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04 Oct

Posted at 20:50h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Corey Fergus Looking To Lock Up Second in Platinum Cup Championship in No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup - Will Hardeman Shooting for Top Podium Step in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup ATLANTA (October 4, 2017) – Moorespeed and team drivers Corey Fergus and Will Hardeman will close out a competitive season of competition in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama this weekend at Road Atlanta where Rounds 15 and 16 – the final races in this year’s championship – will be run in a Thursday/Friday doubleheader at the Motul Petit Le Mans, October 4 – 6. Fergus and Hardeman have combined for a solid run of 11 podium finishes this year, a streak that has seen at least one Moorespeed driver on the podium at every IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup doubleheader race weekend this season. The highlights include Platinum Cup race wins for Fergus in his No....

26 Sep

Posted at 20:47h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Hardeman and Two-Time Le Mans Winner Bamber Finish Second in Class and Fourth Overall Sunday in No. 98 Arrows Racing Porsche 991 GT3R - Duo Makes Successful Co-Driving Debut after Bamber Coached Hardeman with Moorespeed in IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA - Hardeman Runs as High as Third Overall Sunday as First American Driver to Compete in the Blancpain GT Series Asia SHANGHAI (September 26, 2017) – Moorespeed’s Will Hardeman and two-time and reigning 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Earl Bamber made a successful co-driving debut this past weekend in the Blancpain GT Series Asia at the Shanghai International Circuit in China where the duo finished second in the Pro/Am class and fourth overall Sunday in the No. 98 Arrows Racing Porsche 991 GT3R. “Blancpain GT is a really cool series where we get to race against all makes of GT3 cars, which adds another element of racing absent in our...

18 Sep

Posted at 20:45h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Ninth Podium Finish of 2017 Sees Fergus Solidify Second-Place in IMSA GT3 Platinum Cup Class with One Race Weekend Remaining - Hardeman Rebounds from Early Incident for Fourth and Fastest Race Lap in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup SONOMA, California (September 18, 2017) – Hitting the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama podium for the second-consecutive day, Corey Fergus finished second Sunday at Sonoma Raceway in his No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup while his Moorespeed teammate Will Hardeman rebounded from an early incident to set the fastest race lap and charge to a fourth-place finish in his No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup. The pair of solid race results came after the Moorespeed teammates had a narrow miss on the first lap of Sunday’s 50-minute race. Running nose-to-tail in second and third, Hardeman under estimated his closing speed going into Turn 9 and unintentionally slid into the...

17 Sep

Posted at 20:43h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Moorespeed Extends Run of Podium Finishes to Seven Consecutive Race Weekends - Fergus Podiums for Fifth-Straight Race Weekend in No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup - Will Hardeman Finishes Fifth in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup SONOMA, California (September 17, 2017) – A third-place finish Saturday at Sonoma Raceway by Corey Fergus in his No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup was the 10th podium result of 2017 for Moorespeed and keeps intact the team’s record of earning at least one top-three race result at every IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama race weekend this season. The third-place showing was also the fifth-straight IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup weekend that Fergus has posted at least one podium finish with Moorespeed. The run includes a victory and second-place finish at Circuit of The Americas in May, and a pair of wins at Road America and third-place showings at Watkins Glen and...

13 Sep

Posted at 20:41h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Corey Fergus Battling for Platinum Cup Championship in No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup - Will Hardeman Looking for Top Podium Step in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup SONOMA, California (September 13, 2017) – Moorespeed and team drivers Corey Fergus and Will Hardeman will be looking for two more race wins and a major move in the 2017 Platinum Cup Championship standings this weekend in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama doubleheader at Sonoma Raceway, September 15 – 17. Back-to-back 45-minute sprints this Saturday and Sunday, the Sonoma rounds kickoff a critical four-race stretch of races that will decide the 2017 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge championships. Fergus has made the most out of his first season with Moorespeed, scoring three race wins in his No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup and contending for the top-tier Platinum Cup Drivers Championship. His victories were in May at Circuit...

27 Aug

Posted at 20:37h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Podium Showing by Fergus in No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup Ninth of 2017 Season for Moorespeed - Will Hardeman Finishes Fourth in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup DANVILLE, Virginia (August 27, 2017) – Corey Fergus finished third in the No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup in Sunday’s IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama race at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), crossing the finish line just ahead of Moorespeed teammate Will Hardeman who placed fourth in the No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup. The podium showing was the ninth of the 2017 season for the Moorespeed teammates and continues a streak that has seen the team earn at least one top-three finish in each of the six IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup doubleheader weekends run to date this season. “It was definitely good to get some points today,” Fergus said. “This race seemed to be a lot about attrition, just...

26 Aug

Posted at 20:35h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Hardeman Improves from Eighth to Fifth in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup - Corey Fergus Rebounds for Sixth-Place Finish after Being Knocked from Podium Contention in No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup DANVILLE, Virginia (August 26, 2017) – Will Hardeman finished fifth Saturday in his No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup in the first race of this weekend’s IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama doubleheader at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) while his teammate Corey Fergus rebounded from a mid-race hit by another competitor to finish sixth in the No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup. Hardeman started the 45-minute race eighth overall and in the top-tier Platinum Cup class and began his move up the field soon after the green flag waved. He raced to seventh on lap one and later reached the top five as the competition in front of him got a little harried. “I just focused...

22 Aug

Posted at 20:32h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Corey Fergus Going for Fourth 2017 Victory in the No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup After Recent Road America Sweep - Will Hardeman set for Third-Career VIR Race in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup - Eight Podium Appearances for Fergus and Hardeman in 2017 IMSA GT3 Cup Competition DANVILLE, Virginia (August 22, 2017) – Moorespeed and team drivers Corey Fergus and Will Hardeman will continue a competitive IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama racing season this weekend at VIRginia International, August 25 – 27, where Fergus will race his No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup and Hardeman will be at the wheel of his No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup. The Moorespeed teammates have combined for eight total Platinum Cup podium finishes in the year’s first 10 races, highlighted most recently by a double-victory sweep by Fergus one race ago at Road America The dominating performance saw Fergus...

06 Aug

Posted at 20:29h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Fergus Charges to Flag-to-Flag Sweeps from the Pole in Both IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Road America Weekend Races - Transmission Woes Sideline Will Hardeman Sunday in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (August 6, 2017) – Corey Fergus charged to his second-consecutive IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama race win Sunday at Road America, capping a convincing weekend performance in the No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup that saw him post flag-to-flag sweeps from the pole in both today’s and Saturday’s 45-minute sprint races. As he did in Saturday’s opening round of the Road America doubleheader, Fergus took the lead from the pole at the race start and was never seriously challenged. He crossed the finish line 1.556 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Jake Eidson, who trailed the No. 00 Byers/Moorespeed Porsche to runner-up honors for the second day in a row. “At the end of the...

05 Aug

Posted at 20:26h in Moorespeed, Racing

- Second IMSA GT GT3 Cup Victory of the Season for Fergus - Will Hardeman Fourth in No. 19 CAG/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (August 5, 2017) – Corey Fergus scored a flag-to-flag victory from the pole in his No. 00 US LED/Byers/Moorespeed IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Saturday at Road America, the second of three IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama races being run this weekend on the four-mile Wisconsin road course. After winning the pole in Friday’s qualifying session, Fergus took control of today’s race from the drop of the green flag. He led each of the 19 laps that were completed in the 45-minute timed race, keeping the competition close but never letting them get near enough to make a move for the lead. Fergus held second-place finisher Jake Eidson at bay throughout the race, including maintaining the lead on a late-race restart with just over 10 minutes remaining. “This...

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