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Archive for January, 2007

Porsche announces 2007 factory drivers

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

With a strong lineup of nine factory drivers, who will perform worldwide in the American Le Man Series, the Rolex Grand-Am series, the FIA-GT championship, and the European-based Le Mans Series, Porsc […]

Tafel Racing Turns First Laps at Sebring

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Newcomer Ryan Briscoe posted the fastest time in Tuesday’s opening session of the American Le Mans Series Winter Test at Sebring. Fresh off a contract signing that established him a […]

908, the return of a magic number

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Following their historical model numbering rules, Peugeot announced their new Le Mans challenger as the 908 prototype. A strong weapon to defy Audi’s dominance at La Sarthe. But once upon a t […]

24 automatic entries taken up for Le Mans

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The ACO announced today that out of 28 cars from 20 teams that were automatically selected for the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours a total of 18 teams have confirmed their participation in the event, which m […]

Dyson Racing takes delivery of new Porsche RS Spyder

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 18, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The first Porsche RS Spyder built for a customer team has been delivered to Dyson in Poughkeepsie, New York. The vehicle went to the US-based Dyson Racing team, which, with Porsche support, will fi […]

Le Mans Series 2007 preview

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 18, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The question being asked these days is whether we will see 50, 60 or 80 cars at the start of the Monza 1000 km on April 15^th. Speculation and announcements are escalating in quick successio […]

Corvette Racing to defend ALMS Championships!

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 17, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Corvette Racing officials announced today that America’s premier production sports car team intends to return to the American Le Mans Series in 2007 to defend its GT1 manufacturers, team and dri […]

JN Investissements take over Saulnier Racing

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 17, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Saulnier Racing has confirmed that it has been purchased by JN Investissements ahead of the start of the 2007 season. The team, which ran a Courage-Judd in the Le Mans Series in 2006 under the Swiss S […]

RML Confirm Le Mans Driver Line-up

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 15, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

RML confirmed that Andy Wallace is to rejoin the team’s sports prototype driver line-up for the Le Mans 24 Hours this June. The announcement was made on the main stage at just after noon on the […]

Oktanas Porsche leads in Dubai after four hours

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 12, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Dubai, 12th of January - clear sky - 30° Celsius and 40 % humidity: the second edition of the Dubai 24 hours, with 70 teams starting the race, is now well underway. The Race Alliance team, seco […]