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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70651892009-10-17T04:31:06.310-07:00Auto Racing News - Powered by MGR RacingAuto Racing News and Commentary from Around the WorldMGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-67980884681949716992009-08-14T13:44:00.000-07:002009-08-14T13:50:47.944-07:00Team MGR Racing Wins at California Speedway

Fontana, CA, August 2, 2009. It didn’t take Team MGR Racing too much time to get the most out of their new Ford Fusion ASC Racecar. After the car’s debut at Buttonwillow, team owner Manuel Gil del Real, decided to move the car to Leo Motorsports shop based in Cordes Lakes, AZ for the balance of the season. Under Ralph Byers’ technical expertise, the #27 Fusion, this time sponsored by MGR

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-67388250840209702602009-08-14T13:39:00.001-07:002009-08-14T13:43:22.805-07:00Team MGR Racing Debuts New Car at Buttonwillow Raceway Park

Buttonwillow, CA, May 17, 2009. Team MGR Racing – WOT Performance tested the new car under race conditions for the first time at ASC Racing’s second event of the season at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. Although some last final adjustments to the car prevented the team from taking advantage of Friday’s open test sessions, the new racecar passed tech inspection and was ready to compete on Saturday

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-24624450269038220892007-10-23T16:50:00.000-07:002008-12-09T10:27:59.721-08:00Team MGR Racing – WOT Performance Celebrates Championship Season in Las Vegas Finale

Las Vegas, NV October 14, 2007)After clinching the ASC Racing Unlimited Class Championship at Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA two weeks ago, Team MGR Racing – WOT Performance approached the season finale in Las Vegas much more relaxed than in previous seasons when championship points were still at stake."It sure helps to wrap the championship with one race to go... last year at this time we were

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-66753817733181692322007-10-04T14:15:00.000-07:002007-10-04T14:20:44.621-07:00Team MGR Racing-WOT Performance Secures ASC Unlimited Championship at Laguna Seca

Monterey, CA (September 30, 2007) - A third place finish on Sunday’s ASC Race at Laguna Seca was enough for Team MGR Racing-WOT Performance to secure their first ASC Unlimited Championship with two races still remaining in the season.This event at the renowned Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA was marked on every team’s calendar as one of the most significant of the season. Not only was this

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-4943490303967898462007-09-05T16:53:00.000-07:002008-12-09T10:27:59.886-08:00Double Win for Team MGR Racing-WOT Performance

BUTTONWILLOW, Calif.(September 1, 2007) – After the mechanical failure suffered at Thunderhill last month, Team MGR Racing-WOT Performance took no time to rebound to the top at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. The weekend however presented a new set of challenges to the Phoenix based team. With a new engine that was installed in the #27 WOT Performance Ford Taurus just a couple of days prior to the

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-20701984053884107472007-07-17T17:01:00.000-07:002008-12-09T10:28:00.100-08:00Mechanical Problems Affect Team MGR Racing-WOT Performance at Thunderhill Raceway.

WILLOWS, Calif. (July 15, 2007) – Team MGR Racing-WOT Performance made its first stop of 2007 in Northern California over the weekend, joining the rest of the ASC Racing teams at the Sports Car Club of America's San Francisco Region for their Sizzling Summer Regional event at Thunderhill Raceway.Right from the beginning of Friday’s test sessions, the #27 WOT Performance Ford Taurus driven by

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-64370634553069196692007-06-14T13:08:00.000-07:002008-12-09T10:28:00.255-08:00Team MGR Racing – WOT Performance Dominates at California Speedway

Fontana, CA, June 10, 2007. Team MGR Racing – WOT Performance earned its second win of the season at California Speedway during SCCA’s Double Regional event. The #27 WOT Performance Ford Taurus driven by Manuel Gil del Real and prepared by Pete Andreas owner of WOT Performance was truly unbeatable this weekend. From practice sessions to qualifying and racing, the WOT Ford stayed consistently on

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-34782737514518844072007-03-27T15:51:00.000-07:002008-12-09T10:28:00.529-08:00Team MGR Racing-WOT Performance Gets Its First Win at Willow Springs

Phoenix, AZ, March 26, 2007. The new partnership between Team MGR Racing and WOT Performance couldn’t have started in a more successful way. The WOT Performance sponsored #27 Ford Taurus with Manuel Gil del Real at the wheel took the overall ASC Racing win at Willow Springs on Sunday during SCCA’s Cal Club Double Regional event.But that wasn’t the only WOT Performance racecar at the event. The

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-24602693081419026272007-03-08T07:54:00.000-08:002007-03-08T07:57:59.427-08:00MGR Racing and WOT Performance Create New Partnership

Phoenix, AZ, March 5, 2007. WOT Performance and Team MGR Racing today announced a long term sponsorship agreement commencing March 2007, which will last until the end of the 2007 ASC Racing season. WOT Performance will become Title Sponsor of the Team - "MGR Racing – WOT Performance" and the 'Official Racing Partner.'The sponsorship demonstrates WOT Performance ongoing commitment to auto racing,

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-79924837951730610642007-02-08T13:25:00.000-08:002007-01-29T17:03:17.598-08:00MGR Racing Returns to PIR for 2007 Season Opener

Phoenix, AZ, February 4, 2007. The New Era of ASC Racing has officially begun… and judging by the lap times recorded at PIR during their season opener, it took teams no time to adjust to it. In fact, it was the most veteran ASC Racing driver at the event, Ed Ochylski from Leo Motorsports, who walked away with two poles and a double win.This was not one of the ASC Racing events with the largest

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-75905174933809084442007-01-29T16:53:00.000-08:002007-01-29T17:03:17.826-08:00MGR Racing Moves to ASC Unlimited for 2007 Season

Phoenix, AZ, January 27, 2007. With just a few days before the 2007 season starts at PIR, Team MGR Racing is ready to start campaigning the #27 Ford Taurus in the newly created ASC Unlimited Class."The timing of this new class is great for us," says Manuel Gil del Real. "We had our engine building program focused on finishing the new 408 ci Ford engine that Michael Everett and I started

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1167951730985605072007-01-04T14:44:00.000-08:002007-01-04T15:02:11.300-08:00MGR Visits Spain in the Off Season

Phoenix, AZ, January 2, 2007. Manuel Gil del Real took advantage of the off season to spend the holidays in his native Spain with his family.Of course, when racing is in your blood, you take any chance available to get back to it. And with the majority of Formula 1 teams testing in Spain during the Winter, Manuel stopped at Valencia's racetrack to check out how McLaren, Williams, Renault, and

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1165947388543018642006-12-12T10:12:00.000-08:002006-12-13T08:52:27.273-08:00Team MGR Racing Finishes Third in the 2006 ASC Racing Season

Phoenix, AZ, December 11, 2006. A third place finish at PIR in the final ASC Race of the season was enough for Team Ghaster Painting MGR Racing and Manuel Gil del Real to consolidate his third place in the final standings.Sixteen starts, 11 top five finishes, three 3rd places, four 2nd place finishes and one pole position sum up the most successful season for the team in the last four years. In

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1165593235944020042006-12-08T07:47:00.000-08:002006-12-08T07:53:56.273-08:00ASC Schedule for PIR Races

Schedule for ASC Races on Saturday and Sunday at PIR:8:40 AM - 9:00 AM: ASC Warmup #1: Check Transponders on Posted Results10:30 AM - 10:50 AM: ASC Warmup #211:55 AM - 12:15 PM: ASC Qualifying12:30 PM: ASC Drivers Meeting2:20 PM - 2:55 PM: ASC RaceFor more information, visit www.MGRRacing.net

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1165450685383357462006-12-06T16:04:00.000-08:002006-12-06T16:19:39.470-08:00Team Ghaster Painting MGR Racing Ready for PIR

Phoenix, AZ, December 6, 2006. With only two days to go before the last ASC event of the season, Team Ghaster Painting MGR Racing feels very confident about their chances for a podium finish, and possibly a win at their local track.During the previous visit at PIR, Manuel Gil del Real finished second in both races, barely missing a win both days. "Two second places was not bad, but obviously it

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1163465469453852652006-11-13T16:50:00.000-08:002006-11-14T15:12:22.883-08:00Two Podium Finishes for Manuel Gil del Real at Firebird Raceway

Phoenix, AZ, November 12, 2006. Team Ghaster Painting MGR Racing achieved one second place and one third place finish in the American Stockcar Challenge races at Firebird Raceway. Despite being the first race ever for the ASC Series at this track, only five tenths of a second separated the top six drivers’ qualifying times for the first race. Manuel Gil del Real qualified in second place with a 1

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1162320615176939322006-10-31T10:50:00.000-08:002006-10-31T10:51:24.873-08:00Team Ghaster Painting MGR Racing Confident About Firebird Race

Phoenix, AZ, October 31, 2006. With just 10 days remaining before the next ASC race at Firebird Int'l. Raceway in Phoenix, AZ, Team Ghaster Painting MGR Racing feels very confident about their chances for that weekend."The car is basically set. We haven't made any radical changes to the chassis setup since our last race at PIR. We are confident that Firebird will only require minor tuning

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1161043161758400382006-10-16T16:58:00.000-07:002006-10-17T18:40:34.313-07:00Team Ghaster Painting MGR Racing Gets Two Second Place Finishes at PIR

Phoenix, AZ, October 15, 2006. The first stop of the American Stockcar Challenge (ASC) at PIR in nearly three years proved to be very successful for Team Ghaster Painting MGR Racing. After achieving two consistent second place finishes on Saturday and Sunday races, the Team’s lead driver Manuel Gil del Real moves up to third place in the overall ASC standings.The Ghaster Painting #27 Ford Taurus

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1160771495105485402006-10-13T13:24:00.000-07:002006-10-13T13:31:38.106-07:00Schedule for Ghaster Painting Team MGR Racing at PIR Posted

NATIONAL AUTO SPORT ASSOCIATIONOctober 14-15, 2006TIMED RACES START WHEN PACE CAR LEAVES & INCLUDES COOL DOWN LAP, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.6:00 GATES OPEN6:45 Tech and Reg Subject to change7:30 Registration9:00 ASC Group B Warmup #1: Check Transponders on Posted Results10:25 ASC Group B Warmup #212:10 ASC Group B Qualifying-Drivers Meeting at 12:30 in Registration2:00 ASC

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1158845134006811362006-09-21T06:21:00.000-07:002006-09-27T21:12:35.786-07:00Ghaster Painting Becomes MGR Racing's Title Sponsor and Official Racing Partner

Phoenix, AZ, September 20, 2006. Ghaster Painting and Team MGR Racing today announced a short-term sponsorship agreement commencing September 2006, which will last until the end of the season. Ghaster Painting will become Title Sponsor of the Team - "Ghaster Painting MGR Racing" and the 'Official Racing Partner.'The sponsorship demonstrates Ghaster Painting's ongoing commitment to auto racing, an

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1158016785898621052006-09-11T16:18:00.000-07:002006-10-09T17:57:26.413-07:00Team MGR Racing Completes Test at PIR

Phoenix, AZ, September 10, 2006. Team MGR Racing wrapped up their weekend test at PIR with high scores. On Saturday, Ross Thompson focused the majority of his test session on achieving a good setup for the #27 Ghaster Painting Ford. As it turned out, the car was pretty well dialed in by the time it was unloaded from MGR Racing's transporter.Driving under partly cloudy skies, Ross had no problem

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1157040374171142662006-08-31T09:06:00.000-07:002006-10-09T18:04:58.930-07:00Team MGR Racing to Test at PIR on September 9-10

Phoenix, AZ, September 7, 2006. Team MGR Racing will be testing at Phoenix International Raceway on September 9-10, 2006. In preparation for the upcoming ASC races at PIR this Fall, the Phoenix based team has booked time with NASA for a two day testing session this weekend.NASCAR and Grand-AM driver Ross Thompson (www.RossThompsonRacing.com) is scheduled to drive the #27 Ghaster Painting Ford and

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1155688733920426452006-08-15T17:37:00.000-07:002006-08-21T08:04:01.683-07:00Mechanical Failure Prevents MGR Racing from Reaching a Podium Finish at Thunderhill

Phoenix, AZ, August 14, 2006. Two seventh place finishes was all Team MGR Racing could accomplish during ASC's last race weekend at Thunderhill. With unusually hot temperatures in Willows, California, and after very limited practice time on Friday, the #27 Symbolic Ford seemed to be ready for the race; however, the first qualifying session on Saturday proved otherwise. Despite reducing their best

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1154993265362065102006-08-07T16:25:00.000-07:002006-08-07T16:27:45.806-07:00F1 Side by Side Racing: Villeneuve and Arnoux, 1979

MGRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723314005907886556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065189.post-1153497390205643312006-07-21T08:55:00.000-07:002006-07-21T08:56:32.363-07:00A Letter from Rob Rucker -ASC Race Director

Well, I hope everyone has been enjoying their time off. It seems that no matter what series you race in, you always have a spot on the schedule where you race back-to-back and then follow it up with a long lay off. I realize that this season is just starting to heat up, but I've taken the break as an opportunity to start working on some things for next year. So I thought I would take a moment and

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