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Archive for February, 2007

FIA GT Test Days Monza - Day 1 report

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

The first official test session of the 2007 FIA GT Championship was held today at the beautiful Monza circuit in Italy. The test started on a wet track, after heavy overnight rain, but dried during […]

Ferrari 512, the champion that never was (part 2)

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ February 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The 1970 season saw the Ferrari 512S capture just one championship victory (Sebring), three second places (Monza, Spa, Targa Florio) and a long list of DNFs. Ferrari tried a Coupé and a Spy […]

Darren Turner to race at Sebring with Team Modena

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

Darren Turner will start the wheels turning for his 2007 racing season in a Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9, it was announced today. The Warwickshire-based Briton, who has driven more miles in […]

Fernández wins Acura “12-Hour race” at Sebring

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ February 21, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The three new Acura American Le Mans Series teams took to battle Tuesday on the legendary Sebring International Raceway in a special 12-hour "One-Make Race" in preparation for Acura&rsquo […]

Spectrum Motorsport to enter two Saleens in FIA GT?

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ February 21, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

According to the FIA GT website the former ACEMCO Saleen S7R’s have found a new home. A news item on their website mentions that a new team led by Dana Brewer is planning to run these cars in […]

Strong driver line-up in FIA GT for AF Corse

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ February 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

A day after the Scuderia Ecosse driver announcement it is time for Italian team AF Corse to announce its drivers for the 2007 FIA GT Championship. Over the last few weeks several drivers were linke […]

Janis and Enge join Scuderia Ecosse for 2007

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

The Scuderia Ecosse team has thrown down the gauntlet to its rivals by announcing a formidable driver line-up for its 2007 FIA GT Championship campaign. The Scottish squad will again run two Ferrari […]

ORECA enters Junior Team at Le Mans 24

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

In the context of ORECA’s new partnership with MATMUT, 25-year-old Nicolas PROST and 24-year-old Laurent GROPPI will drive one of the team’s two Saleens in the Sarthe classic. Hug […]

Planetlemans talks to Liz Halliday

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ February 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Another busy week is about to end but there’s still a pending appointment Friday evening. The phone rings and we have the privilege of sharing a conversation with Liz Halliday who was announc […]

Planetlemans.com FIA GT 2007 preview

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

The FIA GT test days at Monza are approaching fast and so it is time for the Planetlemans season preview. With a new race length for 2007, two hours instead of three, and the addition of the Citati […]