American Le Mans Series

Fernandez, Aston Martin heading to Sebring
2009 LMP2 champion also to drive factory entry at Long Beach
and Le Mans...plus more?
BRASELTON, Georgia (February 1, 2010) — Adrian Fernandez and Aston Martin Racing vaulted into the list of favorites to win the 58th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida with the Mexican star joining forces with the UK’s premier endurance team for America’s greatest sports car race. The partnership, announced Monday, will see Fernandez drive a works Aston Martin-powered prototype at Sebring, Long Beach and Le Mans in 2010 with the team looking at additional races worldwide following the 24 Hours. -->MORE

World Challenge  

Wittmer Joins Woodhouse Performance for 2010 World Challenge Effort
Photos © SCCA/Weber 2009
BLAIR, Neb. (Jan. 28, 2010) – Woodhouse Performance announced today that Montreal’s Kuno Wittmer will pilot the team’s No. 13 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe in the 2010 World Challenge GT Championship. -->MORE
 

LMS
New driver trio for the Audi R15 TDI
News from Audi Motorsport
Photos © Audi

INGOLSTADT (January 28, 2010) – Audi Sport leaves nothing to chance in its endeavor to bring the prestigious Le Mans trophy back to Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. Not only is the technology of the Audi R15 TDI being subjected to further development. The drivers’ line-up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (France) has been extended as well. -->MORE

24 Hours of Le Mans

Drayson Racing Privileged with Second Invitation to Le Mans
News from Drayson Racing
Photos © Drayson Racing
LE MANS, FRANCE (4 February 2010) - Drayson Racing is privileged today to earn its second consecutive invitation to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Automobile Club De l'Ouest (ACO), official sanctioning body of the 24 Heures du Mans, has named Drayson Racing as one of 21 Le Mans Prototype One (LM P1) entries to its field. 84 total entries were received across the four classes to fill the 55 position starting grid for the 78th running of the classic sports car race. The 12-13 June event will also mark the second time for drivers Paul Drayson (London/Gloucestershire, UK) and Jonny Cocker (Guisborough, Yorks, UK) to campaign a car on the 13.629 Km/8.468 mile-long Circuit de la Sarthe for Drayson Racing. The duo will share a Lola B09-60 Coupé with Judd V10 power on Michelin tyres with a third driver to be announced at a later date.  -->MORE

American Le Mans Series

A Wild and Crazy Finish In Monterey
De Ferran, Bergmeister take Fans to Breathtaking Finish
By Kate Shaw
Photos © Alexandra Keppel and Dan Boyd
MONTEREY, California (October 11, 2009) — They say on Radio Le Mans that it just takes two cars to make a race, but Gil de Ferran found himself racing everybody, classified and unclassified, to bring home his final victory as a driver at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca today. He and teammate Simon Pagenaud fought off challenges from not only the championship-winning Tequila Patrón Highcroft Acura, but Jon Field in the No. 37 Intersport Lola, Adrian Fernandez in the No. 15 Lowes Fernandez Acura (a P2 car), and Guy Smith in the No. 16 Dyson Lola Coupe, which was unclassified due to running an experimental fuel! And at the end of the day it was very nearly a photo finish: there was 0.662 between de Ferran and Fernandez as they streaked across the line. Fernandez won the P2 class victory, his 8th victory of the season, and the Michelin Green Challenge. Shane Lewis, a well known name to race fans no matter what kind of racing they watch, took the victory in Challenge Class, and Martin and Melanie Snow held on for the Challenge Class championship. GT2 produced a warlike battle to the end as, just like Sebring 2007, Jörg Bergmeister in the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche and Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Corvette took one more lap to get it all sorted out, and this time the Lizard was victorious. Flying Lizard gave Porsche its 100th class victory and themselves the second consecutive class championship, and the fans a show that will be discussed, no doubt, for a long time to come. -->MORE

American Le Mans Series

By Kate Shaw
Photos © eePhotography/Craig Elliott 2009
BRASELTON, Georgia (September 24, 2009) — Allan McNish is back in the ALMS, and we are happy to report he’s as fast as he ever was. And although besieged on every side, and with challenges from one of the most diverse field of P1 cars we have seen in some time, he’s clearly happy to be here too.  -->MORE

American Le Mans Series

Alex Job Racing Returning To Series for 2010 Season
Two cars in new GTC class starting at Sebring with strong driver lineup
BRASELTON, Georgia (February 5, 2010) — Alex Job Racing, one of the most successful teams in American Le Mans Series history, announced Friday that it will make a return to full-time Series competition for the 2010 season as part of the new GT Challenge class with a two-car entry.-->MORE

24 Hours of Le Mans
Strakka Racing Aiming for Le Mans
News from Strakka Racing
Photos © Strakka Racing
February 4, 2010 -- Everyone at Strakka Racing is delighted to have received confirmation that the team’s application to participate in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours has been accepted by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest. -->MORE

Star Mazda
Daly Tops Time Sheets at First Official Series Test with Juncos Racing
Vernon and Calderon Consistently Shave Off Seconds
News from Juncos Racing
SEBRING, Fla. (January 25, 2010) — Conor Daly drove the #22 Juncos Racing machine to the top of the time sheets in three of the six sessions that took place during the first official series test at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida this weekend. With a best lap time of 2:00.588, the 18-year-old not only set the pace for the rest of the field, but he also set the bar for Juncos Racing as the team approaches its second season in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear.-->MORE

American Le Mans Series

Risi Draws Pair Of Aces for 2010 GT Program
BRASELTON, Georgia (January 20, 2010) —Endurance racing champion Risi Competizione will boast a championship-winning GT driver lineup for its assault on the forthcoming 2010 American Le Mans Series season, it announced today.

In reuniting 2007 Series champion Jaime Melo with 2008 FIA GT champion Gianmaria Bruni, the Houston-based Ferrari team will front one of the strongest pairings in GT racing today.  -->MORE

World Challenge

World Challenge Programming to Air on VERSUS in 2010
TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 4, 2010) – WC Vision today announced that the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Championships will air on VERSUS. -->MORE

Atlantic Championship Heads to the Autosport Show
Will Meet with European Drivers and Managers
Photos © Jamie Longmuir 2009
ALPHARETTA, Georgia (January 12, 2010) – Ben Johnston, owner of the Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda, is headed to England to take part in the Autosport Show held at NEC in Birmingham, England on January 14th – 16th. Ben Johnston and top series officials are set to meet with many talented European drivers that have shown great interest in running in the 2010 Atlantic Championship Series. There has been great buzz surrounding the success of many ACS drivers that are having opportunities to drive and test with teams in top tier racing sanctions.  -->MORE

Atlantics Championship

Zach Veach and Jensen MotorSport Join Forces for Historic Season in
2010 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda
ORLANDO, Fla. (December 11, 2009) – With the 23rd annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show as the backdrop, Zach Veach and Jensen MotorSport announced today that Veach will compete in the 2010 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda. The 15-year-old driver will be the youngest in the 37-year history of the series. -->MORE

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