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Archive for January, 2008

Speedy Racing Team announces 2008 driver line-up

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 29, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

A few weeks ago it was confirmed that the Speedy Racing Team would enter two cars in the upcoming Le Mans Series season, a Spyker in GT2 and the new Lola B08/80 in LMP2. Today the Swiss team announced the driver line-up they are likely to enter in the Le Mans Series and at Le Mans. […]

Acura adding 4th ALMS car with De Ferran

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Acura Motorsports will enter a fourth Acura ARX-01b sports car in the LMP2 division of the 2008 American Le Mans Series, company officials announced today. The newest Acura entry will be campaigned by de Ferran Motorsports, a newly formed team owned by former Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time CART Champ Car champion Gil de Ferran. […]

2008 Sebring Winter Test - Day 1 Report

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Sebring Winter Test got underway today at the 3.7 miles long Sebring International Raceway. Before the lunchbreak both the GT and the LMP class had a 30 minute session on the track. With Peugeot sending one car over to Sebring the eyes of most people were focussed on the difference in times between the Audi and Peugeot […]

Two Audi R10’s for Joest in the Le Mans Series

By Sander van Dijk ⋅ January 28, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

AUDI enters the 2008 motorsport season and Le Mans Series (LMS) with a high-calibre driving squad and the most successful Le Mans team ever. Audi Sport Team Joest enters two of the latest generation Audi R10 TDI for Dindo Capello and Allan McNish and Alexandre Prémat and Mike Rockenfeller in every race of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) organised endurance championship […]

Bell Motorsports enters Aston Martin DBR9 in ALMS

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 28, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Jim Bell, one of the elite names in the history of sports car racing, announced today a shared venture with prominent businessman Michael Fux to launch a GT1 program with an Aston Martin DBR9 in the American Le Mans Series. The move will see Miami-based Bell Motorsports going head-to-head against stalwart Corvette Racing, which has won seven consecutive class championships. […]

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates wins Rolex 24!

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 27, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

The 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 opened with a record-breaking Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway. The Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates racing program became the first team to capture three straight Rolex 24 victories with a win by the No. 01 TELMEX/Target Lexus Riley and drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti.

Tafel Racing confirms strong Sebring lineups

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Tafel Racing will leave nothing on the table as it makes its Ferrari debut at the 56th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. The Jim Tafel (Alpharetta, Ga.) owned team will enter two Ferrari F430 GTC, the Nos. 71 and 73, in the March 15th American Le Mans Series season-opener. […]

Kruse Motorsport becomes International Motorsports in ‘08

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 25, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Following the disastrous fire prior to the Silverstone LMS race in 2007 in which the teams Pescarolo prototype was destroyed together with a substantial amount of equipment, International Motorsports Ltd has made substantial changes to the team. […]

Michael Shank Racing on Rolex 24 pole

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Michael Shank Racing used Ford power to sweep the front row Thursday during qualifying for the 46th running of Rolex 24 At Daytona, which starts at 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday, for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 at Daytona International Speedway. […]

The Planetlemans LMS 2008 preview (prototypes)

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ January 24, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

“Coming of age” could be a very suitable title for the upcoming 2008 season of the Le Mans Series. Very relevant additions, teams moving up a notch and others looking at the LMS as the right platform to launch their Le Mans 24 Hours bid are just part of the ingredients that the European series will have this year in its championship[…]