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25 Jul

Posted at 08:49h in Moorespeed, Racing

- IMSA Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama Points Leader Steps in for Fourth-Year Moorespeed Driver Will Hardeman in Porsche GT3 Cup USA Series - Robichon Debuts in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup Next Weekend in IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup USA Road America Doubleheader   AUSTIN, Texas (July 25, 2018) – Moorespeed and Continental Auto Group (CAG) return to the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama series for the final four race weekends of the 2018 season that will see top Canadian driver Zacharie Robichon fill in for Will Hardeman at the wheel of the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup.   The winning partnership pairs up one of the fastest Porsche GT3 Cup drivers in North America with a Moorespeed team that was amid a breakout season with fourth-year team driver Hardeman earlier in 2018.   After earning their first race win together to open the season at Sebring International Raceway...

25 Jun

Posted at 17:08h in Moorespeed, Racing

Unexpected Family Obligation Forces Hardeman to miss Watkins Glen Doubleheader After Winning Start to 2018 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Season AUSTIN, Texas (June 25, 2018) – Will Hardeman and the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup team will not compete in this weekend’s IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama races at Watkins Glen International due to a recent and unexpected family obligation that requires 100% of Hardeman’s focus. Moorespeed fully backs Hardeman’s decision and has shifted its attention from achieving success on the track with its team driver to doing everything possible to support Will and his family. Moorespeed has requested on their behalf that the team’s friends, fans, and racing family keep the Hardemans in their thoughts and prayers and respect their privacy. No decision has been made regarding Hardeman’s competition plans beyond this weekend. In their fourth-year racing together in IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup, Hardeman and Moorespeed were having their...

06 May

Posted at 16:33h in Moorespeed, Racing

Hardeman and Moorespeed Rebound from Saturday Spin to Earn Solid Championship Points Sunday in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup LEXINGTON, Ohio (May 6, 2018) – Will Hardeman and Moorespeed rebounded for a fourth-place finish Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to gain some solid championship points for the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup team’s season-long campaign in the 2018 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama. Shaking off a spin late in Saturday’s first race of the weekend’s doubleheader, Hardeman started fifth in Sunday’s final 45-minute sprint and improved one spot by the checkered flag. “I think today was just a result of us getting back on track and making the most of our starting position,” Hardeman said. “We were in the hunt, the pace was good and the car was good. We were well setup and I improved some of my lines a little bit, so the overall package and result was satisfying yet...

04 May

Posted at 16:25h in Moorespeed, Racing

Hardeman and No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup Team Ready to Build on Consistent and Competitive Season in Saturday/Sunday Mid-Ohio Doubleheader LEXINGTON, Ohio (May 3, 2018) – Moorespeed returns to a Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course circuit on which they have seen some success this weekend for Rounds 5 and 6 of the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama that will see team driver Will Hardeman make his race debut in the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup on the 2.258-mile Buckeye road course. Moorespeed and Hardeman will continue their collective mission of consistent and competitive race weekends at Mid-Ohio as the fourth-year team and driver combination has all eyes focused on the 2018 IMSA Porsche GT3 Platinum Cup Championship. “Mid-Ohio is one of the classic tracks, a driver’s track, and has been historically good to us,” said Moorespeed President David Moore. “Our last time there was a while back, but I...

22 Apr

Posted at 21:29h in Moorespeed, Racing

Third and Fourth Place Finishes in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup This Weekend at Barber Keep Hardeman and Moorespeed in 2018 Championship Contention BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (April 22, 2018) – Will Hardeman and Moorespeed turned in another solid performance in the 2018 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, building on a fourth-place finish on Saturday in the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup to score a third-place podium showing in Sunday’s second and final 45-minute race.Hardeman and Moorespeed podiumed for the second year in a row at Barber after a second-place run in race one on the Alabama road course last year. Sunday’s third-place finish was also the second 2018 podium appearance for the No. 19 team in the year’s first four IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup races following a victory in the season-opening weekend of competition at Sebring International Raceway last month. “I feel...

19 Apr

Posted at 20:57h in Moorespeed, Racing

Hardeman and Moorespeed set to Continue Season-Opening Momentum in the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (April 19, 2018) – Following their victory at Sebring International Raceway, Will Hardeman and the Moorespeed racing team will continue to pursue their goal of being IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama championship contenders in the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup this weekend in a Saturday and Sunday doubleheader at Barber Motorsports Park   Rounds 3 and 4 of the 16-race 2018 season, Saturday’s first 45-minute sprint is scheduled to start at 11:50 a.m. CDT. The second and final 45-minute race of the weekend will go green Sunday at 8:45 a.m. CDT.   Hardeman finished second in the first IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup race of the Barber weekend last year but now knows the path to the top step of the podium after the breakout victory at Sebring on March 16.   “I now know what it takes to win a race and, for me, I can’t let up one...

16 Mar

Posted at 17:45h in Moorespeed, Racing

Milestone First Win Launches Full-On Bid for 2018 IMSA Porsche GT3 Platinum Cup Championship for Hardeman in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup SEBRING, Florida (March 16, 2018) - Will Hardeman and Moorespeed scored their first victory together in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama Friday in the second and final race of this week’s 2018 season-opening doubleheader on the legendary Sebring International Raceway road course. Starting the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup sixth overall and fourth in the USA Platinum Cup division, Hardeman quickly moved up to third in class early in the race. He defended his position through two late-race restarts and was in a tight train of four race-leading cars running nose-to-tail in the final laps of the race when opportunity knocked. Hardeman pounced on the victory when the two race leaders tangled in the last turn on the final lap of the 45-minute sprint. “I...

15 Mar

Posted at 17:37h in Moorespeed, Racing

Fourth-Straight Season Together for Moorespeed and Hardeman in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup SEBRING, Florida (March 15, 2018) - Moorespeed and team driver Will Hardeman will begin their fourth season together in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama this week at Sebring International Raceway where the team will launch an all-out bid for the 2018 Platinum Cup Championship in the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup. Moorespeed and Hardeman – both based in Austin, Texas – return after a successful 2017 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA season for Moorespeed that saw the team score runner-up honors in the top-tier Platinum Cup Team Championship. Hardeman’s 2017 highlights included second-place finishes at Barber Motorsports Park in April and Watkins Glen International in late June. “We feel confident this year heading to Sebring,” Hardeman said. “Our opportunities for this season will come from many small things we are doing with driving...

03 Nov

Posted at 20:55h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Moorespeed Plans to Continue Two-Car Platinum Cup Team after Earning 2017 Team Championship Runner-Up Finish - Hardeman and Moorespeed Back for Fourth-Straight Season in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup - Moorespeed and Hardeman Complete Two Days of Productive Testing This Week at MSR Houston - Two-Time 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner Earl Bamber Returns to Moorespeed as 2018 Driver Coach AUSTIN, Texas (November 30, 2017) – Confirming a key component of the team’s continuation of a two-car IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama program in 2018, Moorespeed announced today that Will Hardeman will be back with the team for a fourth-consecutive season next year for a Platinum Cup Championship campaign in the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup. Hardeman’s return follows a successful 2017 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA season for Moorespeed that saw the Austin-based team score runner-up honors in the Platinum Cup Team Championship. The second-place team championship...

07 Oct

Posted at 20:53h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Moorespeed Scores at Least One Podium Every Race Weekend and 12 on the Season - Fergus Steals Third-Place in No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup in Final Corner of Final Lap - Will Hardeman Endures Challenging Road Atlanta Finale in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup After Solid 2017 Season ATLANTA (October 7, 2017) – Corey Fergus pulled off a last-lap podium pass in the fast and famous downhill run to the start/finish line at Road Atlanta for a third-place finish in Friday’s season-ending IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama race at Road Atlanta. The podium result was the 12th of the season for the two-car Moorespeed IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup team, which included a run of 10 top-three finishes for Fergus in the No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup. The solid effort, which saw Fergus score three race wins, was enough for the first-year Moorespeed driver to seal...

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