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Photo: Fabian Lagunas/SRO SRO America will continue its partnership with Vbrick, which has now been named as the Official Enterprise Video Partner of SRO America. The collaboration introduces SRO RaceControl powered by Vbrick, a powerful new Live Experience Platform (LXP) designed to enhance the fan viewing experience across SRO America’s live race broadcasts. Powered by Vbrick’s new enterprise-grade live experience platform, SRO RaceControl will allow fans to customize how they watch races by selecting from multiple live camera feeds, including direct onboard views from competing cars in the field. After initially launching the multiviewer platform in 2025, this new and improved version will introduce even more expanded coverage options with onboard offerings being available in GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, GT America powered by AWS and Pirelli GT4 America. SRO RaceControl combines multiple interactive elements into one streamlined viewing hub. Fans will be able t...

Photo: RAFA Racing Team Jem Hepworth, Tatiana Calderon, Chloe Chambers and Ian Porter will lead RAFA Racing Team’s two-car effort in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, beginning with next week’s season opener at Sebring International Raceway. Chambers will pair with Porter in one RAFA Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2, while Hepworth teams with Calderon in the second entry as the organization continues its presence in one of North America’s most competitive single-make championships. Chambers is set to return to full-time competition in the U.S. after two race-winning seasons in F1 Academy. Her first experience with the Lamborghini came during the Sebring test, which she described as an important opportunity to adapt to the car’s unique characteristics. “It was my first time driving that car,” said Chambers. “I have a decent amount of experience in sports cars, but primarily my experience is in open-wheel cars, so it’s definitely an adjustment. “I think th...

Photo: Ferrari Nestled in California’s Coachella Valley with sweeping views of the Santa Rosa Mountains, The Thermal Club serves as the scenic backdrop for the latest round of Ferrari Challenge North America. Located just outside Palm Springs, and minutes away from the Mexico border, Thermal has caught the eye of motorsport fans across the world for its luxury and exclusivity – much like the automotive manufacturer it welcomes this weekend.   A private race track that doesn’t often pull back the curtains on its facility, Thermal reached mainstream audiences in 2025 with its first professional motorsports race featuring the IndyCar Series. The same series held an exhibition race at Thermal one year prior, and SRO America also ran an offseason invitational event at the private racetrack back in 2019. Because of its rarity, this weekend offers Ferrari fans – and sports car enthusiasts around the world – a unique opportunity to see racing at one of North America’s most exclusive...

Photo: MPS Agency Formula 1 superstar Max Verstappen has opened up on his motivations for contesting this year’s Nürburgring 24, adding he is open to the possibility of contesting extra NLS races should the grand prix calendar change amid the current Middle East conflict. Earlier this week, the four-time F1 world champion was confirmed for his debut in the Eifel classic at the wheel of a Winward Racing-prepared Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo entered under the Verstappen Racing banner, and will also contest this month’s NLS2. It follows Verstappen’s first flirtations with the Nordschleife last year, as he contested two NLS rounds in between his F1 commitments for Red Bull Racing. Asked in the drivers’ press conference ahead of this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai about his motivation for contesting the N24, Verstappen: “Because it’s one of the best races in the world. It’s one of the best tracks. “Honestly in a GT car, for me, that’s the perfect speed around there. I think if y...

Image: GT World Challenge Australia Renee Gracie will return to the Pro-Am class of this year’s GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS at the wheel of a Ferrari 296 GT3 backed by her long-time sponsor OnlyFans, with Supercars star Will Davison confirmed as her co-driver. Gracie, 31, has been a fixture of the series for the past three seasons, winning last year’s Am class title driving a Melbourne Performance Centre-run Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II solo. Having wrapped up the crown with a round to spare, she returned to the Pro-Am ranks for the Hampton Downs season finale in a guest MPC Audi entry with Damon Leitch. Last week it was announced Gracie would pilot a 296 GT3 entered under the OnlyFans Racing banner for her full-time return to Pro-Am, which she last contested in 2024. Now it has been confirmed that her co-driver will be two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Davison, who concluded his full-time career in Australian Supercars at the end of last season — although he continues to ...

Photo: SUPER GT Pacific Racing’s Yusuke Tomibayashi has described the team’s new BMW M4 GTE EVO as “amazing” after making a strong start in last week’s official Okayama pre-season test. The Michelin-shod Pacific BMW was making its very first outing in the two-day test, having not taken part in any private testing, but impressed out of the box as Tomibayashi topped Friday afternoon’s second session with a best lap of 1:25.798. It proved enough for tenth overall across both days out of the 28 cars present, just under nine tenths slower than the pace-setting LM Corsa Lexus LC500 GT. While not wishing to get carried away by the team’s performance, Tomibayashi said he was encouraged by how the BMW — understood to be a used chassis, but not the same one that raced with Team Studie in 2024 — performed in its first run. “The team did a great job getting the car ready for the test despite the lack of time, and even though we had some concerns, we didn’t end up having any [reliability] i...

Photo: Mike Levitt/IMSA A 55-car entry has been confirmed for next weekend’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Michelin Endurance Cup season. Released by IMSA on Wednesday , the entry is comprised of 11 GTPs, 12 LMP2 cars, 13 GTD Pro entries and 19 GTDs. There are no major changes in the GTP ranks from the previously announced lineups except for a car number change to the JDC-Miller Motorsports Porsche 963, which will now sport the No. 5 because of returning sponsorship from Mustang Sampling. Tijmen van der Helm, Nico Pino and Kaylen Frederick remain the three drivers for the lone privateer entry in top-level sports car car racing competition worldwide. LMP2 has a dozen entries with the addition of JDC-Miller’s LMP2 car, featuring Gerry Kraut, Josh Burdon and Sennan Fielding, which joins the grid in place of AF Corse’s Oreca 07 Gibson, which was understood to have been a one-off for Daytona. Inter Europol Compe...