Shift Group News

Magnus Racing to Offer $25 Bounty on Turner Motorsport for VIR

Ganassi isn’t the only team with a price on them.

May 10, 2011 (Salt Lake City, Utah) — Following GRAND-AM’s recent announcement to reward $25,000 to any GRAND-AM Daytona Prototype team who can beat the mighty Chip Ganassi Racing team at this weekend’s Bosch Engineering 250 at Virginia International Raceway, the fourth round of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask no. 16, Magnus Racing has decided to add their own stake in to the program by offering an astounding $25* to anyone who can beat Turner Motorsport in the GT ranks.

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Circumstances beyond Kyle Mohan’s control led to a rough weekend in Atlanta. His car was late arriving, then he had this crash in the top-32 when a water line burst.

He did have time to visit Rick Case Mazda in Duluth on Thursday night to sign autographs and hand out hero cards.

Tyler McQuarrie was robbed of a spot in the Top 8 when he was left at the starting light by Vaughn Gittin, Jr and the judges didn’t notice. But Tyler now sits 8th in the points and is in a good spot in the championship standings.

Another strong weekend for Louie Pagano, this time at the SKUSA SpringNationals. Read the rest of this entry »

A great weekend at the SKUSA SpringNationals for Buddy Rice’s Tony Kart West, with wins from Matt Johnson and Parker Thompson. Read the rest of this entry »

April 26, 2011 (Chandler, Arizona) – George Marstanovic, from Flagstaff, Arizona, defeated Alex Pfeiffer to win the second round of the 2011 Xtreme Drift Circuit national championship at Firebird Raceway near Phoenix Arizona. Marstanovic, driving a V8-powered Mazda RX-7, not only won his first XDC event but also took the top qualifier position. Read the rest of this entry »

Magnus Racing’s John Potter and Craig Stanton on the ALMS podium for finishing third in the team’s Roscoe’s Chicken ‘n Waffles Porsche.

Kyle Mohan on the podium as part of Team Mazda in the Team Drift competition.

April 11, 2011 (Signal Hill, Calif.) – Eager to get his 2011 Formula Drift campaign off to a fast start, Kyle Mohan came out of the start swinging at the season opening event at the Streets of Long Beach – and he kept swinging until he finished the event in fifth place.

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April 11, 2011 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – In another major announcement for Magnus Racing, the team is proud to announce that it has formed a partnership with Los Angeles-based Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘n Waffles for the upcoming American Le Mans Series at Long Beach, a featured event at the 37^th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

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It was wet and rainy in Sonoma – just like always – but the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas wrapped up its fourth and most successful season yet. Three trips to the Rotax Grand Finals in Al Ain, Dubai, and two trips to the Rotax Grand Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah, were awarded to the racers.

Many thanks to Dylan Stalker for pinch-hitting and running the production of Gatorz Trackside, the webcast that we produce for the series that incorporates video, audio, a live blog, and live Timing and Scoring.

The XDC kicked off its second season, in which it will award over $90,000 in prize money to grassroots drifters over eight events and in three different championships. Chelsea De Nofa showed the way and grabbed the victory in Irwindale in his new BMW sedan. Read the rest of this entry »