Archive for August, 2011
Road America Four-Hours Ends In Photo Finish
It took four hours of racing at Road America to produce the closest overall finish in American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón history. Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing’s Klaus Graf crossed the finish line 0.112 seconds ahead of Dyson Racing’s Guy Smith. A back-and-forth Risi Competizione and BMW Team RLL battle in GT ended with the first win of 2011 for Risi.[...]
FIA GT3 European Championship – Rd 9 Report
Mercedes-Benz joined Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche as winners in the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship when Brice Bosi took the chequered flag in Round 9 at the Slovakia Ring in the nr44 Heico Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. It was also his, co-driver Dominik Baumann’s and Heico Motorsports first FIA GT3 victory and the smiles from the top step of the podium spoke volumes.[...]
McLaren GT Announces MP4-12C GT3 Customers
As McLaren GT prepares to enter two cars in the Blancpain Endurance Series race at Magny Cours on 27 August 2011, the new GT race car manufacturer is announcing that the first 20 MP4-12C GT3 race cars available to purchase for racing in 2012 are now sold. Like the 12C road car on which the 12C GT3 race car is based, demand has outstripped supply.[...]
Gulf Racing Purchases McLaren MP4-12C GT3
Gulf Racing is delighted to announce it has been selected by McLaren GT as one of the teams to champion its McLaren MP4-12C GT3 in its first full year of competition. The UAE-based team has secured two of the exciting new-generation GT3 cars to race in 2012.[...]
Dutch GT4, RTL GP Masters of F3 – Report
After two rounds in Belgium the HTC Dutch GT4 Championship returned to the Netherlands and the Zandvoort circuit this weekend. As part of the RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 the Dutch teams were in action for the fifth race weekend of the championship. The Masters weekend was not part of the European GT4 Cup which resulted in a smaller field.[...]
Quifel ASM Team Quits Le Mans Series
The Quifel ASM Team has decided to bring its participation in the Le Mans Series 2011 championship to an end and will not be taking part in the final two scheduled races following an in-depth analysis of the team’s performances in the first stage of the season in the LMP1 class.[...]
The 2011 Total 24 Hours of Spa – on camera
Just over a week after the Total 24 Hours of Spa l’endurance colleague Dan Bathie has provided Planetlemans with a selection of images of the classic Ardennes race. Re-live round three of the 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series again in this collection of Spa(rkling) images.[...]
Muscle Milk AMR Wins Chaotic Mid-Ohio Race *UPDATED*
Muscle Milk AMR took another victory in the American Le Mans Series after a crazy Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, round 5 of the series. Strange decisions by the race director, cars going off the track and heavy downpour towards the end of the race resulted in an interesting round in Ohio.[...]
Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid 2.0 to Laguna Seca
Porsche Motorsport of Stuttgart, Germany, today announced that its ground-breaking Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version 2.0 will make its racing debut on the West Coast September 17 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.[...]
SUPER GT At Sugo: A Race In The Heartland
SUPER GT made a triumphant return to Japan last weekend, its annual visit to Sportsland SUGO producing first-time winners in both classes after an eventful contest at the technical track located on the outskirts of Sendai.[...]
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