BMW Team RLL Names Driver Lineup For 2012
BMW Team RLL car at Sebring in 2011 BMW Team RLL will return to the American Le Mans Series in search of its third consecutive GT class Team and Manufacturer … Read More
Category: American LeMans Series
Gianpiero Moretti Passes Away
Moretti and Paul Newman years ago Gianpiero Moretti, the man who helped define the term "gentleman racer," passed away Saturday at the age of 67 after a long illness at … Read More
LMP2 on way up in 2012
No class in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron looks to grow more in 2012 than LMP2. As a new season continues to rapidly approach, new entries … Read More
Council president urges Baltimore mayor to end Grand Prix
City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young is urging Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to abandon the troubled Baltimore Grand Prix and focus on "core issues that impact the quality of life … Read More
Risi could move Ferrari team to Grand-Am full-time
Giuseppe Risi is miffed at ALMS and could move to Grand-Am full-time in 2012 Risi Competizione is out in force at this weekend’s Roar Before the 24 test, as the … Read More
Baltimore City officials need to get real
UPDATE #2 Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake can kiss her Baltimore GP goodbye if she thinks the next race organizer is going to pay the city. How much is $47M in … Read More
Baltimore Grand Prix: City must learn from the mistakes of the first GP
Baltimore did the right thing in setting and sticking to a deadline for Baltimore Racing Development, the financially insolvent company that put on last year's Grand Prix, to pay its … Read More
IMSA promotes Walter up to Race Director
A new season for the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n also will see a new Race Director. Sanctioning body IMSA announced today that Paul Walter will take … Read More
Grand-Am smells blood as yet another ALMS team to run Rolex 24
With no live TV package one ALMS team after another are having a serious look at the Grand-Am series. It appears the France family has spent Don Panoz into the … Read More
Oryx Racing ditches ALMS for Rolex Series
Oryx Racing, which partnered with Dyson Racing for a full LMP1 campaign in the 2011 American Le Mans Series, is striking out on its own with a full Grand-Am Rolex … Read More
Grand Prix takeover plan awaiting investors’ vote
The organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix are awaiting a vote from shareholders on a proposed company takeover that would greatly dilute their ownership — but could save the race … Read More
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing turns to Honda
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing will have plenty to celebrate this holiday season. At the top of the list is the team's multi-year American Le Mans Series LMP1 deal with Honda … Read More
Conquest seals OAK LMP2 deal
Conquest Endurance announced today that it has become the importer and distributor for the OAK-Pescarolo cars in the United States. The newly formed entity is a subsidiary of the Conquest … Read More
Audi tests LMP1 sports car for 2012
Audi R18 Audi Sport is intensively preparing for the 2012 sports prototype season. A test team has started the next trial phase of the LMP1 sports car for the 2012 … Read More
High-interest loan led to unpaid tax in Baltimore
Permanent race facilities have far higher start-up costs than temporary street circuits. But the mistake street circuit race promoters make is not having the right financing in place to carry … Read More
Black Swan Racing dives into LMP2 class
After two exceptional seasons in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n`s GT Challenge category, Black Swan Racing owner Tim Pappas is eyeing LMP2 for 2012. Pappas and … Read More
An added challenge for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing in 2012
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing will have a bigger on track presence in the American Le Mans Series next season with the team fielding a LMP Challenge class entry alongside its … Read More
Duncan Ende to Join Silicon Tech/Dempsey Racing
Just two weeks after the announcement of the new Silicon Tech/Dempsey Racing collaboration and its full-season participation in the 2012 American Le Mans Series (ALMS), the team announced today the … Read More
Some ALMS teams get automatic invite to 2012 LeMans 24H
The rewards for champions in the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n continue to roll in. Six ALMS teams earned a total of eight automatic entries into … Read More
Rahal team to again run BMW effort in ALMS
Rahal Letterman Lanigan BMW BMW will defend its American Le Mans Series GT titles in 2012 after announcing that Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will continue to field a works team … Read More
Maryland Threatens To Seize Assets Of Baltimore Grand Prix Operator
The state has threatened to seize assets of the company that runs the Baltimore Grand Prix to recover nearly $600,000 in unpaid taxes, the Maryland Comptroller's Office said Monday. "We … Read More
Baltimore GP in jeopardy
UPDATE #5 This NY Times article is more bad publicity for IndyCar. IndyCar, meanwhile, has been pressing for a reorganization of Baltimore Racing Development in the interest of continuing the … Read More
Sebring and Petit to lose WEC status – “Too many backmarkers in way”
UPDATE ALMS boss Scott Atherton is said to be 'spitting mad' at the ACO for shunning the Petit LeMans to be part of the WEC Not only will the American … Read More
Dempsey Racing, Silicon Tech Racing join forces for LMP effort
Patrick Dempsey (Top) and the STR car The LMP Challenge class in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n continues to grow with the addition of a high-profile … Read More
CORE autosport to return to ALMS
CORE autosport is preparing for lightning to strike twice in American Le Mans Series (ALMS) competition. Team founder and driver Jon Bennett and team manager Morgan Brady have decided to … Read More