Archive for March, 2008
XANAVI NISMO GT-R wins Super GT opener
In the SUZUKA GT 300km race, Round 1 of the 2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT held at the Suzuka Circuit (one lap 5.807 km x 52 laps) in Mie Pref. on March 16, the XANAVI NISMO GT-R driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer took the win. With this, Nissan’s new sports car, the Nissan GT-R released on the market last autumn, scored an impressive victory in its official debut race.[...]
Successful Monza test for Go To One Charouz
The Go To One Charouz Racing System team took part in the official FIA GT test at Monza. Three Czech drivers Adam Lacko, Stepan Vojtech and Ales Jirasek were joined by German Kenneth Hayer and they shared a Mosler MT 900R. They will have two cars in the championship and nominated crews are Lacko-Jirasek and Vojtech-Heyer but just one car was ready for the opening test in Italy[...]
The full Sebring 12 Hours results and statistics
The 2008 edition of the Sebring 12 Hours is over. Team Penske and Flying Lizard Motorsport secured wins for Porsche, so there will be some champagne flowing on Monday in Weissach we suspect. To end our own coverage from Sebring for today we present you the full (provisional) result, the fastest drivers, the caution periods and the leaders.[...]
Horag Racing Gets Top-Five Finish in LMP2
The Horag Racing team got valuable experience with its brand-new Porsche RS Spyder Saturday at Sebring International Raceway, running in the top 10 overall throughout the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida and finishing fifth in the very competitive LMP2 class and seventh overall. [...]
Porsche wins overall and GT2 class at Sebring
Porsche, the most storied name in the history of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – America’s oldest sports car race – added to its legacy Saturday with a double victory at the 3.7-miles airport course in Central Florida[...]
Dyson Racing’s Sebring report
What a difference a year makes. Last year’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring was the inaugural run for Dyson Racing’s new LMP2 Porsche RS Spyders. This year’s version of the longest running sports car race in America saw the strongest Sebring showing by Dyson Racing in many years. The #16Thetford/Norcold entry of Chris Dyson and Guy Smith led the race four times. The team consistently executed the fastest pit stops, and were key players in some of the more storied fights of the race[...]
Flying Lizard First and Second in GT2 at Sebring
In today’s grueling Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the Flying Lizard squad brought all three of their new 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs home to the finish with the No. 45 Porsche of Joerg Bergmeister, Wolf Henzler and Marc Lieb taking the checker for the GT2 class win. The No. 44 Lizard Porsche of Darren Law, Seth Neiman and Alex Davison finished second.
Corvette Racing Scores Sixth Sebring GT1 Victory
After a long day’s journey into night, Corvette Racing scored its sixth GT1 class victory in seven years in America’s classic endurance race, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Johnny O’Connell, Jan Magnussen and Ron Fellows drove their No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R to an eight-lap victory over their teammates Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Max Papis in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R.[...]
Team Peugeot Total: Lessons learnt at Sebring
When the decision was taken to enter a single 908 HDi FAP for the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring, Team Peugeot Total was clear about its objective which was to prepare for this year’s priority, the Le Mans 24 Hours. The race enabled it to accomplish that mission and the overall result was finally positive for the team which saw the 908 overcome technical problems to finish the race after spending more than two hours in front and with the fastest race lap under its belt.[...]
Audi has to be content with class win at Sebring
The Audi R10 TDI remains unbeaten after 22 races. In a turbulent 12-hour race at Sebring (US state of Florida), Audi achieved a 1-2 victory in the LM P1 category with their diesel-powered sports cars. Following eight Sebring victories in a row, however, Audi had to be content with class glory in the American endurance classic for the first time. In the overall classification, the two R10 TDI prototypes finished third and sixth. [...]
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