6 Hours of Watkins Glen

Idemitsu No. 55 Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi Scores Big Win in Watkins Glen Six-Hour Endurance Race

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Monday, June 28, 2021

55 Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi RT24-P trio of Harry Tincknell, Oliver Jarvis and Jonathan Bomarito turned back a stout DPi field to win the Sahlens Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday.

Key Points: 
  • 55 Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi RT24-P trio of Harry Tincknell, Oliver Jarvis and Jonathan Bomarito turned back a stout DPi field to win the Sahlens Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday.
  • The six-hour endurance race was the fifth round of the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
  • The Sahlens Six Hours is also the third of four WeatherTech Championship races that count toward the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.
  • Thirty years ago from this week for the Le Mans win, said a beaming Harry Tincknell after the race.

Tier10 Unveils Acura Racing's Return to Form at Watkins Glen International Raceway

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Ad agency Tier10, in partnership with Acura, unveiled a long-form video chronicling Acura's return to form at the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen race.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Ad agency Tier10, in partnership with Acura, unveiled a long-form video chronicling Acura's return to form at the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen race.
  • Filmed over the July 1st weekend at Watkins Glen International Raceway in New York, the piece explores in part the brand's absence from the world of motorsports before experiencing a dominant revival in the world of racing, led by designer-turned-GM Jon Ikeda.
  • Production of the piece was a multi-day affair, including scorching midsummer days with temperatures into the triple digits.
  • "We had the unique opportunity of not only being able to tell the story, but being able to tell it right," explained Rodgers.