Archive for March, 2009
Flying Lizard Returns to Florida for ALMS Round 2
Flying Lizard Motorsports returns to Florida this week for the second race of the American Le Mans Series season, the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg. Following close on the heels of the season-opener, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the St. Petersburg event is a short, 1 hour and 55 minute race held on a 1.8 mile, 14-turn temporary street course established in downtown.[...]
Strongest Ever Line Up For Zytek Motorsport
Zytek Motorsport starts this Sunday’s 1,000km of Catalunya with its strongest ever line-up for a Le Mans Series race. Thanks to an impressive new design and two new front running teams, the Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S is a potential winner in both the LMP1 and LMP2 categories.[...]
Biagi confirmed for Racing Box Lola coupe
Thomas Biagi joins Matteo Bobbi and Andrea Piccini on Racing Box’s Lola B8/08. The news was in the air after last week’s tests in Misano (Italy) and it is official now. The three pilots know each others very well because all of them met in FIA GT championship. Biagi became FIA GT world champion in 2003, at his debut, running with Bobbi.[...]
Strakka Racing Ready for LMP1 Barcelona Debut
Two months of intense testing and development come to a head next weekend when Strakka Racing makes its prototype racing debut in Round 1 of the 2009 Le Mans Series. The team’s three drivers; Peter Hardman, Nick Leventis and Danny Watts, will head out onto the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona knowing that their preparation has been meticulous and thorough and the Strakka Racing Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S is as well-prepared to face the challenge ahead as they are.[...]
CRS confirms race programme for 2009
CRS Racing confirmed today that the team has entered two cars into both the FIA GT and FIA GT3 Championships. Alongside the Formula Renault UK Championship, this completes CRS’ race programme for 2009.[...]
ALMS to accept GT3 cars in “Challenge Class”!
The rumour floated at Sebring already and was confirmed this week by the American Le Mans Series: a new “Challenge Class” will be added to the grid of five American Le Mans Series races in 2009. In those races the Porsche 997 Cup car will be allowed to race![...]
GT Sport announces 2009 GT Open plans
The 2009 season of the International GT Open has officially been launched today, as GT Sport Organización opened the call for entries period. This will be the fourth edition of the series, which is now established as the main GT2 and GT3 pro-am series in the continent and has enjoyed a growing success since its creation in 2006.[...]
Jetalliance: The countdown for “Operation Le Mans” is on!
The green light for the 77th edition of the Le Mans 24 hour race will be given on June the 13th at 4 p.m. And for the first time since 1972 an Austrian team will be taking part as well – Jetalliance Racing![...]
Simon Pagenaud joins Team Peugeot Total line-up
Frenchman Simon Pagenaud, 24, has joined Team Peugeot Total’s line-up as reserve driver. He will drive at Spa.[...]
Full Speed Racing test at Donington Park!
Full Speed will run 2 cars in the FIA GT Championship with Pirelli tyres and undertook a Technical test with all Drivers at Donington Park on Tuesday.[...]
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