Audi to produce street car based on R8 LMS race car

Audi will produce 60 R8 LMS street cars, in the United States, based on their GT3 spec race car, used in the GT Daytona class in the Tudor Championship.

http://www.imsa.com/articles/audi-produce-street-car-based-r8-lms-race-car

PRUETT: Why are GTD teams choosing Pirelli World Challenge?

Racer magazine's Marshall Pruett asks and gives the answer to a very logical question.  Why are teams in the GT Daytona class of the Tudor Championship, now flocking to Pirelli World Challenge?

http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/110343-pruett-why-are-gtd-teams-choosing-pirelli-world-challenge

2015 Silly Season Update 1: GTE-Pro/GTE-Am

The first silly season update for the GTE-Pro/GTE-Am classes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/2015-silly-season-update-1-gte-progte-am/

Six Hours of Fuji Part 3

The third and final segment of the Fuji 6 Hours.

Toyota finishes 1-2 in their home race at Fuji Speedway with car #8 of Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi taking the win, over the team car #7 of Alexander Wurz, Stephane Sarrazin, and Kazuki Nakajima.  The #26 G Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 Nissan of Romain Rusinov, Olivier Pla, and Julien Canal is victorious in LMP2.  LM GTE Pro honors go to the #51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia of Toni Vilander and Gianmaria Bruni.  In LM GTE Am, it's the #95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage, winning the class, in the hands of Kristian Poulsen, David Heinemeier-Hanson, and Nicki Thiim.

Overall/LMP 1: #8 Davidson/Buemi     Toyota TS 040 Hybrid

             LMP 2: #26 Rusinov/Pla/Canal   Ligier JS P2 Nissan

            LM GTE Pro: #51 Vilander/Bruni     Ferrari 458 Italia

           LM GTE Am: #95 Poulsen/Heinemeier-Hanson/Thiim     Aston Martin V8 Vantage

This weekend will be the next race of the championship.  There are only three left.  It's the Six Hours of Shanghai at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China.  Results, and possible video highlights, will follow, soon.  Stay tuned.

Six Hours of Fuji Part 2

Part two of the Six Hours of Fuji for the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Six Hours of Fuji Part 1

Part one of the FIA World Endurance Championship Six Hours of Fuji at Fuji Speedway in Fuji, Japan.  Stay tuned for parts two and three.

The Report Card: Final Grades

North American Sportscar blog writer, Paolo Mendioro puts on the teacher's hat, and gives final grades to the Prototype teams, after the inaugural season of the Tudor United Sports Car Championship.

http://nasportscar.com/the-report-card-final-grades/