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DXDT Transporter Suffers Fire En Route to Laguna Seca
Photo: Brandon Badraoui/IMSA DXDT Racing’s participation in this weekend’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is in jeopardy following a fire in the team’s transporter. Team manager Bryan Sellers confirmed to Sportscar365 that the rig, carrying its Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and all support equipment, was involved in the blaze this morning on a I-5 north of Bakersfield, Calif., which is believed to have been started by an axle failure. Sellers said he has no further information at this time. “En route to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for this weekend’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship, a mechanical incident resulted in a fully involved fire affecting the DXDT Racing transporter on I-5 north of Bakersfield,” a statement provided to Sportscar365 read. “No injuries were reported, and no other vehicles were involved. The status of the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R is currently unknown. “DXDT Racing is grateful to first res...
Nürburgring 24 Entry Increases to 161 Cars
Photo: NLS This year’s Nürburgring 24 will feature the largest grid for over a decade as an expanded 161-car entry list, which includes 41 GT3 machines in the top SP9 class, has been revealed. Event organizers had capped grids at 150 cars in recent seasons but unprecedented interest in this year’s edition, especially in the wake of four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen’s participation, has resulted in extra capacity being made available. Teams have agreed to reduce their space requirements amid a detailed reassessment of the paddock layout to enable the extra 11 cars to take part in the May 16-17 contest. “We are delighted with the extraordinary response to the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring 2026,” said race director Walter Hornung. “The fact that we can bring this large and high-calibre field to the start is only possible because so many teams have cooperated. I would like to express my sincere thanks for that. “This demonstrates the special spirit of the en...
Pro Class Driver Changes Highlight 36-Car Laguna Entry
Photo: Jamey Price/Lamborghini Year-to-year continuity won out over slightly revised lineups when it came to the overall and Pro class wins to start the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season at Sebring International Raceway in March. But two key changes have emerged in the Pro lineups since Sebring ahead of the cross-country trip West to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the third and fourth rounds of the season. A total of 36 cars are on the pre-event entry list for this weekend’s action. TR3 Racing started with a perfect Sebring weekend, as Will Bamber and Elias De La Torre IV in their No. 29 Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 secured two poles and two race wins for a maximum 32 points. In the interim, Bamber has shifted to XONINE Racing’s No. 33 entry alongside Darius Trinka while TR3 welcomes back Dennis Lind to share the No. 29 Lamborghini from Monterey onwards. The No. 33 XONINE entry finished fifth both races at Sebring. That leaves the points leaders set ...
Fukuzumi, Gamou Complete KCMG Lineup for N24
Photo: KCMG KCMG has finalized its driver lineup for next month’s Nürburgring 24, with Japanese duo Nirei Fukuzumi and Naoya Gamou completing its quartet. The two SUPER GT regulars will share the No. 47 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with David Pittard and Jesse Krohn for the Eifel classic on May 16-17, as the Hong Kong team maintains the same lineup it ran for the N24 Qualifiers earlier this month. Fukuzumi made his top-class Nordschleife debut for KCMG in NLS2, together with fellow Toyota GT500 driver Sho Tsuboi, and will be taking on the N24 for the first time. Gamou, who campaigns a Mercedes-AMG for LEON Racing in SUPER GT’s GT300 division, meanwhile is a N24 veteran, having won the SP3 class back in 2014 driving for Gazoo Racing, and was part of TG-RR’s lineup last year in the SP8T division. However, the N24 Qualifiers marked the two-time GT300 champion’s first experience of the Nordschleife in GT3 machinery. Team manager Matt Howson commented: “This season has been one of the most ...
Pilot Challenge Set for Final Laguna Seca Outing, For Now
Photo: Perry Nelson/IMSA For IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge competitors, particularly those with California ties, this year’s trip to Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will mean more. The series schedule will shift away from the West Coast, as a return to Lime Rock Park in September means Laguna Seca will drop off the Pilot Challenge calendar after this season. That adds extra incentive for those California drivers and teams to make this year’s race in Monterey memorable. There are 13 Californian drivers, all in GS, and three California-based teams among the 45 cars (31 in GS, 14 in TCR) on the entry list. One entry off to a strong start is the lone GS entry featuring two California residents on a California-based team, which features primarily California crew members. Sonoma, Calif.-based Stephen Cameron Racing’s No. 19 Ford Mustang GT4 of Palo Alto’s Sean Quinlan and San Francisco’s Gregory Liefooghe is keen to improve on some strong early-season results. The No. 19...