Planetlemans.com | 2011 January

Team FS66 to enter Riley-Corvette C6 in ILMC?

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 24, 2011 ⋅ 12 comments

Team FS66 – known as Atlas eFX-Team FS in the 2010 season – has changed its plans for 2011. Instead of a GT and LMP program from the start of the season the team is now set to kick-off with a single GTE Am entry in the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.[...]

Corvette Racing Announces 2011 Driver Lineup

By Team Update ⋅ January 22, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

Corvette Racing will have two new drivers in its lineup for the 2011 American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (pending official invitation). Tommy Milner will join Olivier Beretta in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R for the full season, with Antonio Garcia continuing as third driver in the Sebring, Le Mans, and Petit Le Mans endurance races. Richard Westbrook will be teamed with Jan Magnussen and Oliver Gavin in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R in the three long-distance events.[...]

Pescarolo Team confirms 2011 program and drivers

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 22, 2011 ⋅ 12 comments

Henri Pescarolo is set to return to racing with Pescarolo Team in the 2011 season and little by little the team is returning to its old glory. This week Pescarolo confirmed its drivers, its program and its engine choice.[...]

Testing available at Estoril – 18th and 19th February

By Team Update ⋅ January 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Team RLR Msport will be testing their LMP2 MG-Lola at Estoril on 18th and 19th February and have a limited number of places available for other Le Mans Series teams (or similar) to share their test.

SaReNi United to develop Camaro GT3 race car

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 21, 2011 ⋅ 9 comments

Competitors wishing to run in one of the various GT3 championships around the world will soon have another car to choose from. Bavarian company SaReNi United is currently developing a brand new Camaro GT3.[...]

ProSpeed Competition announces 2011 LMS program

By Team Update ⋅ January 20, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

In 2011, ProSpeed Competition will compete again in the « Le Mans Series ». The international Belgian transport and haulage group CPL Trans-Alcra Flash will be a major partner of the Belgian team that will enter a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR « 2011 Spec. », the latest development of the mythical 911 series, in the LM GTE class.[...]

Neil Garner Motorsport plans LMS entry

By Team Update ⋅ January 20, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Neil Garner Motorsport, Wiltshire (UK) based team, are pleased to announce their plans to compete in the 2011 le Mans Series, alongside their 5th season in Britcar – the new MSA British Endurance Championship.[...]

Sebring Winter Test: 25 cars on provisional entry list

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 20, 2011 ⋅ 7 comments

The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) has released the first provisional entry list for the 2011 Sebring Winter Test to be held on February 8 – 9, 2011 on the Sebring International Raceway. Twenty-five cars in four categories are currently entered for the test.[...]

Pegasus Racing reveals 2011 program details

By Team Update ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Pegasus Racing, the Alsace-based team, has more surprises up its sleeve for the 2011 season. In the wake of 2010, a year that was marked by several firsts, it is going to double its involvement in the Le Mans Series by entering a Formula Le Mans prototype, in addition to its usual LM P2. The latter will be powered by the new Honda Performance Development (HPD) engine, and the technological innovations are not only connected with the cars.[...]

Hope PoleVision Racing confirms Steve Zacchia for ILMC

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Hope PoleVision Racing has announced the first driver for its Oreca 01 Lehmann hybrid LMP1 car. The Swiss team confirmed that Steve Zacchia will be one of the drivers racing in the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.[...]

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