American Le Mans Series
Alex Figge to join Tafel Racing from Utah Grand Prix
Tafel Racing announced today the addition of American Alex Figge to its 2008 driver lineup. The former Champ Car driver will share the No. 73 Tafel Racing Ferrari F430 GTC with owner/driver Jim Tafel (Alpharetta, Ga.) for the remainder of the American Le Mans Series season. Figge, who has seven career Series starts in the GT1 class, will make his GT2 debut with the Cumming, Ga.-based organization at the Utah Grand Prix on May 18. To date, the resident of Denver, CO. has an American Le Mans Series career- best finish of third (Portland, 2005)[…]
Planetlemans talks to Gianmaria Bruni
Gianmaria Bruni has started 2008 with a series of wins on the Ferrari 430 GT. Both FIA-GT and LMS events have seen him already on top of the podium so the young Roman is feeling pretty positive and confident at this time. Planetlemans met Gianmaria in between practice sessions at the Monza 1000 km and was able to get to know this fast driver better[..]
Flying Lizard race report - Long Beach
The Lizards continued their podium streak with 2nd, 3rd, and 7th place finishes for the three-Porsche, GT2 squad at yesterday’s Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach. In a hotly-contested race, with the GT2 lead pack running nose to tail across the finish line, the No. 45 Lizard Porsche of Joerg Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler finished second, and the No. 46 Lizard Porsche of Johannes van Overbeek and Patrick Pilet finished third[…]
1-2 finish at Long Beach in 25th race of Audi R10 TDI
In the 25th race of the Audi R10 TDI, the car scored a historic 1-2 victory at the Long Beach (California) round of the American Le Mans Series. After the success at St Petersburg a fortnight ago, the diesel-powered sportscar won a street race for the second time in a row. With Lucas Luhr/Marco Werner taking their personal as well as Audi’s second win in three races in 2008, the German works drivers extended their lead in the championship standings[…]
Patrón Highcroft Racing clinches LMP2 victory at Long Beach
It was a sweet victory for Patrón Highcroft Racing tonight on the winding streets of the southern California shoreline. David Brabham and Scott Sharp drove the #9 Acura ARX-01b flat out for the 1-hour, 40-minute challenge, and brought the team its first victory. First in the LMP2 class, the team took third place overall[…]
Second and third for Porsche in both classes at Long Beach
The Penske Porsche RS Spyders of Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) maintained their LMP2 championship points lead over the American Le Mans Series with a second place finish at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach’s Tequila Patron ALMS street race, while teammates Patrick Long (USA) and Sascha Maassen (Germany) finished third in class, equaling their best finish of the season[…]
Lowe’s Fernández manages only sixth in class at Long Beach
Lowe’s Fernandez Racing finished sixth in class and eighth overall in the Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach. It was a disappointing result following a strong showing throughout the weekend including a front row starting position[…]
Long Beach: Second GT2 victory in a row for Tafel Racing
The question posed was if an East Coast strategy that won Tafel Racing its first American Le Mans Series victory could be as successful on the West Coast? The No. 71 Tafel/Bell Micro Racing Ferrari F430 GTC answered with a resounding ‘yes!’ taking its second consecutive GT2 class victory today in a dramatic battle at the American Le Mans Series at Long Beach (Calif.)[…]
Long day for Risi at Long Beach
In Long Beach today Risi Competizione looked to be racing to a certain podium finish for the #62 car, and a fourth place for #61, but Lady Luck once again declined to shine down upon the team.[…]
Farnbacher Loles Long Beach race report
Farnbacher Loles Racing earned a top-five GT2 finish in the American Le Mans Series race on the streets of Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday, after a bizarre battle with an ice box used to cool water for the drivers’ cool suits.
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