Gabriel Portos
The Planetlemans Utah Grand Prix preview
The American Le Mans Series returns to action after the street circuit excursions of St. pete and Long Beach. A new, faster circuit configuration will be adding thrill to the 2 hour 45 minute race, potentially giving Audi a bit more of an edge than last year when Porsche robbed them from what seemed a “logical” win beforehand. A total of thirty entries will take part of what will be the last race before the “Le Mans break” with some new faces in the paddock so let’s go class by class[…]
Spa 1000 km - The pitlane shots
A Planetlemans classic, the pitlane shots come now from the Spa 1000 km weekend. It was a fantastic weekend at the Belgian Ardennes and there was plenty of action on and around the track. We complement our regular race reporting with the pictures that show a different angle and can help enhance the flavor of the weekend for those who were there and the ones that could not attend. All pictures have captions so click on and enjoy[…]
Planetlemans analyzes the Spa 1000 km
In another very solid performance Peugeot made it three victories out of three LMS rounds in front of 35.000 spectators at a sunny Spa-Francorchamps circuit. It was a clear victory even when Audi had substantial pace progress thanks to a new “bodywork” component which in fact was a small second rear wing affixed to the rear of the car. The improvement showed a very good combination of engineering skills and rule knowledge that helped the Ingolstadt team to close the gap with the French lion just before Le Mans[…]
Spa 1000 km LIVE at Planetlemans - Chapter 3
With just over 3 hours of racing gone and three full course cautions behind we go into the second half of the race with peugeot still on the lead chased by the “young guns” Audi. Battles still very much open at all 4 classes and a bright sunny afternoon as the perfect weather to enjoy this race for the fans out there[…]
Spa 1000 km LIVE at Planetlemans - Chapter 1
As usual you can follow the race minute by minute at Planetlemans. From a sunny Ardennes region we’ll be reporting all instances of the legendary 1000km as they develop, the last battle before Le Mans will start at 12.50 CET (11.50 GMT, 6.50 EST) so join us for 6 hours of excitement!
LMS Spa 1000 km - Peugeot on pole
The 2008 Le Mans Series calendar carries on at the same whirlwind pace but the results continue to confirm the potential of the 908 HDi FAP and the quality of the work put in by Peugeot Total as it builds up to the year’s priority, the Le Mans 24 Hours. Today’s qualifying for the third round of the LMS at Spa saw the team claim its third pole in a row thanks to Stéphane Sarrazin during what turned out to be something of a ’stop and go’ session…[…]
The Planetlemans Spa 1000 km preview
A reduced field of 44 cars will get to the Belgian Ardennes this weekend to take part in a real classic: the 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps. Back to a spring slot in the LMS calendar, the race hosted at one of the most beautiful circuits on the planet will be the final European warming up for the Le Mans 24 Hours[…]
Tom Kimber-Smith to drive for Embassy at Spa
Tom Kimber-Smith, the talented 23 year old from Henley will join Embassy Racing at this weekend’s Le Mans Series 1000 kilometres of Spa. Confirmed to be paired in the 46 WF01 with Joey Foster, Tom has limited experience of prototypes, but in his only LMP2 drive to date, he qualified for the 2007 Silverstone round of the LMS in class pole, 4th overall and brought the Zytek car home in second place – an amazing achievement in anyone’s book and a positive indication of his huge ability[…]
Inside Embassy - Jonny Kane
“Inside Embassy” will bring you regularly behind the scenes of one of the most interesting teams of the Le Mans Series, Embassy Racing. In their debut as brand new constructors, Jonathan France’s men are entering a completely new phase and we’ll be talking to many of them as the season progresses. A real privilege for Planetlemans that starts today[…]
Planetlemans talks to Karim Ojjeh
After a successful season ending with two LMS victories in LMP2 at Silverstone and Interlagos with Barazi-Epsilon (teaming with Michael Vergers and Juan Barazi), Karim Ojjeh is back this year with the Trading Performance Zytek, a new team which we erroneously thought was his own[…]
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