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October 10, 2016

REALTIME ACURA TLX-GT EXITS COMPETITION WITH PAIR OF TOP-10 FINISHES

MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2016) – The swan song for the Acura TLX-GT ended with both Ryan Eversley and Spencer Pumpelly in the top 10 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. RealTime Acura ended the season fourth in the Pirelli World Challenge GT Team Championship. The World Challenge finale at Laguna Seca was a single-race event. Teams practiced on Friday, qualified on Saturday and raced on Sunday. RealTime Acura lined up P15 (Pumpelly) and P18 (Eversley) […]

September 20, 2016

REALTIME ACURA SCORES PAIR OF TOP-10 FINISHES IN SONOMA

SONOMA, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2016) – Both RealTime Acura drivers were able to leave the latest Pirelli World Challenge event with a top-10 finish. Ryan Eversley captured his on Saturday, while World Challenge rookie Peter Kox earned his on Sunday. The results at Sonoma Raceway followed a major announcement from Acura Motorsports that RealTime Racing would field two Acura NSX GT3 machines in the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge. Following months of testing the Acura NSX GT3 […]

September 16, 2016

REALTIME TO LEAD ACURA’S PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE EFFORT WITH ACURA NSX GT3

TORRANCE, CA (Sept. 16, 2016) – Acura Motorsports today announced that RealTime Racing will continue to head the manufacturer’s program in the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge in 2017. RealTime will field a pair of new Acura NSX GT3 race cars, now being prepared for FIA homologation. A long-time Acura partner, RealTime will again contest the Pirelli World Challenge, switching to the new NSX GT3 from the Acura TLX GT, which the Wisconsin-based team has used to […]

August 15, 2016

TOP FIVE FINISH A BRIGHT SPOT IN UTAH HEARTBREAKER

TOOELE, Utah (Aug. 15, 2016) – A promising start to the Pirelli World Challenge weekend at Utah Motorsports Campus ended in heartbreak for RealTime Acura. After a strong top-five finish on Saturday, both cars exited Sunday’s race early. Drivers Ryan Eversley and Spencer Pumpelly were able to make solid progress through practice in their Acura/HPD/Red Line Oil/RealTime Acura TLX-GTs. When it came time to qualify, Pumpelly put his No. 34 eighth on the grid and Eversley’s […]

June 26, 2016

STORYBOOK WEEKEND FOR REALTIME ACURA AT HOME TRACK

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 26, 2016) – At Road America, only 30 miles from the team’s shop, RealTime Acura swept the Pirelli World Challenge GT doubleheader, including a one-two finish in Saturday’s race. The No. 42 and No. 43 Acura/HPD/Red Line Oil/RealTime Acura TLX-GTs were strong out of the box on the ultra-fast four-mile, 14-turn permanent road course. Come qualifying on Friday afternoon, it looked like it might be an all-Acura front row, but Ryan Eversley’s […]

May 28, 2016

BIG POINTS WEEKEND AT LIME ROCK FOR REALTIME ACURA

LAKEVILLE, Conn. (May 28, 2016) – They may have been down a car, but RealTime Acura still packed a punch in the latest rounds of the Pirelli World Challenge at Lime Rock Park. Taking over Peter Cunningham’s Acura TLX-GT, Ryan Eversley scored a sixth and fourth-place finish. Following an accident in the second race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Eversley’s No. 43 Acura/HPD/Red Line Oil/RealTime Acura TLX-GT needed to return to the RealTime shop in Wisconsin […]

May 23, 2016

REALTIME ACURA RETURNS TO WORLD CHALLENGE PODIUM IN CANADA

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (May 23, 2016) – RealTime Acura earned an overdue Pirelli World Challenge GT podium at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Ryan Eversley scored a third-place finish in Saturday’s race, while Peter Cunningham took home the VP Fuels Hard Charger Award and MotorTrendOnDemand.com Clean Pass of the Race Award. RealTime’s best result of the season thus far started with its best qualifying performance. Eversley stunned pit lane with a 1:15.682 lap on his final flyer, […]

April 24, 2016

REALTIME ACURA IS HARD CHARGER IN ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 24, 2016) – The 2.283-mile Barber Motorsports Park is notorious for having few passing zones, but Peter Cunningham and Ryan Eversley still managed to advance in their pair of RealTime Acura TLX-GTs. Cunningham even earned himself the VP Racing Fuels Hard Charger Award on Saturday for his climb through the Pirelli World Challenge GT field. Qualifying is crucial at a circuit like Barber, but unfortunately both RealTime Acuras qualified outside the top 10. […]

April 17, 2016

REALTIME ACURAS FINISH SEVENTH AND 12TH AT LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 17, 2016) – Both of the RealTime Acura TLX-GTs survived contact on the streets of Long Beach to finish seventh and 12th in the latest round of the Pirelli World Challenge Championships. Despite an early pit stop for Ryan Eversley and a hard hit for Peter Cunningham, both drivers were able to improve on their starting positions. The Long Beach event doesn’t afford much track time, so after two practice sessions totaling […]

March 14, 2016

REALTIME ACURA IMPRESSIVE ON STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 14, 2016) – In the concrete caverns of the St. Petersburg street course, Ryan Eversley and Peter Cunningham kept their Acura TLX-GTs clean through two races and collected another pair of top-10 finishes. The second round on the Pirelli World Challenge GT calendar was only a few short days after the first. As soon as the RealTime Acura transporters were packed up on Sunday in Austin, Texas, they were en route to […]

March 7, 2016

REALTIME ACURAS SHOW PROMISE IN 2016 PWC OPENER

AUSTIN, Texas (March 7, 2016) – RealTime Acura came away with another top-10 performance for the Acura TLX GT in season opening weekend for the Pirelli World Challenge at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). Peter Cunningham and Ryan Eversley both had their share of tangles with the rest of the GT field, but were able to rebound and make progress in the development of their new rear-wheel drive machines. For the 2016 World Challenge season, the […]

September 7, 2017

REALTIME ACURA WRAPS UP SPRINT-X SCHEDULE WITH ROBUST FINISHES

AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 7, 2017) – RealTime Acura had a Texas-sized race weekend at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, taking part in three Pirelli World Challenge Sprint-X races. Both Acura NSX GT3 entries made steady progress over the trio of races and collected five top-10 finishes in the Lone Star State. Though a standard Sprint-X weekend consists of a two 60-minute races, a third was added to makeup for a rained-out race […]

August 14, 2017

REALTIME ACURA NSX VICTORIOUS IN UTAH

TOOELE, Utah (Aug. 13, 2017) – RealTime Acura earned the first Pirelli World Challenge victory for the Acura NSX GT3 at Utah Motorsports Campus and backed it up with a runner-up finish the following day. Full-season drivers Ryan Eversley and Peter Kox were joined once again with Tom Dyer and Mark Wilkins for Rounds Seven and Eight of the Sprint-X GT Championship. QUALIFYING After some quick times in Friday’s practice session, the RealTime […]

July 31, 2017

REALTIME ACURA EARNS THREE TOP-10 RESULTS AT MID-OHIO

LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 31, 2017) – At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the track where it debuted the Acura NSX GT3 last year, RealTime Acura collected three top-10 finishes in Rounds Six and Seven of the Pirelli World Challenge Championships. QUALIFYING On Friday, Ryan Eversley and Peter Kox took the wheels of their No. 43 and No. 93 Acura/HPD/RealTime Acura NSX GT3s for qualifying around the 13-turn, 2.258-mile road course, which is only 65 miles […]

June 27, 2017

CUNNINGHAM TAMES PIKES PEAK IN ACURA TLX-GT

PIKES PEAK, Colo. (June 27, 2017) – In his first trip to the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Peter Cunningham set a new Open Class course record en route to this year’s second quickest overall time in the RealTime Acura TLX-GT. In addition, the soon-to-be 55 year old was awarded Rookie of the Year honors. The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is the second-oldest motorsports event in the U.S. after the Indianapolis 500. The […]

June 26, 2017

HOME TRACK IS KIND AND CRUEL TO REALTIME ACURA

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 26, 2017) – Less than an hour from the RealTime Racing shop is the team’s home track of Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. There, Peter Kox earned another top-five finish for the Acura NSX GT3 in the Pirelli World Challenge GT category. He and teammate Ryan Eversley were not as fortunate on the second day of competition. The 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course is a fan and driver favorite in […]

June 8, 2017

CUNNINGHAM PREPARES FOR PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB WITH REALTIME ACURA TLX GT

SAUKVILLE, Wis. (June 8, 2017) – Peter Cunningham is about to tackle one of the oldest and most challenging North American motorsport events for the first time in his career. From June 20 – 25, he will drive a 2018 RealTime Acura TLX GT for Acura Motorsports in the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Located in the Rocky Mountains, just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, the event was first run in 1916. A […]

May 28, 2017

REALTIME ACURA EARNS TWO TOP-FIVE FINISHES AT LIME ROCK PARK WITH ACURA NSX GT3

LAKEVILLE, Conn. (May 28, 2017) – RealTime Acura completed its best weekend yet in Pirelli World Challenge Sprint-X competition, scoring a pair of top-five finishes at Lime Rock Park. The Wisconsin-based squad showed its strength as a team by making Acura the only manufacturer to have two cars in the top-seven on Friday and two cars in the top-six on Saturday. Fresh off a soggy weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the rain seemed […]

May 22, 2017

TOP 10 FINISH FOR REALTIME ACURA IN ABBREVIATED CANADA WEEKEND

BOWMANVILLE, Canada (May 22, 2017) – RealTime Acura scored a top-10 finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the latest round of the Pirelli World Challenge Sprint-X Championship. Treacherous weather conditions on Sunday prevented a repeat performance, however, after series officials were forced to cancel the second half of the double-header. QUALIFYING Ryan Eversley took on qualifying duty for the No. 43 Acura/HPD/RealTime Acura NSX GT3, while local favorite Mark Wilkins was in […]

May 1, 2017

REALTIME ACURA MAKES BIG GAINS IN SPRINT-X AT VIR

ALTON, Va. (May 1, 2017) – RealTime Acura took part in the first rounds of the Pirelli World Challenge Sprint-X Championship at VIRginia International Raceway. After a rough race on Saturday that saw both cars sustain crash damage, the team bounced back and put both Acura NSX GT3s back in the fight on Sunday. The Sprint-X format lengthens the race time from 50 to 60 minutes and includes a mandatory pit stop for driver change. […]