24 Hours of Daytona

Hennessey Hires Racing Champion David Donohue as the Team Focuses on Venom F5 World Records

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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SEALY, Texas, Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Hennessey Special Vehicles, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer, has hired David Donohue — celebrated 24 Hours of Le Mans champion, Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner, and 2023 Pikes Peak record setter — for advanced track development of its Venom F5 hypercar.

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  • The son of racing legend Mark Donohue, David Donohue has built an impressive racing, testing, and development resume during his 35-year career.
  • David Donohue: "I've been working behind the scenes with John and the team at Hennessey for several months, allowing me to spend quite a bit of time in the driver's seat of the Venom F5.
  • With more than 25 customer Venom F5 models already built, we can now refocus our team on achieving speed records.
  • The open-top, track-ready model joins the roofless Venom F5 Roadster – revealed in 2022 – and the Venom F5 Revolution Coupe – unveiled in January this year.

Unique And Highly Collectible Final Additions Round Out the Broad Arrow 75th Anniversary Porsche Auction Roster

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Grosse Pointe, MI, May 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broad Arrow Auctions is excited to announce the final consignments for the upcoming 75th Anniversary Porsche Auction this 10 June in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Grosse Pointe, MI, May 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broad Arrow Auctions is excited to announce the final consignments for the upcoming 75th Anniversary Porsche Auction this 10 June in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • One of the unequivocal highlights of the auction is the 1967 Porsche 910 with an estimate of $2,800,000 - $3,400,000.
  • The Broad Arrow Auction will take place on Saturday, 10 June, at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia at the Porsche 75th anniversary event.
  • The auction will feature 65 of the most desired classic and collectible Porsche motor cars in today’s market and 50 lots of memorabilia.

Nick Boulle Joins FASTMD Racing at the 2023 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona

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Friday, January 27, 2023
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DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nick Boulle of de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry, an independent jewelry salon in Dallas and Houston, is confirmed to race with FASTMD Racing at the prestigious Rolex 24 on January 28th and 29th at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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  • DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nick Boulle of de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry, an independent jewelry salon in Dallas and Houston, is confirmed to race with FASTMD Racing at the prestigious Rolex 24 on January 28th and 29th at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • With teams racing around the clock for 24 hours, the Rolex is recognized as one of the world's premier endurance races as it is a true test of fortitude and strength.
  • Kicking off the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, this year's race marks the 61st Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona and the seventh time that Boulle has driven on the famed track.
  • The Rolex 24 At Daytona will take the green flag on Saturday, January 28 at 1:40 pm EST.

CARBON FIBER MCLAREN TRIO LEADS FINAL ENTRIES FOR BROAD ARROW’S INAUGURAL AMELIA AUCTION

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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Complete digital catalog for Broad Arrow’s inaugural Amelia Auction, March 4 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island now available here .

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  • Complete digital catalog for Broad Arrow’s inaugural Amelia Auction, March 4 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island now available here .
  • Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, today released the complete digital catalog for its inaugural Amelia Auction on March 4 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.
  • Along with the digital catalog comes final entries within the latter category, led by a trio of carbon fiber-bodied McLaren supercars.
  • Additional standout supercars set for the Amelia Auction include:
    A special Carbon Series 2021 Ford GT featuring carbon fiber wheels and stripes.

Acura Sweeps Again With 1-2 Finish at Watkins Glen

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Monday, June 27, 2022
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Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis completed the Acura 1-2 sweep with a second-place finish in their Meyer Shank Racing ARX-05.

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  • Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis completed the Acura 1-2 sweep with a second-place finish in their Meyer Shank Racing ARX-05.
  • Lee Niffenegger(Program Manager, Honda Performance Development) on today's 1-2 finish at the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen: "It is a fabulous 1-2 at Watkins Glen, and our first prototype win here with the Acura ARX-05.
  • We're so happy to have gone 1-2 in both the Rolex 24 to start the year and now here at Watkins Glen.
  • Acura's initial Watkins Glen success came in 1991, with Parker Johnstone taking the Comptech Acura Spice SE90P to the Lights class victory.

INDYCAR SERIES Driver Graham Rahal Joins SoldierStrong Advisory Board

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Friday, January 14, 2022
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STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Graham Rahal has joined the advisory board of SoldierStrong, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of the nations military veterans by providing them with revolutionary medical technologies to help them take their next steps forward in their lives after service.

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  • STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Graham Rahal has joined the advisory board of SoldierStrong, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of the nations military veterans by providing them with revolutionary medical technologies to help them take their next steps forward in their lives after service.
  • Rahal and his wife, Courtney, support SoldierStrong through their charity, the Graham and Courtney Rahal Foundation.
  • As part of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team he also raises funds for SoldierStrong through the Turns for Troops program.
  • He drove in his first Indianapolis 500 in 2008 as the merger of competing racing series resulted in the creation of the INDYCAR SERIES.

Honda Ridgeline Off-Road Race Truck Wins Baja 1000

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Saturday, November 20, 2021
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The impressive result was the fourth consecutive class win for the Ridgeline Off-Road Race Truck this season, the fifth victory for the Ridgeline in Baja, but the first in a "point-to-point" Baja 1000, running the length of the peninsula from Ensenada to La Paz.

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  • The impressive result was the fourth consecutive class win for the Ridgeline Off-Road Race Truck this season, the fifth victory for the Ridgeline in Baja, but the first in a "point-to-point" Baja 1000, running the length of the peninsula from Ensenada to La Paz.
  • Jeff Proctor (team owner/driver Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck) won Class 7 for unlimited V6 Trucks; first "point-to-point" Baja 1000 race win for Honda: "As always, I'm really proud of my crew and everyone here helping the Honda Ridgeline maximize its performance.
  • Alexander Rossi (driver, Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck) Class 7 winner, becomes first driver to win the Indianapolis 500; Rolex 24 at Daytona; and Baja 1000: "What a wild ride this race, this event, is.
  • The Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck utilizes the same production-based, Honda Performance Development built turbocharged V6 engine that also powered this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona-winning Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX05, driven by Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor and Rossi.

Acura Returns to Formula 1 Racing for the U.S. Grand Prix

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Acura is back in Formula 1!  Returning to the pinnacle of motorsports for the first time in more than a decade, Acura livery will appear on the rear wings of the Red Bull Racing Honda and Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda Formula 1 cars for the Aramco United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas Oct. 22-24. Celebrating its role as the performance division of Honda in North America, Acura also will appear on the driving suits and helmet visors of Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez and Scuderia AlphaTauri drivers Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda during the race weekend.

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  • "It's very special to have Acura become part of our partnership with Red Bull Racing Honda and Scuderia AlphaTauri Hondafor the United States Grand Prix 2021," says Masashi Yamamoto, Honda F1's Managing Director.
  • From 1989 to 1992, Honda F1 drivers including Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost wore Acura visors at the Canadian and U.S. Grand Prix.
  • Most recently, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello displayed the Acura logo on their visors for the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix.
  • Acura also won its first-ever overall victory at the grueling Rolex 24 of Daytona this year, with the Acura ARX-05 piloted by Wayne Taylor Racing.

Lisa Detanna and The Global Wealth Solutions Group of Raymond James Partner With Los Angeles Native Steven Aghakhani, Driver #26 in This Weekend’s Grand Prix of Long Beach

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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"Growing up in Los Angeles, it was always the Lakers and the Long Beach Grand Prix for me.

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  • "Growing up in Los Angeles, it was always the Lakers and the Long Beach Grand Prix for me.
  • Lisa Detanna (pictured seated center), the Managing Director of Raymond James Global Wealth Solutions Group, is a proud partner sponsor of Aghakhani.
  • In addition to Long Beach, the Global Wealth Solutions Group of Raymond James partners with Aghakhani for the remainder of the 2021 IMSA Lamborghini Super Trofeo season.
  • To reach Lisa or the advisors at Raymond James, more information can be found at Global Wealth Solutions Group or by calling 310-285-3906.

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
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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.

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  • 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.