After setting the seventh fastest time in the free practice session it was the fastest lap time for the Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette C6.R in the pre-qualifying session. In the first afternoon session after a one hour break (with absolute motor silence) the Belgian team was the quickest on home soil. The Vantage V8 was surprisingly quick.[...]
The FIA GT Championship had its first action at Zolder this morning at 9:05 when the free practice session got underway. Twenty-four cars went out for their first laps around the 4.006km long Belgian track. Despite low temperatures things heated up quickly as the teams went after each others fastest time.[...]
Tafel Racing again placed the No. 71 Tafel/Bell Micro Racing Ferrari F430 GTC in the Top Three of American Le Mans Series GT2 qualifying today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The 20 minute session set the grid for Saturday’s four hour, “into the darkness” Monterey Sports Car Championships. For the fourth consecutive event, Dominik Farnbacher (Ansbach, Germany) and Dirk Müller (a native of Germany now living in Monaco) will start from third on the GT2 class grid.[...]
It was an all-Acura day on Friday at the Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway. In both free practice sessions as well as the qualifying session one of the Acura ARX-01b’s could be found at the top of the list. Eventually it was the Patrón Highcroft Racing car that secured the pole position for the Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón.[...]
From the depths of despair on Saturday to the heights of elation on Sunday – James Ruffier and Arnaud Peyroles experienced the extremes of emotion at Nogaro. In race nine of the FIA GT3 European Championship, driving the No.1 Martini Callaway Racing Corvette Z.06R GT3, they were forced out of a podium finish by a problem with the differential [...]
Just before 13:15 the twenty-four cars were released and fortunately all the cars came through the first sector without any problems. Fässler completed the first lap still in the lead with Franchi still behind him and Bouchut still in third. Bertolini in the #1 Maserati had a slower start and dropped to twelfth place, behind the Westbrook Porsche[...]
There was plenty of drama in the opening race at Nogaro, a race which saw Thomas Accary and Pierre-Brice Mena took their first win of the season in the No.8 Hexis Racing Aston Martin DBRS9. In the ninth race of the 2008 FIA GT3 European Championship they led home the No.20 Matech GT Racing Ford GT of Luca Pirri and Jürgen von Gartzen [...]
As we get close to dusk, racing is still pretty close at Road Atlanta. 8 hours gone, 2 to go and as usual in Endurance anything can happen. Stay with us as we keep updating minute by minute every alternative of the 2008 Petit Le Mans[...]
After six hours of racing it is still impossible to say who will win this Petit Le Mans this year. Audi and Peugeot keep fighting, with the Penske Porsches staying close. The Lizards are leading GT2, Corvette is leading GT. Back to the track[...]
The battle continues as we push towards mid-race point. We have had some important retirements but the main duels are still very much active: Audi vs Peugeot, Porsche vs Acura, Ferrari vs Porsche. There’s still much more to experience in a Petit Le Mans plagued by yellow flags but with plenty of emotions still unfolding….