Team Compass Racing with drivers Tom Long and Britt Casey Jr., in the Audi RS 3 LMS, won the driver championship for the TCR category at the season finale of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge during the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta this weekend. Up against teammates Rodrigo Sales and Kuno Wittmer in the No. 74, Long and Casey defended their five-point lead and secured the championship by 13 points, 318-305. Compass Racing also secured the team championship in the TCR class.
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Titles for Audi Sport in Australia, France, New Zealand and in the United States →
Audi Sport customer racing experienced a first-rate weekend with its customer racing teams. In GT3 racing, the customers recorded championship successes in Australia and New Zealand, the GT4 race car prevailed over the competition in France and the TCR model in North America.
COMPASS RACING TOP THREE IN TCR CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS HEADING INTO SEASON FINALE →
Thomson: No “Team Orders” for Top Three Compass Racing Cars at Season Finale
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (IMSA NEWSWIRE) – Fielding three cars for the duration of the 2018 TCR season – in addition to a McLaren GT4 in the GS class – Compass Racing was ready to come out swinging for the first TCR title in the Continental Tire Challenge.
STRATEGIC CONTINENTAL TIRE CHALLENGE RACE ENDS IN TRIUMPH FOR TEAM TGM, HEARTBREAK FOR RS1 →
In typical IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge fashion, Saturday’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 wasn’t decided until the checkered flag flew.
LONG AND CASEY WIN AT MOSPORT →
BOWMANVILLE, CANADA – Compass Racing fought of hard competition at their home race to take another double-podium in IMSA's Continental Tire Sportcar Challenge debut season of TCR, with Britt Casey Jr. and Tom Long notching their third win of the year.
Audi success at IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
In round four of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, the Audi RS 3 LMS continued its string of victories in the TCR class. On the track at Watkins Glen, drivers Britt Casey Jr. and Tom Long celebrated their second win this season following their success in the opening round at Daytona.
SALES AND WITTMER WIN WILD AND UNPREDICTABLE SEBRING RACE
SEBRING, FL — The second round of IMSA’s Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge, at Sebring International Raceway, proved to be a dramatic and unpredictable race. This was certainly true of the battle for TCR, especially within the three-car Compass Racing squad which saw each of its Audi RS 3 LMS cars in the lead at various points throughout the two-hour event.
MORE THAN A HELMET: CASEY’S DESIGN TO HONOR WWII VETERAN GRANDFATHER
A helmet design can say a lot about a driver. For Britt Casey, Jr. who drives the No. 77 Compass Racing Audi RS3 LMS in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, there’s even more to it than that. For 2018, his new helmet design tells a story that dates back over 70 years and honors an unparalleled legacy left by a beloved family member.
Thomson: Compass’ TCR Win ‘A Testament to Audi’
Compass Racing team owner Karl Thomson says Britt Casey Jr. and Tom Long’s season-opening win at Daytona took a monumental effort behind the scenes to accomplish after the team’s intended Audi RS 3 LMS TCR chassis was held up in customs.
Audi customers win season opener in the U.S.
Following the one-two class win of the new Audi R8 LMS GT4 in Dubai two weeks ago, the North American season began with a success for Audi Sport customer racing as well. To kick off the IMSA season at Daytona, all three products of the brand – the GTD and the GT4 versions of the Audi R8 LMS and the Audi RS 3 LMS – were on the grid in America for the first time. In the TCR class of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, the Audi RS 3 LMS scored a 1-2-3-4 result.
COMPASS RACING ADDS THIRD AUDI TCR CAR TO IMSA CTSC EFFORT →
TORONTO, CANADA — Compass Racing today announced that Britt Casey Jr. and Tom Long have been signed to drive the team's No. 77 Audi RS 3 LMS in the burgeoning TCR class in IMSA’s Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, with primary sponsorship from German industrial machine tools manufacturer TRUMPF Inc. The duo paired for a number of races in the ST class in a Mazda MX-5 last year for a best result of second place at Road America.