a clean sweep at Circuit of The Americas for Wyatt Brichacek and Westin Workman as both drivers went from pole position to victory in both of Saturday’s IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge races as part of the NASCAR at COTA DuraMAX Grand Prix event weekend. Five hours after standing atop the victory podium for the first time in VP Racing Challenge competition, Brichacek took the green flag for Race 2 and quickly drove his No. 30 Toney Driver Development Ligier JS P325 Toyota away from the field. He steadily built his advantage throughout the race and took the checkered flag 18.850 seconds ahead of teammate Titus Sherlock in the No. 95 Ligier to preserve the sweep. The overall and LMP3 class podium was a carbon copy of Race 1 with Oscar Tunjo again finishing third in the No. 1 Gebhardt Motorsport USA Duqueine D08 Nissan. Tunjo’s fourth podium result of the season keeps him atop the VP Racing Challenge LMP3 championship standings with a 210-point cu...

Photo: Geoff Miller/IMSA Wyatt Brichacek and Westin Workman converted the pole positions in Friday night’s qualifying sessions into victories in the first race of an IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Saturday doubleheader at Circuit of The Americas. Driving the No. 30 Toney Driver Development Ligier JS P325 Toyota, Brichacek earned his first career victory in the series, leading a 1-2 sweep for the team ahead of Titus Sherlock in the No. 95 Titus Driver Development Ligier. Brichacek moved out into a fairly comfortable lead from the drop of the green flag in the 45-minute race before the race’s first full-course caution was displayed around the halfway point in the race when Jon Hirshberg crashed in Turn 3 aboard the No. 86 Forte Racing Ligier JS P320 Nissan. Hirshberg was evaluated and released from the infield care center shortly after the incident. Brichacek had Sherlock in his tire tracks for the ensuing restart with 13 minutes remaining but the full-course caution quickly r...

Photo: Fred Hardy/SRO Random Vandals Racing has revealed a three-car BMW M4 GT4 EVO lineup for Pirelli GT4 America, which sees three of its four class championship-winning drivers from 2025 return but in revised pairings. Confirmed on Friday, 2025 Silver class champion Kenton Koch, will now spearhead the No. 94 Pro-Am entry alongside reigning class champion Sam Craven. Craven’s co-driver from last year, Josh Green, meanwhile, moves to the Silver class in the No. 98 car alongside newcomer Bruno Colombo, while Judson Holt and Denny Stripling make the move from Fast Track Racing to the Paul Sparta-owned squad in the No. 188 BMW, which will race in the Am class. Notably absent is longtime Random Vandals driver Kevin Boehm, who teamed with Koch to win the Silver class title last year. Koch, who has been upgraded to FIA Gold driver rating, said: “I feel like we are going to make a pretty formidable pairing. “Pro-Am is always super competitive and has insane battles. [Sam Craven is] c...

Photo: Chouest Povoledo Racing Chouest Povoledo Racing will focus on a GT America powered by AWS-only program this year, with Ross Chouest making a bid for the SR03 championship title. Chouest will continue at the wheel of his Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for a second consecutive season in SRO America competition, although will not return to GT World Challenge America powered by AWS amid the series’ format change to single three-hour feature races. It is expected to be the only Pratt Miller-built Corvette entry in SRO America this year, with DXDT Racing understood to not be continuing in the series. FIA Bronze-rated driver Chouest enjoyed a breakout season in GT America last year, claiming overall wins at Road America, Barber Motorsports Park and Indianapolis Motor Speedway en route to a third place finish in the drivers’ standings. “We chose the Corvette Z06 GT3.R because we knew it could win, and after three victories last season, I think we are on to something,” said team pri...