What was wrong with the original name ‘Sharpspeed’? It had a ring, ‘extreme speed’ sounds generic and childish.

Johannes Van overbeck??. I used to think he couldn’t just be happy being confined to the second lizard car. After all he has the speed and skill to win races. So playing second fiddle to the lead 45 “factory” car must have been humbling sometimes.

Risi won’t have to fight 5 on 1 anymore. The other factory cars came in pairs except the ferrari. That makes a difference.

Ya, maybe FB-Loles should do the same and get a second car and maybe that might help them. Think about it: Vettes- 2 cars, BMW- 2 Cars, Lizards- 2 Cars. Guess what, they all won races. Risi only one the Enduro’s. FB-Loles didn’t win at all this season. That second car must really mean a lot!

I also feel bad for Guy Cosmo. He almost one the Challange championship and with his new co-driver the car will probably be a lap down before he even gets in the car. I mean Brown is improving a lot, however he still will really only be competitive to Seth Nieman and the Viper!

We wont be seeing Farnbacher Loles again.

Gregory Loles the team principal is involved in some kind financial misconduct.

One less Porsche and 2 more ferraris. Now the question is where will Dirk Werner drive (FIA GT, GRand Am still, ALMS, LMS…). He’s one of the most wanted GT drivers.

Guy Cosmo won’t mind as long as a check is coming in. Ed Brown has everyone’s wallet very well padded.

It’s like Klaus Graf with the Muscle Milk team. He could drive for anybody, but since Greg Pickett keeps him well off he’s happy. Same for Johnny Cocker at Drayson racing and Nic Jonsson at Krohn Racing.

Dirk Werner will be driving for BMW with the GT2 car in Europe.

will FB-Loles atleast be at Daytona? He still owns the hankook sponsered team right? i wonder if bHe’ll be at Daytona with a Hankook Porsche…

Greg Loles is on the run from Police for large scale fraud, the race shop has already been cleaned out, like i said, we will not be seeing Farnbacher Loles again.

i think a pro team with sharp and van overbeck and a full gnetlemen team would have been a better choice. Cosmo is a glorified drivers ed instructor. Ferrari should have insisted to not look so desperate to field cars.

Horst Farnbacher (Dominique Farnbacher’s dad) owns the Hankook sponsored team (the european branch) They field 3 cars in the LMS (only one is hankook sponsored). The US branch was a partnership between Horst and Greg Loles.

I don’t think ferrari is desperate to field cars, they can easily raise up a support team for Risi (they brought over AF Corse at Sebring 2009) or sponsor a second car. The ferrari challenge series is doing so well, they only need to win the major events in endurance for added prestige.

In the LMS or FIA GT Sharp and Overbeck would be a solid combo but in the ALMS not so sure. We’ll have to wait and see.

@Bamba: You know so much about sports car racing. You must be going alot of reserch or something. I think here in Europe, the Ferrari Challenge Series will also be on the same weekend at some of the FIA GT races. I dont know who runs the Ferrari Challenge series in NA.

Hey do you know anything about the 458 Italia GT2?

458 gt2 will run next year in 2011….i’m sure patron will buy two of them for sharp. I bet risi wishes they hit the same lottery that sharp has with patron money.

Well, thanks Christophe. I just like the sport. Pourrait tu croire que je parle aussi francais?

GRand Am runs the ferrari challenge. IMSA runs the GT3 cup challenge (with Porsches).

Risi should be running the 458 in 2010. It will be heavier than the 430 (maybe on par with the 911) so their restrictors should finally be equal.

The ferrari used to have a smaller restrictor since it was lighter. I don’t think the weight advantage helped them much on the straights.

Mika, Extreme speed will be buying and borrowing parts from Risi, just like Tafel was doing. Risi’s #62 car is glued to the factory’s pocket book. Risi gets new parts before any other ferrari team (US is ferrari’s biggest market).

There will be no 458’s until 2011.

bamba, i dont think so. this a competitive team with risi. micheletto will supply both and extreme has WAY more money. look at all the patron efforts in motorsports. that is why sharp already got his 2010 430 gtc and risi has not.

@Bamba
I know that Farnbacher owns the LMS team, it has nothing to do with Loles. Again, this is what i am saying, i wonder if he (Farnbacher, not Loles) will run the Hankook-Team farnbacher (or his other LMS teams) in the Rolex series or ALMS since FB-Loles went under. I know we wont be seeing FB-Loles anymore, but what about Farnbacher by himself…

I guess if Hankook pays up they will be running it. Hankook is writing the checks for that venture.

Extreme speed has tried and tested parts for their cars. Risi will be getting developmental parts.

Their car will be getting newer parts all season round. Risi’s F430’s inner components will be parts in testing (getting ready for the 458). It will be heavier and have have a bigger restrictor.

I am going to miss the F430 GT2.

Most likely 2010 will be the last year for the F430 GT2. Hopefully we get the wins at the major endurance races, and also championships. The F430 GT2 will go out in style.

What about in the FIA-GT3 Series? 458 or the 430 Scuderia?

@Bamba haha yes, alot of people seems to know French.

OK, all comments aside. Let’s see some photos of the Patron Ferrari’s. There has to be some Ferrari Red in there somewhere.

Van Overbeck not in a Porsche, what? even his name says he should be driving a car with the engine Over-back! This Lizzards fan wants two cars next season! And Bamba, i think the argument about Pickett and Graf is moot as it is rumored that Porsche is going to put factory support into that team and employ their own drivers – Dumas and Bernard (that is the only French i know!)

I was just giving an analogy, that fast drivers can be persuaded to settle for a well paying gig than a competitive ride (job security can rule the heart).

Klaus Graf is simply one of them. He is very fast, but with greg pickett the car can’t be setup too aggressively.

The team is very well funded, so it’s not far fetched to see Porsche wanting to have them campaign a second car. That would actually be nice for the series.

@Chris, and we shall get 2 Lizards next year, Neiman/Law Bergmeister/Long

Graf is definately fast to be sure- a jewel to have on any team. However the rumor was though that Porsche will only give support to one RS spyder, which makes no sense to me at all. They are right to give factory support to Cytosport because right now that team is running the most advanced form of Porsche motorsportscars (in the RS Spyder), but should not completely interupt the delicate dichotomy of the already proven team. Why not? because if a complete take-over is what’s coming it is likely to only be a short term relationship- because the OTHER BIG RUMOR is that the Porsche needs to knock the rust off before their triumphant return to LM in a P1 prototype YAY!!! possibly as early as 2010 LM, but more likely in 2011. What better way to keep their edge sharp than by backing a succesful RS Spyder Team (the P1 platform is rumored to be based upon the P2 Spyder anyway). So in summation, if Cytosport can sponge valuable information from Porsche next year without relying too heavily on them to succeed after they leave, it could be a win-win for both parties. Highcroft was going to keep going with or without Acura, so its not unheard of…