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PORSCHE, MOST SUCCESSFUL MANUFACTURER IN ALMS HISTORY WITH 12 CLASS CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Official testing for the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship (TUSCC) series has already begun, and sports car fans everywhere are discussing the new classes, the new rules, the new cars, the new venues and how it will all come together on the track. However, let’s take one last look in the rear view mirror at … Continue reading
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS END ENDE’S FAST RUN AT PETIT LE MANS
The final American Le Mans edition of Petit Le Mans, the 10-hour/1000-mile endurance classic at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, started well for Duncan Ende and the no. 9 RSR Racing Oreca FLM09 that competes in the Prototype Challenge class. However, time spent behind the pit wall meant that the team of Ende, Bruno Junqueira … Continue reading
ALMS, EARLY EXIT AT PETIT LE MANS ENDS FRUSTRATING SEASON FOR PAUL MILLER RACING
A race-leading run at Petit Le Mans ended Saturday before the 1,000-mile race at Road Atlanta was even two hours old when the No. 48 Chopard/TOTAL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of Bryce Miller, Marco Holzer and Emmanuel Collard abruptly retired with a terminal transmission issue. After starting driver Miller moved up to and raced in … Continue reading
ALMS, ESM PATRON RUNNER UP FINISHER AT PETIT LE MANS
Unpredictable and perpetually changing weather on Saturday played havoc on the 16th Annual Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, the season finale for the American Le Mans Series Presented By Tequila Patron. At the conclusion of the 10-hour/1,000-mile race, the No. 01 Tequila Patrón Honda Performance Development (HPD) ARX-03b was seconds away from a victory but … Continue reading
ALMS, BAR1 MOTORSPORTS WINS AT PETIT LE MANS
It was the perfect way to end the season and mark the end of an era. BAR1 Motorsports came away from the 2013 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron Petit Le Mans Powered by Mazda with their third straight win in as many races and a back to back double podium finish. The … Continue reading
DYSON RACING, TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
Dyson Racing ended their thirtieth anniversary year and the final race of the American Le Mans Series with a second place P1 finish at the Petit Le Mans Powered by Mazda at Road Atlanta. The nine and a half hour, thousand mile race produced eight yellow periods and alternated between wet and dry track conditions … Continue reading
REBELLION RACING CLAIMS HISTORICAL BACK-TO-BACK WIN AT PETIT LE MANS
The No.12 REBELLION Racing Lola-Toyota took an astonishing back-to-back victory in the 16th edition of Petit Le Mans, after last year’s win. With this result, REBELLION Racing enters the history books as the last overall winner in the American Le Mans Series, as Nick Heidfeld, Neel Jani and Nicolas Prost won the 2013 Petit Le … Continue reading
ALMS, THIRD STRAIGHT PC CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CORE AUTOSPORT
CORE autosport earned its third-straight American Le Mans Series Prototype Challenge Team Championship this weekend, navigating challenging weather conditions for a podium finish at Petit Le Mans. CORE faced a demanding day at Road Atlanta courtesy of rapidly changing weather conditions. Rain clouds moved over the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit just as the 34-car field prepared … Continue reading
ALMS, FLYING LIZARD PETIT LE MANS RACE REPORT
In yesterday’s Petit Le Mans Powered By Mazda, Flying Lizard Motorsports finished 1st and 5th, wrapping up the GTC team championship along the way. Starting 8th in class, the PR Newswire / eSilicon No 44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car was able to improve three positions from its starting position during the nine and a … Continue reading
ALMS, 8STAR LEADS PETIT LE MANS AND FINISHES 2nd IN PC DEBUT
8Star Motorsports took the Prototype Challenge powered by Continental Tire field by storm with a breakout run in the 16th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda, leading the race overall at one point and dominating the PC class en route to a second place finish in its American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila … Continue reading
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