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Sebring LMP2 roundup

By Team Update ⋅ March 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Promise unfulfilled; This is the story of P2 yet again at Sebring, a P2 car could have finished as high as third, Jon Field showed that pace in his new Lola B50/40/AER. There were four potentially exc […]

Sebring GT2 roundup

By Team Update ⋅ March 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Alex Job Racing has had a disappointing Sebring but Petersen/ White Lightning takes third “Jewel In Endurance Racing Triple Crown? This is the story of the GT2 race in a nutshell. The #31 Petersen/ Wh […]

Sebring Finish: Audi 1-2, Aston’s first GT1 win

By Team Update ⋅ March 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

The 2005 edition of the Mobi1 12 hours of Sebring resulted in a 1-2 win for Champion Audi, with the #16 Dyson Lola in third position. Aston Martin did a very fine job taking the GT1 win in their first […]

Sebring: The final hours

By Team Update ⋅ March 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

The Audis continue to lead as we enter the final quarter of the race but the remarkable Wallace is back up to 4th position. Ortelli continues to lead GT1 by 4 laps from Kelleners who is now second in […]

Sebring after 9 hours

By Team Update ⋅ March 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

The #41 TVR comes in slowly, a problem but they are ding a pad change that is due on the next stop Its lost power and smoke in the car according to Pearce They are investigating. It is taken behind th […]

Sebring after 6 hours

By Team Update ⋅ March 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

At the next round of stops Andy Wallace again goes further than the Audis and leads before his stop. The Lola looks as if it might just be able to beat the Audi Steam roller. Wallace at last stops and […]

Sebring: The First Three Hours

By Team Update ⋅ March 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Both Audis lead away but into the first corner it was apparent that there was a problem with The Guy Smith #20 Lola, a flat front right tyre slow lap and back to pits for four new tyres, Exit one lap […]

B-K Motorsports announces Mazda rotary powered P2 Courage

By Team Update ⋅ March 18, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Wisconsin based B-K Motorsports announced at Sebring International Raceway that it would carry the Mazda banner and rotary power back into endurance racing in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Se […]

Aston Martin Racing prepares for DBR9 debut

By Team Update ⋅ March 18, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Aston Martin makes its eagerly anticipated return to motor sport this weekend in the 53rd Annual 12 Hours of Sebring, marking a return to the company’s racing roots. […]

Lola aim for double class glory at Sebring — five B05/40’s sold four aim to race Le Mans

By Sander van Dijk ⋅ March 18, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

First blood to the new Lola B05/40 sports car was drawn yesterday, when it captured the LMP2 pole position on its debut outing at Sebring in readiness for Saturday’s Sebring 12 Hours. Jon Field drivin […]