Archive for October, 2008
FIA GT – Warm-Up Report/Result
The Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette C6.R was the quickest car in the warm-up session ahead of today’s ninth round of the FIA GT Championship at Zolder. In the session that kickstarted Sunday’s action the Belgian Corvette was almost half a second quicker than the nearest rival.[...]
Audi 1-2 victory in ALMS finale
Audi was able to complete their successful 2008 sportscar season with another 1-2 victory. In the finale of the American Le Mans Series at Laguna Seca (U.S. state of California), the two Germans Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner celebrated a narrow victory in front of their team mates Christijan Albers and Emanuele Pirro.[...]
Dyson Racing Laguna Seca Race Report
At times, it seemed like the Mobil Economy Run had been resurrected. Almost half of the ALMS season-ending four-hour Monterey Sports Car Championship was run under yellow, with green periods often few and far between. Avoiding the sand traps that claimed so many, Dyson Racing put in a solid run in a most fragmented race. Chris Dyson and Guy Smith were fifth in LMP2 and Marino Franchitti and Butch Leitzinger finished sixth.[...]
Farnbacher Loles Racing – Laguna Seca race report
Farnbacher Loles Racing capped its rookie American Le Mans Series season with a GT2 podium finish – following a record class pole position – at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. As in previous years, the season finale on the 2.238-mile road course was slowed by numerous caution periods, especially during the opening stint, with more than half of the four-hour race run under caution.[...]
Tafel/Bell Micro No. 71 Earns 4th ALMS Win of Season
Tafel Racing closed out the 2008 American Le Mans Series season with its fourth GT2 class victory tonight at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The four hour Monterey Sports Car Championships joins St. Petersburg, Fla., Long Beach, Calif. and Mid-Ohio as 2008 victories for Dominik Farnbacher (Ansbach, Germany) and Dirk Müller (a native of Germany living in Monaco).[...]
Patrón Highcroft Racing Endures a Challenging Final Round
Patrón Highcroft Racing experienced a challenging final round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series at the Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón, where the team suffered its only technical failure of the year. Despite leading the opening laps in a race filled with full course cautions, the Patrón Highcroft Acura battled back from 25th overall to finish ninth in class at Laguna Seca.[...]
Porsche wins LMP2 and GT2 titles at Laguna
Porsche entered today’s Monterey Sports Car Challenge, the final round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series, with the LMP2 prototype drivers championship and the GT2 production-based drivers championship already clinched, but the manufacturers titles in both classes were still up for grabs.[...]
Risi Competizione Laguna Seca race report
Risi Competizione’s two Ferrari 430 GTs finished in 2nd and 12th places in today’s American Le Mans Series season finale – a four hour race interrupted by no fewer than 12 safety car periods. Despite challenging for the lead, a third GT2 victory in four races wasn’t to be for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hour champions.[...]
Heartbreak for Lowe’s Fernandez Racing in Season Finale
It was a day of bitter disappointment for the Lowe’s Fernandez Racing team in the ALMS season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Adrian Fernandez was running third overall and second in class as the final 60 minutes of the four-hour race approached. When he returned to the pits for his final stop of the day on Lap 103, the #15 Lowe’s Acura would not restart. A problem with the car’s battery proved costly. The crew was able to replace the unit but Fernandez fell a lap down to the front of the field.[...]
VICI Racing Laguna Seca Race Report
There was real heartbreak for VICI Racing this afternoon at a hot, dry and dusty Laguna Seca as the team’s #18 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, following a stunning start to the four-hour Sports Car Championships of Monterey, was punted out after just 17 laps following an avoidable incident that was entirely the fault of the other competitor.[...]
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