http://www.motorsport.com/news/series.asp?S=ALMS Motorsport.com news coverage http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352672 20 Nov 2009 20:56 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352672:ALMS HEAVY SERIES FLAVOR IN FIRST LISTOF 2010 LE MANS INVITES Risi Competizione and Flying Lizard Motorsports are each on the list of the first 27 invites to the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours. Five teams and six entries from the American Le Mans Series are among the first 29 teams offered official invitations to next year's running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. As has been the case for the last 11 seasons, all championship-winning entrants in each American Le Mans Series class receive invites to compete the following year in the ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352569 19 Nov 2009 22:47 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352569:ALMS 2010 24 Heures du Mans: The official list of the 29 automatically selected entrants The Le Mans 24 Hours, the Petit Le Mans, the Le Mans Series in the United States, Europe and Asia and the winner of the Michelin Green X Challenge make up the races, championships and trophies, which give an official selection for next year's Le Mans 24 Hours. As all the 2009 season's championships throughout the world have now finished, here follows the official list of the 29 teams invited. In application of the ACO regulations and taking into account a few special ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352527 19 Nov 2009 02:39 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352527:ALMS OLIVER GAVIN -- A BUSY YEAR IN 2009! 1. How did it feel to say goodbye to the Corvette GT1 car in the ALMS after so many successful seasons? It felt quite sad because the car had generated a huge amount of success for the team and me personally, and I got so much enjoyment out of driving it. With my team mates, I won Le Mans four times in the GT1 car, starting in 2002 and then three great victories with Olivier [Beretta] and Jan [Magnussen] in 2004/05/06. I also won three ALMS championships ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352480 18 Nov 2009 18:59 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352480:ALMS Formula One driver Jarno Trulli recently wrapped up his 2009 season with the Toyota Racing F1 team on the state-of-the-art Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. For the Italian it was a bittersweet event, as Toyota announced that they were pulling out of the pinacle open-wheel series, just days after the end of the 2009 season. ... Motorsport.com - Nancy Knapp Schilke http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352092 13 Nov 2009 17:33 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352092:ALMS 2010: Formula Le Mans alongside the big players! FORMULA LE MANS is a genuine racing nursery and the "first step" towards endurance racing as such the Automobile Club de l'Ouest hold it dear and has granted the entrance to the "LE MANS SERIES" endurance races. From the next racing season on, FORMULA LE MANS owners (ORECA FLM monotype prototype / 420 BHP GM engine) will have the grand opportunity to take part in LE MANS SERIES 1000 km races in Europe. The FLM are also announced in Northern America within the "ALMS" starting in 2010. ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352073 13 Nov 2009 01:44 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352073:ALMS GENTILOZZI: DEVELOP... TEST... RACE RSR's steps toward preparing for first full season in GT2 "Everyday we are motivated to make a better race car," proclaims Paul Gentilozzi, owner and driver for RSR. After receiving feedback following the solo run of the team's Jaguar XKR during the 2009 season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, RSR has an aggressive program in place to test its car, drivers and team during the offseason. The ultimate goal is preparation for the 58th Mobil 1 Twelve ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351940 11 Nov 2009 02:45 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351940:ALMS Intersport Racing Names Mitch Pagerey To Drive Le Mans Prototype Challenge For 2010 Intersport Racing has named Patron GT3 standout Mitch Pagerey to drive their American Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC) car for 2010. Pagerey brings a winning resume to Intersport Racing, the American Le Mans Series' longest running privateer team starting in 100 Series events. Last month, Intersport Racing was the first team to purchase the new American Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC) chassis. "I'm really looking forward to running the new prototype," said Pagerey. ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351924 11 Nov 2009 16:14 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351924:ALMS Ingram's Flat Spot On by Jonathan Ingram Martin's Chase Plot Thickens The past week produced a remarkable batch of late fall racing news. One writer's view of the top ten stories. ... Motorsport.com - Jonathan Ingram http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351892 10 Nov 2009 23:14 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351892:ALMS Porsche Motorsport around the world FIA GT Championship: Richard Westbrook clinches title with 911 GT3 RSR With victory at the eighth and final round in Zolder (Oct. 25), Richard Westbrook from Great Britain secured the GT2 drivers' title of the FIA GT Championship. Westbrook and Porsche works driver Emmanuel Collard had won the first two races in their 911 GT3 RSR fielded by the Belgian Prospeed team and held the lead until the seventh round. At the finale, the Briton shared the cockpit with Porsche-Junior Marco Holzer, who impressed with his faultless drive. ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351812 10 Nov 2009 13:33 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351812:ALMS AUTOCON'S 2010 PROTOTYPE PROGRAM STILL IN FLUX Lewis says team definitely will be back for next season Autocon Motorsports' 2010 American Le Mans Series season already was going to have a different look with longtime competitor Chris McMurry stepping out of the cockpit. Team owner Michael Lewis said Monday that there may be more changes afoot. This much is certain: Autocon will be back in the Series for 2010 with its Lola B06/10 prototype. Aside from that, Lewis is exploring a potential ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351711 09 Nov 2009 13:38 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351711:ALMS RSR prepares for 2010 with the execution of a testing and development plan Successful Debut in 2009 Puts the RSR Jaguar XKR GT on Track for Success in the 2010 American Le Mans Series Championship EAST LANSING, Michigan (November 9, 2009) - Debut, test, first race: with those initial milestones out of the way, RSR continues to focus on preparation for 2010, which will see the team field an RSR built Jaguar XKR GT in the 2010 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) championship. After the RSR Jaguar XKR GT's first event, the 2009 season finale for the ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351521 06 Nov 2009 18:57 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351521:ALMS Zytek collects award at Professional MotorSport World Expo British company wins Powertrain Innovation of the Year award Zytek collected the Powertrain Innovation of the Year award in Cologne on Tuesday evening. The honour was bestowed upon Zytek after its innovative hybrid technology proved competitive in the American Le Mans Series, with the Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS hybrid Le Mans Prototype. Turning the concept of kinetic energy recovery into a race-winning reality was a major breakthrough and Zytek made a vital contribution to ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351196 02 Nov 2009 01:45 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351196:ALMS TWO-TEAM TEQUILA PATRON ASSAULT ON 2010 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES DANBURY, CT, Monday, November 2, 2009: After a highly-successful championship-winning 2009 season for Patron Highcroft Racing, American Le Mans Series fans will get to enjoy a triple shot of Patron in 2010. Patron Highcroft Racing will return in 2010 to defend its prototype crown alongside the new team founded by Scott Sharp - Extreme Speed Motorsports. While Sharp had originally intended to return to Patron Highcroft Racing ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351152 02 Nov 2009 12:11 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351152:ALMS Scott Sharp has elected to take his newly formed LMGT2 team, Extreme Speed Motorsports, from a one-car Ferrari team to instead challenge for the American Le Mans Series GT2 championship with two Ferrari 430 GTCs in 2010. Thus the former Trans-Am and IndyCar driver will step out of the cockpit of the Highcroftt Racing LMP1, leaving David Brabham to defend the Drivers' P1 championship with a new to-be-named teammate. ... Motorsport.com - Nancy Knapp Schilke http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350897 31 Oct 2009 11:09 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350897:ALMS BMW M3 GT2 scores debut victory in the Asian Le Mans Series. Okayama (JP), 31st October 2009. Dirk Muller (DE) and Tommy Milner (US) celebrated victory with the BMW M3 GT2 in the first round of the Asian Le Mans Series. At the "Okayama International Circuit" the drivers of the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team put in a flawless performance and crossed the line as winners in the GT2 category after 113 laps, relegating Marc Lieb (DE) and Wolf Henzler (DE) in their Porsche 911 RSR to second with a gap of 0.292 seconds. ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350679 29 Oct 2009 01:28 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350679:ALMS CHARTING THE PROGRESSION OF ROBERTSON RACING The progression of the Robertson Racing GT2 program has been fantastic to witness in the American Le Mans Series. Now the team is going global with its entry into this weekend's inaugural Asian Le Mans Series event in Okayama, Japan. In the team's first race outside the boundaries of North America, David Murry and wife-husband duo of team owners Andrea and David Robertson will pilot the Ford GT MK7. The team - managed by Dick Barbour Racing and operated out of its ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350612 28 Oct 2009 18:35 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350612:ALMS JONNY ON THE SPOT: BLOGGING FROM JAPAN The Drayson Racing "World Tour" wraps up this weekend with the team's entry into the inaugural race for the Asian Le Mans Series at Okayama, Japan. Former British GT champion Jonny Cocker will drive with Paul Drayson in the Drayson Judd-powered Lola B09/60 coupe in the LMP1 class, the third race for the team's prototype. Cocker, one of the sport's brightest young stars, is keeping americanlemans.com readers up-to-date with a blog from the Far East. Hey everyone! So I wanted to write this blog this week to give an insight ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350394 26 Oct 2009 15:32 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350394:ALMS ANOTHER WIN FOR CORVETTE: MOSPORT VICTORY IS STORY OF THE YEAR Corvette Racing won again in the American Le Mans Series as fans voted the team's first GT2 victory at Mosport in August as the Story of the Year for 2009. Johnny O'Connell, who made his 100th start in the Series, teamed with Jan Magnussen in the third race for the GT2 version of the No. 3 Corvette C6.R during the Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport weekend. The triumph at Mosport International Raceway received 21.4 percent of the ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349939 22 Oct 2009 19:56 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349939:ALMS FAR EAST BECKONS FOR TRIO OF AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES TEAMS The 2009 season isn't quite over for a trio of teams from the American Le Mans Series. Drayson Racing, Robertson Racing and BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team are eight days away from the first practice session of the inaugural Asian Le Mans Series Race on October 31-November 1 at the Okayama circuit in Japan. A total of 23 entries representing the US, Europe and Japan are on the entry list for the event, which will feature a pair of three-hour races ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349938 22 Oct 2009 19:55 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349938:ALMS PEUGEOT CELEBRATES ITS LE MANS TRIUMPH AT... LE MANS Five months after its one-two finish in June's Le Mans 24 Hours, Peugeot Sport returns to the French circuit to celebrate its success at the 'Rencontres Peugeot Sport' weekend at Le Mans-Bugatti (November 5-8) where a packed programme has been put together for spectators. It's been 10 years since the Peugeot Sport's 'Rencontres' calendar last visited Le Mans-Bugatti. This season, however, the venue has been included to host the 2009 season's final encounter, and the atmosphere is sure to be unique since the ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349931 22 Oct 2009 01:57 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349931:ALMS Intersport Racing Pioneers New American Le Mans Prototype Challenge Class As the American Le Mans Series' longest running privateer team, it is only fitting that Intersport Racing would step up and purchase the first-ever American Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC) chassis. This announcement comes on the heels of Intersport being recognized during pre-race ceremonies at the Monterey Sports Car Championships for starting its 100th ALMS race, the most by any privateer team. "As a privateer team, our commitment to IMSA and the American Le Mans ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349863 21 Oct 2009 21:29 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349863:ALMS TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIPS KEY TO PATRON HIGHCROFT'S CHAMPIONSHIP DANBURY, CT, Wednesday, October 21, 2009: While the hard working crew at Patron Highcroft Racing's Danbury, CT headquarters have been a key to the team's championship success, the team's "extended family" in California and the UK have also played a vitial role in taking the this year's title. When the team was announced as an Acura factory entrant for the 2007 season, Patron Highcroft Racing began a key working relationship with the ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349682 19 Oct 2009 18:19 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349682:ALMS LEGENDS, INDUSTRY LEADERS PRAISE PATRON HIGHCROFT'S CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS DANBURY, CT, Monday, October 19, 2009: Patron Highcroft Racing's championship winning season in the American Le Mans Series has drawn applause from motorsport legends, industry leaders and key media respresentatives. The Danbury, CT-based squad scored the championship victory with second place in the LMP1 class at the final round of the series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The victory capped off a third season of key milestones for the Duncan ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349414 16 Oct 2009 19:02 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349414:ALMS American Le Mans Series: 100th win yields championship title After their hard-fought victory at the final round of the ALMS in Laguna Seca, Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long are the new GT2 champions. The Porsche works drivers gave a superb performance: Six wins from ten races handed their Flying Lizard Motorsports squad the team title and again earned Porsche manufacturers honours. The success on the Californian circuit marked the 100th Porsche victory in the ALMS. Joerg Bergmeister claimed his fourth GT2 title, for Patrick Long it was his second. Cytosport's Porsche RS Spyder ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349293 15 Oct 2009 19:26 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=349293:ALMS ACURA ENJOYS RECORD SPORTS CAR SEASON WITH TITLES IN AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES LMP1, LMP2 CLASSES Brabham, Sharp Leads Patron Highcroft Racing Past de Ferran Motorsports in LMP1; Lowe's Fernandez Team Dominates LPM2 Division With Record 8 Class Win. TORRANCE, Calif. -- Acura Motorsports teams and drivers dominated the 2009 American Le Mans Series with record runs in both the LMP1 and LMP2 prototype classes. The 2009 10-race ALMS campaign concluded last weekend with another Acura 1-2-3 overall finish at Laguna Seca Raceway. It marked the ... Motorsport.com