Articles by: Walt Hyjek

Krohn Racing in for Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

Krohn Racing in for Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series January 7, 2015 at 1:28 am

Houston, Texas (January 5, 2015)…The Krohn Racing team is eager to return to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for the Roar Before the 24 test days, January 9-11, 2015, in preparation for the Rolex 24 At Daytona later this month.

Walt’s Weekly 2015

Uncategorized January 5, 2015 at 3:39 am

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The new year and race season is starting very shortly again.  THANK GOODNESS!!!!  Really this new season started last year as the teams started planning as the season was winding down.  With testing at Daytona and the Roar at Daytona the teams needed to have a plan. Read More

Red, White and Blue back for the Rolex 24

Red, White and Blue back for the Rolex 24

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series January 5, 2015 at 3:26 am

Dempsey Racing/ Wright Motorsports have announced a marketing agreement with Brumos for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and the Mobil 1 12 hours at Sebring on the #58 Porsche 911 GT America. Along with Patrick Dempsey, Madison Snow and Jan Heylen will be Philipp Eng from Salzburg, Austria currentlyRead More

WeatherTech Racing Returning to TUDOR Series in 2015

WeatherTech Racing Returning to TUDOR Series in 2015

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series December 27, 2014 at 3:06 pm

Team is looking for third sports car title! TAVERES, Fla. – WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil and Leh Keen are returning to the TUDOR United Sportscar Series in the No. 22 WeatherTech Racing GTD Class Porsche prepared by Alex Job Racing. The 2013 and 2012 GTC sports car champions areRead More

Tequila Patron ESM team Complete for 2015

Tequila Patron ESM team Complete for 2015

Riviera Beach, Fla., – Dec. 9, 2014 –The Tequila Patrón ESM team completes its driver lineup for the 2015 sportscar racing season. Scott Sharp, Ed Brown, Ryan Dalziel and Johannes van Overbeek return as full-season co-drivers of the two Tequila Patrón-sponsored Honda Performance Development ARX-04b coupes. They will be joinedRead More

Patrick Dempsey and Porsche 2015

Patrick Dempsey and Porsche 2015

The successful partnership with the US race driver and actor continues in 2015 Atlanta. Patrick Dempsey will tackle the 2015 motorsport season at the wheel of a Porsche 911 RSR in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC, including the world famous Le Mans 24-hour race. The American actor andRead More

Porsche Racing Shifts Up a Gear

Porsche Racing Shifts Up a Gear

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series December 27, 2014 at 4:31 am

Porsche Racing Shifts Up a Gear Atlanta. Porsche has made a clear commitment to factory and customer racing for 2015 at the annual Night of Champions motorsport gala at the world headquarters in Weissach, Germany over the weekend.“We will be keeping the throttle down, and even shift up a gear!Read More

Scuderia Corsa Daytona and Pirelli World Challenge Lineup

Scuderia Corsa Daytona and Pirelli World Challenge Lineup

Scuderia Corsa Reveals Rolex 24 at Daytona and Pirelli World Challenge Driver Lineups Jeff Segal and Anthony Lazzaro complete all-American lineup for no. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia at Rolex 24 at Daytona Duncan Ende, Martin Fuentes, and Mike Hedlund to compete for Scuderia Corsa in Pirelli World ChallengeRead More

Runner-up Finish for  ESM Patrón at Shanghai

Runner-up Finish for ESM Patrón at Shanghai

News, World Endurance Championship November 12, 2014 at 12:39 am

        Shanghai, China – Nov. 2, 2014 – Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) and Tequila Patrón earned its second consecutive FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) podium. The No. 30 Tequila Patrón Honda Performance Development ARX-03b (HPD) team of Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel and Ricardo Gonzalez finished second inRead More

Sweedler and Bell Join Scuderia Corsa

Sweedler and Bell Join Scuderia Corsa

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series November 12, 2014 at 12:31 am

November 6, 2014 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – Demonstrating its commitment to winning the 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Scuderia Corsa is proud to announce the addition of drivers Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell to the team.