California's PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports got its first taste of the 2017 Ligier JS P217-Gibson V8 during the opening day of testing at Daytona on Tuesday, and despite shipping delays that pushed its debut to the afternoon, the team says it was pleased with the experience.Once the factory test car – built...

Thursday, July 28, 2016Tags: Renger van Der ZandeStarworks Motorsport No. 8IMSA WeatherTech Northeast Grand PrixThis weekend at a hot and slick Lime Rock Park, Starworks Motorsport earned their first overall win of the season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Following successful runs at the Detroit Grand Prix in June...

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 1, 2016) – Tom Kimber-Smith survived a late-race charge by Renger van der Zande and held on to win Sunday’s two-hour Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype Challenge (PC) and GT Daytona (GTD) classes.Kimber-Smith took the lead on...

Subtitle:Braun, Bennett, Wilkins VictoriousColin Braun took the lead in the Prototype Challenge (PC) at just under the halfway mark – at 5 hours and 52 minutes – and the No. 54 CORE autosport Flex-Box Composite Resources ORECA FLM09 dominated the second half of the race.Joined by Jon Bennett and Mark...

Chevrolet factory driver Oliver Gavin will join the British Barwell team's assault on the Spa 24 Hours in July at the wheel of one of its Lamborghinis.Gavin, who is again contesting the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Corvette Racing this year, will join Joe Osborne, Richard Abra and Mark Poole...

Defending Rolex 24 at Daytona PC winners PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports have confirmed a heavily revised driver lineup to defend its crown. Returning to defend their win is Tom Kimber-Smith who will be joined by Robert Alon for the full WeatherTech Sports Car Championship season, Jose Gutierrez joining for the Tequila Patron...

Subtitle:PR1/Mathiasen Motorsport Will Start Up FrontKeeping PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports’ slim championship hopes alive, Tom Kimber-Smith held off Johnny Mowlem to capture his first TOTAL Pole Award of the season in the Prototype Challenge (PC) class.Kimber-Smith ran a lap of 1:32.378 (98.985 mph) in the No. 52 Cuttwood/Spyder ORECA FLM09 co-driven by...

Winners of the two longest races on the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship schedule, Mike Guasch and Tom Kimber-Smith gave PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports the Prototype Challenge (PC) victory at the shortest track, capturing Saturday’s Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.After trouble struck down the two dominant cars on the seven-turn, 1.474-mile...

Subtitle:RSR Racing ORECA FLM09 To Lead PC Field At StartThe No. 11 RSR Racing ORECA FLM09 landed on pole in the Prototype Challenge (PC) class. Chris Cumming set a lap of 1:22.565 (97.581 mph), giving him his second career TOTAL Pole Award. Competition was fierce, and it wasn’t until the...

With back-to-back victories in the 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season opening endurance classics, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is looking to extend their winning streak at the California-based team’s home track; Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The PC class victories at the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 2015 Mobil 1 Twelve...