Randy Pobst and the No. 1 K-PAX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 on the streets of Belle Isle.

DETROIT, Mich. (Aug. 31, 2008) – Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., collected his 24th career pole today at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix for this afternoon’s SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Round Eight race. Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton , Fla. , will start second.

Rossi took second, just a couple car lengths behind Enjalbert

The three leaders in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy general standings did themselves justice today as they fought for victory. Refueling strategy was the key to this race. Dimitri Enjalbert (Tech 1 Racing) lost out by stopping too early, while Maxime Martin (Thierry Boutsen Energy Racing) came out of the pits ahead of Michaël Rossi (TDS).

Fabrizio Giovanardi was able to extend his championship lead

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Jason Plato moved another ten points closer to championship leader Fabrizio Giovanardi with his eighth win of the season in a wet opening race at Silverstone. While the Seat Sport UK driver led from start to finish, the series leading Italian had to settle for a safe fifth place after starting only 11th on the grid. The pair are now separated by 30 points with five rounds remaining...

- Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class) finished the eighth round of the 2008 DTM series at Brands Hatch in second place. After 82 laps, Di Resta came home 0.793sec behind winner Timo Scheider (Audi).

On the way to a British victory

Ingolstadt/Brands Hatch – At the eighth DTM round at Brands Hatch, Audi celebrated their fourth win of the 2008 season. In unstable weather conditions Timo Scheider defended an extremely narrow lead against Mercedes driver Paul di Resta on the British circuit. In front of 26,800 spectators (throughout the weekend) Timo Scheider thus extended his leadership of the standings to nine points. Mattias Ekström shone with a brilliant recovery from seventh to third place.

Off and racing for another weekend

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The racing was tight on this twisty track

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FARFUS AND BMW GIVE GERMANY CAUSE FOR CHEER The stage was set for a dramatic race with Robert Huff in the Chevrolet on pole, and Gabriele Tarquini, a title contender next to him in the SEAT Sport Tdi.

From the rolling start Tarquini took the lead over the line, but then things began to unfold. Augusto Farfus took his BMW Team Germany car up the outside of the pack and stayed out of trouble. He took the lead out of the first corner and stayed there for the rest of the race, only strengthening his lead away from the field.

The #60 took a long overdue win

MILLVILLE, N.J. (Aug. 31, 2008) - Oswaldo Negri held off Max Angelelli by .459 seconds Sunday to win the first professional feature race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, the Supercar Life 250, while Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas clinched the Daytona Prototype team championship with a ninth-place finish in a backup car.

Randy Pobst leads Andy Pilgrim at Detroit

DETROIT, Mich. (Aug. 31, 2008) – He may not have been driving Detroit muscle, but Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., drove his Porsche to the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED GT Championship Round Eight win at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton , Fla. , and Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach , Calif. , followed Pobst to the finish.