He’s not a household name, but around the sports car and open-wheel racing paddocks of North America, John Gorsline cuts a familiar figure. With his flat cap and ready smile he can be spotted chatting with drivers and team owners, sharing a laugh or offering words of encouragement. You’d be partially right for mistaking him as nothing more than a friend. A friend certainly, but it’s when drivers and teams face a crisis that Gorsline is the first name they call.
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MCCANN RACING’S MIDWESTERNERS READY FOR IMSA DEBUT IN THE MICHELIN PILOT CHALLENGE →
McCann Racing joins the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge paddock in the No. 8 Audi R8 GT4. McCann son of the former GT racer with the same moniker will be sharing driving duties with a fellow Midwesterner, Britt Casey Jr.
McCann, Casey to share Audi R8 in Pilot Challenge →
A pair of ‘Juniors’ have come together for 2020 as second-generation racer Michael McCann Jr and Britt Casey Jr will pursue IMSA’s Michelin Pilot Challenge title in the GS class using an Audi R8 LMS GT4.
Porsche Holds Eighth Annual Young Driver Academy →
Porsche Cars North America and Porsche Motorsport North America held the eighth annual Young Driver Academy this week at Barber Motorsports Park, having invited four rising stars in sports car racing to the two-day experience.
Inaugural IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR champion Britt Casey Jr. was joined by Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge standouts Riley Dickinson and Jeff Kingsley, as well as Hannah Zellers for the academy that will help determine the 2020 Hurley Haywood Scholarship winner.
Taylor and Casey Secure Championship for Audi with Podium Finish
The season finale of the 2019 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge ended on a high note for Taylor and Casey in the No. 17 Unitronic Audi RS3 LMS , as they took on Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in the Fox Factory 120.
Casey and Taylor Back in Unitronic Audi for Season Finale
Going into the final event of the 2019 season, Britt Casey Jr. and Mikey Taylor will be reunited in the No. 17 Unitronic Audi RS3 LMS TCR car as they look for a repeat of their victory together at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park this past July.
Unitronic Audi TCR Battles Mother Nature at Road America →
The Unitronic No.17 Audi RS3 LMS came into this past weekend at Road America after a solid sweep at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, where Britt Casey Jr. and Mikey Taylor put the car on pole and won the race, in an epic fight to the finish. This weekend at Road America, Taylor stepped aside and Chris Miller came in to take his spot in the No.17
Unitronic Audi Sweeps Weekend Racing at Home →
JDC-Miller Motorsport drivers Taylor and Casey recover from going one lap down to take a last gasp victory at home for title partner Unitronic and Out There Brands. Taylor qualified the Unitronic No.17 Audi RS 3 LMS on pole with a lap time of 1.23.975. Five tenths of a second clear of the next TCR competitor, and an astonishing seventh overall out of a field of 38 cars.
Unitronic & JDC Carry Momentum Into Home Event →
Reigning IMSA champion Britt Casey Jr. and Mikey Taylor look to put on a good performance at home for team title sponsor Unitronic, as the duo build off their solid 2nd place finish at Sebring in March. Starting off with a bang, the team took pole position in their first ever event with Casey pacing the field by more than a second. Leading over 60% of the race, the team were looking to make history with a win in their maiden event…
Casey Jr Takes Last-to-First TCR Race 2 Win; Wittmer Triumphs in TCA →
Britt Casey Jr claimed his first victory in TC America competition with a resilient drive in the second race of the weekend at Virginia International Raceway presented by Henry Repeating Arms. Casey Jr, who started from the back of the TCR class field after being disqualified from Saturday’s race for a technical infringement, successfully worked his way through the pack in the #83 McCann Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR.
Unitronic Deliver with Podium Finish at Sebring Debut!
Mikey Taylor and Britt Casey Jr. give the Unitronic No. 17 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR a 2nd place finish on debut at a challenging Sebring International Raceway during IMSA Super Sebring weekend. After announcing a partial season program with two very capable drivers, anticipation was high for the new No. 17 JDC-Miller Motorsport entry. The team started off the weekend in a positive way by finishing P1 in the first two official practice sessions with fastest laps from Taylor, and then Casey eventually stomping his authority by taking pole position in the class by more than a 1.2-second gap.
NEED FOR SPEED: STUDENT RACES TO COMPETE AND PURSUE HIS DEGREE →
If you see Britt Casey walking the halls of Farmer School of Business (FSB), you might think he was just like everyone else — just another junior marketing major, rushing to lectures and hoping to do well academically.Even if you share a class with him, you might not notice that he reads ahead in his textbooks and asks for assignments weeks in advance. And you almost certainly wouldn’t know that he works because he leaves Oxford in the middle of the week to drive race cars.
Casey Jr., Taylor Confirmed in Second JDC-Miller Audi TCR →
Reigning IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR champion Britt Casey Jr. has been confirmed alongside Mikey Taylor in a partial-season TCR effort with JDC-Miller Motorsports. The pairing will drive a second Audi RS 3 LMS TCR in the Pilot Challenge races at Sebring, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Road America and Michelin Road Atlanta, with backing from Unitronic.
CHECKING IN WITH THE CHAMPIONS: CONTINENTAL TIRE CHALLENGE →
It’s been nearly two weeks since this year’s set of IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge champions were crowned following the finale at Road Atlanta on October 12.
But the feeling of accomplishment hasn’t diminished at all with the passage of time for any of the championship teams.
Continental Tire IMSA Reflections: Britt Casey Jr. →
Throughout the year, Continental Tire will focus on celebrating the fans, media, drivers, and teams and their contributions to sports car racing, including a weekly trip down memory lane in Sportscar365’s Continental Tire IMSA Reflections series.
This week, Britt Casey Jr. reflects on winning the first TCR class championship in IMSA history, balancing work, school, and racing, competing against his teammates, and more.