Colin Thompson

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  • First GT3 Podium of the Year

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    Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca proved to be a major turning point in the season, as I was able to grab my first podium of the year due to the undivided efforts of Thompson Racing! The team’s newly added specialist engineer Marcus Haselgrove and team manager Todd Hankinson worked together for hours on end to figure [...]

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  • GT3 Cup at Sebring Recap

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      My weekend at the 61st annual 12 Hours of Sebring race weekend was very bittersweet. As a team we were able to gather a lot of data on the car and we made great strides in learning what the Porsche GT3 Cup car likes and what it doesn’t. As a driver, I gained a [...]

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  • Sebring Winter Test: First Time in the Porsche...

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    The first weekend in the Porsche GT3 Cup car down at Sebring International was absolutely unbelievable!! Walking up to the car for the first time, as it sits ready to rock in the paddock, was enough to make my heart skip a beat to be completely honest. From there, it continued to amaze me as I shifted into gear [...]

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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca proved to be a major turning point in the season, as I was able to grab my first podium of the year due to the undivided efforts of Thompson Racing! The team’s newly added specialist engineer Marcus Haselgrove and team manager Todd Hankinson worked together for hours on end to figure [...]

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  My weekend at the 61st annual 12 Hours of Sebring race weekend was very bittersweet. As a team we were able to gather a lot of data on the car and we made great strides in learning what the Porsche GT3 Cup car likes and what it doesn’t. As a driver, I gained a [...]

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The 12 Hours of Sebring in Sebring, Florida is right around the corner now! I am growing more and more anxious in preparation for this big race weekend as well as my debut race weekend in the car. At this point the car is ready, the team is ready, and I am ready. Now, like [...]

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The first weekend in the Porsche GT3 Cup car down at Sebring International was absolutely unbelievable!! Walking up to the car for the first time, as it sits ready to rock in the paddock, was enough to make my heart skip a beat to be completely honest. From there, it continued to amaze me as I shifted into gear [...]

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2013 is going to be a killer year!! New car. New series. New website. New partners. Be excited for this year because I know I am! As mentioned on other social media websites, I will be driving with the family ran Thompson Racing team in the 2013 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup presented by Yokohama! Not [...]

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2013 will be the most crucial year of my racing career. I have been in oval, sports car, and open wheel racing over the last 15 years of my career. For the most crucial year of my career, where should I go? This will depict my career ahead; whether it is existent or not?! Back to oval? [...]

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Mid Ohio was by far the best race weekend I have ever had. Better then winning the QMA Championship. Better then winning my first Skip Barber Race. The. Best. Race weekend. From start to end of the first race was perfect! I qualifyed on pole and battled back and forth for 18 hard laps with [...]

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When I say “Big Things Have Small Beginnings” I don’t mean it in a positive kind of way. In this case, I mean it in a very negative way unfortunately. Things did not go quite as planned at Lucas Oil Raceway, IRP, ORP, or whatever people are calling it these days! Anyways, everything started out great [...]

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It was a sunny weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida! Perfect weather, ideal racing conditions, and a good field for my first street race. Walls line the track; every inch, every corner. No mistakes are welcome at a track such as this. In practice I proved to be a competitive contender and I had the potential [...]

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Race one of 2012 was nuts to say the least! Three green flag laps! Insane four-five wide passing! After qualifying 13th of 36 cars I advanced to finish P8 to kick off the season! Race two at Sebring was very similar to race one. Not a lot of green flag laps and I was able to [...]

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