Corvette Racing pre-season test notes
As has been its yearly tradition, at least lately, Corvette Racing took a trip south last week to Sebring International Raceway for a three-day private test leading up to the … Read More
Category: American LeMans Series
Halliday relishes Aston Martin role
Living in London, the Aston Martin brand has a special place in the heart of Liz Halliday. Now she has the opportunity to drive an Aston Martin DBR9 for Team … Read More
Intersport Racing Returns to LMP1
DETROIT – Ending nearly a month of speculation, Clint Field, principal of Intersport Racing and 2005 American Le Mans Series LMP2 Class Champion, announced today the team will return to … Read More
LMES field now towers over ALMS
We recall when the European version of the American LeMans Series was suffering from small fields while ALMS had large car counts. Now with Grand-Am undermining sports car racing in … Read More
Bell to field Porsche in LMP2
UPDATE Derek Bell denies he is getting involved with a Porsche program. 02/12/07 Rumor has it that Derek Bell is partnering with a well known sports car team manager to … Read More
Successful Shakedown for Petersen/White Lightning
Petersen/White Lightning Racing’s new Ferrari 430 GT was shaken down Saturday at Ferrari’s Fiorano circuit in Italy. Tim Bergmeister piloted the GT2 contender to nearly 190 trouble-free miles in damp … Read More
Pecorari joins Van der Steur Racing
Van der Steur Racing has signed young Adam Pecorari to contest the 2007 American LeMans Series season in LMP2 competition. The team will campaign a Radical chassis powered by the … Read More
Lally Joins Dyson Racing for Sebring
Andy Lally will join Dyson Racing for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Lally will drive the team’s new No. 16 Thetford/Norcold Porsche RS Spyder with full-season pilots Andy … Read More
Ethanol announces ALMS involvement
Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR) and the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) announced today an expansion of the Team Ethanol program to include RLR’s new American Le Mans Series Porsche … Read More
Audi to pull out of ALMS
Audi has threatened to not participate in the American Le Mans Series following the latest technical bulletin issued by IMSA. As heard on MidWeek Motorsport on Globecast Radio Wednesday, Head … Read More
Velocity to enter ALMS
Velocity Motorsports has announced its intentions to enter the American Le Mans Series. The team currently competing in the Star Mazda Series will use 2007 as a testing and development … Read More
ALMS to allow Ethanol
Word on the street is that Rahal Letterman Racing and the ALMS will soon announce that the Rahal GT2 entry in the ALMS will carry Ethanol backing and possibly run … Read More
Ford GT to race at LeMans in ’08
A Ford GT should be on the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2008. Doran sports car team boss Kevin Doran said the new GT2 contender he is … Read More
Danica Patrick hopes to go faster in ALMS
UPDATE Danica Patrick hasn't been confirmed, but she will drive an Acura in the 12 Hours of Sebring (Fla.) race March 14-17. She will be Bryan Herta's teammate. IndyStar 01/23/07 … Read More
Generac to sponsor Road America races
Generac Power Systems Inc. of Waukesha has signed on to be the title sponsor of the American Le Mans Series and the Champ Car World Series events in August at … Read More
Wallace and Dyson fastest on Wednesday
Andy Wallace really, really likes the Porsche RS Spyder. After Wednesday's third and final session of the third annual American Le Mans Series Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway, who … Read More
Seen in Sebring – IV
UPDATE Some photos from Wednesday morning in Sebring: (L to R) Nicky Pastorelli is fairly confident of landing a Champ Car ride in 2007, he will meet with Paul Gentilozzi … Read More
Positives and challenges for ALMS
ALMS President Scott Atherton and Chief Operating Officer Tim Mayer met some of us media in Sebring on Tuesday to talk about the status of the series. Atherton expressed enthusiasm … Read More
Penske team leads Wednesday times at Sebring
UPDATE #1 Ryan Briscoe hasn't wasted any time acquainting himself with the Porsche RS Spyder. The Australian factory driver set the fastest time in each of Tuesday's two sessions of … Read More
Rahal team inks deal with Bell Micro
HILLIARD, Ohio – Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR) announced today a partnership with Bell Microproducts, a value-added distributor of a wide range of high-tech products, solutions and services, as the principal … Read More
Seen in Sebring – 1
After overnight showers Tuesday morning has dawned with heavy overcast skies and temperature in the 60s. The forecast is for a mostly cloudy day with a 10% chance of rain … Read More
Penske Porsches lead first day at Sebring test
Penske Motorsports and Porsche finished atop the timing sheets after the first day of the American Le Mans Series Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway on Monday, besting last year’s … Read More
Fernandez tops morning test times
The day’s second four-hour session of the American Le Mans Series Winter Test is underway at Sebring. The morning session ended under cloudy skies and winds that eventually led to … Read More
ALMS cars on track in Sebring
The American Le Mans Series Winter Test at Sebring has officially started. The first few cars are on the track to start the three-day session. The action will pick up … Read More
Porsche announces strong factory lineup
Stuttgart, Germany – With a strong lineup of nine factory drivers, who will perform worldwide in the American Le Man Series, the Rolex Grand-Am series, the FIA-GT championship, and the … Read More