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On to FIA GT3 round 3: Spa-Francorchamps!

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 25, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

After the flat and fast Silverstone Circuit, and the twisting corners of Oschersleben, the teams and drivers taking part in the inaugural season of the FIA GT3 European Championship will be heading fo […]

Chris Buncombe returns to the FIA GT

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 25, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Chris Buncombe is set to make his return to the Spa 24 Hour race next weekend driving the SRT Corvette C5-R. Although Chris was driving the #16 JMB Racing Maserati MC12 during ’05, he missed ou […]

Podium Finish for PTG BMW at Portland

By Team Update ⋅ July 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand, driving the No. 21 BMW Team PTG M3, delivered the team’s second podium finish of the season in yesterday’s Portland Grand Prix. Starting from the fourth positi […]

Barwell looks forward to round three

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

“We love coming to Spa and our Aston Martin DBRS9s should go really well there. We hope the GT3 racing will be as good as the Belgian beer…!” Mark Lemmer, of Barwell Motorsport, exclaime […]

All new Porsche for G2 class at Spa

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The new Porsche racing sportscar, dubbed 911 GT3 RSR made its first test laps on the Spa Francorchamps racetrack during the test day on July 5th, in preparation for its first major outing at the Proxi […]

Phoenix adds Lemeret to Spa line-up

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Phoenix Racing has announced that Belgian driver Stéphane Lemeret will be joining Andrea Piccini, Jean-Denis Deletraz and Marcel Fässler in the nr 5 Aston Martin DBR9 for the Proximus 24 H […]

Bouchut and Lechner for Race Alliance

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Race Alliance has announced that Karl Wendlinger and Philipp Peter will be joined by Robert Lechner and Christophe Bouchut for the forthcoming Proximus 24 Hours of Spa. The experienced quartet will sh […]

Four Corvettes for Spa

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Instead of the single Corvette usually competing in the three-hour FIA GT Championship races, the Proximus 24 Hours of Spa should see four representatives of
the American brand - a first for the […]

The champion returns…with GPC Sport

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Reigning FIA GT1 Champion Gabriele Gardel, from Switzerland, will make a return to the Championship for the Proximus 24 Hours of Spa, where he will race the GPC Sport Ferrari 430 GT2. “I’m […]

Francois Duval to race at Spa

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ July 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Belgian rally driver François Duval will make his endurance debut in this year’s Proximus 24 Hours of Spa, racing a Porsche 996 Cup for Prospeed Competition, in the G3 class. “It&rs […]