Extreme Speed Motorsports is searching with renewed vigor to find a primary sponsor or new partner team to keep its race-winning Nissan Onroak DPis in motion next season.With the mandatory Roar Before The 24 test at Daytona less than two months away, and the departure of Tequila Patron as the...

Qualifying for Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans delivered on the promise of this morning’s speedy practice, with record laps set in all three classes.The Prototype class had 11 cars under the DPi record, but proved a Nissan-vs Mazda battle for pole, with Pipo Derani’s mid-session lap of 1m10.437s just holding...

As Tequila Patrón ESM prepares for its final race with longtime team and series sponsor Tequila Patrón in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, team driver Ryan Dalziel has created a special edition helmet which he will wear in this weekend’s season finale, Petit Le Mans. In tribute to Tequila Patrón,...

Extreme Speed Motorsports co-owner Scott Sharp and his partner Ed Brown have a narrow window in time to find and sign a replacement for outgoing primary sponsor Tequila Patron. Although the 2018 season is still a few weeks away from its conclusion at Petit Le Mans, Sharp also knows the...

Fresh off his signing for the Action Express Racing team in 2019, Tequila Patron ESM’s Pipo Derani put in one of the patented drives that drew AXR’s attention on the way to an unexpected win at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.Teeming with aggression and determination, the Brazilian worked his usual magic...

With Tequila Patron preparing to sign off as ESM’s primary sponsor, team co-owner Scott Sharp says it’s critical to find a replacement before the new season begins in January.It means that despite ESM’s wealthy ownership base, landing corporate support will be a requirement for the Florida-based outfit to continue uninterrupted...

ESM will not seek an extension to its exclusive supply arrangement for the Nissan Onroak DPi after the end of this season.Once the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season concludes and ESM’s two-year private supply deal has run its course with Onroak, interested buyers will have the ability to purchase...

The burned No. 22 Tequila Patron ESM Nissan Onroak DPi and the crashed and replaced No. 33 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 are ready to complete the rest of IMSA’s visit to Road America.With Pipo Derani’s Nissan catching fire at the beginning of Friday’s opening practice session and Ben Keating incurring...

Tequila Patron ESM’s brutal season continued Friday morning at Road America when the No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi driven by Pipo Derani caught fire exiting Canada Corner on the opening lap of practice.The Brazilian drove to the top of the hill with flames trailing the Ligier JSP217-based prototype and pulled...

Amid the announcement of primary sponsor Tequila Patrón planning an exit at the conclusion of the season, Extreme Speed Motorsports confirmed it will return to its standard form as a two-car team for the remainder of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar.Forced to run a single Nissan Onroak DPi at Canadian...