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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top moments of 2012, #5: GRANDAM-ALMS unification – will it work? ]]></title>
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As sports car fans, the thought always lingered in our minds: could the Don Panoz owned American Le Mans Series and the NASCAR owned Grand-Am Rolex Series ever put their differences aside and come together for the betterment of sports car racing? 

Unfortunately, the answer for years was always a resounding “no” as the idea seemed to be laughable at best. After all, each series had ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/top-moments-of-2012-5-grandam-alms-unification-will-it-work/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[McNish heads stateside for January testing at Daytona]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Allan McNish gets an early opportunity to blow away the Christmas and Hogmanay cobwebs by taking to the race track for the “Roar Before The 24” Test Sessions at the Daytona International Speedway from Friday (4 Jan).

The Dumfries-born “factory” Audi Sport driver who will bid for a third Le Mans 24 Hour race victory in June, gets his race season underway, like last year, by contesting ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/mcnish-heads-stateside-for-january-testing-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tim Bell to drive Doran Racing SCC Nissan 370Z  in 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Altamonte Springs, FL – North Carolina resident and Grand-Am Road Racing regular Tim Bell certainly received his Christmas wish this year when he was tagged to drive Doran Racing’s NISSAN 370Z for the upcoming GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series season. 

The 2013 season will mark Bell’s third full year of professional racing and his second year with the Ohio-based ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/tim-bell-to-drive-doran-racing-scc-nissan-370z-in-2013-430333/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[MOMO NGT Motorsport returns to Rolex 24 at Daytona]]></title>
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The MOMO NGT Motorsport racing team will return to the prestigious Rolex 24 at
Daytona race, January 26-27, 2013, with a familiar line-up of drivers.

Henrique Cisneros, the 2010 and 2011 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge champion,
returns behind the wheel of the No. 30 MOMO-sponsored Porsche 911 GT3 race car.
Also returning to the MOMO team for 2013 is Sean Edwards. Edwards won the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/momo-ngt-motorsport-returns-to-rolex-24-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rum Bum Racing ready to defend SCC GS championship]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rum Bum is Back!

After scoring five wins on the way to the 2012 GRAND-AM Team Championship, Rum
Bum Racing will look to defend the Championship with another strong run in the
2013 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

The team, which debuted at Daytona with a big win for drivers Gian Bacardi and
Matt Plumb in the team’s first race in 2010, will see Plumb once again ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/rum-bum-racing-ready-to-defend-scc-gs-championship/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great Scotts! Sweep of three classes threatened at Daytona]]></title>
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Scottish drivers are among the favorites to sweep all three classes at the Jan. 26-27 Rolex 24 At Daytona, joined by a strong British group of drivers anticipated to compete in the 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series opener.


Ryan Dalziel, Dario Franchitti and Allan McNish are among the favorites in the
lead Daytona Prototype class. Robin Liddell is a top contender to take ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/great-scotts-sweep-of-three-classes-threatened-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Randall and Wilden move to BGB for 2013 Porsche SCC GS championship effort]]></title>
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Following 2 days of promising Daytona testing, Dr. Rod Randall of Tampa Bay, FL
and Ken Wilden of Toronto, ON, Canada are feeling very confident about their
2013 Porsche 997 program with BGB Motorsports; the Porsche outfit from Ormond
Beach, FL will prepare last year’s Championship winning Porsche 997 Carrera GTS
for former Ford Mustang pilots and friends, Randall and Wilden.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/randall-and-wilden-move-to-bgb-for-2013-porsche-scc-gs-championship-effort/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BGB lands venerable Porsche duo of Norman and Pumpelly for SCC 2013 championship defense]]></title>
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Dr. Jim Norman and Porsche standout Spencer Pumpelly announced their commitment to run a BGB Motorsports prepared Porsche 997 Carrera GTS and contest the 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Championship, as the driving duo will aid BGB in their defense of last year’s Championship victory.  After completing a successful 2 day test with the team, as the 2012 Rolex Rookie of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/bgb-lands-venerable-porsche-duo-of-norman-and-pumpelly-for-scc-2013-championship-defense/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[TRG roars into the January test days with formidable lineup]]></title>
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As the holidays roll on, The Racers Group is hard at work trying to extend
their streak of 13 podiums at Daytona, with sights firmly set on a fifth
victory in the Epic battle - the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

With just over a month before the Grand-Am Series’ Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona,
the three TRG Porsche entries are gearing up for &quot;The Roar Before the 24,&quot; and
finalizing a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/trg-roars-into-the-january-test-days-with-formidable-lineup/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marcos Ambrose set to test with Michael Shank Racing at Daytona]]></title>
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Pataskala, Ohio – Michael Shank Racing has long attracted some of the biggest names in the sport, and the first event of the 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season will continue that tradition as NASCAR pilot Marcos Ambrose will join the defending Rolex 24 At Daytona Champions for the Roar Before the 24 on January 4-6. 
 
Ambrose will be assisting the team in place of 2008 Rolex ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/marcos-ambrose-set-to-test-with-michael-shank-racing-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rum Bum Racing ready for their first Rolex 24 at Daytona ]]></title>
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Orlando, Fla. – Rum Bum Racing will build on the team’s 2012 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Championship with a debut campaign in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, competing in the Rolex Series GT Class with an Audi R8 GRAND-AM.

Rum Bum Racing driver and team manager Matt Plumb will be joined by Audi Sport drivers Frank Biela, Christopher Haase and GT1 World Champion Markus ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/rum-bum-racing-ready-for-their-first-rolex-24-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alex Job to field Audi R8 in Rolex 24 at Daytona]]></title>
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TAVARES, Fla. (Dec. 20, 2012) - Alex Job Racing has teamed up with Audi Sport customer racing to field the No. 24 WeatherTech Audi R8 GRAND-AM for the 51st running of the GRAND-AM Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona, Jan. 26-27.  

Alex Job ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/alex-job-to-field-audi-r8-in-rolex-24-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Candidates announced for 2012 Rolex Bob Snodgrass Award of Excellence ]]></title>
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DAYTONA, FLA.– Having found success during the 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, three team owners have today been named as candidates for the 2012 Rolex Bob Snodgrass Award of Excellence, presented by Gorsline Company.  

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/candidates-announced-for-2012-rolex-bob-snodgrass-award-of-excellence/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[APR Motorsport will field two Audi R8's at the Rolex 24 at Daytona]]></title>
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APR Motorsport, the team that introduced the Audi R8 to the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, has raised the bar for this year's race as it will bring two of Audi's famous GT racers to January's Rolex 24 at Daytona.
 
Piloting the no. 52 APR Audi R8 will be the German lineup of Marc Basseng, Rene Rast, and Frank Stippler. Basseng and Stippler return to APR after driving the no. 52 APR ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/apr-motorsport-will-field-two-audi-r8-s-at-the-rolex-24-at-daytona-430230/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Audi works drivers will play a role in customer support programs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Strong line-up at Daytona 24 Hours

Factory drivers from the WEC and the DTM are playing a role in AUDI AG’s customer sport program as well. In the 24-hour race at Daytona (Florida) on January 26/27, Filipe Albuquerque, Oliver Jarvis and Edoardo Mortara will be driving an Audi R8 GRAND-AM of the Alex Job Racing team. The cockpits of two other R8 cars will be occupied by high-caliber ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/audi-works-drivers-will-play-a-role-in-customer-support-programs/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Roger Bailey named Chief Appellate Officer]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – GRAND-AM Road Racing announced today that Roger Bailey has been named the sanction body’s chief appellate officer, taking the position vacated by the retirement of John Bishop.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/roger-bailey-named-chief-appellate-officer/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Team i-MOTO Mazda re-signs Taylor Hacquard for SCC 2013 Season ]]></title>
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CORAL SPRINGS, FL  – 2012 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, (CTSCC) Street Tuner Champions Team i-MOTO Mazda announced the signing of Taylor Hacquard for the 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series. Taylor will rejoin Team i-MOTO Mazda after he was sidelined for most of the 2012 season due to injuries sustained in an unfortunate altercation. He has been ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/team-i-moto-mazda-re-signs-taylor-hacquard-for-scc-2013-season/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pew and Negri return to Michael Shank Racing for 4th season ]]></title>
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Michael Shank Racing is pleased to announce the return of drivers John Pew and Ozz Negri to the team’s No. 60 Ford Riley Daytona Prototype for the 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season.

The 2013 season will kick off with the 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona on January 26 as the Ohio-based team looks to defend its 2012 Rolex title with a repeat victory in the twice around the clock ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/pew-and-negri-return-to-michael-shank-racing-for-4th-season/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Park Place Motorsports Porsche team will make their debut at Daytona ]]></title>
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DALLAS (Dec. 18, 2012) – Park Place Motorsports will make its GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series debut in the 51st running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona Jan. 26-27. The former Horton Autosport team is an extension of Dallas-based Park Place Dealerships, which represents upscale manufacturers Porsche, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Lexus, Bentley, Maserati, Lotus, Rolls-Royce, Volvo and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/park-place-motorsports-porsche-team-will-make-their-debut-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rolex champions Chip Ganassi Racing ready to defend titles starting at Daytona]]></title>
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Six-time and reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Champions (2004, 2006,
2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS)
announced today its season-long program for 2013, including their driver line-
up for the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Long-time partner TELMEX returns as the primary sponsor of the No. 01 Dinan-
Prepared BMW Riley piloted by Scott Pruett and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/rolex-champions-chip-ganassi-racing-ready-to-defend-titles-starting-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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