After a significant delay to the schedule due to issues with the tarmac, the 2024 GT World Challenge America season gets underway at Sonoma Raceway CA where Wright Motorsports closed out the day driving their N°120 Porsche 911 GT3 R to the top of the podium.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Round 1, Daytona (USA)

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1930 Ford Highboy Coupe

There’s always lots of detail work with any build and this ’30 Ford highboy coupe is no exception. Look closely and you will find Craftworks Fabrication handmade steel motor mounts. The license plate and valve covers were painted by Jeremy Seanor of Luckystrike Designs. He also painted all the accompanying engine and tranny parts. The powdercoat was handled by Pittsburgh Powder Coat while the chrome plating was conducted by Jon Wright’s Custom Chrome Plating.

The chassis is comprised of a Roadster Shop custom frame that was stepped, stretched, and features contoured ’32 Ford-style framerails. It was also then boxed, capped, and has hole punch flared front framehorns. From here the frame is outfitted with a Super Bell 4-inch drop, drilled and plated I-beam axle, low-profile monoleaf spring with Ridetech tubular shocks paired to custom-made drilled billet radius rods from Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop. Steering falls to the Flaming River box and a LimeWorks Hot Rod column topped with a four-spoke Billet Specialties Sprint Car–style leather-wrapped wheel. In back there’s a Currie 9-inch rearend outfitted with 3.70 gears, 31-spline axles, QA1 coilovers, a Pete & Jakes Panhard bar, and a parallel four-link setup. Braking is a combination of disc/drum front to rear. The forward braking dark gray–painted Wilwood Dynalite calipers are neatly hidden behind the Pete & Jakes finned backing plates. While in back the 9-inch is outfitted with 11-inch brakes, this time hidden beneath the SO-CAL Speed Shop finned drums all the while the chassis rides on a full set of 16-inch Dayton wire wheels wrapped with Coker/Excelsior rubber measuring 5.50R16 in front and 7.00R18 in the back.

All hot rods have something fun settled between the ’rails and beneath the hood (well if they have a hood). In the case of our ’30 Ford highboy coupe it sure appears to be a vintage Ford Y-block but after more than a cursory look we begin to see the telltale signs that there’s something more. Indeed, while it may look like a Ford it truly is a 376-inch LSX iron block, with aluminum heads and ARP studs, plus adapter-equipped small-block Ford (Windsor) valve covers all from Don Hardy Race Cars and then assembled by Talik and Marc Mullin. The intake is an Edelbrock LS dual quad with a pair of Thunder AVS EnduraShine carbs dressed in OTB air cleaners. Delivering the gas from the Tanks stainless reservoir is an Earl’s Performance billet fuel pump. More engine accessories include an MSD 6AL box to go along with the MSD billet Ford small-block distributor that functions through a timing cover adapter from Chevrolet Performance all the while using an MSD coil and Lokar vintage plug wires. Powermaster also supplied the alternator and starter, the battery is an XS Power AGM, and a Wegner Motorsports water pump is used as well as a Wegner front accessory drive unit. This 500-plus hp V-8 utilizes custom headers made at Craftworks Fabrication based on Ultimate Headers LS header flanges. The pseudo-Ford small-block is backed up to a TCI StreetFighter 700-R4 with a 2,800-stall speed converter operated by a Lokar shifter. The trans cooler comes by way of Derale Performance and moves the power through a 3-inch-diameter custom-made driveshaft.

High Voltage for Wright Motorsports

12h Sebring 2024

Que foi a estreia do Lamborghini SC63 na GTP no IMSA

Na largada o Cadillac V Series R #31 se manteve na frente com Pipo Derani

Na largada na GTD Pró e GTD

E teve uma confusão entre os GTS , envolvendo a  Ferrari #62 da Risi Competizone

A rodada do Oreca #88 da AF Corse

A batida do Cadillac #31 com Pipo Derani causada por um toque com a Ferrari da Triarse Competizone  , que alias foi no mesmo ponto em que o Argentino José Maria Lopez bateu nas 1000 Milhas de Sebring em 2022 com Toyota Hypercar.

Momento da batida do Acura NSX GT3 da equipe Gradiant Racing  , que colocou bandeira amarela na pista inteira.

Momento em que o Acura #40 passava o Cadillac #01 da Cadillac Racing\Chip Ganassi e assumia a liderança no final da corrida.

 A vitória ficou o Acura ARX06 #40 da WTTR Andretti , a primeira do segundo carro da equipe

O Lexus RC F GT3 da Vasser Sullivan Racing na GTD Pró , na LMP2, a vencedora foi a Era Motorsport.

GTP

1-40-Jordam Taylor\Colton Herta\Louis Deletraz-Acura ARX06-WTTR Andretti-333 Laps

2-01-Scott Dixon\Range Van Der Zande\Sebastien Bordais-Cadillac V Series R-Cadillac Racing\Chip Ganassi

3-7-Felipe Nasr\Matt Campbell\Dane Cameron-Porsche 963-Porsche Penske Motorsport

4-25-Dris Vanthorn\Connor De Philippe\Maxime Martin-BMW M LMDH V8-BMW Team RLL

5-10-Filipi Albuquerque\Brandon Hartley\Ricky Taylor-Acura ARX06-WTTR Andretti

6- 24-Philip Eng\Augusto Farfus\Jesse Khron-BMW M LMDH V8-BMW Team RLL

7-63-Matteo Cairoli\Romain Grosjean\Andrea Calderelli-Lamborghini SC63-Lamborghini Iron Lynx

8-5-Julian Andlauer \Gian Maria Bruni-Porsche 963-Mustang Simpling Racing-Proton

9-6-Nick Tandy\Frederick Makowickie\Mathieu Jaminet-Porsche 963-Porsche Penske Motorsport  +1 Lap

LMP2-TOP 3

1-18-Ryan Dalziel\Connor Zilisch\Dwight Merriman-Oreca 7-Era Motorsport-330 Laps

2-11-Miken Jensen\Steven Thomas\Hunter McElrea-Oreca 7-TDS Racing

3-22-Paul Di Resta\Bijoy Garg\Dan Goldburg-Oreca 7-United Autoesports

GTD PRÓ-Top 5

1-14-Ben Bernicoat\Kyle Kirkwood\Jack Hawkshorth-Lexus RC F GT3-Vasser Sullivan-316 Laps

2-62-David Rigon\James Calado\Daniel Serra-Ferrari 296 GT3-Risi Competizone

3-19-Mirko Bortolotti\Jordan Pepper\Franck Pereira-Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2-Iron Lynx

4-1-Bryan Sellers\Madison Snow\Neil Verghagen-BMW M4 GT3-Paul Miller Racing

5-23-Alex Riberas\Ross Gun\Mario Farnbacher-Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo-Heart Of Racing

GTD-Top 5

1-57-Russel Ward\Phillip Ellis\Indy Dontje-Mercedes-AMG GT3-Winward Racing-314 Laps

2-47-Antonio Fuoco\Roberto Lacorte\Giorgio Sergionatto-Ferrari 296 GT3-Cetilar Racing

3-120-Adam Adelson\Jan Haylen\Eliott Skeer-Porsche 992 GT3 R-Wright Motorsport

4-27-Roman de Angelis\Ian James\Zacharie Robichon-Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo-Heart Of Racing

5- 78-Loris Spinelli\Devlin Defrancesco\Misha Goikhberg-Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2-Forte Racing

GAMING RECAP (September 19-27) Part 2

Paradox reveals new 4X game Millennia

Paradox Interactive has finally revealed its new title: Millennia. In Millennia, players will create their own nation in a historical turn-based 4X environment. From there, players will shape the nation across 10,000 years of history starting with the dawn of humanity and stretching into the future. According to Paradox, each playthrough will be unique as you craft an epic story based on your actions.

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Cute Lord of the Rings game Tales of the Shire revealed in 2024

The scourge of Cosy/Cozy Gaming has finally come for Middle-earth, and more specifically the Shire, which I guess was pretty cosy/cozy to begin with. Wētā Workshop and Private Division have announced Tales of the Shire, a "heart-warming" experience that will release on PC in 2024.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake will cost £57.99 on mobile

Resident Evil 4 Remake is heading to mobile, but it'll cost players £57.99 to play in full.

The game's listing on the App Store has the game available for free but with in-app purchases. Scrolling down, those purchases are listed in full with "Resident Evil 4 (with bonus)" priced at £57.99.

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New Xbox Game Pass titles for console, PC and Cloud have been announced

The following titles will leave Game Pass on September 30:

Beacon Pines (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Despot’s Game (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Last Call BBS (PC)

Moonscars (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Outriders (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Prodeus (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Weird West (Cloud, Console, and PC)

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Sony has confirmed October’s PlayStation Plus Essential games

Confirming a recent leak, next month’s PlayStation Plus titles will include The Callisto Protocol (PS5, PS4) and Farming Simulator 22 (PS5, PS4).

They’ll be joined by action RPG and immersive sim Weird West (PS5, PS4), the debut title from WolfEye Studios, which was formed in 2019 by the creative director and executive producer of Dishonored.

PlayStation Plus members will be able to claim the games from October 3 until November 6.

Everything Revealed At The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2023 Event

Two Ori characters are coming to Party Animals next Monday!

Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright Trilogy joins Xbox Game Pass on September 26th

New trailer for Palworld, hitting Xbox in 2024

A closer look at Persona 5 Tactica ahead of its November Game Pass release

New Forza Motorsport trailer with a focus on the Japanese Hakone track

Octopath Traveler 2 is finally coming to Xbox in early 2024

Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi is a fantasy adventure game "coming soon" to Xbox

Another trailer for Mineko's Night Market, already confirmed for Game Pass in October

A closer look at Persona 3 Reload ahead of its early 2024 Game Pass release

Fallout 76: Atlantic City's first update arrives December 5th

New trailer for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty's next DLC launching on September 27th

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name joins Xbox Game Pass on November 9th

Like a Dragon: Ishin will also join Xbox Game Pass at some point in 2023

In-depth trailer for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, releasing with Game Pass in 2024

The Elder Scrolls Online launches in Japan with full localisation on November 15th

New PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds "Erangel" update coming in October

My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim heading to Xbox in 2024

Exoprimal Season 2 begins October 18th on Xbox Game Pass

A first look at gameplay for Hotel Barcelona from Suda51 and Swery65, arriving in 2024

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Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, IMSA Laguna Seca 2023 [x]

Okay, so I went to the movies about the time the Xbox/Bethesda showcase was on Forza Motorsport, so let me see what I missed.

Stuff I saw: Redfall looks cool, Rick & Morty's sentient biological gun game looks appropriately surreal, and that's about it.

Microsoft Flight Sim adds the Wright Flyer, fucking hilarious.

Of course the Mad Max people of Overwatch have a Thunderdome.

"Can you save The Pitt?" No. Because that's the problem of being a prequel and going to locations from previous games, we know the Pitt becomes a society based on slavery.

Why is there a Hot Wheels DLC for Forza Horizon 5 when you released a Hot Wheels game last year?

Vin Diesel on a T-Rex. Not enough to make me interested in Ark.

Scorn: I hope HR Geiger's estate is getting royalties.

I like the aesthetic of Flintlock, but the impression I get is that it's a Soulslike, and I'm not good at those.

Minecraft Brutal Legend

Okay, have to admit, Pentiment is a unique concept. Medieval mystery in the style of illustrated manuscripts? That's cool.

I think Persona 5 Royal is haunting me.

If Bethesda actually delivers on what they're promising with Starfield... that's gonna be a really good game.

Sporting a tropical aesthetic for the penultimate stop of the the 2023 GT America series, Wright Motorsports proceeded to pilot their N°45 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) to victory in the opening sprint at Sebring Raceway FL.

Harry Miller Set The Course Of Race Engine History For Generations - Michah Wright @EngineLabs

All you young ‘uns clean the wax out of your skulls and listen up because today we are digging into the OG treasure chest today to talk about one of the greatest automotive engineers of all time: Harry Miller. The Engine Builder Hall of Fame said it best when they referred to Miller as “…one of the most influential and revolutionary figures in the early days of American motorsports.” And…

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"¡Descubre Quién Domina la Segunda Práctica en Sebring! ¿JDC-Miller Porsche o Vasser Sullivan? ¡No te lo puedes perder!" - ¡Wow! No pensé que JDC-Miller MotorSports con su Cadillac DPi estaría tan impresionante en la segunda práctica en el Sebring International Raceway. Mucho que discutir y destacar aquí. #CarreraDeCoches Primero que todo, nos enfocamos en el rendimiento del británico Harry Tincknell en el JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi. Debo decir, este tipo realmente sabe cómo maniobrar en un circuito tan exigente. Con una vuelta de 1m51.016s, Tincknell se está esforzando para demostrar que él y su equipo están listos para ganar resistencia en Sebring. Luego nos movemos a Vasser Sullivan, imponiéndose como el coche GTD Pro más rápido. Por cierto, prestemos atención a la pareja Zak Brown y Richard Westbrook que están haciendo magic en ese Porsche 911 GT3 R. Marveloso. Sin embargo, lo que realmente destaca en cuanto al rendimiento de estos tipos es su estrategia y planificación meticulosa. ¡Eso sí, esto es lo que yo llamo una buena estrategia de equipo! Ahora, sobre GTD, cuidado con el Wright Motorsports Porsche y ya que estamos en el tema, el #911 Porsche GT Team con Nick Tandy. El tipo rompió récords aquí, amigos. ¡1m57.512s! Eso es apenas a 0.037s más rápido que Antonio García en el Corvette C8.R. ¡Un hito, señores! Tenemos que mantener nuestros ojos bien abiertos con estos muchachos. Pero déjenme decirles un poco sobre mi opinión, que puede no ser muy popular - sin ofender a ningún aficionado de Porsche, pero ese récord de Tandy es demasiado estrecho. ¿Predice esto una verdadera victoria? El Corvette puede contraatacar con facilidad, y creo que hay demasiada seguridad en ese pequeño margen. Corvette, desde mi punto de vista, todavía tiene muchas oportunidades para darle vuelta a la competencia. #PorschevsCorvette Es increíble ver la sinergia entre los coches, los equipos y sus conductores aquí en Sebring. Hay que apreciar el entusiasmo, la dedicación y el amor que estos equipos tienen por el automovilismo. Realmente es conmovedor. La emoción en Sebring es absolutamente contagiosa y no puedo esperar a ver lo que nos depara el resto de la competencia. En resumen, reconozco el esfuerzo de todos los equipos en el Sebring, la adrenalina es alta y los tiempos son ajustados. Todos tenemos favoritos, pero en este momento, es realmente cualquier hombre con su vehículo. Eso es todo por ahora, estimados aficionados del mundo del automovilismo. ¡Nos vemos en la pista! #Sebring12

Brad Pitt at Rolex 24 to film scenes for Formula One movie

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla

Of course Brad Pitt is at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the most prestigious endurance race in the United States.

The actor is not at Daytona International Speedway as a fan though. He's actually on track filming scenes for his yet-to-be-titled Formula One movie, and the storyline contains an arc in which Pitt, an aging driver, has returned to sports car racing.

His presence has been a bit of a headache to many of the other drivers in the field, mainly because of the heavy security at the driver motorhome lot, where Pitt has a spot for his downtime during filming. IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin complained he was denied access to his motorhome because he wasn't carrying his credential for entry — an unusual rejection for an athlete clearly in uniform coming directly from the racecar.

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, a regular in the Daytona infield lot, said he's been bumped to an overflow lot, same for many of the top drivers in the race. Among them? Former F1 champion Jenson Button and IndyCar driver Colton Herta, who wondered if he should ask Pitt for advice on how to make it into F1.

They've all complained that the filming scenes have kept them awake at night as shooting begins long after the track has been cleared of the actual Rolex 24 practices. A filming session requires at least six cars on track at a time.

Among them are three identically prepared Porsche 911 GT3's painted as the actual movie car. The cars are also identical to the Wright Motorsports entry that are actually racing in the twice-round-the-clock event that began Saturday.

The other cars on track are a Mercedes and a BMW that have been described as “non-descript cars looking like they are racing,” as well as a 1999 Lola V8 that is the official “camera vehicle” and rumbles loud enough to sound like a stock car and keep the drivers awake.

Herta and Button both complained the filming has woken them up this week. Button had a practical view about the disruptions.

“This race is going to be super cool and the lack of sleep is the only issue, but I'm in the cheap seats,” Button said. “I think we're doing OK. We've got a big race coming up and Brad Pitt is playing a part in the event.”

Jerry Bruckheimer, who also produced “Days of Thunder,” is producing this F1 movie. Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is both a producer and technical adviser, and the director is Joseph Kosinski, who directed “Top Gun: Maverick.”

It is due for release in summer 2025.

Inaugural Mopar Event Excites from Start to Finish

With ambition and anticipation, Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio staged its Inaugural Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram World of Mopar presented by Arrington Performance, Sept. 22-24, 2023 and by all accounts, it was an extraordinary event. Produced and presented by Summit Motorsports Park with Mopar enthusiasts in mind, it featured three days of racing, a Fun Field Car Show, swap meet, car corral, manufacturers’ midway, concert by Trainwreck Country Band and fireworks. “We couldn’t be happier with our Inaugural Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram World of Mopar presented by Arrington Performance,” said Bill Bader Jr., president of Summit Motorsports Park. “Our team spent several months organizing this event, and we all wanted it to be successful, and we are all very grateful that it was. We had a tremendous turnout, and we look forward to an even bigger event next year. The planning starts now.” On Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, the final round of eliminations in Indy Cylinder Head No Box saw Ron Hicks of Leo, Indiana, rip off a .001 reaction time and race to a 12.45 to defeat Cory Blackford of Toledo, Ohio, who stopped the clocks at 9.89. In Box, Randy Chestnut recorded a .007 on the tree and took the win with a 6.13 over Keith Meador, who went through the traps at 6.16. On Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, the final round of eliminations in Koffel’s Place Super Pro put the spotlight on Gene Nagy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cliff Motes of Logan, West Virginia. They inched into the beams before blasting off, and Nagy came out on top with a 4.70 to Motes’ 6.59. In CRT Transmissions Pro, Marcus King of Republic, Ohio and Mike Walwood of Parma, Ohio motored up to the starting line, and King secured the win with a 9.60 elapsed time to Walwood’s 9.85. AA Transmission Hemi Super Stock saw Bob Marshall of Columbus, Ohio and Ron Gallagher of Whitby, Ontario, turn on their red lights, and Marshall won as his light was a bit less red than Gallagher’s. In Mancini Racing Nostalgia Super Stock, Doug Wright of Waterford, Michigan and Mike DeChicco of Ostrander, Ohio put dial-ins on their classic cars before Wright wrapped up the win with a 9.43 to DeChicco’s 11.46. Dan Trainer of Orient, Ohio and Dan Brewer of West Milton, Ohio took the stage for the TTI Exhaust Sportsman final round of eliminations, and Trainer wrapped up the win when Brewer illuminated the red light, with a mere -.005, at the hit. On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, the final round of eliminations in FireCore 50 Top Gun Full-Bodied saw Jeff Goebel of Stratford, Ontario, flat-foot the pedal on his Duster to a 4.39 for the win over Chris Wheatcraft of Jamestown, Ohio, who clocked a 4.84 in his Demon. In FireCore 50 Top Gun Open-Bodied, Bryan Keller cruised to a 3.70 to earn his trip to the Summit Motorsports Park Winner’s Circle over Keith McLennan, who was .004 at the hit but had to get out of the throttle. Unfortunately, a continuous mist on Sunday evening caused the remaining rounds for other categories to be cancelled.  As an added element to the event, Manufacturers’ Choice Car Show Awards were given during a ceremony on the starting line. The winners were Jerry Imhoff’s 1970 Duster (chosen by Arrington Performance); Rick and Nicole Janosik’s 1973 Challenger (chosen by Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram); Mark Charlton’s 1963 Plymouth Wagon Max Wedge (chosen by Mancini Racing); Pam and Phil Helms’ 1972 Roadrunner Satellite (chosen by Koffel’s Place); Dave Taylor’s 1962 Fury (chosen by CRT Transmissions); Bill Watkins’ 1969 Barracuda (chosen by Moto Lenz Photos); Joe and Pam Mazzola’s 1970 Barracuda (chosen by Indy Cylinder Heads); Paul and Rose Prescott’s 1969 Charger Daytona (chosen by Harland Sharp); Francis McManamon’s 1966 Belvedere II Wagon (chose by FireCore 50) and Randy Slovikosky’s 1978 Trail Duster (chosen by Dornan’s Sales & Service)  As racers and race fans who were at the event over the weekend heard, Bader Jr. has happily announced that the 2nd Annual Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram World of Mopar presented by Arrington Performance will be Sept. 19-22, 2024, and as a new addition, a Gen III Hemi category will be part of the lineup.  “This event has the ingredients to be enormous, and we are eager to see where we can go from here,” said Bader Jr.  Summit Motorsports Park is at 1300 State Route 18, Norwalk, Ohio. For more information, visit summitmotorsportspark.com or call 419-668-5555. #summitmotorsportspark #arringtonperformance #KenGanleyChrysler #rpmmag #rpmmagazine Read the full article

Action Express Cadillac leads 12 Hours of Sebring headed

The eighth hour of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring ended under caution as a battle for the lead in GTD came to a head. Action Express Cadillac leads Philip Ellis in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG and Zacharie Robichon in the No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 had a light touch in Turn 1, sending Robichon spinning into the tires, but continuing with what appeared to be minor wing…

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