Planetlemans.com | 2011 January

CRS Racing enters Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

By Team Update ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

CRS Racing will enter a Ferrari 430 into the new Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) in 2011. The car will be raced by Pierre Ehret, Shaun Lynn and Roger Wills in the GTE Am class.[...]

Kronos submits Lola-Aston Martin Le Mans entry

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

After focussing on rallying in recent years Kronos Racing is set to return to the circuit as it announced it has submitted an entry request for the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year. The Belgian squad is set to enter the Orbello Racing owned LMP1 Lola-Aston Martin that was run by Signature Plus in the 2010 Le Mans Series. [...]

Two-car entry for Pegasus Racing; more news to come

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 18, 2011 ⋅ 8 comments

After a season with ups and downs Pegasus racing will return to the Le Mans Series in 2011 with a two-car entry. The French squad had a horrible Le Mans 24 Hours in 2010, but also secured a podium finish in the 1000 KM of the Algarve in July. For 2011 they are back fore more.[...]

West Racing Team confirms Pastorelli and Schwager

By Team Update ⋅ January 18, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments

The Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored West Racing Team announced Nicky Pastorelli and Dominik Schwager will be its drivers for the 2011 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season. The two veteran racers, who last year were teammates in the FIA GT1 championship, will campaign West Racing’s first ADVAN® A005 tire-shod Lamborghini in the ALMS GT Class.[...]

A Russian First for FIA GT3 in 2011

By Series Update ⋅ January 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Later this year the FIA GT3 European Championship will set another landmark in its 6-year history as Europe’s most successful sportscar championship, when it becomes the first series to stage an international car race in Russia on the 20/21 August 2011.[...]

Need for Speed-Schubert wins sixth Dunlop 24H of Dubai

By Series Update ⋅ January 16, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

The Need for Speed-Schubert team from Oschersleben, Germany has won the sixth running of the Dunlop 24H of Dubai, the first international endurance race of the year for GTs, touring cars and 24H specials. After 24 hours of racing at the 5.390 kilometres long Dubai Autodrome, Claudia Hürtgen drove the car across the finish line. The team had with Hürtgen, Augusto Farfus, Edward Sandström and Tommy Milner racked up a total of 594 laps with the BMW Z4 GT3. [...]

RML AD Group Unveils 2011 Plans

By Team Update ⋅ January 14, 2011 ⋅ 11 comments

Just a week after collecting the Team and Driver LMP2 trophies for the 2010 Le Mans Series, RML AD Group is pleased to confirm the team’s intention to defend these titles in 2011 with an HPD ARX-01d chassis, powered by the new HPD 2.8 litre twin turbo V6. In addition, the team is delighted to confirm that the driver-line up for the new season remains unchanged, with Mike Newton and Thomas Erdos joined for the full season by Ben Collins.[...]

Lotus take on Le Mans with Jetalliance

By Team Update ⋅ January 14, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments

Under the careful direction of Team Manager Jan Kalmar, the newly formed Lotus Jetalliance team will field two Lotus Evora GTE cars in the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC). The two Evora GTE race cars, currently being developed by Lead Designer Nicola Scimeca, will be put through their paces as the team tackles some of the most challenging and competitive endurance races including the six hour race at Spa, Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta and of course the world famous Le Mans 24 hour race.[...]

Caterham-Lola SP/300R, the ultimate track day car

By Team Update ⋅ January 13, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Lola Cars has spent the last year working closely with another iconic British company, Caterham Cars, to develop the SP/300R chassis and aerodynamic package. In the first collaboration between the two world-leading firms, Lola has been engaged as a technical consultant, drawing up the chassis and aero package [...]

Muscle Milk Team CytoSport adds GT3 Cup Challenge program

By Team Update ⋅ January 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In addition to competing full-time in the American Le Mans Series this year, Muscle Milk Team CytoSport will be taking on an exciting new challenge as it expands its presence in the motorsports arena with a full-time entry in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama for German driver Mark Bullitt. [...]

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