Archive for September, 2009
A one-two for Peugeot in Atlanta downpour
After several days of searing heat, the Georgian weather took a turn for the worse. A cocktail of showers, storms and flooding caused the race to be interrupted shortly before the halfway point, with the N°08 Peugeot of Montagny and Sarrazin lapping ahead of the N°07 machine of Minassian and Lamy. In the end, the organisers chose not to send the cars back out [...]
Dyson Racing wins LMP2 at Petit Le Mans
Dyson Racing won the American Le Mans Series LMP2 class at the 12th Annual Petit Le Mans Powered by MAZDA6 at Road Atlanta. It was the first Petit Le Mans victory for the team. In addition, it was the first class win for Mazda at the Petit Le Mans, making them the first Japanese manufacturer to have won both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Petit Le Mans. [...]
Audi R15 TDI 3rd and 4th, winner of Michelin GreenX Challenge
Audi Sport Team Joest’s test entry in the 1000-mile “Petit Le Mans” race at Road Atlanta had an unexpected outcome: The American endurance classic had to be red flagged just before half-time due to torrential rainfall. Although Audi had led almost entirely, the two R15 TDI prototypes were only classified in third and fourth positions. [...]
Risi take the endurance triple at Petit Le Mans
With their GT win at today’s rain-shortened 1000 Mile/10 Hour Petit Le Mans, Houston-based Risi Competizione sealed their place in the record books as the team which has best represented Ferrari in GT racing over the last decade. [...]
Petit Le Mans – Race red flagged for bad weather
With rain coming down early in the morning in the Braselton, Georgia area many expected Petit Le Mans 2009 to be a race to remember. For just under five hours things went well, but then the rain returned bringing the race to a premature end.[...]
FIA GT round 7 – Paul Ricard preview
With the seventh round, taking place at the Paul Ricard HTTT, the 2009 FIA GT Championship is drawing steadily towards an exciting conclusion. With everything still to play for, the titles are wide open in both GT1 or GT2. Although this is the second time that the FIA GT Championship has raced at the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit, the 2009 event will be a much different [...]
Petit Le Mans – Qualifying Report
Nicolas Minassian gave Team Peugeot Total the pole position for tomorrow’s Petit Le Mans. The French Peugeot driver was quickest in the LMP1 qualifying, beating his teammate and the two Audi R15 TDI racecars. Highlight of the day however was the GT2 qualifying session in which Robertson Racing took a surprising pole position.[...]
ALMS announces 2010 race schedule
The 2010 American Le Mans Schedule has been confirmed at Road Atlanta this afternoon. During the American Le Mans Series’ annual State of the Series address Friday ALMS CEO Scott Atherton announced a nine race schedule for 2010, one race less than this year. The major changes in the calendar are a date change for Laguna Seca and the exit of the St. Pete Grand Prix.[...]
Petit Le Mans – Friday Practice 1 and 2 Report
Team Peugeot Total kicked off the official start of the Petit Le Mans weekend this afternoon by setting the fastest lap times at Road Atlanta. In both daytime sessions the #08 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP was quickest. Their strong run was however overshadowed by Scott Sharp crashing his Acura ARX-02a in the second session.[...]
RSR unveils Jaguar XKR GT2 at Road Atlanta
After announcing its plans to run a Jaguar XKR GT2 in the American Le Mans Series back in April of this year RSR finally unveiled its new GT2 contender at Road Atlanta this afternoon. The car will not be in action this weekend however as the team still needs track time for testing and development before actually taking part in an ALMS event.[...]
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