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GT4 Asia Cup Announced by SRO

SRO Motorsports Group, which created and developed the GT4 category in 2007, is delighted to announce the introduction of the GT4 Asia Cup. This new series has been set up by the Region’s leading Motorsport promoter, Motorsport Asia. The GT4 Asia Cup will be a welcome addition to the Asian Festival Of Speed alongside the already popular GT3 Asia Series.[…]

Level 5 Motorsports confirms LMPC entry

Level 5 Motorsports is the latest championship-winning team to confirm its entry into the American Le Mans Series’ Le Mans Prototype Challenge class for 2010. Based in Madison, Wis., Level 5 will compete in the full nine-round championship with ORECA’s FLM09 prototype.[…]

Lamborghini Super Trofeo announces 2010 calendar

After a sensational inaugural season, the world’s fastest one-make series, the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, has announced its race calendar for 2010, which will commence in April in Hockenheim, Germany.[…]

Le Mans scrutineering to start on Sunday?

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest confirms that at the end of 2009 it asked the Le Mans town hall if scrutineering* for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours could begin on Sunday afternoon 6th June. This would enable many people to take advantage of this free event on what is a rest day, and would also attract a large crowd from the neighbouring departments and the Parisian region.[…]

IMSA Performance Matmut wins 24H Dubai

The French IMSA Performance MATMUT team has won the fifth anniversary edition of the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai. After 24 hours of racing at the 5.390 kilometres long Dubai Autodrome circuit, its driver pairing of Raymond Narac, Patrick Pilet and Marco Holzer had racked up a total of 608 laps with the team’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Marco Holzer drove the car across the finish line.[…]

Extreme Speed Motorsports reveals lineups

Extreme Speed Motorsports, the new race team created and owned by veteran race car driver Scott Sharp, revealed today its driver lineup for the American Le Mans Series’ GT class in 2010. The announcement follows a successful day of testing the team’s first new Ferrari F430 GTC on Wednesday at Sebring International Raceway – the car’s first run on American soil after arriving from the factory in Italy.[…]

Le Mans 24 entry criteria revealed by the ACO

For entrants who want to take part in the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours (12th – 13th June), the time for sending in entry forms is approaching. Here are the criteria decided by the ACO, which include several innovations.[…]

The ACO launches the 2010 Le Mans Intercontinental Cup

During its press conference at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours in June, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest confirmed its intention to link the various Le Mans Series, so in 2010, it will launch a cup reserved for entrants in the top endurance category, LM P1.[…]

New Porsche 911 GT3 R for international GT sport

Following the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is entering yet another racing car in the 2010 motorsport season: The 911 GT3 R will be raced in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, succeeding the 911
GT3 Cup S. The main focus in developing this new model was on better drivability and easier handling. […]

Formula Le Mans cars to join Le Mans Series

From the next racing season on, Formula Le Mans owners (ORECA FLM monotype prototype / 420 BHP GM engine) will have the grand opportunity to take part in Le Mans Series 1000 km races in Europe. The FLM are also announced in Northern America within the “ALMS” starting in 2010.[…]

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