FIA-GT demo in Punta del Este

A last minute cancellation of the Reutemann-Piquet demo saw 4 cars of the FIA-GT3 Brazilian championship take to the brand new street circuit at Punta del Este in the hands of Argentinian drivers Gastón Mazzacane, "Pechito" López and touring car legend Juan María Trave[…]

Planetlemans analyzes the LMS Season - GT1

A rare engine problem at Monza was the only non-victoriuos race for a very dominant Oreca team at the GT1 class in the Le Mans Series. 4 victories in a row after that initial mishap made the trip to Brazil unnecessary when it became clear that this would be a race granting only half points.[…]

Olivier Panis will drive for Team Oreca-Matmut

The French Formula 1 driver joins the programme launched by Hugues de Chaunac and the Oreca-Matmut Team : Olivier Panis will drive one of the two sport-prototypes from the French squad in 2008. Olivier will drive, in all Le Mans Series events and, for the first time, […]

Team Essex present their Porsche RS Spyder

At their Arhus headquarters in Denmark Team Essex presented their brand new Porsche RS Spyder for the 2008 season. As announced previously, the car will be driven by Danish specialists John Nielsen and Casper Elgaard at the Le Mans Series, seeking as well a Le Mans 24 Hours entry.[…]

Henzler and Farnbacher Return to Tafel Racing for 2008 ALMS

Tafel Racing announced today that Wolf Henzler and Dominik Farnbacher will return for 2008 to drive the team's new No. 71 Tafel Racing Ferrari F-430 in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).[…]

Going Dutch…driver updates (1)

With 2007 almost coming to an end lots of teams and drivers are finalizing their plans for the upcoming race season. While most of the plans remain secret until a deal is signed there are some reports in Holland about the local drivers.

One week ago Dutch websites reported that Jan Lammers […]

Corvette confirms full ALMS season in 2008

Corvette Racing, the most successful team in the history of the American Le Mans Series, will compete in the GT1 class in all 12 events on the ALMS schedule in 2008. Chevrolet's two-car factory road racing team will also return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in pursuit of a sixth GT1 title in the wo[…]

Planetlemans analyzes the LMS season - LMP2

A hardly fought championship with a somehow polemic ending brought the LMP2 class a few steps up this year in the Le Mans Series. Unlike the ALMS, the European championship is fully populated by priva […]

Welter Racing (WR) is back in 2008

Following the year 2007, fully focused on the development of a new LMP2 sport car, the Gerard Welter Team confirms its return on the track for 2008. The Le Mans 24 hours and a full L […]

Fly Model cars - Passion for perfection

Neglected by some and in many ways a lower art form compared to traditional die cast modelling, slot car racing had a shock when Fly models appeared in 1995. Founded by Spanish ex-driver Rafael Barrios and evolving quickly to a state-of-the-art facility in Alicante, Spain, Fly has been the cutting e[…]