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Archive for May, 2006

Vitaphone Racing Team misses out on Brno podium

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The second round of the FIA GT championship concluded today (Sunday 28 May) at the Czech circuit of Brno. At the end of the three-hour race, the MC12 driven by Michael Bartels-Andrea Bertolini (Vit […]

First FIA GT points for Lamborghini team

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

In the second round of the FIA GT Championship at Brno (Czech Republic), the series of bad luck ended for the B-Racing RS Line team which runs a private Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT. […]

First laps at Le Mans for the Audi R10 TDI

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The new Audi R10 TDI will complete its first test laps on the “Circuit des 24 Heures” at Le Mans (France) next Sunday. The official test day represents the only testing opportunity on the […]

Zakspeed wins in Brno - JMB GruppeM victorious in GT2

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

An action-packed, close race today saw Zakspeed take its first victory in the FIA GT Championship, the Saleen finishing ahead of the nr 5 Phoenix Racing Aston Martin and the nr 23 Aston Martin Racing […]

Scuderia Ecosse Brno race report

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Just when it looked like Scuderia Ecosse had their first ever FIA GT victory all sewn up, everything changed in the dying minutes of today’s race at Brno. Enough drama for three hours was packed […]

Jarek dedicates win to Edouard Michelin

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Jarek Janis dedicated his win, on the Michelin-shod Zakspeed Saleen, to the late Mr Edouard Michelin, Chairman of Michelin, who died in a tragic boating accident in France earlier this weekend. " […]

Corvette ahead of Lamborghini in warm-up

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The 15-minute warm-up gave the teams and drivers an opportunity to try their cars in the wet, as heavy rain has been falling over the Brno circuit all morning. Although the rain eased slightly, the tr […]

GT2 pole for Scuderia Ecosse and Tim Mullen

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Ferrari dominated GT2 qualifying in Brno, with five of the new cars leading the time sheets. For the second race in a row, Scuderia Ecosse captured pole position, although this time it was the nr 63 F […]

First FIA GT pole for Jarek Janis

By Frank Feenstra ⋅ May 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

For the first time since 2004, a Saleen S7-R will start from pole position in the FIA GT Championship, after Jarek Janis placed the nr 9 Zakspeed car at the front during the 20-minute free practice se […]

Tom Milner joins Multimatic Panoz for Le Mans 24

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ May 26, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

British driver Phil Bennett will replace Chris Niarchos in the nr 63 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 430 GT2 in Brno, due to a clash of business meetings for the Canadian/Greek. Bennett last drove in the FIA […]