Kia Racing Team Holds Top Position On Round 7 And 8 In Cadillac Grand Prix At Road America
Another weekend of race for the Kia Racing team in the Pirelli World Challenge Round 7 and 8 for TC-A and GTS in the Cadillac Grand Prix at Road America.
Kia Racing Scores Back-To-Back Podium Finishes In Rounds Five And Six Of Pirelli World Challenge At Detroit Belle Isle
Kia Racing earned back-to-back podium finishes in the Motor City this weekend on the mean Streets of Belle Isle in rounds five and six of the Pirelli World Challenge. Now with six podium appearances in 2014, including two victories, Kia maintains the GTS Manufacturer Championship points lead ahead of rivals Ford, Porsche and Chevrolet heading to Road America for rounds seven and eight. At Belle Isle, Mark Wilkins piloted the No. 38 B.R.A.K.E.S. Optima turbo to two top-five finishes, including a podium on Sunday, which puts him only one point behind the GTS Driver standings leader, Jack Baldwin. Teammate Nic Jönsson in the No. 36 DonorsChoose.org Optima turbo finished in third place Saturday and is currently fourth in the Driver Championship.
“Finishing on the podium results two more times in Detroit is a great accomplishment for the Kia Racing team and is a testament to the durability and performance of the Kia Optima racecars on the demanding street circuit,” said Michael Sprague, executive vice president of sales and marketing, Kia Motors America (KMA). “The hard work and dedication by our race team and tremendous focus and talent of our drivers is proving to be a winning formula for 2014 and we look forward to more success throughout the Pirelli World Challenge season.”
The doubleheader weekend in Motown was only half of the on-track action for Kia Racing as the Kinetic Motorsports privateer Kia Forte Koups were also competing in Touring Car A (TC-A) on the east coast at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). TC-A points leader and rookie, Jason Wolfe, piloted the No. 36 Richard Wolfe Trucking Kinetic Motorsports Kia Forte Koup to a pair of fourth-place finishes. His performance bolsters Kia’s position atop the TC-A Manufacturer Championship standings after six rounds.
Televised coverage of GTS rounds five and six from Belle Isle will air on the NBC Sports Network on Sunday, June 15 at 2:30 p.m. ET. Race fans can watch live coverage of all four races online atwww.world-challengetv.com and catch the latest news and updates from the Kia Racing Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/kiaracing and follow the team on Twitter: @KiaRacing.
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Double race for Kia Racing Team and is seeking for victory again
The Kia racing team is getting ready for round 5 and 6 this weekend on the GTS class at Detroit, Michigan and round 5 and 6 on the TC-A class at Millville, New Jersey
Kyle Keenan Takes Two Wins For Round 9 And 10
This memorial weekend our friend Kyle Keenan was busy racing at the Pacific Raceway in Kent, Washington and he did an amazing job at the track.
Hyundai And Rhys Millen Racing Make Big Strides At The Global Rallycross Championship Season Opener In Barbados
Rhys Millen aggressively piloted his Hyundai Veloster rallycross car into the ultra-competitive final round of the Global Rallycross Championship race on the idyllic Caribbean island of Barbados. Millen’s teammate, Emma Gilmour, also had an impressive performance at her debut in Global Rallycross, becoming more competitive in every round as the series’ first female driver.
Hyundai Will Discontinued 2.0 Turbo Engine on the MY2015 Genesis Coupe
If you are a KDM lover, I’m sure most of you guys are waiting for the new generation of the Genesis Coupe. Hyundai already has the Genesis sedan up for sale so its only matter of time until we start seen more of the coupe.
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