2008 News
Dalziel Confirms 2009 Season with Alegra
- 22 December 2008
Orlando, Florida. (December 22, 2008) – Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel heads into the Christmas period eagerly anticipating the New Year and a brand new challenge in 2009. The 26-year-old has now finalized his plans to return to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 competing for the Miami-based Alegra Motorsports squad – the former ‘Rolex 24 at Daytona’ GT Champions graduating up to the Daytona Prototype class next season.
Dalziel Steers Rangers to Top-Five Superleague Finish
- 03 November 2008
Orlando, Florida (November 03, 2008) – Ryan Dalziel steered Rangers to a top-five Superleague Formula finish yesterday as Round 5 of the inaugural championship was hosted at the Italian circuit of Vallelunga. The Scottish racer finished fifth in Sunday’s first race followed later in the day by another strong showing with a seventh place finish in the reverse-grid race.
Dalziel Invited to Charity Event; Rolex Tickets to be Auctioned Off
- 13 September 2008
Orlando, Florida. (Sept. 13, 2008) – Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 driver Ryan Dalziel, who will finish the 2008 season in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley Daytona Prototype, will be on hand for the Bridges of Light Foundation’s fifth annual “Player’s Ball” Gala, Saturday 13th September, in Orlando, Fla.
Dalziel Back to Grand-Am for Finale with Michael Shank Racing
- 05 September 2008
Orlando, Florida (September 05, 2008) – Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel will make a welcome return to the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 driving for Michael Shank Racing in the season-ending ‘SunRichGourmet.com 1000’ at Miller Motorsports Park just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday 19th – Sunday 21st September.
Dalziel Confirmed as Rangers Superleague Formula Driver
- 12 August 2008
Glasgow, Scotland (August 13, 2008) – Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel will spearhead Rangers attack on the inaugural Superleague Formula championship having been confirmed as the club’s official race driver today. The 26-year-old Lanarkshire ace will debut the Rangers-liveried Superleague Formula car at the opening round of the season at England’s Donington Park Circuit, Saturday 30th – Sunday 31st August.
Dalziel and SAMAX to Miss Barber
- 17 July 2008
Orlando, Florida (July 17, 2008) – Ryan Dalziel and SAMAX Motorsport will be absent from Round 9 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 this weekend, Friday 18th – Sunday 20th July, hosted at the picturesque Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.
Dalziel Denied Daytona Podium
- 04 July 2008
Orlando, Florida (July 04, 2008) – Ryan Dalziel steered the #2 SAMAX Motorsport BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype to within eight laps of a podium finish in last night’s ‘Brumos Porsche 250’ before contact resulted in retirement short of the checkered in Round 8 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, at the Daytona International Speedway, Florida.
Promising Pace Fails to Translate for Dalziel and SAMAX
- 23 June 2008
Orlando, Florida (June 23, 2008) – Saturday’s ‘EMCO Gears Classic’, Round 7 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, brought the frustrations of a second-straight retirement for Ryan Dalziel as the Scot failed to turn a lap in anger at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the #2 SAMAX Motorsport BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype.
Dalziel Upbeat Heading to Mid-Ohio
- 18 June 2008
Orlando, Florida (June 18, 2008) – Keen to put a disappointing Watkins Glen race meeting behind him, Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel heads to Lexington’s Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend for Round 7 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, the ‘EMCO Gears Classic’, Friday 20th – Saturday 21st June.
Weird Watkins Weekend Limits Dalziel and SAMAX
- 09 June 2008
Orlando, Florida (June 09, 2008) – Ryan Dalziel’s hope of consecutive Grand-Am Daytona Prototype victories were quickly diminished last Saturday, 7th June, as an oil-leak in the first fifteen minutes of the ‘Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen’, Round 6 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, put the #2 SAMAX Motorsport BMW-Riley three laps down at the Watkins Glen International Circuit in New York.
Dalziel Aiming for Back-to-Back Grand-Am Wins
- 05 June 2008
Orlando, Florida (June 05, 2008) – If the fabled motorsport expression, ‘You’re only as good as your last race!’ was to be applied to Ryan Dalziel then things look pretty good for the 26-year-old Lanarkshire racer. Victorious in last month’s ‘RumBum.Com 250’ at Laguna Seca, his maiden victory in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, the Scottish ace sees no reason why he can’t challenge once again for victory in Round 6 this weekend, the ‘Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen’, hosted at Watkins Glen International Circuit, New York, Friday 6th – Saturday 7th June.
Ryan Dalziel Q&A
- 21 May 2008
Orlando, Florida (May 21, 2008) – Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel added his name to a prestigious list of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series winners last Saturday, 17th May, having steered the #2 SAMAX Motorsport BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype to victory alongside team-mate Henri Zogaib in the ‘Rum Bum.com 250’ in California.
Dalziel Steers SAMAX to Maiden Grand-Am Victory
- 17 May 2008
Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel soaked up some late-race pressure Saturday to lead SAMAX Motorsport to their maiden victory in Round 5 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, the ‘Rum Bum.com 250’ hosted at California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Laguna Seca Next Stop for Dalziel
- 13 May 2008
Orlando, Florida (May 13, 2008) – California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hasn’t always been the happiest of hunting grounds for Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel but the 26-year-old aims to rectify that this weekend as he again partners with Orlando’s Henri Zogaib in the #2 SAMAX Motorsport BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype for Round 5 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, Friday 16th – Saturday 17th May.
Stellar Drive Earns Dalziel Grand-Am Podium
- 28 April 2008
Orlando, Florida (April 28, 2008) – Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel delivered a stand-out performance in Sunday’s ‘Bosch Engineering 250’ at the Virginia International Raceway as he powered the #2 SAMAX Motorsport BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype to a second place podium finish in the fourth round of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16.
Dalziel Re-launches Website Heading to VIR
- 24 April 2008
Orlando, Florida (April 24, 2008) – Ryan Dalziel is pleased to announced today his return to the online community with a new-look website at www.ryandalziel.com The Scots-born racer has been absent from the world-wide-web for a couple of seasons but vowed to return having secured a full-time ride in the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 driving for Peter Baron’s Florida-based SAMAX Motorsport.
Retirement Ends Dalziels Mexican Campaign
- 22 April 2008
Orlando, Florida (April 22, 2008) – Despite early promise, Ryan Dalziel’s ‘Mexico City 250’ ended in retirement last Saturday – 19th April, as Round 3 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 played out at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Mexico City Next Stop for Dalziel
- 17 April 2008
Orlando, Florida (April 17, 2008) – Ryan Dalziel returns to the scene of his Grand-Am Daytona Prototype debut this weekend as he crosses the border to Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for Round 3 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, the ‘Mexico City 250’ on Saturday 19th April.
Dalziel Targets Return to Rolex 24 Podium
- 23 January 2008
Daytona Beach, Florida (January 24, 2008) – Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel qualified eighth on the grid today for Saturday’s 46th running of the ‘Rolex 24 at Daytona’, Round 1 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, hosted at Daytona International Speedway, 26th-27th January.
Dalziel Confirms Full Season of Grand-Am Competition
- 14 April 2008
Orlando, Florida (March 26, 2008) – Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel is delighted to announce his full-time participation in the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 having been signed by Florida-based SAMAX Motorsport to co-pilot the #2 BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype alongside Orlando’s Henri Zogaib.