Bowmanville, Ont. (20 May 2016) – Since the time the lights went out to start the first Pirelli World Challenge race over two decades ago, the series has been known for short, intense bursts of GT racing.
But this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the series will open a new chapter in its history as the weekend will feature the launch of the Sprint-X championship, a three-round championship that will feature longer races and driver changes.
Adding to their 2016 plans, M1 GT Racing, an Audi Sport customer racing (AScr) program, is excited to announce their participation in the SRO promoted Intercontinental GT Challenge. Confirming plans and entering events, M1 GT Racing is the first North American based team to enter the four continent series, as they will see action in the highly anticipated program.
December 7, 2015 – Sonoma, CA - After 25 continuous hours of racing at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, California, Toyo Tires and Flying Lizard Motorsports not only emerged as the ES class victors, but as overall champions of the longest endurance event in North America.
After months of private testing and tire development, Toyo Tires and Flying Lizard Motorsports put their hard work to the ultimate test in the 25 hour sports car endurance event. The #45 Audi R8 LMS was one of 58 entries to take the green flag, featuring an all-professional driver lineup of Program Manager Darren Law, Tomonobu Fujii, Guy Cosmo and Johannes van Overbeek.
November 12, 2015 – Sonoma, CA
December 5-6, Flying Lizard Motorsports and Toyo Tires will compete in North America's longest endurance racing event, the USAF 25 Hours of Thunderhill. Taking the command of the No. 45 Toyo Tires / Flying Lizard Audi R8 LMS will be Darren Law, Johannes van Overbeek, Guy Cosmo and Tomonobu Fujii, all four of whom have raced previously with Flying Lizard Motorsports.
After what can only be described as a race of survival, Flying Lizard Motorsports has closed out the 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race season with a 5th place finish at Petit Le Mans.
With the all American lineup comprised of Guy Cosmo, Colin Thompson and Robert Thorne, the team ran a flawless weekend. Traditionally 10 hours long, the iconic endurance sports car event ended 7 hours and 51 minutes running after heavy downpour continued to fall on Road Atlanta. In weather repeatedly described by the participants as "sketchy" the drivers of the Audi R8 LMS raced cautiously in constantly changing conditions with almost no visibility.
September 23, 2015 – Sonoma, CA
Flying Lizard Motorsports is excited to announce the entry of the No. 45 Audi R8 LMS into the 18th Annual Petit Le Mans, and also reveal the all-American driver lineup of Guy Cosmo, Colin Thompson, and Robert Thorne.
Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (24 June 2015) – There is little that Guy Cosmo enjoys more than trying something new, particularly when that something new is fast.
This weekend at Road America, Cosmo will team with young Patrick Byrne to make his debut in Maserati Trofeo competition.
Monterey, Calif. (2 May 2015) –Guy Cosmo was back in IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar series competition on Sunday as he teamed up with young Patrick Byrne to pilot the No. 45 Audi R8 LMS for Flying Lizard Motorsports in the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Monterey at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
The weekend marked the first-ever TUDOR outing for Bryne as he made the transition from Ferrari Challenge and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge competition to the top step of the IMSA ladder with a run in the TUDOR GTD class alongside Cosmo.
This week Flying Lizard Motorsports returns to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix, the next round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. In 2014, the team earned pole position and led every lap of the 78 lap race. The perfect run ended in heartbreak as the car ran out of fuel in the legendary corkscrew in the final lap, resulting in a 6th place finish.
With a strong determination, the Lizards will return this week to reclaim the win that narrowly escaped their grasp in 2014. Driving the No. 35 Audi R8 LMS will be veteran IMSA driver Guy Cosmo and Ferrari Challenge driver Patrick Bryne.
Austin, Texas (9 March 2015) –Making his first-ever Pirelli World Challenge appearance at the Circuit of the Americas, Guy Cosmo had an up and down race weekend as he got the last-minute call to pilot the No. 23 Tampa Bay Jaw Surgery Audi R8 LMS ultra for M1 Racing.
The weekend saw Cosmo demonstrate some impressive pace as his first full day in the car generated the second fastest overall time in Friday’s official practice. But the weekend also featured some frustration for the former ALMS race winner.
