Archive for October, 2008
Jetalliance Racing: P2 for Wendlinger in Zolder Qualifying
A good start for Jetalliance Racing to the European finale of the FIA GT Championship in Belgium: Karl Wendlinger in his Jetalliance Aston Martin DBR9 took second place in today’s qualifying at Zolder, thus starting from the front row tomorrow, together with his team mate Ryan Sharp![...]
CR Scuderia: Kirkaldy breaks FIA GT pole record
Andrew Kirkaldy took pole position in the no.56 CRS Ferrari at Zolder today. This is his second pole of the 2008 season which brings his FIA GT pole position tally up to 12, a record for the Championship. In stark contrast, Tim Mullen had to settle for ninth when a driveshaft failure caused the no.55 CRS Ferrari to shed its left rear wheel as he turned into turn four. Luckily his warm up lap had been a good one so he still secured a top ten qualifying spot.[...]
Jetalliance and CR Scuderia take FIA GT poles
It looked like Allan Simonsen gave Gigawave MotorSport its first ever FIA GT pole position this afternoon at Zolder. In an exciting qualifying session the Dane beat all his rivals and rewarded his team with the best possible grid position for tomorrow’s race. But hours later things changed[...]
FIA GT Zolder – Pre-Qualifying Report/Result
After setting the seventh fastest time in the free practice session it was the fastest lap time for the Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette C6.R in the pre-qualifying session. In the first afternoon session after a one hour break (with absolute motor silence) the Belgian team was the quickest on home soil. The Vantage V8 was surprisingly quick.[...]
FIA GT Zolder – Free Practice Report/Result
The FIA GT Championship had its first action at Zolder this morning at 9:05 when the free practice session got underway. Twenty-four cars went out for their first laps around the 4.006km long Belgian track. Despite low temperatures things heated up quickly as the teams went after each others fastest time.[...]
Patrón Highcroft Racing Captures Pole Position at Laguna Seca
Patrón Highcroft Racing captured its third overall pole position of 2008 for the final American Le Mans Series round of the season – the Monterey Sports Car Championships, presented by Patrón. The Acura ARX-01b’s blistering pole position time of 1:10.103 set a new ALMS lap record at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during Patrón Highcroft Racing’s final qualifying session in the LMP2 category, as the team moves to LMP1 with Acura for 2009.[...]
Dyson Racing Laguna Seca Qualifying Report
In the final qualifying session of the 2008 American Le Mans Series, Guy Smith qualified eighth in LMP2 with Butch Leitzinger right behind in ninth in their pair of Porsche RS Spyders at the famed Laguna Seca track here in the coastal hills of central California. “The car was very good, but traffic played havoc with our good laps,” commented Smith.[...]
VICI Racing Laguna Seca Qualifying Report
Following a huge push by the team over the week-and-a-half since Petit Le Mans, the #18 VICI Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR this afternoon safely qualified for tomorrow’s four-hour Monterey Sports car Championships at a hot and dry Laguna Seca. With a new car having to be built from the ground up, along with the factor of a new tire supply from Dunlop[...]
Porsche positioned for manufacturers titles at Laguna
Porsche race drivers in the LMP2 and GT2 classes of the American Le Mans Series have put their teams in position to help Porsche clinch the manufacturers championship with solid qualifying efforts for tomorrow race.[...]
Farnbacher Loles Racing takes Laguna Seca GT2 pole
Farnbacher Loles Racing earned the GT2 pole position for the final race in the 2008 American Le Mans Series. Dirk Werner of Kissenbrück, Germany, set a class record en route to the pole, lapping the 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca road course in one minute 22.080 seconds at an average speed of 98.182 mph in the No. 87 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.[...]
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