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January 29, 2012 Posted by Halston Pitman in 2012, Paddock, Pit, Race

50th Annual Rolex 24 at Daytona

Photos: Trevor Andrusko / Halston Pitman Words: Trevor Andrusko

Daytona. The arena.

One of only a small handful 24-hour races, winning the Daytona 24 is one of the most coveted achievements in modern racing. Watching the cars circulate around the oval is reminiscent of chariot racing once found in massive Roman hippodromes. Daytona is the proving grounds of the twenty-first century.

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Roar | Day Three

As we entered the track early Sunday morning the mood for those of us at MSM was more saddened. The first true 'track weekend' of the season will be over in a few short hours. Happiness is quickly restored as the cars are being rolled out of the garages and started. Fuel was topped off for the morning sessions. It's time to set some fast laps! Read more

Tags: 24 Hours, 24H, BMW, BMW M3, BMW M3 GT, Chevrolet Corvette, Corvette, Daytona, Grand Am Rolex, MotorSportMedia, Porsche GT3, Racing, Red Bull, Road Racing

January 7, 2012 Posted by Halston Pitman in 2012, Practice

Roar | Day Two

What were you doing Saturday night? If you were in Daytona Beach, Florida and not at the Speedway you definitely missed out on a good time as Grand-Am was putting on quite a show under the lights! With night practice planned and the glorious weather having continued thousands were on hand during the practice sessions on Saturday. Read more

Tags: 24 Hours, 24H, Audi, Bimmerworld, BMW, BMW M3, BMW M3 GT, Chevrolet Corvette, Corvette, Daytona, Eric Curran, Ferrari 458 Italia GT, Grand Am Rolex, MotorSportMedia, Porsche GT3

January 6, 2012 Posted by Halston Pitman in 2012, Practice

Roar | Day One

While much of the US was recovering from a cold snap just 24 hours previously the sunny skies and mid 60s to 70s welcomed the teams as they unloaded their machines in preparation for 3 full days of testing at Daytona International Speedway. Excitement was high as a slew of new cars were set to turn wheels in anger and work out any potential kinks that might arise. The Grand-Am Rolex and Continental Tire series is becoming quite the international stew as Ferrari, Audi and Dodge join the ranks of Rolex. Not to be outdone the Continental Tire series sees a new entry from Aston Martin in the form of the Vantage. Read more

Tags: 24 Hours, 24H, BMW, BMW M3, BMW M3 GT, Chevrolet Corvette, Corvette, Daytona, Grand Am Rolex, MotorSportMedia, Porsche GT3, Racing, Red Bull, Road Racing

November 17, 2011 Posted by Halston Pitman in 2011, Practice

Petit Le Mans | Thursday

With all the positive comments received about our Petit Le Mans coverage we thought some might want to view more photos. Over the next couple of days we will be putting up the rest of the photos so keep checking back! Read more

Tags: ALMS, American Le Mans Series, Aston Martin Zagato, Audi, BMW, BMW M3, BMW M3 GT, Chevrolet Corvette, Corvette, Ferrari 458 Italia GT, Ferrari F430, Ferrari F430 GT, Ford, Ford GT, MotorSportMedia, Petit Le Mans, Petit Le Mans 2011, Peugeot 918, Porsche GT3, Racing, Road Atlanta, Road Racing

August 31, 2011 Posted by Halston Pitman in 2011, General, Pit Pass

BMW M Experience @ Indy MotoGP

BMW M brought together employees, their awesome cars and a select group of individuals to experience the new F10 M5 and some awesome surprises. MotorSportMedia was there to provide event coverage and bring these photos to our fans. During the weekend the guest were able to drive BMW M Cars, take hot laps in the new F10 M5 Safety Car(as well as 1M and E90 M3 Safety Cars) and were able to experience the best Indianapolis and the Speedway had to offer. A rare opportunity that all in attendance were happy to be a part of. I think we at MSM had as much fun during the event as the guests. During the hot lapping Rolf with BMW M made sure that I got a ride in the F10 M5 Safety car and it was an experience! Enjoy the photos!

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BimmerWorld Open House

It’s not often that a race shop like BimmerWorld opens their doors for the public to come and enjoy everything that they have to offer, certainly not during the season of such a highly competitive racing series like the Continental Tire Sports Car Series. James Clay and his crew did just that! BimmerWorld provided delicious food, tech sessions and of course free stuff during the event on Saturday July 30^th!