Video: Close battle at end of ALMS race
Another great ending to a ALMS race at Road America. After 4 hours of racing the leaders are separated by less than a car length. And GT traffic is an … Read More
Category: American LeMans Series
Baltimore Fixes Its Streets for 175 M.P.H. Speed Limit
LONG before a snarling pack of Indy cars makes mad dashes up to 175 miles an hour down Pratt Street, a thoroughfare soon to become a straightaway, Martyn Thake will … Read More
Butch Leitzinger to drive for Dyson
According to AR1.com sources, Butch Leitzinger, of Rebersburg, PA of Rebersburg, PA will drive the final two ALMS races this year in Dyson Racing' LMP1 car. In a dramatic, last … Read More
Graf sets pace in opening ALMS practice
Klaus Graf set the fastest time Friday morning in the first official practice for the Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Road America – the sixth round of the … Read More
IRS after ALMS team owner
Cadillac Ranch has re-opened after a team of IRS investigators took over the restaurant for the afternoon to sift through boxes full of corporate paperwork. The search warrant used to … Read More
Baltimore Grand Prix founder sues race’s organizers
The founder of the Baltimore Grand Prix has filed a $750,000 claim against the current organizers of the event, joining another early investor who claims he has yet to be … Read More
Lola launch 2012 LMP2 cost capped coupe
Lola are pleased to introduce for 2012 their cost capped LMP2 Coupe – the Lola B12/80. In true Lola fashion, we are the first constructor to introduce a true cost … Read More
Will politics eventually kill Baltimore race?
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, I smell a rat in ISC. They own the nearby Richmond, VA track and as we saw in Phoenix, Miami and elsewhere, when IndyCar … Read More
A double dose of girl power at Road America
Andrea Robertson and Melanie Snow had so much fun driving together for the first time in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n that they’re making it two … Read More
Baltimore ready for Labor Day IndyCar Grand Prix
The street paving is finished, safety barriers and fences are in place, grandstand seating in three different locations is completed, and signs of major sponsors are evident in downtown Baltimore … Read More
Tree Huggers defeated in Baltimore
UPDATE A reader writes about the Tree Huggers defeat, Dear AR1.com I work in Baltimore every day and I have been lobbying for a race in Baltimore for years!!! I … Read More
Falken Tires prove superior in the rain
Declaring “perseverance pays off," Team Falken Tire survived the storm that hit Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 30 minutes before the finish and took top honors in GT class for the … Read More
Smith tops final ALMS warm-up
Guy Smith in his Lola-Mazda The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge continued to be the Guy Smith Show as Friday’s pole-winner also set the fastest time in warm-up for this afternoon’s … Read More
Overheard at Mid-Ohio Mid-day update
Hot and muggy here. Not an empty hotel room anywhere unless you find a cancellation. Parking lots look full. Looks like it will be a good crowd this weekend. Word … Read More
Baltimore GP truly the Long Beach of the East
Baltimore Track Layout Per Michael Levitt, race photographer for LAT: "Now that construction has begun on the 2-mile, 13-turn street circuit for the Baltimore Grand Prix, I recently made a … Read More
Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid to make debut in Monterey
Porsche’s groundbreaking 911 GT3 R Hybrid will make a return to North American racing as Porsche Motorsport announced today the entry of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version 2.0 in … Read More
Tree Huggers protest in Baltimore
UPDATE Tree Huggers impede progress worldwide – negatively affecting tens of millions of people, even when 3 and 4 times more trees are being planted as are being cut down … Read More
Drissi Joins TrueSpeed Driving No. 47
Tomy Drissi's weekend triple header at Mid-Ohio will also be the Trans-Am Champion's debut with the TrueSpeed racing team. Tomy will do two rounds of the Pirelli World Challenge series … Read More
Fernandez, Primat in Lola-Aston Martin coupe for Monterey, Atlanta
Aston Martin Racing will return to the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n by entering the final two events of the 2011 season. The UK-based factory team will … Read More
Baltimore Grand Prix signs seven new sponsors
With just over a month remaining until the Baltimore Grand Prix speeds through the Inner Harbor Sept. 2-4, organizers are racing to meet their sponsorship goals. The Grand Prix said … Read More
NASCAR already trying to undermine IndyCar in Baltimore
While Baltimore gets all gussied up for its IndyCar debut on Labor Day weekend, the people who have turned NASCAR into America's favorite motorsport want you to know that they … Read More
Erection of track draws crowds in Baltimore
The sight of a forklift lowering a 9,300-pound concrete slab onto Pratt Street attracted a crowd Monday night at the Inner Harbor. Curiosity-seekers joined organizers running the first Baltimore Grand … Read More
Snow-Robertson represent first all-female ALMS pairing
Robertson Racing will field the first all-female driver pairing in the history of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr¢n at the upcoming Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge. Regular … Read More
Track Construction Underway For Baltimore GP
Preparation for one of the largest events ever to come to downtown Baltimore took another big step on Monday, July 25, when cornerstone track walls were set-up in front of … Read More