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Last weekend at the Detroit Sports Car Classic, Heart of Racing team boss Ian James all but ruled out a second Valkyrie GTP entry for the team next season. Speaking to Sportscar365.com , James labeled the idea "unlikely," even after what is understood to be a strong push from IMSA asking/probing if THOR would consider adding a second Valkyrie to the grid with the imminent departure of Acura on the horizon.  "There's no change in the plans currently," James told Sportscar365.com. "It's the fan favorite, so I think there's more pressure from the fans than from IMSA, to be honest!" As far as the 'plans' that James referred to, the goal for the Valkyrie LMH stateside was to build a strong foundation of consistent performances before adding a second car would be considered. As things stand, James and the team don't view the car is at that stage of competitive performance just yet, and the race results back it up. "We still have work...

The third round of the GT World Challenge Europe season went down at Monza this weekend and there's a decent chance that if you're reading this article you've already seen the absolute calamities that went down multiple times at Turn 1. Twice we saw massive pile-ups at Variante del Rettifilo, first on the opening lap and then again with just under five minutes remaining on the clock that ended the day, leaving the Silver Cup Audi-entry of Tresor Attempto Racing to claim the unlikely overall victory ahead of the Pro Cup entry No. 48 Mann-Filter of Lucas Auer, Luca Stoltz and Maro Engel. The jokes wrote themselves across any social media platform you could find with fans remarking that the grid were doing their best impressions of your average simracing lobby, be it ACC, iRacing or Gran Turismo 7. And for good reason - the accidents were abjectly preposterous as McLaren's, Porsche's and just about every other brand of GT3 car went flying across the screen and absolut...

This year’s Detroit Sports Car Classic delivered the kind of classic, chaotic racing that can only occur when you stuff more than 20 prototypes and GT3 cars into a narrow, tight street circuit for 100 minutes. The second and final sprint race of the IMSA season was relatively tame for the most part — until things hit the fan in the closing stages. The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac, driven by Earl Bamber and Jack Aitken, ran away with the overall victory, making good on their strong practice and qualifying pace. In GTD Pro, the No. 3 Corvette of Alexander Sims and Antonio Garcia did the same, converting pole position into a dominant class win after leading a staggering 75 laps. Following last year’s outing, this edition delivered yet another intense scrap, with drivers and teams fighting for every inch on the ultra-tight street circuit. Cars in both classes went door-to-door repeatedly — often bending or outright breaking the rules that race control deemed over the line. View this post ...

For those of you paying close enough attention to how the grounds of the automotive world are shifting back towards the appreciation for internal combustion engines, what Dodge just announced should absolutely get you excited for the future. Revealed to reporters and media outlets at their state of affairs event in Detroit on Friday, parent company  Stellantis laid out their expansive and radical five-year roadmap to fixing all of their current issues with the multitude of brands under their umbrella with a very clear, concise message at the forefront - build cars that people actually want to buy. What Dodge did not do was dive even deeper into an all-electric future, nor did they announce something timid, safe or conventional. What Dodge stated loudly and proudly is that they're returning to their performance roots in a big way in pulling off a complete 180 in their vision and new production goals. With a clear focus on restoring their brand heritage that was present for so many ...

The 2026  Nürburgring 24 was one of the better races in recent memory, not just for the N24 itself but one of the best races in any motorsport series on the planet. Through all of the headlines, the drama within cars competing and the unusual participants such as the Dacia Logan and a trio of Mercedes-Benz 190E-inspiried entries by HWA Racelab, one of the other amazing stories going into and coming out of the race weekend was the BMW M3 Touring 24H. Originally designed as an April Fool's joke by BMW M in 2025, the brand actually took the developmental steps to build the car in reality with the goal of racing it at the N24 in the specialized SP-X class, the same class as those three HWA EVO.R's. The car was an absolute smashing success, fighting inside both the top 10 and top 5 running order for much of the 24 hours of action, with it even riding at the front of the entire field in P1 for a time. As fans dreamed of where else the car could travel and race in the future, a bucket...

Max Verstappen will make his debut at arguably the most brutal endurance race on the planet this weekend at the ADAC Ravenol 24h Nürburgring, serving as a truly remarkable motorsport crossover event that may just be the biggest in history. Max's presence at the 24 has drawn a record-breaking, sold-out crowd for the first time in its history. Verstappen himself has slowly and patiently built to a point where something like this could become reality, and as a four-time Formula 1 world champion, his passions for racing go beyond the (alleged) Pinnacle of Motorsports. He is finally able to take on the Nürburgring Nordschleif and mark it off his career checklist as he comes ready to fight with a seriously stacked stable of co-drivers and a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Verstappen Racing machine capable of fighting for the overall victory. Dani Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer  will split duties with Verstappen as one of the whopping 41 total entries in the SP9 class. For those that know the G...