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MNRL Caterham – Round 3 at Algarve

Race report by Bob Williams February 23, 2021 - For Round 3 of the MNRL Caterham Superlight World Tour Championship, drivers found themselves traveling to the northern hemisphere, across the GMT, and preparing to race at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal. Bordering the Atlantic ocean, this course features massive elevation changes throughout a lap, with many blind crests and apexes, and a great blend of high-speed and low-speed corners. The course is perfectly suited for the sporty Caterham Superlight featured in this series, and drivers will find themselves making full use of the available gearing in these cars, topping out 6th gear on the end of the main straight. Qualifying The 10-minute qualifying session saw drivers pushing into the sub-2 minute range, with the fastest drivers pushing into the 1:56:xxx range. Jason Whited qualified on pole and was poised to defend for the next two sessions. Races This > more

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Hamza Gulzar wins the First Automobilista 2 Holiday fun Series Race at Imola

Race Report by David Anderson November 21, 2020 -- Champion Motorsports is very excited for that the first time we were able to get on the track in an "official" capacity with the Automobilista 2 title from Reiza Studios. Running a four race holiday 2020 Fun Series, we have some great tracks and cars selected for our first opportunity to use AMS 2. Attendance was solid for the first race, and we learned a lot while also having a good event. The sim has tremendous potential and after overcoming a few quirks that we now know about for future events we were very pleased with our start. A big congrats to Hamza Gulzar for the win in our first race. Hamza will be able to carry the accomplishment of having won our first race at the challenging Imola Circuit. Driving the Mclaren GT3 he would best the field in > more

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MNRL Camaro Club Series at Barber MSP

January 21, 2020 - The first, officially scored, MNRL Series 12 event is in the record books. The Camaro Club Challenge Series headed to the always exciting and highly challenging Barber Motorsports Park for the first two races of that series. Joe Miller came out swinging, after taking the pole and winning Race 1. Janes Junior applied pressure for a large part of the race, but small errors forced him to abandon pursuit of the top spot. He retained P2, followed by Gilles Lalonde in P3. In Seniors division, Peter Holm took the top spot while finishing an impressive P4 overall in the process. Jerry Hamilton took P2 and Tony Boynton rounded out the podium. Race 2 saw a much improved start. Janes Junior took the early lead and led the entire race in his first ever MNRL win! Jason Whited stayed collected in Race 2, after having very > more

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MNRL F1 95 Series at Magny-Cours

October 29, 2019 - After back-to-back DNF's in the first two rounds of the MNRL F1 '95 series, Jason Whited managed a surprising win at Magny-Cours. Bob Williams pulled out a nice second place finish, with Bruno Mancebo rounding out the podium. Points leader Allan Hellmann took and early and commanding lead, but soon ran into troubles that forced him to retire early. Jerry Hamilton won in the seniors division, taking the championship points lead in the process. Peter Holm took P2, with Aaron Page rounding out the seniors podiums in P3. The series heats up as we move into Round 4, which will take place at Silverstone in two weeks time. New but familiar faces move into the points battle as others face struggle. It's far from over. Results

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MNRL ’74 911 at Cadwell Park

October 22, 2019 - Cadwell Park is quite a unique racing circuit. So unique and challenging in fact, many don't even believe cars are raced on such a narrow, windy road until they see it for themselves. Joe Miller proved he was up to the challenge with double wins in the '74 Porsche 911 on Tuesday night, while points leader Jason Whited took double P2s and Tyler Alan followed suit with a string of P3s rounding out the podium. In the Seniors Division, Aaron Page also stepped up for the challenge taking the win in both races. Jerry Hamilton and Tony Boynton rounded out the top 3 in both events. The points battle is very close and with much of the season still left to be played out, anything could happen. In 2 weeks this series will travel to Ecuador, where drivers will be challenged by a tricky circuit > more

Categories: Race Reports|Tags: Automobilista, Cadwell Park, MNRL, Porsche|

MNRL F1 95 Series at Barcelona

October 15, 2019 - Allan Hellmann won the second round of the MNRL F1 95 series. Two races, two wins in this series, and Allan is proving himself to be a top driver in the open wheel discipline. Frank McCurdy and Joe Miller had an exciting battle for second, with Frank McCurdy narrowly coming out on top again. In the Senior's Division, Denis Turcotte took P1 with Jerry Hamilton and Frank Radosti not far behind. Round 3 will take place at Magny-Cours. It is a circuit that will provide an intense challenge to the drivers (as if the car itself was not enough). The Championship battles are just heating up, and with a few usual front runners struggling early on, expect potential curve-balls to be thrown throughout the series. Results

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MNRL F1 1995 Series at Buenos Aires

Newcomer Allan Hellman shocked fans and drivers alike with a commanding victory in the first race of the MNRL 1995 F1 Series at Buenos Aires. Frank McCurdy put in a solid race that paid off with a P2 finish. Joe Miller rounded out the top 3. In the seniors divsion, Denis Turcotte set the pace with a solid win, finishing 4th overall. The second round of the series will be held October 14 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and if the first round of the series is any indication of the action we'll see, we're in for a great race and an action packed series throughout! Results

Categories: Race Reports|Tags: Automobilista, Buenos Aires, Classic Formula 1, F1, MNRL|

’74 911 Fall Challenge Series, Race 1-2

September 24, 2019 - The '74 Porsche 911 Fall Challenge Series kicked off on with Races 1 and 2 being held at Road Atlanta. Jason Whited took the pole and back-to-back wins in the two races that saw exciting and action-filled starts, and plenty of on-track action throughout. Joe Miller took P2 in both races, with Brette Brooks repeating that pattern with 2 P3 finishes. In the Seniors group, Jerry Hamilton also won both races. This looks to be an exciting series and the action will pickup where Road Atlanta left off at Brands Hatch in 2 weeks time! Results - Race 1 Results - Race 2

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Celica GTO at Val de Vienne

August 20, 2019 - Val de Vienne proved itself a tough venue for all and claimed many victims. All the while, Joe Miller continued to prove he is untouchable during the 7th race of the 1987 Celica GTO International Tour. Brette Brooks came away with an impressive 2nd place finish. Rounding out the podium, Frank Radosti proved he could run near the front with an valiant 3rd place run that also rewarded him with a nice victory in the Seniors Championship. Results

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