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Formula Drift: Top Formula Drift qualifier Fredric Aasbo perseveres | 2013 May 13Fredric Aasbo scored the No. 1 qualifying spot at Road Atlanta this weekend and went on to secure a top-five result following an incredible on-track clash that saw a rival driver launch over the hood of his Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC. More >>
ALMS: Fourth-place result for Team West Alex Job Racing | 2013 May 13The Team West/Alex Job Racing/Boardwalk Ferrari with Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler finished a team best fourth in GT in today's running of the American Le Mans Grand Prix of Monterey at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. More >>
ALMS: Strong showing for Dempsey/Del Piero despite last lap heartbreak | 2013 May 13Dempsey Del Piero Racing had its best weekend yet in just the team’s third race with its pair of Tully’s Coffee Porsche 911 GT3s Saturday in the American Le Mans Monterey where team owner and lead driver Patrick Dempsey joined Andy Lally for the team’s first podium result and teammates Michael Avenatti and Andrew Davis finished a season-best sixth. More >>
GT Open International: Cameron-Griffin winners; Lyons-Beretta earn podium | 2013 May 13AF Corse achieved an overall victory and category podium in the second round of the 2013 GT Open International. More >>
Asian Le Mans Series: the new challenge for Ferrari and AF Corse | 2013 May 13AF Corse will race in the 2013 Asian Le Mans Series. The team of Amato Ferrari - the reigning FIA WEC champions (GTE Pro category) with the Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 - will also join the Asian competition with a very powerful squad. More >>
ALMS: Bryce Miller, Marco Holzer and Paul Miller Racing finish 6th | 2013 May 12Bryce Miller, Marco Holzer and the Paul Miller Racing No. 48 Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR ran their most competitive race of the season Saturday in the four-hour American Le Mans Monterey where the team challenged for a top-three podium spot before posting its third consecutive sixth-place finish. More >>
AF Corse on the way to Le Mans | 2013 May 08AF Corse makes official one of the squads engaged in the next 24 Hours of Le Mans: Piergiuseppe Perazzini, Darryl O’Young and Lorenzo Casè in the Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 No.55. More >>
ALMS: Team West Alex Job Racing Heads to Laguna Seca | 2013 May 07The Team West/Alex Job Racing/Boardwalk Ferrari team is headed tothe American Le Mans Grand Prix of Monterey at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Drivers Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell are looking forward to the four-hour race that will end at dusk in the foothills of Monterey. More >>
Winning weekend at Spa for AF Corse | 2013 May 06The AF Corse squad achieved three podiums for their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2s at the Six Hours of Spa this weekend, the second race of the FIA World Endurance Championship. More >>
SRT Viper earns Long Beach podium | 2013 Apr 21SRT Motorsports capped its most impressive weekend since the return of the SRT Viper GTS-R to competition in the American Le Mans Series with two historic achievements – a pole on Friday and a podium finish on Saturday. More >>
Matt Powers wins first Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge | 2013 Apr 21Motegi Racing driver Matt Powers took the win at the inaugural Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge, the first-ever night competition held at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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Motegi Racing introduces Technomesh to the street | 2013 Apr 15Motegi Racing is proud to introduce track-proven performance for the street with the launch of its one-piece, forged Technomesh wheel in fitments suitable for high-performance sports cars. More >>
Motegi Racing introduces eight vibrant colors to popular aftermarket wheel styles | 2013 Apr 15Motegi Racing is pleased to announce the addition of eight new color choices for select styles in the brand’s top-selling wheel line. Buyers looking to customize their vehicles can now choose from a range of aftermarket wheels in green, red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, pink and gold -- in addition to more traditional black and silver-toned finishes. More >>
AF Corse succeeds at Silverstone | 2013 Apr 14Kamui Kobayashi celebrated his debut race in the N°71 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 with a podium finish in association with Toni Vilander (FIN). The pair came second in the GTE Pro category of the 6 Hours of Silverstone, round one of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship, and they immediately felt at ease with the car and their technical staff. More >>
AF Corse prepares for FIA World Endurance Championship opener | 2013 Apr 05Motegi Racing technical partner AF Corse will campaign a trio of Ferrari 458 Italias in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.
They will field two 458 Italia GT2s in the GTE Pro class, and one in GTE Am. More >>
Rival driver's mistake costs Will Power a strong finish | 2013 Mar 26Motegi Racing driver Will Power qualified on pole and led the first 26 laps of the season-opening IndyCar race and looked set for a strong finish, but a brush with a rival competitor cost him a top result. More >>
Motegi Racing debuts with Viper at Sebring | 2013 Mar 20Motegi Racing has joined the factory SRT Viper GTS-Rs effort, an exciting new entry to the GT Class in the American Le Mans Series in 2013.
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Sebring ends early for West Alex Job Racing | 2013 Mar 18The Team West/Alex Job Racing/Boardwalk Ferrari had an early end to its day at the seven hour mark at the 61st running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. More >>
Bryce Miller, Marco Holzer and Richard Lietz Finish Sixth In Paul Miller Racing No. 48 Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR on Michelin at the 12 Hours of Sebring | 2013 Mar 18Paul Miller Racing, and drivers Bryce Miller, Marco Holzer and Richard Lietz, finished sixth in Saturday’s 61st Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by “Fresh from Florida” where the team ran as high as second and on pace with the leaders throughout the day in the No. 48 Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR on Michelin. More >>
Aasbo and Powers confirmed for first-ever Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge | 2013 Mar 04Motegi Racing drivers Fredric Aasbo and Matt Powers are among the confirmed drivers on the roster for the Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge on April 19-20, part of the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend. Sixteen drivers and two alternates have been named to compete for the $25,000 prize pool. More >>
Richard Lietz Returns to Paul Miller Racing for 2013 American Le Mans Series Endurance Races in No. 48 Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR on Michelin | 2013 Mar 02Paul Miller Racing will see Porsche works driver Richard Lietz return to the team’s Michelin-shod No. 48 Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR for the longer endurance races on the 2013 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón schedule where he will co-drive with full-season teammates Bryce Miller and Marco Holzer. More >>
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach racing circuit build underway | 2013 Feb 19The green flag signaling the start of construction for the 39th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, which will run April 19-21, fell this morning on Shoreline Drive, the famed racing circuit’s front straightaway. More >>
Motegi Racing backs Super Drift Challenge at Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | 2013 Feb 18Motegi Racing will be the title sponsor of the Super Drift Challenge, the first night race in the 39-year history of the world-famous Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 19-21, race officials announced today. More >>
Motegi Racing returning to Le Mans in 2013 | 2013 Feb 01The 24 Hours of Le Mans will feature a return to competition for Motegi Racing, which ran the race-spec Technomesh wheel in the prestigious contest for the first time last year with the AF Corse Ferrari team. Le Mans organizer, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, today announced the 55 entries accepted to the starting grid. More than 70 teams applied to compete. More >>
AF Waltrip Ferrari 458 Italia competitive in the Rolex 24 at Daytona | 2013 Jan 30The No. 56 RK Motors-AF Waltrip Ferrari team finished eighth in the GT class of the 2013 Rolex 24 at Daytona. The four-driver lineup of Rob Kauffman, Michael Waltrip, Rui Aguas and Clint Bowyer completed 677 laps during the 24-hour race, finishing just one lap behind the GT winner. More >>
Aftermarket wheels add “wow factor” to production vehicles | 2013 Jan 15Consumers who fall in love with one of the 50-plus new vehicles being debuted at this year’s North American International Auto Show may be in for a disappointment. The base model available for purchase at a dealership can sometimes seem a little anemic when compared to what's presented on the show floor. But the solution could be as simple as a wheel upgrade More >>
Motegi Racing shows off Evo X fitment for Technomesh street style | 2012 Dec 17A recent photoshoot for Motegi Racing produced some stark images of a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 on a rare stormy day in California. More >>
Formula Drift driver Matt Powers shares a Day in his Life | 2012 Dec 17Motegi Racing driver Matt Powers is the subject of a new online short video showing a day in his life – including some surf, sun and drifting fun in the Need for Speed Nitto Tire Nissan S14. More >>
Matt Powers takes first-ever Drift Shifters win | 2012 Dec 10 In front of 10,000 excited fans, professional drift driver Matt Powers (USA) beat 11 other competitors from New Zealand and around the world to take the glory in the first ever Red Bull Drift Shifters. More >>
Bruni-Leo, Ferrari and AF Corse won the GT Open International | 2012 Nov 04Gianmaria Bruni and Federico Leo are the new GT Open International Champions in their AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2. Ferrari has won the Constructors’ title and AF Corse has triumphed in the Team Super GT classification. More >>
Tanner Foust and Brian Deegan battle for rallycross title | 2012 Oct 26A pair of Motegi Racing drivers are leading the charge in the 2012 Global Rallycross Championship, which will hold its season finale on Tuesday (October 30) in Las Vegas. Foust leads Deegan by just six points. More >>
Two new videos celebrate Motegi Racing | 2012 Oct 26Motegi Racing recently released two new YouTube videos celebrating the power and passion of two very different motorsports. More >>
Motegi Racing backs top teams at Petit Le Mans; video celebrates endurance racing | 2012 Oct 16In anticipation of an exciting weekend at Petit Le Mans, Motegi Racing is releasing a new YouTube short video from the 24 Hours of Le Mans earlier this year. The video was created to mark Motegi Racing’s debut at the storied endurance race as a technical partner to the winning AF Corse Ferrari team. More >>
Ferrari and AF Corse win the GT in the FIA WEC | 2012 Oct 02Ferrari wins the GT constructors’ championship, AF Corse takes GTE Pro Team title. A stratospheric outcome to the Bahrain 6 Hours, the sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. More >>
Motegi Racing selects grand prize winner | 2012 Sep 20Ian Thomas is the winner of the Motegi Racing "Design this Car" contest, and he and a guest will travel to Las Vegas next week with Motegi Racing for the Global Rallycross Championship. More >>
Lotus Alex Job Racing Takes Sixth with Evora in GT at VIR | 2012 Sep 17Lotus Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell took a season-high finish of sixth place in today's running of the American Le Mans Series VIR 240 run at Virginia International Raceway. More >>
Tagliani's Race-Leading Run Ends Early in Fontana | 2012 Sep 17The 2012 IZOD IndyCar season finale came to a close only a few laps too soon as Alex Tagliani and his Barracuda Racing crew battled for the lead. More >>
Crash at Fontana dashes Will Power's IndyCar championship bid | 2012 Sep 17Will Power and Team Penske gave it everything they had Saturday night, but an early-race accident proved to be insurmountable as Will Power fell just short in his attempt to win the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship. More >>
Tough Outing for Miller and Maassen in Inaugural ALMS Race at VIR | 2012 Sep 17Things were looking good for co-drivers Bryce Miller and Sascha Maassen and the No. 48 Dunlop/Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR team from Paul Miller Racing within the first 10 minutes of Saturday's inaugural American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón race at Virginia International Raceway. More >>
Bizzarri and Rizzoli won race 1 (GTS), Bruni Leo lie close to the top of the Drivers standing | 2012 Sep 09Good news from the International GT Open at the Hungaroring for the AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia. More >>
Lotus Alex Job Racing Finishes in Top Ten at Baltimore | 2012 Sep 04Lotus Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell drove their No. 23 Lotus Alex Job Racing Evora GT to a tenth place finish in today's American Le Mans Series Baltimore Grand Prix presented by SRT. More >>
Baltimore Sports Car Challenge Proves Challenging for Miller and Maassen | 2012 Sep 04Saturday's two-hour Baltimore Sports Car Challenge turned out to be quite challenging for a number of American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón, including No. 48 Dunlop/Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR co-drivers Bryce Miller and Sascha Maassen. More >>
Barracuda Racing's Top Ten Streak Continues | 2012 Sep 04Alex Tagliani and his Barracuda Racing crew earned an eighth place finish during a caution-filled race on the streets of Baltimore Sunday afternoon. More >>
Team Penske posts three Top-10s in Baltimore | 2012 Sep 04Ryan Briscoe recorded his second consecutive podium finish and Will Power maintained his lead in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship Sunday with a sixth-place result as all three Team Penske drivers finished inside the top-10 at the Grand Prix of Baltimore. More >>
Fredric Aasbo takes first Toyota 86-X win at Silverstone | 2012 Sep 04Fredric Aasbo and his team won the high profile British Drift Championship Super Pro finals this past weekend at the historic Silverstone F1 circuit. More >>
Top ten for Tagliani at Sonoma | 2012 Aug 27Alex Tagliani and his newly-branded Barracuda Racing team achieved a ninth-place finish for Sunday's GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. More >>
Motegi Racing driver Will Power extends IndyCar lead | 2012 Aug 27Will Power finished runner-up in Sonoma this weekend to extend his lead in the IZOD IndyCar Series drivers’ standings. He is now 36 points ahead of Ryan Hunter-Reay with two races remaining in the season. More >>
AF Corse wins at Silverstone | 2012 Aug 27The AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2, driven By Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni, won the “6 Hours of Silverstone” (GTE Pro category), the fourth seasonal event of the FIA World Endurance Championship. More >>
Podium finish for Fredric Aasbo in Las Vegas | 2012 Aug 26Need for Speed driver Fredric Aasbo took down a parade of former champions to put his Scion tC on the podium this weekend at the sixth round of the 2012 Formula DRIFT championship in Las Vegas. More >>
Dempsey Racing scores team-Best Second-Place ALMS P2 finish Saturday at Road America | 2012 Aug 20Patrick Dempsey and Joe Foster finished second Saturday in the Road American Road Race co-driving the No. 27 Trina Solar/GNC Beverages/Motegi Racing Lola-Judd. More >>
Motegi Racing introduces Technomesh wheel to ALMS with Dempsey Racing | 2012 Aug 17Motegi Racing is introducing its Technomesh forged aluminum wheel to American Le Mans Series competition with the No. 27 Dempsey Racing Trina Solar/GNC Beverages/Motegi Racing Lola-Judd P2 entry. More >>
Lotus Alex Job Racing Takes New Evora GT to Road America | 2012 Aug 14Lotus Alex Job Racing (AJR) is taking its new Lotus Evora GT to the Road America Road Race Showcase at Elkhart Lake's Road America, Aug. 16-18. More >>
Tanner Foust maintains ERC points position after tough Dutch round | 2012 Aug 14Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust emerged from a challenging race in the Netherlands with his second-place position in the European Rallycross Championship fight intact. More >>
Motegi Racing launches "Design this Car" contest | 2012 Aug 07Motegi Racing is holding a livery design contest on its Facebook page that gives entrants a shot at a grand prize trip for two to Las Vegas for Global Rallycross competition at the end of September. Facebook users are invited to "Like" Motegi Racing on Facebook where they can "Design this Car," by creating a paint scheme for the in-development Motegi Racing Ford Fiesta show car. More >>
Dempsey Racing ALMS development continues | 2012 Aug 04Dempsey Racing’s development for its new P2 program in the American Le Mans Series continued Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car where Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Dane Cameron co-drove to a fourth-place class-finish in the No. 27 Trina Solar/GNC Beverages Motegi Racing Lola-Judd in just the third race for the new effort. More >>
Top 10 for Dempsey Racing at Brickyard | 2012 Jul 31Dempsey Racing’s Charles Espenlaub and Charlie Putman drove the No. 41 FishingCapital.com/Bass 2 Billfish Mazda RX-8 GT to its third-straight top-10 finish Friday in the inaugural Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) where their teammates Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Tom Long were forced to retire in the race’s second hour with engine issues in the No. 40 VISIT FLORIDA Mazda RX-8 GT. More >>
Lotus Alex Job Racing learns more at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | 2012 Jul 23Lotus Alex Job Racing (AJR) took the next step in the development of the Evora GT at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (formerly Mosport International Raceway) for the American Le Mans Series Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Mosport today finishing with another solid ninth-place run. More >>
Miller and Maassen score top-5 finish in Grand Prix of Mosport | 2012 Jul 23Bryce Miller and Sascha Maassen picked up their best result since the 2012 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón season opener in Sunday's Grand Prix of Mosport at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in the Paul Miller Racing No. 48 Dunlop/Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. More >>
Top Five for Alex Tagliani and Team Barracuda - BHA in Edmonton | 2012 Jul 23With a chorus of cheers in the background, Alex Tagliani and his Team Barracuda - BHA crew earned a top five finish in front of the Canadian driver's "home" crowd at the Edmonton Indy on Sunday afternoon.
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Double podium for the AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 driven by Bruni and Leo | 2012 Jul 23The AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 of Gianmaria Bruni and Federico Leo scored double podiums in the fifth event of the GT Open International. More >>
Podium for Power at Edmonton IndyCar race | 2012 Jul 23Will Power drove the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet from a 17th starting position to a third-place finish this weekend at the Edmonton IndyCar race. More >>
Three AF Corse Ferrari to fight for the top positions at Brands Hatch | 2012 Jul 12The International GT Open Series returns to Brands Hatch for the third successive year this weekend (July 13-15), co-headlining with the FIA Formula Two Championship. More >>
Lotus Alex Job Racing Records Top Ten Finish at Lime Rock Park | 2012 Jul 09LIME ROCK, CONN. (July 7, 2012) - Lotus Alex Job Racing (AJR) drivers Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell drove their Lotus Alex Job Racing Evora GT to a tenth place finish in today's running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. More >>
Miller And Maassen Finish Eighth In American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix | 2012 Jul 09The No. 48 Dunlop/Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR from Paul Miller Racing picked up another top-10 result on Saturday as teammates Bryce Miller and Sascha Maassen co-drove the machine to an eighth-place result in the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. More >>
Strong pace for AF Waltrip heading into Indy | 2012 Jul 09The AF Waltrip squad, with drivers Robert Kauffman and Rui Aguas, are setting a strong pace in their Ferrari 458 Italia as they prepare for their next race in Indianapolis at the end of the month. More >>
Top Ten in Toronto for Tagliani | 2012 Jul 09For the fourth time this season, Alex Tagliani and his Team Barracuda - BHA crew earned a top-ten finish, this time in front of the Canadian driver's "home" crowd at the Honda Indy Toronto. More >>
Dempsey Racing Double Podiums in Saturday’s American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix | 2012 Jul 09Dempsey Racing scored a pair of podium finishes Saturday in the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park where Patrick Dempsey and Joe Foster finished third in the P2 class in the No. 27 GNC Beverages/Trina Solar/Motegi Racing/Dempsey Racing Lola-Judd as teammates Henri Richard and Duncan Ende snagged the final podium spot in the PC division in the Silicon Tech/Dempsey Racing No. 25 STANDD/Racer’s Roast Oreca FLM09. More >>
Will Power remains in title hunt after Toronto Indy | 2012 Jul 09Motegi Racing driver Will Power had a tough weekend at the Toronto Indy this weekend, after contact on the course put him out of the running for a top finish. More >>
Motegi Racing driver Brian Deegan scores 12th X Games medal | 2012 Jul 03Metal Mulisha/Rockstar Energy Drink driver Brian Deegan brought home a bronze medal in rallycross on Sunday after battling from the back of what analysts are calling the most competitive rallycross field ever assembled. More >>
Motegi Racing returns to X Games | 2012 Jun 26Motegi Racing will return to X Games this coming weekend with strong contenders for the Rallycross podium. Brian Deegan and Tanner Foust, both sponsored Motegi Racing drivers, are favorites for the Gold medal at Sunday’s contest held on the streets of downtown Los Angeles. More >>
Motegi Racing debuts at Le Mans 24 with AF Corse Ferrari | 2012 Jun 26It was a successful first outing for Motegi Racing at the storied 24 hour race in Le Mans. The wheel maker made its debut at the world’s most important endurance race as a technical partner to the winning AF Corse Ferrari team. Following an extensive development and testing phase, the AF Corse team is using the Motegi Racing Technomesh GT wheel on several of its top-spec competition vehicles. More >>
Victory for Tanner Foust in Norway | 2012 Jun 24Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust earned victory at the Norwegian round of the highly competitive European Rallycross Championship this weekend to extend his podium streak to four-straight races and bring him within striking distance of the overall title as the series heads into its second half. More >>
Fredric Aasbo runs the gauntlet in Jersey with the Need For Speed Scion tC | 2012 Jun 24Need for Speed driver Frederic Aasbo had a strong showing at Wall Speedway in New Jersey this weekend at Round 4 of the Formula DRIFT championship, “The Gauntlet,” to close out the series’ East Coast swing with a solid performance. More >>
VISIT FLORIDA Dempsey Racing Mazda RX-8 GTs Have Challenging Run at Detroit’s Belle Isle Grand Prix | 2012 Jun 04 Dempsey Racing’s VISIT FLORIDA Mazda RX-8 GTs had a challenging day full of ups and downs in Saturday’s inaugural appearance of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series on the Belle Isle Grand Prix Circuit in Detroit with the No. 40 VISIT FLORIDA/Dempsey Racing Mazda RX-8 GT of Patrick Dempsey and Joe Foster and the No. 41 FishingCapital.com/Bass 2 Billfish/Dempsey Racing Mazda RX-8 GT of Charles Espenlaub and Charlie Putman. More >>
Second place for Foust in challenging European Rallycross Championship race | 2012 Jun 04Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust scored another podium this weekend, earning a second-place finish in Hungary at the fourth round of the 2012 European Rallycross Championship. More >>
Will Power continues to lead IndyCar with fourth-place finish in Detroit | 2012 Jun 04Team Penske’s Will Power padded his lead in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship race Sunday by finishing fourth in the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. More >>
Top Ten Finish for Tagliani at Belle Isle | 2012 Jun 03Team Barracuda - BHA's perseverance paid off on Sunday when Alex Tagliani earned a tenth place finish at Belle Isle Raceway.
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Motegi Racing partner OMSE claims top two at Global Rallycross | 2012 May 28 The front stretch of Charlotte Motor Speedway is as far from the snows of Sweden or the gravel of Greece as one can get, but the results tonight were the same as they had been on such surfaces 30 times before as two-time World Rally Championship king Marcus Gronholm claimed victory in the first round of the Global Rallycross Championship at Charlotte.
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Podiums and positive results of the AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia | 2012 May 28The AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia returned from the Nurburgring – the second round of the GT Open International – with positive results gained at the end of the two scheduled races. More >>
Tagliani Earns 12th Place for Team Barracuda-BHA at Indianapolis 500 | 2012 May 28 During a record-setting day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Alex Tagliani and his Team Barracuda - BHA crew achieved a 12th place finish in a hard-fought race. More >>
Will Power's winning streak ends at Indy 500 | 2012 May 28Will Power’s winning streak was brought to a halt this weekend when crash in front of the Motegi Racing driver prematurely ended his bid. Even so, Power maintains his lead in the IndyCar series heading into the Detroit round July 3. More >>
Alex Tagliani qualifies 11th for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 | 2012 May 21With the chance to defend his 2011 Indianapolis 500 pole position, Alex Tagliani gave it everything during qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Pole Day. In what he described as 'four of the hardest laps of my life,' Tagliani qualified the Team Barracuda - BHA car in P11 with a four-lap average of 224.000 on Pole Day. More >>
Motegi Racing's Townsend Bell to Drive No. 99 BraunAbility/SSM Car in Indy 500 | 2012 May 17If winning the Indianapolis 500 is the task at hand, 2012 should be the year Townsend Bell and Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) drink milk together at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For the third consecutive year, Bell will attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in a car prepared by the team owned by former driver Sam Schmidt. In 2012, Bell will drive the No. 99 BraunAbility/Schmidt Pelfrey Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone car. More >>
Lotus Alex Job Racing looks ahead with development plan | 2012 May 17Lotus Alex Job Racing (AJR) utilized today's American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Monterey presented by Patron at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as another step in the development process of the new Lotus Evora GT. The team soldiered on through the race despite a transmission repair as well as an axle issue. More >>
Dempsey Racing encouraged by strong showing in ALMS P2 debut | 2012 May 16Dempsey Racing and team drivers Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Jonny Cocker passed their ALMS P2 debut “test race” with flying colors and made it to the finish of Saturday’s American Le Mans Monterey Presented by Patrón at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in the No. 27 Trina Solar/GNC Beverages/Motegi Racing/Dempsey Racing Lola-Judd. More >>
Motegi Racing partners with Global Rallycross Championship | 2012 May 14Motegi Racing is pleased to announce that it will join the 2012 Global Rallycross Championship as an official partner. The wheel company is also an official supplier to the Olsbergs MSE Ford team, and sponsors X Games rallycross Gold medalists Tanner Foust and Brian Deegan. More >>
Motegi Racing driver Will Power preparing for Indy 500 | 2012 May 14Motegi Racing driver Will Power is preparing to return to the podium May 27 at the storied Indy 500. He starts practice for the contest this week in the Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet. The 31-year-old Australian has been dominant in the IZOD IndyCar series this season, recently taking his third win in a row on the streets of Sao Paulo. Heading into the Indianapolis race, Power leads the series by 45 points over Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves. More >>
2nd for Fredric Aasbo and Need For Speed/Papadakis Racing Scion tC at Formula Drift | 2012 May 13Fredric Aasbo scored a career-best second-place finish in the Need for Speed/Papadakis Racing Scion tC this weekend, moving the driver into the top-three in the Formula Drift standings. Aasbo was a contender from the start, scoring a strong, third-place qualifying position on Friday. More >>
Successful Opening Day for Dempsey Racing In ALMS P2 Debut with New Lola-Judd at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 2012 May 11Dempsey Racing and team drivers Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Jonny Cocker all put in solid stints at the wheel of the team’s new No. 27 Trina Solar/GNC Beverages/Motegi Racing/Dempsey Racing Judd-powered Lola B12-80 Coupe that is making its ALMS P2 debut this weekend in the American Le Mans Monterey Presented by Patrón at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. More >>
Dempsey Racing to debut new ALMS P2 | 2012 May 09Just over six weeks after announcing the team’s entry into the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) P2 division in a press conference at the season-opening 60th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Dempsey Racing principals and co-drivers Patrick Dempsey and Joe Foster confirmed today that the new program will make its race debut this weekend. More >>
Team Barracuda - BHA Set to Race with Honda Power | 2012 May 09With their sights set on consecutive victories at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Team Barracuda - BHA is proud to announce a new partnership with American Honda and its Honda Performance Development (HPD) subsidiary for the remainder of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. More >>
Sao Power: Motegi Racing driver wins third in a row in Brazil | 2012 Apr 30Will Power noted in the post-qualifying news conference that rain "might mix up the results" of the Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle. More >>
GT OPEN: Bizzarri and Cadei take the lead of the GTS category on Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 2012 Apr 30PORTIMAO – At the end of the first double race of the International GT Open, Stefano Bizzarri and Niki Cadei took the lead of the championship in the GTS category on AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3. The Italian duo is also in the se- cond position of the overall standing. The places are possible thanks to the first position of the GTS category in race 1 (Saturday 28th) and the 2nd in race 2 (Sunday 29th). More >>
Podium weekend for AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italias | 2012 Apr 22The AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia, lined up in the FIA GT1 World Championship and in the FIA GT3 European Championship, took the chequared flags of the races at Zolder with great results. More >>
Motegi Racing joins AF Corse in the International GT Open | 2012 Apr 20 More >>
Successful IndyCar weekend for Motegi Racing | 2012 Apr 16Will Power drove the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet to victory this weekend at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. More >>
Power Continues Team Penske's Strong Start to 2012 | 2012 Apr 16Using a strategy that utilized tight fuel windows and capitalized on passing opportunities, Will Power overcame the INDYCAR grid penalty administered to all Chevrolet-powered cars on Sunday to win the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. More >>
Setback for Team Barracuda - BHA in Long Beach | 2012 Apr 16 What started as an unusual race weekend ended in disappointment as Alex Tagliani and Team Barracuda - BHA experienced an engine issue and contact during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday afternoon. More >>
Kessel Racing delights in the rain at Monza. | 2012 Apr 15The first round in the “Blancpain Endurance Series” ended this afternoon at Monza with a confirmation of the Kessel Racing team’s extraordinary class at the end of a three-hour-long race determined by heavy rain. More >>
AJR takes first ALMS checker | 2012 Apr 15Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell soldiered on to take the checkered flag in the No. 23 Lotus Alex Job Racing/Battery Tender/Yokohama/Lotus Evora GT's first race at the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Long Beach Grand Prix today. More >>
Miller and Maassen Finish Eighth in Long Beach | 2012 Apr 15Co-drivers Bryce Miller and Sascha Maassen unofficially retained their top-five position in the 2012 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón GT point standings after two races, and the No. 48 Dunlop/Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR was right on pace throughout the Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach, giving the Paul Miller Racing team reason for optimism after two of 10 races. More >>
Motegi Racing sponsors No. 22 Lotus DRR car in Long Beach | 2012 Apr 12Los Angeles, CA (April 12, 2012)- As Lotus DRR heads into this weekend for the third round of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season, they are proud to announce that Oriol Servia will campaign the Motegi Racing primary livery for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. More >>
Tanner Foust wins first round of 2012 European Rallycross Championship | 2012 Apr 10Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust dominated in wet conditions to win the opening round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship this weekend in southeast England. More >>
Lotus AJR Evora GT to Ride on Motegi Racing Wheels | 2012 Apr 09The No. 23 Lotus Alex Job Racing/Battery Tender/Yokohama/Lotus Evora GT will ride exclusively on Motegi Racing Wheels when it makes its American Le Mans Series GT (ALMS) debut at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 14. The Lotus AJR Evora GT will be driven by Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler. More >>
Strong start for Motegi Racing at 2012 Formula DRIFT season opener | 2012 Apr 08Fredric Aasbo and Matt Powers rode their Motegi Wheels to the streets of Long Beach, CA, this weekend for the start of the 2012 Formula DRIFT season. More >>
CEC Edition Ferrari 458 Italia Gets first Motegi Racing Technomesh wheels for street application | 2012 Apr 05What do the racing Ferrari 458 GT3/GT2 and the 2012 CEC Edition 458 Italia have in common? They are both outfitted with lightweight forged Motegi Racing wheels. More >>
Motegi Racing gets new wheels for race team in record time | 2012 Apr 04CERRITOS, CA – (March 21) Paul Miller Racing's brand-new Porsche 911 RSR GT3 started the ALMS season on new Motegi Racing Technomesh GT wheels in 2012. The team debuted at Sebring this March with a 7th place GT finish. More >>
Motegi Racing joins 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | 2012 Apr 04CERRITOS, CA (April 12, 2012) – Motegi Racing joins the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach as an official sponsor in 2012. More >>
Alex Tagliani Opens Season with a Fifteenth Place Finish | 2012 Mar 27Alex Tagliani and his Team Barracuda – BHA crew earned a fifteenth place finish for his #98 car on the streets of St. Petersburg for the IZOD IndyCar Series season opener on Sunday. More >>
Will Power earns pole, finishes in top 10 at IndyCar season opener | 2012 Mar 26Will Power earned his 25th career pole position this weekend at the opening round of the 2012 IndyCar season in St. Petersburg, and went on to finish in the top 10. More >>
Motegi Racing joins Will Power for 2012 | 2012 Mar 23Motegi Racing is proud to be part of Will Power's 2012 IndyCar campaign. Power, a fan favorite known as the "Toowoomba Tornado" will carry the distinctive Motegi Racing 'M' logo on his helmet as he fights for the championship in 2012.
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Bryan Herta Autosport Partners with Motegi Racing for 2012 Season | 2012 Mar 22Bryan Herta Autosport’s 2012 season continues to gain momentum as the team proudly announces a multi-race sponsorship with Motegi Racing, beginning with this weekend’s IZOD IndyCar Series season opener on the streets of St. Petersburg, FL. More >>
Paul Miller Racing Chopard Porsche debuts Motegi Racing wheels | 2012 Mar 13Paul Miller Racing will debut a new set of wheels in every sense of the word at this week's 60th Anniversary Twelve Hours of Sebring as the team announced today that its brand-new, Dunlop-shod No. 48 Chopard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR co-driven by Bryce Miller, Sascha Maassen and Rob Bell will utilize brand-new wheels from Motegi Racing. More >>
Driver Townsend Bell joins Lotus for 2012 ALMS campaign | 2012 Mar 01TAVARES, Florida -- Lotus Motorsports and Alex Job Racing are joining forces to compete for the American Le Mans Series GT (ALMS) championship beginning in 2012. The team will be known as Lotus Alex Job Racing (AJR). The factory-endorsed sports car team will focus its primary efforts in North America. More >>
Memorable First Rolex 24 For AF Waltrip Racing | 2012 Feb 29Upon entering the media center after his first stint behind the wheel of the No. 56 Ferrari 458 Italia, Travis Pastrana summarized the AF Waltrip team’s first Rolex 24 race at Daytona International Speedway (January 26-29). More >>
Motegi Racing introduces Technomesh GT3 wheel at the 50th anniversary Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona | 2012 Jan 26Two Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am cars competing in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona will be using the first Motegi Racing Technomesh GT3 wheels ever seen in US competition. More >>
Technomesh GT wheel to debut at Rolex 24 on Ferrari 458 | 2012 Jan 23The Motegi Racing Technomesh GT3 wheel makes its American debut with Ferrari's historic return to the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona this weekend. More >>
Indycar Loses One of the Greats | 2012 Jan 01What was to be a celebration of the inaugural IZOD INDYCAR World Championships Presented by Honda More >>
Motegi Sweeps Rallycross Podium at 2011 X-Games | 2011 Aug 01The OMSE/Ford Racing Rallycross team came to the X Games seeking gold for the third straight year in rally car competition More >>
Paul Tracy and the Dragon Racing crew have great weekend at Texas Motor Speedway | 2011 Jun 13Congratulations to Paul Tracy and the entire Dragon Racing team for a great weekend in Texas More >>
Motegi Racing Announces the Launch of a High-Performance Racing Division | 2011 May 27Motegi Racing, which engineers and supplies high-performance wheels for street, enthusiast and professional-level competition, has announced the launch of a high-performance racing division, along with major initiatives that will position the brand to be a global leader in the performance wheel market. More >>
1986 Toyota Corolla GT-S - Motegi Racing Build - By Stephan Papadakis | 2011 Mar 31This 1986 Corolla GT-S, owned by Motegi Racing, is the handywork of Stephan Papadakis. Does the name sound familiar? Well, it should. He's a legend in our industry and made history by piloting the AEM Drag Civic to World's Fastest Sport Compact and World's Quickest Honda titles in 2003-and that was just the beginning. Since becoming a legendary sport compact drag racer, he's also jumped into other segments of the industry by building an S2000 drift car... More >>
Tanner Foust talks a little bit about his racing program over at Ford Racing. | 2011 Mar 31Tanner Foust and the ROCKSTAR Etnies Ford Fiesta have dominated the recent North American RallyCross scene sweeping double gold at X Games. Foust went added to that by winning twice and capturing two additional podiums to win the 'unofficial' championship in US RallyCross exhibition series last fall. Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0yrfPVdAzI More >>
Fredric Aasbo Wins Formula Drift Invitational | 2011 Mar 31Rookie of the year Frederic Aasbo wins the Formula Drift invitational event in Abu Dhabi on February 25th, 2011. This season Need for Speed sponsored Aasbo will be taking over Tanner Foust's spot and competing in a Scion tC with Papadakis Racing. More >>
Global Rallycross a success at Irwindale | 2011 Mar 31Tanner Foust and the rest of Team Ford had a successful weekend in the inaugural Global Rallycross Championship event held at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. Tanner Foust took third in the head to head competition on Friday and locked down second place in Saturday's SuperRally, finishing behind World Rally Championship Legend and Ford Racing teammate, Marcus Gronholm. For more on the weekend's races, check out http://www.global-rallycross.com More >>
Long Beach Here We Come | 2011 Jan 01Here we are less than a month away from Round 1 of Formula Drift from Long Beach, California and we couldn't be more excited. New car, new driver, and some new rules means this year should be one of the best years to date for Formula Drift as a series. We're wishing Fredric the best of luck and can't wait to see him kick ass in the all-new Team Need for Speed/Papadakis Racing 2011 Scion TC. It's building up to be one hell of a machine. Check out the livery planned for the car.. More >>