Planetlemans.com | 2010 February

Team CytoSport confirms full ALMS season

By Team Update ⋅ February 15, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The Team CytoSport Muscle Milk squad is set to return to the American Le Mans Series this year – this time for a full season championship assault. The #6 Muscle Milk Porsche RS Spyder will contest the new combined LMP class with owner/driver Greg Pickett and German star Klaus Graf behind the wheel.[...]

Guy Smith joins Rebellion Racing at Le Mans

By Team Update ⋅ February 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

REBELLION Racing are proud to announce the full driver lineup for the #13 Lola-Rebellion LMP1 in the forthcoming 78th edition of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours.
The 2003 Le Mans 24 Hours winner will reinforce the REBELLION Racing squad. Guy Smith will drive the #13 Lola-Rebellion alongside Andrea Belicchi and Jean-Christophe Boullion during the [...]

The Le Mans 24 Hours list – LMP2/GT1 analysis

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ February 14, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

Last week we took a look at the LMP1 and GT2 entries for the Le Mans 24 Hours. This time it is time for the two remaining classes: LMP2 and GT1. Even though both categories are small in size compared to the LMP1 and GT2 classes, they are nevertheless still very interesting.[...]

Formula Le Mans teams confirm driver line-ups

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ February 13, 2010 ⋅ 11 comments

Despite not being announced on the Le Mans Series season entry list the Formula Le Mans cars will race together with their bigger brothers and sisters this season. Hope PoleVision, Boutsen Energy Racing and DAMS will compete this season and the first two teams have now confirmed their drivers.[...]

RML switches to HPD power for 2010 season

By Team Update ⋅ February 12, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

RML and AD Group are pleased to announce the signing of a new partnership with Honda Performance Development, Inc (HPD), for the supply of engines for the team’s LMP sports prototype programme in 2010. The agreement will see the team’s Lola B08/80 powered by the HPD LM-V8 engine, making this the first Lola coupé to benefit from the proven normally-aspirated 3.4 litre unit.[...]

Peter Kox joins Young Driver AMR for Le Mans

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Young Driver AMR has completed its line-up for the Le Mans 24 Hours next June. The German team, which will enter the only Aston Martin DBR9 in France, today confirmed it has signed experienced Dutchman Peter Kox for its assault on the Le Mans GT1 title.[...]

Autorlando Sport to enter three cars in GT Open

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Autorlando Sport will once again take part in the International GT Open championship. The Italian team, which won the 2009 Super GT Team championship, will return to the championship with its two Porsche 997 GT3 RSRs but has also decided to enter a brand new Porsche 997 GT3 R in the GTS class.[...]

Fischer Racing to race in FIA GT3

By Team Update ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Fischer Racing continues its program in the FIA GT3 European championship after a successful first season last year. The team from Paderborn / Germany will return with it’s two Ford GT into the European championship, which starts in the beginning of May at Silverstone (UK). One of the legendary US-Supercars of Fischer Racing will be driven by Finn Mikko Eskelinen (37) and „Young Driver“ Christoffer Nygaard (23) from Denmark. The second driver pairing will be announced at a later date.[...]

Level 5 Motorsports confirms LMPC entry

By Series Update ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Level 5 Motorsports is the latest championship-winning team to confirm its entry into the American Le Mans Series’ Le Mans Prototype Challenge class for 2010. Based in Madison, Wis., Level 5 will compete in the full nine-round championship with ORECA’s FLM09 prototype.[...]

Sumo Power GT and All-Inkl.com driver updates

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ February 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The official launch of the FIA GT1 World Championship is getting closer but more and more details are getting known about the drivers competing in the 2010 GT1 World Championship. Today Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. (NISMO) announced its drivers while the names for the All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini Murcielago R-SVs were also revealed.[...]

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