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Archive for May, 2008

Epsilon Euskadi drivers announced but final line-up still unclear

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ May 28, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Next weekend Epsilon Euskadi will take a major step in achieving a new milestone in the history of Spanish Motorsport. The team will be passing its two ee1 LMP1 prototypes through the preliminary administrative checks and qualifying the drivers for the 2008 Le Mans 24 hours[…]

Creation announces strong Le Mans driver line-up

By Team Update ⋅ May 27, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

British sports car team Creation-AIM’s regular driver Stuart Hall (England) will be in good company on his second career start at Le Mans 24 Hours this year. The eagerly anticipated news is that he will share the LMP1 Creation-AIM CA07 with the experienced Belgian Marc Goossens and fellow Englishman Johnny Mowlem.[…]

Speedy Racing Team Sebah - Le Mans Testday preview

By Team Update ⋅ May 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sunday the 1st June 2008, during the official Test Day for this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race, will see the first ever appearance of a closed LMP2 prototype in Le Mans history: the Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola B08/80 Coupé - Judd – Michelin.[…]

Flying Lizards getting ready for Le Mans

By Team Update ⋅ May 27, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

The Lizards have closed up their home shop at Infineon Raceway for the month of June: the Flying Lizard No. 80 Porsche and its complement of crew and drivers are off to France for the team’s fourth consecutive 24 Heures du Mans. The team arrives this week in the historic town of Le Mans, near the Loire Valley, to prepare for the renowned 24-hour race on a 8.5-mile road course. The official test day is June 1; the race starts on June 14 at 3 pm CET and ends 24 hours later on June 15[…]

John Manchester on Zytek’s future

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ May 26, 2008 ⋅ One comment

A conversation with John Manchester (Zytek Operations Director) cannot be complete without dedicating some time to the future. Zytek has been involved for a long time in sports cars and innovation is one of their fundamental pillars. We asked John if he was able to share some information on the new developments that are already looming in the horizon[…]

Speedy Racing-Team Sebah confirm Le Mans line-up

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ May 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Speedy Racing Team Sebah announce today that their regular Le Mans Series drivers, namely Xavier Pompidou (France), Andrea Belicchi (Italy) and Steve Zacchia (Switzerland), will also form their driver line-up for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours[…]

June at Planetlemans…

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ May 23, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

June is a synonym of Le Mans in the world of Endurance racing. For the Planetlemans crew it is the pinnacle of the year, the moment we wait for patiently during a whole year and this is also an extra boost for the team’s motivation in terms of generating material, engaging teams, drivers and all relevant people to bring you, our readers, the best possible coverage of the whole event[…]

Dome S102 officially launched yesterday in Belgium

By Team Update ⋅ May 23, 2008 ⋅ 12 comments

The Dome team for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours was officially launched yesterday at Roeselare, Belgium. The launch took place in the workshop of Belgian team JB Motorsport. JB Motorsport is a former Lola F3-works team and is now an important partner for Dome, providing structural, legal, administrative and other support. Head of JB Motorsport is Yves Olivier, former F3 and DTM driver[…]

Peugeot builds up for Le Mans 24 Hours

By Team Update ⋅ May 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Barely had the chequered flag come down on the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours than Peugeot Sport began focusing all its energy and resources on this year’s race. The legendary French competition stands out as the priority objective of the brand’s motor sport programme and, with less than a month to go before the start, the minds of everyone at Vélizy are concentrated on this goal alone. And the team’s physical preparation is considered just as crucial as the technical work[…]

International GT Open - Valencia Race 2 Report

By Series Update ⋅ May 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

After the difficult day lived yesterday (May 17), Scuderia Playteam SaraFree completely runed the situation in today’s GT Open race, placing its two cars in first and third: Andrea Montermini-Michele Maceratesi had a trouble-free race to clinch their second victory of the year, and increase their advantage in the overall standings, while Gião-Couceiro still made it to the podium despice two contacts and a drive-through. The blue Ferraris sandwiched the Advanced Engineering F430 of Michele Rugolo-Salvatore Tavano, very competitive throughout the week-end.[…]