Last Saturday, I claimed a personal record that probably no one else cares about: I spent 15 consecutive hours at Circuit of the Americas, that amazing racetrack less than 45 minutes from my house. If you count travel, that makes for a 16 1/2-hour day. It was delightful. The occasion was the Lone Star Le […]
Tag Archives: Endurance racing
March
26
Le Racing Weekend * UPDATED*
posted by Motorista
Happiness is race weekend, and we’ve got a doozy coming up. This weekend marks the season opener of the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge, with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Florida, not Russia). As I may have mentioned once, or perhaps twenty times, I love the Pirelli World Challenge – some of my absolute favorite […]
March
15
12 Hours of Sebring 2014
posted by Motorista
Apparently, there is a saying that the 12 Hours of Sebring is longer than the 24 Hours of Daytona. Having watched this year’s Sebring race, I get it. This year’s race holds the dubious distinction of eleven full course cautions. ELEVEN. As a frame of reference, last year’s had FOUR. This year, there were a […]
March
15
Sebring and F1 Weekend! *UPDATED*
posted by Motorista
What a great way to end a busy work week: a weekend stuffed to the gills with racing! The 12 Hours of Sebring (part of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship) is happening NOW – watch the broadcast online here (commercial free!). This is the second race of the season – you may recall me talking about […]
January
25
2014 Racing Season – Starting Now!
posted by Motorista
Despite a nasty cough, the lingering reminder of the cold I got almost as soon as I returned from Detroit, I wish I was in Daytona this weekend for the Rolex 24! This 24-hour endurance race is the first of the sports car racing season, and the very first race of the new United SportsCar […]
January
04
Roar!
posted by Motorista
No, not the Katy Perry song. It’s the Roar Before the Rolex 24! In other words, the off-season is over. We are back to racing. The Rolex 24 at Daytona is the opening race of the season for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship (which, as of 2014, is the new sports car racing series, combining […]
