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Archive for January, 2008

Le Mans 2008: 88 applications for 55 places!

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 31, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

The 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours is already a huge success before the race has even begun! The closing date for entries was 23rd January and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest received no fewer than 88 forms, an increase of 16% in relation to 2007 when the number of cars allowed to start went up to fifty-five. […]

Porsche Sebring testing report

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 31, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Penske Racing and Dyson Racing completed three successful days of testing yesterday at Sebring International Raceway in preparation for the March 15 running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.In radiant sunshine and spring temperatures, the four RS Spyders, which captured all the LMP2 honors in the 2007 American Le Mans Series, showed considerable quickness on the Sebring circuit as a result of undergoing further developments in various areas over the winter[…]

Peugeot Sport Sebring Test Review

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Peugeot Sport took part in the three-day test organised by the American Le Mans Series at Sebring, Florida (Monday January 28 to Wednesday January 30), where three drivers took turns at the wheel of the 908 HDi FAP. Thanks to previous participations in the 12 Hours of Sebring, Pedro Lamy and Stéphane Sarrazin had prior knowledge of the circuit but it was a completely new venue for Nicolas Minassian. […]

The Planetlemans LMS 2008 preview (the GTs)

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

After a strong 2007 season the Le Mans Series will present a similar scenario for the GT classes in 2008. With GT1 champions Oreca moving to LMP1 and GT2 having a very similar grid as last year, the LMS may have some trouble to offer attractive GT racing this year. […]

Patrón Highcroft happy at first 2008 outing

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Patrón Highcroft Racing put on a strong performance at the American Le Mans Series Winter Test this week. Leading the Acura trio for a number of sessions, the team finished the week with a good sense of direction for the annual 12 Hours of Sebring, March 15. […]

Dyson’s Sebring winter testing report

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The 2008 American Le Mans season officially kicked off at historic Sebring International Raceway with their January 28 – 30 three-day Winter Test. It was a three - two - one occasion for Dyson Racing. For the first time in three years, the Thetford/Norcold team will be starting the season with the cars they ran the prior year. […]

2008 Sebring Winter Test - Day 3 Report

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The third and final day of the Sebring Winter Test got underway at 9:10 am today and the Audi nr 2 set the fastest lap in this session, a 1:44.180. This time was however still slower than the absolute best time of the three days set by Peugeot in the first test session yesterday. […]

Argentina working hard to host FIA-GT

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The new circuit at Potrero de los Funes is being worked on with high intensity and dedication as reported by our colleagues from campeones.net.ar. Supported by FIA, the local organizers are working 2 x 12 hour shifts to finalize all details ahead of time. […]

Lowe’s Fernandez Racing completes first Acura test

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz today completed their first test with the team’s new #15 Lowe’s Acura ARX-01b LMP2 prototype. The four-day outing was held at Sebring International Raceway in conjunction with the American Le Man Series Winter Test. […]

2008 Sebring Winter Test - Day 2 Report

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The second day of testing at Sebring started early at 8 am with a two hour test session for all classes. After hitting trouble during the second test session yesterday the nr 07 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP was back on track and impressed everyone by setting a very quick lap, eight tenths of a second quicker than the nr 2 Audi R10 TDi. […]