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Photo: Brandon Badraoui/IMSA The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 have been given the largest weight breaks ahead of next weekend’s Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. As reflected in the latest version of the Balance of Performance , issued by IMSA on Thursday, the Corvette drops 12 kg from its most recent configuration in last month’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. It is countered, however, by a 1.7 percent and 1.2 percent reductions in power at the first and second stages, respectively. The Huracan GT3 EVO2, meanwhile, loses 13 kgs, and faces a 2.6 percent power reduction at speeds under 190 km/h but a marginal 0.3 percent increase at 200 km/h and higher. The BMW M4 GT3 EVO and Lamborghini Temerario GT3 are the only other cars to receive weight breaks for the Mosport round, with the BMW losing 5 kgs, and having a +0.9 percent and -0.5 percent change at power levels, respectively. The new-for-2026 Lamborghini Te...

Photo: Racingpixels/Creventic Creventic is moving ahead with plans for the Michelin 24H Series Middle East Trophy, having confirmed a slightly revised calendar for the 2026-27 season that will be held exclusively in the United Arab Emirates. Announced on Thursday, the three-event schedule will kick off with the first-ever Yas 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit on Dec. 11-12, followed by the 22nd annual Michelin 24H Dubai on Jan. 8-10, before concluding one week later, back at the home of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, for the Michelin 6H Abu Dhabi on Jan. 15-16. While not having previously confirmed the dates of the 24H Dubai or 6H Abu Dhabi, the opening round in December, which will run to a continuous 12-hour format, replaces the previously announced Michelin Qatar 8H , which has been postponed. Additionally, CR Track Days have been confirmed to precede each meeting, prior to official free practice, qualifying and the races themselves. Creventic is the first international organ...

Photo: Marcel Wulf/European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series has signed an extension with Goodyear for the brand to continue to act as the single tire supplier for the LMP2 and LMGT3 divisions until the 2029 season. The news follows confirmation last month that the tire manufacturer would also supply rubber for the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship for the same period . The ELMS deal includes Goodyear providing tires for the next generation of LMP2 machinery, which is due to be introduced for 2028. The company has supplied tires to LMGT3 competitors ever since the class was introduced in 2024, while its exclusive LMP2 arrangement dates back to 2021. “Extending our partnership with the ACO and the European Le Mans Series through 2029 is a strong statement of our long-term commitment to endurance racing,” said Xavier Fraipont, Vice President, Goodyear Racing. “LMP2 and LMGT3 classes are two pillars of the sport, and we are proud to continue supporting bo...

Photo: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Amna Al Qubaisi has declared that racing in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia has allowed to her to ‘fall in love’ with racing again, saying it has allowed her to focus on becoming a better driver instead of fighting against inferior equipment. The 26-year-old Emirati racer, daughter of erstwhile 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA World Endurance Championship regular Khaled Al Qubaisi, was selected as one of six newcomers to the one-make series through its Talent Pool initiative . At the halfway point of the season, which resumes at the Bangsaen street circuit in Thailand this weekend, Al Qubaisi sits tenth in the standings. The Team Jebsen driver says she has relished the chance to return to single-driver competition after a season in the Ligier European Series, where he shared a Ligier JS P4 with her younger sister Hamda, as she set out a desire to stay within the Carrera Cup ecosystem beyond the end of the current season. “My goal is to stick with Por...

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Photo: Jamey Price/Lamborghini Christopher Tasca has been declared the LB Cup class winner in last weekend’s second Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America race at Watkins Glen, which was impacted by a red flag and race-ending full-course caution. Confirmed in the release of the provisional results on Wednesday morning , a ten-second post-race time penalty was added to the No. 99 Topp Racing Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 of Rocky T Bolduc “for not maintaining the proper gap to the checker flag while under FCY.” Bolduc had initially won the race in class, despite having had a 0.207-second time penalty added to his car for having a short pit stop. The unofficial results confirmed there was an initially adjusted 0.871-second gap between Bolduc and the car directly in front of him, the Am class No. 57 XONINE Racing Lamborghini of Nick Goat, at the checkered flag under safety car conditions. Without the first penalty, it was a 1.078-second gap on the road. For ...

Inside Goodyear's commitments to LMP2, LMGT3, future aspirations in ACO-rules racing... Source: Sports Car 365