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The Planetlemans St. Petersburg 2008 preview

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ March 30, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

In the very first edition of the St. Petersburg race last year Audi managed to grab their only street race victory of the season thanks to a clean, (almost) uneventful race. Will things be similar this year? The circuit is tight (remember the heavy shunt of Tomas Enge that took him out for quite some weeks), the race is short (1 hour 55 minutes, is this endurance?) and the LMP2s are quick even with the adapted new rules(remember Sebring…)[…]

Planetlemans LMS 1000KM of Catalunya LMP preview

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ March 29, 2008 ⋅ One comment

After two days of testing at Paul Ricard just four weeks ago the Le Mans Series is set for its first race weekend of the 2008 season. Many new cars have joined the series for this year, with the ultimate battle expected in LMP1, between Team Peugeot Total with its Peugeot 908 and Audi Sport Team Joest with the Audi R10.[…]

Belgian GT Championship MVD 2008 preview

By Gerlach Delissen ⋅ March 28, 2008 ⋅ One comment

With less than four weeks to go, the new Belcar season will kick-off at Zolder Circuit on the 12th and 13th April. The teams have been preparing and testing for an entire winter and are eager to get back on track again, for the first race. Planetlemans will give you a short update before the season gets started.[…]

Planetlemans analyzes the Sebring 12 Hours

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ March 16, 2008 ⋅ One comment

An old South American saying has it that “there is no ‘tiento’ that cannot be cut or era that does not reach its end”. A significantly hard ‘tiento’ (a sunlight-hardened horse tendon string) was symbolically cut by Penske and Porsche by ending what seemed an endless string of Audi victories and the Diesel domination in long races since the appearance of the R10TDi from Ingolstadt[…]

Planetlemans previews the Sebring 12 Hours

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ March 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The 56th edition of the Sebring 12 Hours will be the first non-Le Mans all-out confrontation between the two diesel megapowers Audi and Peugeot. The long-awaited confrontation between the two works teams will kick-off the ALMS season and be a sensational appetizer for the rest of the year on both sides of the Atlantic[…]

The Planetlemans LMS Paul Ricard Test Days preview

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ February 29, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

This weekend the traditional kick-off of the Le Mans Series season will take place at the Circuit Paul Ricard HTTT in Le Castellet, France. Thirty-five cars have been confirmed to take part in the Official Test Days. Here is the Planetlemans preview of the Le Mans Series test. […]

Does Wurz want LMS action and a long-term career in Sportscar Racing?

By Simon Melluish ⋅ February 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Following Peugeots recent announcement surrounding their driver line-up and programme for the 2008 season it has surprised some that Alex Wurz has signaled his desire to compete in the Le Mans Series, something he is not scheduled to do at the present time[…]

Planetlemans analyzes the Le Mans 24 Hours list

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ February 22, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

Three Audis, three Peugeots. This will be the main battle and the recently release 55 car list from the A.C.O. confirmed it as the main feature of the 76th running of the La Sarthe mythical race. The list is varied, it has as usual remarkable presences, absences and polemic entries[…]

Planetlemans on The Tour Podcast

By Simon Melluish ⋅ February 21, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Our very own Sportscar expert, Gabriel Portos was a guest on the latest Tour Podcast - for Fans of Global Motorsport. You will have read many articles written by Gabriel here on PLM but now you can hear him talk to me as we discuss the latest news from around the globe […]

My opinion - Pressure on Porsche to perform in GT2

By Simon Melluish ⋅ February 17, 2008 ⋅ 11 comments

Porsche has launched its latest modified 911 GT3 RSR contender as reported on PLM earlier in the week but it comes amidst an added pressure to perform in the major GT championships during 2008. Porsche has won 8 of the last 9 at Le Mans in GT2 including last years event but it failed to take any championships in the American Le Mans Series, Le Mans Series or the FIA GT Championship last season as Ferrari scooped a fantastic ‘treble’[…]