Archive for March, 2009
Flying Lizard fourth and fifth at Sebring
The Flying Lizard No. 45 and No. 44 Porsches finished their sixth consecutive Sebring race fourth and fifth in GT2, respectively. The twelve-hour race was another contest of will and endurance: nearly half of the starting cars were no longer running by the end of the race.[...]
Risi Competizione dominate GT2 at Sebring
The #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari of Pierre Kaffer, Jaime Melo and Mika Salo won the GT2 class of the 100th American Le Mans Series race in a dominant fashion today – leading the 2009 season-opening Twelve Hours of Sebring from the second hour until the finish. Finishing eighth overall, they led home a Ferrari 1-2, and the team’s Krohn Racing drivers Tracy W Krohn, Nic Jönsson and Eric van de Poele rounded off an excellent day for both the team and Ferrari with a sixth place finish.[...]
BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team Sebring race report
Sebring International Raceway had best of the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team in its debut race today as both BMW M3s were forced to retire before half-distance of the 57th annual 12 Hours of Sebring.[...]
Patrón Highcroft Racing’s Sebring assault falls short
Patrón Highcroft Racing’s assault on the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring may have come up short, but the team still leaves the historic Florida venue with a handy points haul.[...]
Sebring 12 Hours – Hour 12 Update
Montagny went into the final hour of the race in the lead, but knowing that he would still have to make his final pit stop. Allan McNish kept the pressure on the Peugeot and the gap did not get much larger than 20 seconds.[...]
Promising Sebring ends with disappointment for Drayson Racing
Drayson Racing showed much promise in its debut event of the 2009 sports car racing season; today’s 57th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. The No. 007 Aston Martin Vantage GT2 came to the American Le Mans Series season- opener performing stronger and more consistently than at any time since its premiere in 2008.[...]
Dyson Racing Sebring race report
The BP Mazda Dyson Racing team put in 103 hours in six days of preparation for the 57th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Talking to the team before the season opening race of the American Le Mans Series, team owner Rob Dyson said he had never seen such a focused effort in all of his years of racing.[...]
Sebring 12 Hours – Hour 11 Update
Just under two hours remained when Tom Kristensen returned to the pit for another scheduled stop. The Dane handed over the car to Allan McNish and saw Rockenfeller and Bourdais pass him whilst they stayed out.[...]
Sebring 12 Hours – Hour 10 Update
With darkness beginning to fall over Florida, racing at the Sebring International Raceway also became a bit harder. It was also a dark hour for Autocon Motorsports. After suffering bodywork damage earlier on, problems with the car were getting worse and just after 7.30 pm the Lola went behind the wall, only to be retired a couple of minutes later.[...]
Sebring 12 Hours – Hour 9 Update
The ninth hour of running at the Sebring International Raceway started with the De Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a in the pit with a problem. After some checks it went out of the pit and into the paddock area. The LMP2 Acura had some bodywork replaced in the pitlane. Acura #9 made a lengthy pit stop with power steering problems.[...]
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