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Jota set for two-car assault on Porsche Carrera Cup GB
09.01.2008:
Jota set for two-car assault on Porsche Carrera Cup GB
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Kent-based sportscar outfit, Team Jota, will expand its racing programme in 2008 to incorporate a new, two-car assault on the Porsche Carrera Cup GB.
The move is a precursor to entering the international Porsche Supercup in 2009 and the squad will likely enter two or three of the grand prix support races this year alongside their British championship commitments.
Since its formation in 2000, Team Jota has developed an impressive record in international sportscar racing, running both private and factory LMP1 Zytek entries both at Le Mans and in the American and European-based Le Mans Series, as well as the Charouz Racing Systems Lola in 2007. With significant investment supporting the Carrera Cup expansion, the teams 2008 sportscar programme will continue unaffected.
The outfit now have two brand new 997 GT3 Cup cars on order and with 2007 race winner, Sam Hancock, already signed to one of the seats, team manager Sam Hignett is confident that the outfit can be competitive from the off:
"This is a new and hugely exciting chapter in the history of Team Jota, but we dont underestimate the challenge one little bit. The Porsche Carrera Cup has gone from strength to strength in recent years and the quality of teams and drivers at the front of the field is exceptional.
The fact that Carrera Cup GB graduate Richard Westbrook won his second consecutive Porsche Super Cup title last year and double GB champion Damien Faulkner finished as runner-up in his first season on the international scene, shows exactly how strong the championship is. Were in the process of finalising the technical staff now and are taking the time to select a strong driver to put alongside Sam, who we are of course delighted to have on board."
Porsche General Manager of Marketing Geoff Turral said: "We are delighted to welcome Team Jota to Porsche Carrera Cup GB. They have a fantastic pedigree in international sportcar racing and will be a fine addition to the grid of the UKs premier one make series."
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Nik Iruwan enjoys positive ART Motorsports test
08.01.2008
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2007 Asian Formula Renault Challenge Zhuhai International Circuit China
Malaysia's promising young driver, Nik Iruwan completed successfully two days of test with championship winning Asia Racing Team (ART) Motorsports at the Zhuhai International Circuit. The team was immediately impresse weiter >> |
MSC Adenau auch in 2007 erfolgreichster Ortsclub im ADAC Mittelrhein
02.01.2008
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ADAC Mittelrhein ehrte seine erfolgreichen Motorsportler
Die erfolgreichen Sportler des MSC Adenau: v.l. Daniel Keller, Dieter Enders ( Vorsitzender ADAC Mittelrhein ), Erik Piette, Hartmut Mauer, Christian Schmitz, Thomas Brückmann, Alfred Novotny ( Vorsi weiter >> |
Brazilian GT Championship 2007 review
23.12.2007
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Xandy Negrão and Andreas Mattheis started the season with a Dodge Viper, moving to a Lamborghini for the third race. However, before the fourth event, they suffered an engine failure, and without a replacement, had to fetch the Viper, which was 2000 km away... Despite missing most weiter >> |
Avon Tyres British GT Championship
23.12.2007
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2007 Champions British GT Champion : Alex Mortimer (GBR) : "To go to the last round at Rockingham 8 points behind, with just 10 points for a win and knowing how hard it is to win this year, we knew we were up against it. But we had a great weekend and a brilliant weiter >> |
Hitech Junior commence successful Spanish FRenault Test
18.12.2007
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Hitech Junior has undergone a successful first day of testing at the Spanish circuit of Valencia yesterday with Miki Monras, Ashley Walsh and Roberti Mehri completing a number of laps each with Mehri winding up second quickest overall. Walsh finished seventh at the end of the day with Monras 13th and all three drivers will take the wheel again today before the Silverstone-based t weiter >> |
Meister im Orientierungssport des ADAC Mittelrhein 2007"
18.12.2007
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Ori-Team SCHEPP / KELLER nach dem Sieg bei der LIMES Ori des MSC Mainz-Finthen
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Mattias Ekström gewinnt das "Race of Champions"
17.12.2007
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- DTM-Champion schlägt Michael Schumacher im Finale
- Zweiter Sieg des Audi Werksfahrers in Folge
- Audi A4 DTM und Audi R10 TDI begeistern 50.000 Fans
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Ekström beats Schumacher to The Race of Champions title
17.12.2007
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Reigning Champion of Champions Mattias Ekström pulled off the seemingly impossible at Wembley Stadium today, beating the ever-dominant Michael Schumacher in The Race of Champions final.
Taking the battle down to the wire, both motorsport heavy-weights claimed one win each in the best-of-thre weiter >> |
Frédéric Vervisch dominated at Zhuhai
17.12.2007
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With a double victory in Zhuhai, Frédéric Vervisch took over the lead in the Asian Formula 3 Championship.
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The ROC Nations Cup 2007 .- Results
16.12.2007
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Quarter final 1 Winning driver Winning nation FRANCE NORWAY NORWAY Bourdais (FRA) H.Solberg (NOR) Bourdais (FRA) Muller (FRA) P.Solberg (NOR) P.Solberg (NOR) Bourdais (FRA) P. Solberg (NOR) P. Solberg (NOR)
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Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel celebrating victory
16.12.2007
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Germany wins the ROC Nations Cup
Fans at Wembley Stadium witnessed history in the making today as Team Germany, with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, claimed The ROC Nations Cup for the first time in the history of The Race of Champions.
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Race of Champions - Team England v. Team Germany in the Semi Final.
16.12.2007
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Nations Cup semi-finals
It was England versus Germany at Wembley once again this afternoon for The ROC Nations Cups semi-finals with Team Autosport England and Team Germany battling it out whilst Team Finland and Team Norway faced each other.
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The ROC Nations Cup quarter finals
16.12.2007
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Racing got underway this afternoon for The Race of Champions with The ROC Nations Cup quarter-final featuring all 16 drivers competing as national pairs.
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New Single-Seater & One-Make Series to be launched by Graham Hathaway Racing
15.12.2007
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.. AT AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL
Essex-based specialist race car preparators Graham Hathaway Racing (GHR) will launch the new Speads RM08 single-seater race car at the Autosport International show at NEC Birmingham in January (on stand CP7 in Hall 10).
The RM08 will be the first car launched at the show when it opens at 09.00 on Thursday 10 January. weiter >> |
Schumacher lured by the thrill of the chase
13.12.2007
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Only three days remain before Michael Schumacher makes his competitive racing return in The Race of Champions this Sunday (16 December) and the motorsport legend has been talking about his reasons for coming back.
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Abu Dhabi sponsors The Race of Champions
13.12.2007
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Britains winter gloom will be lifted this Sunday (16 December) when The Race of Champions blasts into London with the support of newly signed Official Destination Partner, Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority decided to build on its weiter >> |
Ekström verteidigt Titel beim "Race of Champions"
13.12.2007
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- DTM-Champion trifft auf sein Vorbild Michael Schumacher
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Heidfeld zu Weihnachten?
07.12.2007
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Weihnachten steht vor der Tür und Sie suchen noch nach besonderen Geschenkideen für Ihre Lieben?
Dann hat HEIDFELDRACING genau das Richtige für Sie.
Der HEIDFELDRACING Film ist online unter www.heidfeld-racing.de/01-racing-school/index.php
Bis zum 24.12.2007 erhalten Sie weiter >> |
Sundberg-Romero, Spansih GT Champions 2007
07.12.2007
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Domingo Romero and Peter Sundberg won the 2007 Spain GT's Championship. The deception after the last proof of the year in Jerez was forgotten when the whole RSV team was celebrating the victory of championship obtained in the track and the sports commissioners reported that a weiter >> |
FIA Non Championship Events - Calendar 2008
07.12.2007
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(57 épreuves / events)
04/01 NZ 2008 Toyota Racing Series, Round 2 (Lady Wigram Trophy) Ruapuna, Christchurch
10/01 UAE Lumina CSV Middle East Championship Dubai Autodrome
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FIA European Truck Racing Championship
07.12.2007
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Championnat d'Europe des Courses de Camions de la FIA (10 épreuves / events)
11/05 E Cataluña Catalunya
25/05 I Misano Misano
08/06 E Albacete Albacete
29/06 F Nogaro Nogaro
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27/07 GB Donington Park* Donington Park
31/08 CZ Matador Czech Truck Prix 2008 Most
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Ollie Hancock enjoys positive Fortec test
06.12.2007
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Ollie Hancocks fledgling single-seater career received another boost last week with a successful four-day test with Formula Renault UK Champions Fortec Motorsport.
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Matech Racing - End of cooperation
03.12.2007
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After a relatively short cooperation, Martin Bartek, owner and manager of Matech Concepts based in Geneva, and Christian Schumacher, designer and responsible for development and homologation for Matech Concepts of the Ford GT, worthydescendant of that legendary GT40, have decided to part company and each go their own way.
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Solberg brothers unite for Norway at Race of Champions
30.11.2007
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Petter Solberg and his brother Henning will compete together as Team Norway at the Race of Champions, the end-of-season motorsport showdown which takes place in London on 16 December.
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