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Manthey Racing are one of the most successful GT racing outfits of all-time, and there could be an expanded effort to their IMSA WeatherTech Series efforts in the near future. Speaking to John Dagys of SportsCar365.com during the weekend of the recently completed Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen, racing director Patrick Arkenau remarked that a full-season effort in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship for Manthey is certainly possible , and at the least, a return in 2027 to again contest the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds is essentially expected at this point in time. Arkenau points to the massive investment Manthey have made into racing in North America in 2026 as a foundation to continue into next season and beyond, as a focus for the team is to not have that investment go to waste after just one season racing aboard.  "For sure it's things we're looking into [expanding to a full-season effort]," Arkenau told Dagys. "We didn't do all the investment we did jus...

The day prior to last weekend's 94th running of Le Mans, the FIA, ACO and numerous racing partners were present for the annual press conference to set the stage for next year and beyond in the World Endurance Championship. Plenty was announced - highlighted by the official addition of Silverstone to the 2027 calendar as well as the Next Gen Hypercar regulation rules beginning in 2030 - yet one big question still remains regarding this current season in 2026, and that is what will come of the Qatar 1812km and the 8 Hours of Bahrain in the fall. The opening round in Qatar was pushed back to October 24 due to the conflict in the Middle East that broke out in late February. While the United States and Iran have recently agreed to a new peace plan that appears to have ended immediate military action, John Dagys of SportsCar365.com reports that if the decision is ultimately made to bypass Qatar and Bahrain due to safety concerns, Circuit de Barcelona in Spain and Monza in Italy have emer...

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 ...