Articles by: Walt Hyjek

WeatherTech Racing Headed for VIR – Close points battle in GTD

WeatherTech Racing Headed for VIR – Close points battle in GTD

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series August 20, 2014 at 3:00 am

  TAVERES, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2014) – WeatherTech Racing is headed to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Oak Tree Grand Prix to run Aug. 22-24. Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Leh Keen (Charleston, SC) have raced to within three points of the GTD championship lead. A stringRead More

Cadillac Racing to Start Fifth and Ninth in Pirelli World Challenge

Cadillac Racing to Start Fifth and Ninth in Pirelli World Challenge

News, Pirelli World Challenge July 19, 2014 at 12:38 pm

TORONTO, (July 18, 2014) – Cadillac Racing drivers Johnny O’Connell and Andy Pilgrim will start fifth and ninth respectively for tomorrow’s race one of two at the Pirelli World Challenge Series Honda Indy Toronto through the streets of Exhibition Place. The bar for the World Challenge Series has risen yet again. TheRead More

SRT® Motorsports Post-Qualifying Report-Pirelli World Challenge

SRT® Motorsports Post-Qualifying Report-Pirelli World Challenge

News, Pirelli World Challenge July 19, 2014 at 12:00 pm

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada (July 18, 2014) – SRT® (Street and Racing Technology) Motorsports and Canadian driver Kuno Wittmer put the Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R on the front row by running second quickest in Friday’s qualifying session for the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge race one on Saturday, July 19. Wittmer, fromRead More

Walt’s Weekly – The Glen

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series July 16, 2014 at 3:12 am

The Glen, history, scenic, great weather. With rain earlier in the week it was great to have sunny weather with breezes between 5 to 15 mph brought car adjustments for many teams. Again with the BOP, balance of performance, brought tight racing in all classes first in qualifying then raceRead More

Walt’s Weekly – Sahlen’s 6 hours of the Glen

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series June 28, 2014 at 1:35 am

This Sunday is the Tudor United SportsCar Championship halfway race at Watkins Glen.  The first race was on the streets of Watkins Glen in 1948.  Now a track that was started in 1953 and finished in 1956 of 2.3 miles. Formula One was here in 1961. The vipers have notRead More

Dempsey Pursuit of Le Mans Victory Underway

Dempsey Pursuit of Le Mans Victory Underway

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series June 12, 2014 at 3:20 am

#TeamAmerica Trio Returns in No. 77 Dempsey Racing-Proton Porsche 911 RSR in GTE-AM Division Le MANS, France (June 11, 2014) – After nearly four full days of pre-race promotion and traditional Le Mans pageantry, Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Patrick Long have finally taken to Circuit de la Sarthe todayRead More

Walt’s Weekly – Special alert!

Uncategorized June 10, 2014 at 2:08 am

The co-founder of IMSA, John Bishop passed away at the age of 87 in San Rafael, CA last Thursday.

WeatherTech Racing Ready for Le Mans

WeatherTech Racing Ready for Le Mans

TUDOR United SportsCar Series June 10, 2014 at 1:59 am

MacNeil, Curtis and Bleekemolen prepared for 24 BOLINGBROOK, Illinois. (June 6, 2014) – WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Bret Curtis are ready to take on the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The trio will drive the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche RSR LMGTAM with ProSpeed Competition. TheRead More

Walt’s Weekly – 6/8/2014

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series June 10, 2014 at 12:41 am

If you have not noticed, we are redesigning the website to give you access to teams easier, I hope. So give us a couple of weeks and I think you will find more information easier to access. THANK YOU! Otherwise. This weekend is the 24 hours of Le Mans. ItRead More

Walt’s Weekly – Sunday, Sunday, Sunday

NO this is not Sunday football, this is Walt’s Weekly. Unfortunately because of extreme work hours and family issues in the past 2 months, I have not been on the website. Now you will have an update every Sunday night of the racing news! See you Sunday night or MondayRead More