The first official American Le Mans Series Test Session took place on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-eight cars went out for practice. The predicted rain for Wednesday did fall, albeit very light rain early in the morning. By the time the track went green for the LMP1, LMP2 and LMPC cars the conditions had improved and the sun was shining at the Sebring International Raceway.[…]
Christophe Bouchut will be the lead driver on the #15 Kolles Audi R10 TDI at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French driver confirmed his plans and also confirmed that he will be joined by fellow Frenchman Manu Rodrigues and Bouchut’s American Le Mans Series team mate Scott Tucker.[…]
The final practice session on Tuesday afternoon was again a one-hour session interrupted several times by a red flag. The loss of track time meant most teams were out on the track at the same time, leaving no room for error. The #08 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, which missed most of the morning session due to technical issues, eventually posted the fastest time.[…]
The green flag was shown this morning at 11.20 am for the first one-hour session at the Sebring International Raceway. In a session that was interrupted four times by red flags the works Aston Martin eventually topped the time sheets.[…]
Lots of good news in the last two weeks for GT Sport, the organisers of the International GT Open. The Spanish organisers saw several teams announce their plans and the series completed a successful two-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya on March 2nd and 3rd.[…]
The 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida week got underway today with eight hours of testing at the Sebring International Raceway. Four hours were reserved for the LMP cars and the GT cars could also test for four hours.[…]
After the Winter Test late last month the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón season really kicks off this week with the 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida at the Sebring International Raceway. Thirty-six entries are set take part in the classic race.[…]
Observant viewers will have noticed that the Black Swan Racing Porsche 997 GT3 RSR had suddenly disappeared from the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida entry list earlier this week.[…]
Corvette Racing just released the first part of a season-long Corvette Racing video series. The series will give you a behind-the-scenes look at the Corvette Racing team, with the first episode giving an insiders look on the the preparation for the 12 Hours of Sebring, the start of the 2010 American Le Mans Series season.[…]
Enrique Bernoldi and Xavier Maassen are set to be confirmed to complete the Mad Croc Racing line up in the FIA GT1 World Championship. The Brazilian and Dutch drivers already raced together in a Corvette C6.R in the 2009 FIA GT Championship at Spa-Francorchamps and Portimao.[…]