Interviews
Planetlemans talks to Sergio Rinland
For those who did not believe in the existence of the Epsilon-Euskadi prototypes I am about to disappoint you. For those who thought this was a small effort of a bunch of dreamers the same goes. The story you are about to read is about a vision, the execution of that vision and an ambitious project that aims at putting this name at the top in many aspects in the coming years[…]
Planetlemans talks to Kai Kruse
An unfortunate incident towards the end of the 2007 season saw a fire consume the LMP2 Pescarolo of kruse Motorsports. Since then times have been tough for Kai Kruse trying to return to endurance racing as soon as possible. “Germany is not as the UK or France in terms of Endurance popularity” he asserts, nevertheless thanks to a new partnership he has been able to make it to the LMS grid again in 2008[…]
Planetlemans talks to Frans Verschuur
Typical Dutch weather reigns on our way to Oosterhout, close to Nijmegen. Arriving to the back of an otherwise standard industrial zone a trailer with a chequered flag signals the spot. Before the rain starts we are entering the headquarters of Equipe Verschuur where a spotless garage hosts an impeccable Porsche RS Spyder[…]
Fly Model cars - Passion for perfection
Neglected by some and in many ways a lower art form compared to traditional die cast modelling, slot car racing had a shock when Fly models appeared in 1995. Founded by Spanish ex-driver Rafael Barrios and evolving quickly to a state-of-the-art facility in Alicante, Spain, Fly has been the cutting e[…]
Update on the Lola coupes with Sam Smith
After Lola’s announcement last June of their new closed prototype models, feverish work has been going on at their UK facilities where the first LMP2 windtunnel model is now undrgoing testing. […]
Planetlemans talks to Giovanni Lavaggi
A relatively quiet post-season afternoon for most of the prototype teams but not for Giovanni Lavaggi. Engineer, racing driver and now constructor, the Sicilian has chosen the adventure of designin […]
Planetlemans talks to Zytek’s John Manchester
He’s been working with racing engines for over two decades and is now Engineering Operations Director at Zytek Motorsport. John Manchester is one of the people that literally make endurance r […]
Planetlemans talks to Antonio García
Recognized as one of the quickest GT drivers of the LMS, Spanish driver Antonio García has quite a curriculum behid him. A winner in every class he has been racing in (including a victory on […]
Planetlemans talks to Bill Binnie
Many successful businessmen own or sponsor a racing team, some of them even race themselves. But how many manage to win at Le Mans, not once but twice? Bill Binnie seems to have the magic touch for […]
Harold Primat on his American season-end
During the Silverstone weekend we had the chance of discussing Harold Primat’s upcoming ALMS mini-season as well as some of his 2008 perspectives. It will be Primat’s second end-of-season […]
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