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2007-11-17
SPEEDCAR SPECTACULAR – EXHIBITION RUN WOWS DUBAI
Speedcar provided nail-biting excitement and showed off incredible driving prowess to the visitors at the Dubai Autodrome during their demonstration run this weekend on the 16th and 17th. Race fans are now geared up for the Series that begins on the 26th of January in Dubai, the Speedcar home turf.
Visitors were treated to an up close and personal meeting with great names from the international circuit
2007-10-30 Stage set for Speedcar debut Race fans visiting the Bahrain International Circuit later this week can expect a feast for the senses as Speedcar Series drivers perform the pioneering public demonstrations of the new car. Between Thursday, November 1, and Saturday, November 3, spectators at the Bahrain circuit can be amongst the first worldwide to sample the colours, noise and smells of the new series, which is set to start at the Dubai Autodrome on January 26. All Speedcar drivers will be on hand throughout the three-day event to entertain the crowds, and wet their appetites for the spectacle of the hotly-anticipated series when it begins in the New Year
2007-10-29 HIGHCROFT RACING FACES BITTER END TO 2007 SEASON AT LAGUNA SECA #9 Acura Taken Out in Second Half of Race Event: Monterey Sports Car Championship Location: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA Date:October 20, 2007 Track Length: 2. 238 miles Running at a brilliant pace in the second half of the four-hour challenge at Laguna Seca, Highcroft Racing's elation at Stefan Johansson's phenomenal driving turned quickly to despair as the #9 Acura was taken out of the race. Johansson, driving the second stint at a breakneck pace, passed the #1 Audi and the #6 Penske Porsche to move up to third position
2007-10-26
PETIT LE MANS TOUGH PROVING GROUND FOR HIGHCROFT RACING TEAM FIGHTS BACK AND FINISHES IN EIGHTH POSITION OVERALL
Event: Petit Le Mans
Location: Road America - Braselton, Georgia
Date: October 6, 2007
Track Length: 2. 54 miles, 12 turns
The course at Road Atlanta presented a long, grinding challenge for the three Acura teams. At the end of tonight's 10th running of the Petit Le Mans, only one team was left running - Highcroft Racing
2007-10-17 HIGHCROFT RACING'S THREE DRIVERS HIT ROAD ATLANTA FOR EXTENSIVE DAY OF PRACTICE Event: Petit Le Mans Practice Session Location: Road America - Braselton, Georgia Date: October 4, 2007 Track Length: 2. 54 mile, 12-turn track In an extensive practice day, all three Highcroft drivers spent ample time on the track and got a good taste of what to expect during Saturday's 1,000-mile challenge. Though the first session went smoothly, with Highcroft running in the top six, during the afternoon session, the team ran into some grip issues, which slowed lap times considerably
