Well it’s getting that time of year and since F1 stinks i figured I would start the sportscar season thread.
Peugeot is among the list of entries for the American Le Mans Series’ annual Winter Test at Sebring, joining Series prototype regulars such as Audi Sport North America, Penske Racing and Dyson Racing from the Porsche camp, three Acura teams, Mazda’s B-K Motorsports and Intersport Racing.
An impressive list of the Series’ top GT2 teams with representation from Dodge, Ferrari, Ford and Panoz also are entered for the three-day Test, scheduled from January 28-30 at Sebring International Raceway. It serves as a warm-up for the 56th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida on March 15, the opening race for the 2008 American Le Mans Series.
The entry of a diesel-powered Peugeot 908 leads many to believe the French factory will enter the Sebring endurance classic and provide a rematch of last year’s clash at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Peugeot began on pole position there but Audi dominated the race with the trio of Frank Biela/Emanuele Pirro/Marco Werner taking their second straight victory in the Audi R10 TDI. They won by 10 laps over the Peugeot of Sebastien Bourdais/Pedro Lamy/Stephane Sarrazin. The Audi trio also won last year at Sebring.
Neither factory has announced its full 2008 program but confirmations are expected to come soon.
It is getting to be busy at Sebring. Penske Racing its testing its Porsche RS Spyders today through Friday. Dyson Racing, another RS Spyder team, and Flying Lizard Motorsports from GT2 will test today and tomorrow. Andretti Green Racing, Highcroft Racing and Lowe’s Fernandez Racing all will test their new Acura ARX-01b prototypes January 14-15 with Audi testing January 21-23.
Preparations for the 2008 American Le Mans Series, its 10th season of world-class sports car racing, begin January 28-30 with the annual Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway.
The 2008 season opens with the 56th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida on Saturday, March 15. The race will start at 10 a.m. ET and will be broadcast live by SPEED, which will begin its coverage at 9:30 a.m. American Le Mans Radio and IMSA’s Live Timing & Scoring will be available at americanlemans.com.
I just said that to get a rise. F1 cars are really cool it just seems like the racing generally is boring in comparison to sportscar racing. Im either going to catch them at mosport this year or at st petersburg.
Don’t you have alot of testing to do, so you guys can finsh last again every race?
The first day of the American Le Mans Series’ Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway began just how the 2007 season ended - with Audi in front. The German manufacturer’s diesel-powered R10 TDI set the fastest overall time Monday at Sebring, a 1:43.821 in the first of the day’s three sessions that was more than a second off last year’s overall pole time.
Acura Motorsports will enter a fourth Acura ARX-01b sports car in the LMP2 class of the 2008 American Le Mans Series, company officials announced today. The newest Acura entry will be campaigned by De Ferran Motorsports, a newly formed team owned by former Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time CART Champ Car champion Gil de Ferran.
Jim Bell, one of the elite names in the history of sports car racing, announced today a shared venture with prominent businessman Michael Fux to launch a GT1 program with an Aston Martin DBR9 in the American Le Mans Series. The move will see Miami-based Bell Motorsports going head-to-head against stalwart Corvette Racing, which has won seven consecutive class championships.
Audi Sport Team Joest enters two Audi R10 TDI cars in LMS
ALMS Champions Capello/McNish spearhead program
Double program for DTM stars Prémat and Rockenfeller
