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Photo: Jamey Price/Lamborghini Danny Formal topped the time charts in both Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America practice sessions ahead of this weekend’s pair of races at Road America. Formal, who along with Wayne Taylor Racing co-driver Graham Doyle remain undefeated on the season in Pro-Am, reeled off a best lap of 2:05.983 in Thursday’s opening session. The Costa Rican edged out teammate Hampus Ericsson in the Pro class No. 1 WTR Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 by 0.298 seconds. Will Bamber set the third quickest time overall in the No. 33 XONINE Racing entry, with the Pro championship-leading No. 29 TR3 Racing Lamborghini of Dennis Lind was fourth. The No. 36 Kaizen Autosport entry of Joel Miller was fifth quickest and second in Pro-Am. Paul Whiting led the way in the Am class, despite his SP Motorsports co-driver Daniel Morillo suffering a spin in Turn 14 with ten minutes left of the first session. TB Autosports’ Philippe Touchette was quickest in ...

Photo: Jessica Johnk/Porsche Porsche Carrera Cup North America rookie Callum Hedge led the way in the pair of practice sessions for this weekend’s triple-header at Road America. The Kiwi topped the times both 30 and 40-minute sessions on Thursday morning, with his benchmark 2:08.350 lap time from the latter good enough to edge out points leader Tyler Maxson by more than three-tenths. It came, however, after the JDX Racing driver, along with three others, served drive-through penalties in the second session for repeated track limits violations in either Turns 1 and 14. Both sessions ran without any stoppages or accidents, though. Jared Thomas was third quickest in the combined times in his JTR Motorsports Engineering Porsche 911 Cup, ahead of recent first-time winner Janne Stiak in the No. 40 ACI Motorsports entry, in a time that was set in the early morning session. Sabre Cook completed the overall top-five in her JDX entry. Patrick Mulcachy was quickest in Pro-Am in his A...

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Image: BMW The No. 24 Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 will sport a special livery promoting the upcoming ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ film in this weekend’s Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America. Teased by BMW on social media on Wednesday, the Dries Vanthoor and Sheldon van der Linde-driven GTP entry will feature the special design for the summer blockbuster, which opens in theaters on Friday. It comes as part of a wider collaboration between the two brands. BMW previously announced that both its new iX3 and 5 Series will be featured in the film starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Zendaya as MJ. A one-off iX3 Flow show car with animated E Ink Prism panels will be on display at BMW Welt through September, while owners of compatible BMWs in more than 70 countries can unlock a Spider-Man startup animation in their cars. Image: BMW Source: Sports Car 365

Photo: DXDT Racing Robert Wickens will make his IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance debut this weekend after receiving a last-minute call-up to tackle the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America with DXDT Racing in place of Salih Yoluc. Canadian racer Wickens has already contested two of the shorter WeatherTech Championship races this year — at Long Beach and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park — in DXDT’s Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R alongside Mason Fillipi, but will now step in for this weekend’s six-hour contest with Yoluc absent due to a family emergency. Wickens will therefore join Fillipi and Charlie Eastwood at the controls of the No. 36 GTD class Corvette. He has taken a best result of sixth in class from his two previous outings this year, while a fourth place at CTMP was the highlight of his five sprint appearances with the squad last season. Wickens had also been due to contest the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca round earlier this year ...

Photo: Gruppe C Photography/IGTC Ralf Aron will make his return to racing in this weekend’s NLS7 following the injuries he sustained in his huge crash during this year’s Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour. The Estonian driver will drive the No. 80 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo alongside Luca Stolz in Sunday’s six-hour ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen. It will mark his first race outing since the Intercontinental GT Challenge season opener in February, when he suffered two fractured vertebra after slamming into the stationary Porsche 911 GT3 R of Johannes Zelger approaching Forrest’s Elbow. After a period of recovery, Aron has partaken in multiple tests at the wheel of the AMG GT3 in preparation for his return to competition. “From a physical standpoint, I am fit again,” Aron told Sportscar365 in an exclusive interview. “The recovery has been really good. I have been working hard with rehab in the gym and swimming, all sorts of stuff, so I feel re...

Photo: Wes Duenkel/Ford Joey Hand will make his return to the wheel of Gradient Racing’s Ford Mustang GT3 EVO in this weekend’s Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America, following a recovery from a fractured pelvis due to a karting accident. The veteran Ford driver will join Jake Walker and Till Bechtolsheimer in the GTD class entry for the six-hour race at the Wisconsin circuit. It comes after Hand was forced to miss the most recent Endurance Cup round , which saw the team’s sprint driver Corey Lewis sub. “I’m thrilled to be back in the race car with Gradient Racing, driving the Ford Mustang GT3 that I know and love so much,” said Hand. “I can’t think of a better place to make my return than Road America. “It’s my favorite race track in the world, one of the greatest places to race, with incredible fans, great food and everything that makes Road America so special. “I’m really looking forward to getting back behind the ...