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There were a lot of new cars and drivers for the opening round of the Motorola Cup at Daytona. With over sixty entries spread among four classes there was plenty of great racing. To see the wild action from this event click on the link below: | A lot of firsts occurred at Daytona - the Grand American series held it's inaugural event and kicked off the new millennium with the first professional sports car race in North America. We've got images from the race below: |
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Unique to the World Challenge series this year are standing starts. Unfortunately, the GT cars only made it to corner one before they had their first incident. Click below to see images of the World Challenge cars at Charlotte: | Paul Gentilozzi led early in the Trans Am race but a pit stop for a flat tire put him to the back of the pack. He put on a spectacular charge through the field to finish second to Brian Simo. Below are photos from Charlotte: | Professional sports car racing returned to the Charlotte Motor Speedway after a 14 year absence. A small grid but plenty of excitement. Click the link below see photographs of the American Le Mans Series: |
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With ten laps remaining in the Mosport Trans Am race, Paul Gentilozzi spun and handed the victory to Brian Simo. Click below to see photographs from this event: | A 7-week break between Charlotte and Mosport provided many teams with the additional preparation time needed for their first appearance in 2000. Click below for images: | Round 2 of the World Challenge Touring series took place at the revamped Mosport. To see photographs from the weekend click on the links below: |
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There was a big field for the Motorola Cup event at Mid Ohio which made for a very interesting race. To see photographs from the weekend click on the links below: | Robinson Racing was able to capitalize on the misfortune of Dyson Racing to take the Grand Am win at Mid Ohio. Click on the links below to see images from this event: |
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The Motorola Cup cars competed on the streets of Toronto. Running as a support event to the CART championship provided the series with a great deal of exposure. |
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The most exciting news at Mosport was the return of the Corvette team. And, they didn't disappoint giving the Vipers all they could handle. Images be seen below: | The Motorola Cup teams make at least one stop a year at Mosport. Below are photographs of this exciting series competing at Mosport: |
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Watkins Glen was the second last race of the Motorola Cup season. With points at a premium, teams and drivers pushed themselves to the limit and beyond. Just check out the images below to see what we mean: | The Watkins Glen Grand Am event had a pair of points races - an 18-lap, 100-kilometer sprint for the SportsRacers and GT classes on Friday evening and, on Sunday, the Six Hour event. Click below: |
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The drivers may only be amateurs but the racing is fast and furious as they compete for the American National Championships. With 24 races in 3 days the racing never seems to end. Catch some of the action by clicking the link below: |
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Despite the popularity of Laguna Seca, none of the current series drivers had ever competed on this track in a Trans-Am car. Maybe this fact contributed to Kenny Wilden winning his first Trans Am race. | Alfred DuPont gave BMW its third straight victory in the 2000 World Challenge Touring Car Championship at Laguna Seca. DuPont led flag-to-flag to take his first series win. Images from Laguna Seca are below: | Mike Fitzgerald driving a Porsche GT3 Cup held off a hard charging Terry Borcheller to take his third straight World Challenge GT victory. Click the link below to see shots of the World Challenge GT cars at Laguna Seca: | Laguna Seca has been hosting sports car races since 1957. The scenic track located among the coastal hills of the Monterey Bay is a fitting venue for the American Le Mans Series. Click below for pictures from this event: |
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway is one of the newest racing facilities in America and despite being a Roval is described by drivers as quite challenging. Click below to see the photos: | Who would have thought it would rain in the Las Vegas desert? Boris Said was able to take advantage of the weather and win the rain shortened race. Shots from the weekend can be seen below: | In World Challenge Touring action Hugh Plumb bested the field to win by 1.3 seconds. Michael Galati led every lap as he took the Audi S4 to a much awaited win in the 2000 World Challenge GT Series. |
