Patrón Highcroft Racing will be looking to return to victory lane to celebrate David Brabham’s 100th American Le Mans Series race this weekend as the championship heads north of the border to Mosport International Raceway near Toronto.[...]
Heading onto the finish straight of the season there is action aplenty in the American Le Mans Series: Just one week after the race on the legendary Road America, the series featuring the world’s fastest sports cars descends on the Mosport International Raceway near Toronto on 29 August. At the oldest race track in Canada with its many fast corners, the GT class battle with Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) is fast becoming the focus of attention.[...]
The ORBIT / Paul Miller Racing crew will test their speed before and during the upcoming American Le Mans Series event at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont. The experienced crew will log long hours rebuilding the No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car that was damaged during the ALMS race on Sunday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. They plan to have the car ready for testing at Mosport on Wednesday, representing their sponsors Marquis Jet, Grand Prix Racewear, IPC Systems and TOTAL Lubricants.[...]
ORBIT / Paul Miller Racing had a good start to the American Le Mans Series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., but a hit from another GTC car forced the team out of the race. Luke Hines of Essex, England, and Bryce Miller of Summit, N.J., drove the No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, carrying the colors of their sponsors Marquis Jet, Grand Prix Racewear, IPC Systems and TOTAL Lubricants.[...]
Drayson Racing swept every major accolade for this weekend’s American Le Mans Series event at Road America. From being quickest in every practice, earning the pole position in resounding style, posting the quickest race lap, achieving its second Michelin® Green X® Challenge win and a dramatic last lap pass for the team’s first-ever Le Mans Prototype (LMP)[...]
It was anybody’s race: four different prototype cars with different engines, separated by six seconds at the end of two hours and forty-five minutes of racing at the American Le Mans Series powered by eStar. In chamber of commerce weather at Road America, the #16 Castrol Mazda Lola finished fourth in a fuel mileage-determined race. [...]
Fans at Road America experienced GT racing at its finest in a today’s close race which saw three manufacturers to the podium: the No. 90 Rahal Letterman BMW took the win, the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche was second and the No. 4 Corvette finished third. The No. 44 Lizard Porsche of Seth Neiman and Darren Law finished ninth. It was a testament to the strength of the GT field that with less than 20 minutes left to go in the 2- hour and 45-minute race, ten GT cars were still on the lead lap, and the top five GT cars were still running within four seconds of one another.[...]
Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin followed up his runner-up finish at Mid-Ohio two weeks ago with a third place today in the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series at Road America after a charge from ninth place in the final hour of the race.
A successful weekend for Porsche in the American Le Mans Series: On the legendary Road America, Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) claimed second place with the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and duly extended their points’ lead. In the LMP class, Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard (Germany) and his compatriot Klaus Graf missed out on victory with the Porsche RS Spyder by just one second.[...]
Patrón Highcroft Racing captured its seventh consecutive podium finish at Road America today in a dramatic finish to the latest round of the American Le Mans Series.[...]