Despite opening the weekend with a brand new car and a nearly empty notebook, Rum Bum Racing still returned to its winning ways at Barber Motorsports Park in Round 2 of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge championship.
Drivers Matt Plumb and Nick Longhi combined to run strongly from start to finish and bring the team to victory lane in its Porsche debut.
Longhi opened the event from the fifth position and that strong starting position played a significant role in avoiding the attrition as the 80-car combined class grid staged several multi-car incidents behind the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Porsche 911. Longhi had a great start to the 2.5-hour race moving into third on the first lap. Continue reading ‘Rum Bum Racing wins Barber 200 with Porsche 911′
The 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season started with a bang at Daytona International Speedway on Friday as a three-lap sprint to the finish made for a thrilling finish. In the end Billy Johnson and co-driver Jack Roush Jr. were able to hold off a trio of Fall-Line Motorsports BMW M3s to score Roush Performance’s first career win at the 3.56-mile speedway. Continue reading ‘Gallery: 2012 BMW Performance 200′
Saturday’s GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race was short-lived for the No.44 Magnus Racing Porsche Cayman of John Potter and Leh Keen. (continue reading…)
It was great to see the APR Motorsport S4 up to speed after one race under its belt. Ian Bass put the S4 in 3rd spot during qualifying but we later learned the time was disallowed for ride height infractions. Heres to some great results from APR Motorsports S4 and GTI’s today. Race starts at 1:15 PM ET. Live timing on Grand-Am.com
