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IMSAs annual trip to Road America got off to a scorching start with Friday practice. A Thursday night deluge washed away any rubber caked onto the newly repaved four-mile “National Park of Speed”. Running from the Mazda MX-5 and Lamborghini Super Trofeo support series laid down a bit but when the main series cars got […] READ MORE
The world of stock car racing is wild and wonderful, but for Brad Perez this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity round is one for the scrapbook. Brad Perez has been working his way through the stock car ladder since his ARCA debut with Josh Williams Motorsport in 2021 and has since raced in both the NASCAR Craftsmen […] READ MORE
In the early 1900s, motorsport as a concept evolved from two very different places on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. Humble Beginnings In its earliest sense, city-to-city auto races have been going on in America since the late 1800s. On Thanksgiving Day in 1885, a group of enthusiasts raced from Evanston, Illinois to Chicago, […] READ MORE
This past weekend, IMSA kicked off its 2023 season with its most grueling race, the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona ran its 61st race and kicked off the American racing calendar at the iconic Daytona International Speedway. This year’s Rolex was one of the most hotly anticipated in recent […] READ MORE
This weekend kicks off the 2023 IMSA season, as well as the North American racing season as a whole, with the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. The American endurance classic will run its 61st race at the World Center of Racing in Daytona Beach, Florida this Saturday. The race will commence at 2 pm EST […] READ MORE
The final pieces of the 2023 IndyCar grid have been slotted into place this week with the announcement that Takuma Sato will run the oval races in the Chip Ganassi #11 machine. Since the announcement of Marcus Armstrong in the Ganassi #11 for road and street courses, the conversation surrounding his oval partner has been […] READ MORE
North America has a very rich racing history, but NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA have always dominated the scene. But in 2023 IMSA, the premier sportscar series in North America, is looking to make some waves. Formerly known as the American Le Mans Series, American sportscar racing has been around since the 60s. Playing host to […] READ MORE
Wayne Taylor Racing shocked the sportscar world with the announcement that they are entering a long-term partnership with Andretti Autosport. Andretti is the latest powerhouse name in the motorsport world to jump on the IMSA bandwagon this year. All are looking to get a piece of the LMDh pie as the series enters what is […] READ MORE
The current era of motorsport sees increasingly complex cars take the track year after year. With that complexity comes greater speed from the individual cars, but can often lead to the overall on-track product being a little lackluster. That could be dirty air coming off the intricate aerodynamic elements of the car or a whole […] READ MORE
Qualifying structures vary from series to series, from the needlessly complex to the tried and true, transfer system. What does IndyCar use? IndyCar utilizes the latter, and at first glance, it may seem a little complicated. The biggest complication lies in the difference between oval qualifying and road course qualifying. So let’s break down exactly how […] READ MORE
Mikey McGuire has been writing about motorsport for two years. He has published with many publications outside LWOS including Missed Apex, Motorsport Week and Motorsport Monday. He mainly write IMSA and IndyCar content but has published on many series over the years and is an avid fan of all motorsports.