SAMANTHA TAN and DAPHNE LEUNG Highlight Long Beach Grand Prix Fan Access

April 29, 2026

• SAMANTHA TAN’s IMSA scholarship program brought UC Irvine’s Rev group trackside with 20 passes, hot laps, and exclusive tour by BMW M Motorsport Head Adam McGregor, expanding motorsport access to college students.
• DAPHNE LEUNG, Rev @ UCI co-president, experienced her first professional race weekend, discovering the intensity of competition from Adam McGregor’s race control office and appreciating Super Drift’s car culture connection alongside traditional racing.
• Turner Motorsport’s Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher delivered P2 GTD finish after qualifying P6, navigating through packed paddocks signing hundreds of autographs as fans celebrated the podium result with team sponsors present.
• Long Beach Grand Prix featured eight BMWs across GTP and GTD classes, with WRT’s M-hybrid LMDh prototypes and Turner’s M4 GT3 Evo providing four days of practice, qualifying, and racing for passionate fans.

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