Planetlemans.com | 2010 January

International GT Open season taking shape

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 31, 2010 ⋅ One comment

With all the announcements coming from the Le Mans Series, the American Le Mans Series and the various SRO championships one seems to forget that Europe has another major GT2/GT3 series, the International GT Open. And that series had quite some interesting updates as well.[...]

Dutch GT4 Championship confirms 2010 dates

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 31, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

After a successful first season the Dutch GT4 Championship is set to kick off its second season on April 3. Seven races will form the 2010 season. Six events are to be held on the circuits in Assen and Zandvoort, while the Dutch GT4 Championship will also support the FIA GT1 World Championship at the Nürburgring.[...]

ARGO Racing field two Gallardos in FIA GT3

By Team Update ⋅ January 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Lamborghini will also be represented in the fifth year of the FIA GT3 European Championship. ARGO Racing, based directly on the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit, fields two Reiter Engineering developed Gallardo LP560 GT3. As a result, the team, supported by the Lambert family’s internationally active automotive and motorsport industry supplier ATEC, returns to the series.[...]

Equipe Verschuur to import Camaro GT4 in Europe

By Team Update ⋅ January 30, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Equipe Verschuur, the successful Dutch motorsport company led by Frans Verschuur in the city of Nijmegen, has been appointed as the official European importer for the spectacular Chevrolet Camaro to the international GT4 regulations. The Chevrolet Camaro GT4 has been developed by specialised company, Riley Technologies, based in Mooresville, South Caroline, the heartland of American motorsport technology.[...]

New driver trio for the Audi R15 TDI

By Team Update ⋅ January 28, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

Audi Sport leaves nothing to chance in its endeavor to bring the prestigious Le Mans trophy back to Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. Not only the technology of the Audi R15 TDI is being subjected to further development. The drivers’ line-up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (France) has been extended as well.[...]

Black Swan Racing returns to ALMS with Porsche

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 27, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Black Swan Racing will return to the American Le Mans Series with an entry in the GT class. The Boston based team will enter a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR for team owner Tim Pappas and double Porsche Supercup champion and 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 winner Jeroen Bleekemolen.[...]

Tomas Enge joins Young Driver AMR in FIA GT1

By Team Update ⋅ January 27, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

New challenge for Tomas Enge. After the win in Le Mans Series 2009, he will compete in inaugural season of FIA GT1 World Championship this year. Czech driver will be partnered with Briton Darren Turner, with whom he will share Aston Martin DBR9 in colours of factory supported Young Driver AMR team. The official presentation of the Young Driver AMR team took place on Tuesday in Kopenhagen, Denmark.[...]

Ebbesvik completes Team Bruichladdich line-up

By Team Update ⋅ January 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Norwegian Thor-Christian Ebbesvik has completed a deal to race as a professional driver for Team Bruichladdich in this year’s Le Mans Series.[...]

OAK Racing confirms plans…and Judd engines

By Team Update ⋅ January 26, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

After a 2009 season which brought six podiums in eight races, OAK Racing Team Mazda France will continue to concentrate on the LMP2 category in 2010. The team will run two Pescarolo chassis in the five-round Le Mans Series and hopes to participate with its two prototypes at the Le Mans 24 Hours. After winning the Asian Le Mans Series in Japan, the #24 Pescarolo has already earned a guaranteed invite to the race, while an application for the second LMP2 car has been lodged with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO).[...]

Wendlinger & Nilsson join Swiss Racing Team

By Team Update ⋅ January 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

On January 27, 2010 the Swiss racing team around Othmar Welti and Erich Kolb will introduce their two NISSAN GT-R racing cars and the first pilot to the public during a media presentation at the team’s location in Inwil (CH).[...]

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