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Moseley replaces Rees at Barazi-Epsilon

By Team Update ⋅ May 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Stuart Moseley, (30, St Ives, Cambs, UK) has joined the Barazi- Epsilon team for the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours. Stuart will partner 2006 Le Mans Series Driver Champions race team owner Juan Barazi and Michael Vergers in the Zytek 07S car in the LMP2 class. Both drivers have shared cars with Stuart before.[…]

Zytek’s Le Mans test day preview

By Team Update ⋅ May 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Zytek Engineering, which manufactured engines for the cars that came first and second in the LMP2 class at last year’s Le Mans 24-hours, returns to the scene of its 2007 victory with two chassis and one engine customers. Two Zytek 07S cars have been entered by the Barazi-Epsilon and Trading Performance teams. These, and the new Embassy WF01 will use Zytek’s successful 3.4-litre ZG348 V8 power plant. All three are participating in this Sunday’s Test Day[…]

Audi R10 TDI on next generation Biofuel at Le Mans

By Team Update ⋅ May 30, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

World premiere in motorsport: At the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours on 14/15 June, the three Audi R10 TDI prototypes entered by Audi Sport Team Joest will race for the first time with the next generation of Biofuel manufactured from Biowaste and promising a reduction in the emission of CO2 by almost 90 per cent when compared with traditional diesel[…]

Larbre ready for Le Mans test day

By Team Update ⋅ May 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Larbre Competition is set for this weekend’s official Le Mans 24 Hours Official Test Day having confirmed its driver line up for the race. The French squad has been granted an entry to the race for one of their Saleen S7Rs which will be piloted by sportscar star Christophe Bouchut and FFSA GT Championship front runners Patrick Bornhauser and David Hallyday[…]

López-Tuero on the Escudería ACA car at Adria

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ May 29, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Journalist Diego Durruty on his Inforace site informs that José María López and Esteban Tuero will be the Escudería ACA Argentina line-up for the third FIA-GT round at Adria on June 21st. The decision was taken earlier this week by Carlos García Remohí, president of the CDA (Sports Commission of the ACA) and sports director of the Argentinian team[…]

RML Lola on the “Grand Parade” poster celebrating Lola’s 50th anniversary

By Team Update ⋅ May 29, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Classic Automotive, a voluntary organisation with a passion for the Le Mans 24 Hours, has organised a “Grande Parade des Pilotes” through the centre of Le Mans on the Friday preceding the start of the Vingt Quatre Heures for the past fourteen years. In 2008 they are marking the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Lola Cars by using images of the RML AD Group MG Lola EX265 to illustrate the official poster for the event. The poster was unveiled on Monday May 23rd, and will be displayed prominently throughout the Sarthe region for the next four weeks[…]

Shanghai race moved to 2009

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

A brief press release by the ACO today announced the cancellation of the Shanghai race for 2008:

Michelin’s Le Mans test day preview

By Team Update ⋅ May 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

For Michelin, which is this year targeting an 11th straight win in the French endurance classic, the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours has already begun with the production of some 8,000 tyres for the world’s greatest motor race . This weekend, Michelin will be at Le Mans for the traditional preliminary test day which is organised before each year’s 24 -hour competition[…]

Spanish line-up for Epsilon Euskadi confirmed

By Team Update ⋅ May 29, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Spaniard rising star Adrián Vallés can drive for Epsilon Euskadi in the next 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 21-year-old is a top GP2 contender with BCN Competición team, and a former World Series by Renault championship runner-up[…]

Hezemans joins IPB Spartak Racing at Le Mans

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

Dutch newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad has revealed the full line-up of the IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT that will take part in the upcoming Le Mans 24 Hours. Regular drivers Roman Rusinov and Peter Kox will be joined by another experienced Dutchman, Mike Hezemans.[…]