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| APR Motorsport enters two VW GTI’s at Mid-Ohio World Challenge Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT APR Motorsport will enter two VW’s in the Touring Class at this weekend’s Cadillac Mid-Ohio Grand Prix presented by Stoptech. The team last competed in the Pirelli World Challenge at last season’s series finale at Road Atlanta where Josh Hurley finished second in Touring Car. But to race this weekend they will need a pair of drivers, and the team has secured the services of the two best drivers that weren’t doing anything else. Finding the best Mexican they could, the team will have Alex Popow drive the no. 94 APR VW GTI this weekend. This will be Popow’s first Pirelli World Challenge start. Popow finished second overall at this year’s 24 Hours of Daytona, and was a class winner at the 12 Hours of Sebring. He currently leads the American Le Mans Series LMPC class championship, and last weekend co-drove to victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Daytona Prototype class. “I’m not Mexican, I’m from Venezuela,” said Popow. “It’s a completely different country. It’s not even on the same continent. There’s a giant Venezuela sticker on the car! But whatever, I’m excited to drive with APR Motorsport at Mid-Ohio. I have driven with them for a few events in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and this new challenge in World Challenge has me really excited. It has been a few seasons since I’ve done a sprint race and a standing start so this should be a lot of fun.” Going European for their second driver, the team has selected redhead Ian Baas, from Ireland (probably) to drive the no. 49 APR VW GTI. Baas has several previous starts in World Challenge competition, where he raced throughout the 2006 and 2007 seasons in a Audi A4 in the Touring Class. Baas has also scored several victories in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – as well as a class win at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. “Actually, I was born in Indianapolis, and I’ve lived here my whole life,” said Baas. “But my ancestry is German, Dutch, and Irish, so you were close. And my last name means ‘Boss’. No matter, we are really excited to get back into World Challenge after we did a couple of races last season. Sprint races are really fun and with the mixed classes in World Challenge, it’s a real challenge for the drivers in the Touring Class. Our APR VW will be up to the challenge.” The one-week turnaround between Indianapolis and Mid-Ohio presents a challenge for the team, but APR Motorsport’s Director of Motorsport, Jeff Mishtawy, is anxious to see the team’s VW’s in action in the Pirelli World Challenge. “We’ve kept an eye on things in World Challenge and this race presented a good opportunity to come back for another shot,” said Mishtawy. “The VW’s are a strong package in World Challenge right now so we want to see what our cars, which ordinarily race for two and a half hours, can do in a sprint race format. Alex and Ian should have a lot of fun mixing it up this weekend.” The doubleheader begins with the first race on Saturday, August 4th at 5:10 PM ET. The second race will be run Sunday morning, at 9:55 AM ET. Both races will be shown live on www.world-challengeTV.com, with a television broadcast on NBC Sports on August 25th at 1:30 PM ET. - APR Motorsport Related posts: You're reading APR Motorsport enters two VW GTI’s at Mid-Ohio World Challenge originally posted on oneighturbo.com. If you've enjoyed this article, be sure and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube.
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| Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT The Real Racing series was developed by Firemint in 2009 and the recently announced Firemonkeys team is excited to unveil a few features from the newest iteration of the series. Featuring all-new licensed tracks and a robust lineup of licensed cars from all-new manufacturers, Real Racing 3 is set to deliver a rich, next-gen racing experience with the most beautiful and authentic circuit racing available on mobile devices. Real Cars Real Tracks Real Racing Experience - Firemonkeys Related posts: You're reading Real Racing 3 coming 2012 originally posted on oneighturbo.com. If you've enjoyed this article, be sure and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube.
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| 2012 ALMS Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge Spotter Guide Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:33 AM PDT The Mid-Ohio Spotter Guide is now available from Andy Blackmore. Prepare early for qualifying later at 12:15PM EDT on ESPN3 Download hereThe 2.4-mile, 15-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has fiercely challenged the mettle of the world’s top drivers for more than four decades. Related posts: You're reading 2012 ALMS Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge Spotter Guide originally posted on oneighturbo.com. If you've enjoyed this article, be sure and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube.
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| Flying Lizards looking to redeem themselves at Mid-Ohio Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT The Lizards head to the heartland this week for Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, the sixth event on the 10-race ALMS schedule. The driver lineup for the race is Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long in the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and Marco Holzer and Seth Neiman in the No. 44. After a disappointing final result following the No. 45′s first-place finish at Mosport. Bergmeister and Long are now sixth in the 2012 ALMS GT drivers’ championship with 39 points. Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen of the No. 3 Corvette lead with 80 points. The Lizards are fourth in the team championship with 50 points; Corvette Racing leads with 94 points. There are 108 points possible left in the season. Flying Lizard chief engineer Craig Watkins discussed the unique setup challenges of the 2.258 mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio road course, “Mid-Ohio is a complex track in terms of race setup. It’s all about transitions and tires: there are a lot of tight radius turns, some of them right/left and some left/right combinations. It’s crucial to have a balanced racecar that can handle fast transitions but still optimize tire wear. There’s only one significantly fast straight at Mid-Ohio, and that leads directly into a Serpentine ‘S’ of four consecutive slower turns. The cars need to be engineered to get through there quickly, and then be ready for the higher speed turns that lead to the Carousel. One additional factor is the 2012 aero package: we haven’t yet tested it here, but we expect that the increase in downforce will definitely help the car in the turns.” The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge gets the green flag at 1:05 pm ET on Saturday August 4, 2012. ABC will broadcast the event, featuring live coverage which begins at 2 p.m. ET. Americanlemans.com will broadcast qualifying live and offer in-car video live during the race. The race will also be broadcast live in Europe on MotorsTV, in Latin America/Middle East on Fox and in Canada on Rogers Sports Net. Flying Lizard will broadcast the team radio live throughout the race; read the team race blog for frequent team updates at www.lizardms.com. Related posts: You're reading Flying Lizards looking to redeem themselves at Mid-Ohio originally posted on oneighturbo.com. If you've enjoyed this article, be sure and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube.
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