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22 Oct

Posted at 19:23h in Moorespeed, Racing

Udell 11th In No. 70 Euroworld Motorsports/Panther Pipeline/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 and Hardeman 17th In No. 69 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 AUSTIN, Texas (October 22, 2016) – Moorespeed and team drivers Will Hardeman and Alec Udell fought hard to the finish of Saturday’s Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup race at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) where Udell placed 11th in the No. 70 Euroworld Motorsports/Panther Pipeline/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 and Hardeman was 17th In No. 69 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3. Both Udell and Hardeman, who qualified 16th and 18th respectively earlier on Saturday, improved on their starting positions and would have likely finished in the top-10 if not for a pair of early spins. “They did a really good job,” said Moorespeed President David Moore. “Today they both had really good race pace. Unfortunately, Will got tagged, went all the way back to dead last but got 10 positions back to finish 17th on the leader's pace. Alec...

13 Oct

Posted at 19:19h in Moorespeed, Racing

All-Texas Team of Moorespeed, Will Hardeman and Alec Udell Racing for U.S. And Lone Star State Honors in Flagship Porsche GT3 Supercup Series AUSTIN, Texas (October 13, 2016) – Winning American Porsche GT3 Cup team Moorespeed will make its Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup debut on its home track at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) during the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, October 21 – 23. Moorespeed is fielding a pair of entries for second-year team driver Will Hardeman, who will race the No. 69 WPD/Continental Auto Group Moorespeed Porsche Supercup, and 2016 Pirelli World Challenge GT3 Cup Champion Alec Udell, who will wheel the No. 70 Euroworld Motorsports/Panther Pipeline Moorespeed Porsche Supercup. Moorespeed’s two-entry effort will carry the flag for both the United States and the State of Texas in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup doubleheader at COTA. Hardeman and Udell are the only U.S. drivers on the provisional entry list, and...

01 Oct

Posted at 19:16h in Moorespeed, Racing

Hardeman and Moorespeed End 2016 Campaign Strong with Three Podium Finishes in Final Four IMSA GT3 Cup Races; Finish Fifth in Platinum Cup Championship BRASELTON, Georgia (October 1, 2016) – Will Hardeman and Moorespeed closed out the 2016 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama racing season with a solid week of competition at Road Atlanta that saw the No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup finish fourth in Friday’s year-end race. After Hardeman earned a career-best second-place finish in Thursday’s first round of the Road Atlanta doubleheader, he and Moorespeed were looking for an even better result in Friday’s second and final race. Starting fifth on the grid, Hardeman once again raced to fourth when the green flag dropped, a repeat of his one-position advance at the beginning of Thursday’s race. “I’ve been really fortunate on starts, and I’m starting to think I have a knack for starts because I get a decent jump,”...

29 Sep

Posted at 19:12h in Moorespeed, Racing

Hardeman and Moorespeed Improve Three Race Positions for Third-Straight Podium Finish BRASELTON, Georgia (September 29, 2016) – Will Hardeman and Moorespeed made the most of the podium momentum they built two weeks ago on their home-track in Texas with their third-straight podium finish – a career-best second-place for Hardeman – in the No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup Thursday in the first round of the season-ending IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama doubleheader at Road Atlanta. Hardeman raced from fifth on the grid to third at the checkered flag in the 45-minute afternoon sprint, but he and Moorespeed were later elevated to the runner-up slot after the competitor that crossed the line in second was disqualified. The second-place finish – and today’s race in total – saw Hardeman and Moorespeed pick up right where they left off at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) earlier this month in their hometown of Austin, Texas. The...

28 Sep

Posted at 00:31h in Moorespeed, Racing

Pair of Third-Place Finishes at COTA IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Has Will Hardeman Primed for Road Atlanta Debut   BRASELTON, Georgia (September 28, 2016) – Moorespeed and Will Hardeman bring the momentum of two third-place finishes at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) two weeks ago in the No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup to this week’s IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama season finale at Road Atlanta where Hardeman will make his race debut on the iconic Georgia circuit. The Road Atlanta doubleheader features 45-minute IMSA GT3 Cup races at 2:15 p.m. EDT tomorrow, Thursday, September 29, and on Friday, September 30, when the final race of the 2016 season goes green at 9:10 a.m. EDT. “We are looking to carry our momentum from podium finishes at COTA into Road Atlanta,” Hardeman said. “We know we have the speed and all the elements to be on the podium, and now we...

17 Sep

Posted at 00:27h in Moorespeed, Racing

Career Weekend For Hardeman on Home Track; Debuting Moorespeed Driver Lloyd Read Scores Pair of Fourth-Place Finishes in Gold Cup Class AUSTIN, Texas (September 17, 2016) – Hometown driver Will Hardeman doubled up on podium finishes in IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama competition at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) with another third-place overall and Platinum Cup-class result in the No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup in Friday’s night race on the 3.427-mile circuit. In his second-year of a driver development program with the Austin-based Moorespeed racing team, Hardeman enjoyed his best weekend of IMSA GT3 Cup competition to date in front of a large contingent of family, friends and other local supporters. Just like he did on Thursday, Hardeman raced hard from the drop of Friday’s green flag, passing two competitors on the first race lap to move up to fourth place. Hardeman then waged what was easily the battle of the...

15 Sep

Posted at 00:24h in Moorespeed, Racing

Debuting Moorespeed Driver Lloyd Read Qualifies and Finishes Fourth In Gold Cup Class in First IMSA GT3 Cup Race AUSTIN, Texas (September 15, 2016) – Lifelong Austin resident Will Hardeman, driving for the Austin-based Moorespeed racing team, earned his first IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama podium finish Thursday with a third-place overall and Platinum Cup class finish in the first race of doubleheader schedule at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). After qualifying sixth earlier on Thursday morning in the No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup, Hardeman had a great race start from the outside of row three and immediately went to work on charging to the front. “Some guys taught me a lesson during qualifying, but during the race I had the pace of the leaders, which I was really happy about,” Hardeman said. “We have more preparation than anyone here and I came into this weekend sick and tired of...

27 Aug

Posted at 00:20h in Moorespeed, Racing

Hardeman Shows Continued Progress as He Jumps to Race Lead at Start in No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup Before Ninth-Place Finish DANVILLE, Virginia (August 27, 2016) – Will Hardeman charged to the front of the field from fourth on the grid at the start of Saturday’s IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) and led his first race of the season in the No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup before an eventual ninth-place Platinum Cup finish. The great race start in damp conditions was another major step of progress for Hardeman who is in just his second season of professional racing competition in Moorespeed’s driver development program. “As lucky as I feel like I got on the start - I capitalized on some great opportunities that were made available and made some good decisions on the first lap - I was just as equally unlucky on the...

25 Aug

Posted at 00:17h in Moorespeed, Racing

Hardeman Drives No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup in VIR Doubleheader   DANVILLE, Virginia (August 25, 2016) – Second-year driver Will Hardeman and the Moorespeed racing team return to the site of their best 2015 finish at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), August 26 – 28, where the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama will compete in a doubleheader during the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR race weekend. Each 45 minutes in length, IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Race 1 at VIR goes green Saturday, August 27, at 5:10 p.m. EDT. Race 2 is scheduled to start Sunday, August 27, at 11 a.m. EDT. Last year at VIR, Moorespeed and Hardeman – then a rookie – broke through for a fourth-place finish that was their best result of 2015. Now in their second season in IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama in the No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup, Hardeman and Moorespeed...

08 Aug

Posted at 00:16h in Moorespeed, Racing

Hardeman Fights to Finish After Being Spun Out From Fourth Place in No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup   ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (August 8, 2016) – Will Hardeman and Moorespeed rebounded from an early race ‘”bump and run” spin in the No. 19 WPD/Moorespeed Porsche GT3 Cup to charge back to a ninth-place finish Sunday in the second and final IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama race of the weekend at Road America. After one of the best race starts of his career from sixth on the grid, Hardeman picked up two positions by the time he came to Turn 5 on the first lap of the race. He quickly zeroed in on the third-place car only to be hit from behind and sent into a spin by eventual third-place finisher, Lucas Catania, on the second lap of the race. The incident likely robbed Moorespeed and Hardeman of a certain podium...

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