Wed
30
Dec
2009
Ingram's Flat Spot On
By: Jonathan Ingram
Johnson, F1 exodus: top stories
The Top Ten motor racing stories in 2009, according to one man's opinion.
1.
Jimmie Johnson wins four straight -- This is the story of the decade. It
only changes...
Tue
15
Dec
2009
Ingram's Flat Spot On
by Jonathan Ingram
Same Orbit For NASCAR, F1?
The subjects of NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Formula One have been coming up in
the same sentence regularly these days. F1 drivers have been testing Sprint
Cup cars, Marcos Ambrose...
Mon
12
Oct
2009
Call him "Professor McNish."
It is worlds apart from his day job in the American Le Mans Series wheeling
the latest rocket ship on wheels, the latest Audi Le Mans prototype, the
R15 TDI, but Allan McNish is now focused on his newest ...
Fri
02
Oct
2009
The usual summer break for the American Le Mans Series sees the sports car
division off from its previous race mid-May at Miller Motorsports Park in
Utah, until mid-July and the shortest track on the schedule, Lime Rock
Park.
...
There are only six cars entered in what could be the swansong for the
GT1 class at the Le Mans 24 Hours this year. Four of them are Chevy
Corvette C6.Rs; this year there will be no factory competition from the
Prodrive Aston Martin DBR9s but...
The formbook held true in both GT classes at qualifying for Saturday's
24 Hours of Le Mans as teams primarily worked on race setups. A factory
Corvette Racing C6.R took the GT1 pole, while the Flying Lizard
Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR scored...
The official Audi and Peugeot statements on tonight's qualifying session
for the Le Mans 24 Hours said that the two rival teams were going to
work on race settings rather than taking part in a competition for the
pole position.
...
At its annual press conference during the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend,
the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest) expanded the scope of its
racing programs with a pair of new trophies, and unveiled a new
Pescarolo-designed-and-built endurance racing car...
This morning, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO)'s annual press
conference in advance of Saturday's 24 Hours of Le Mans released the
2010 and 2011 regulations, aimed at balancing the divide between petrol
and diesel-powered cars in the 24H's ...
Hollywood and Le Mans most notably united with Steve McQueen's Le Mans
in 1971. The modern day incarnation of an American acting heartthrob
going to Le Mans is Patrick Dempsey, though he has not traveled here
merely to promote his latest movie or...
As was expected by most observers, the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest)
stewards turned down the protest Peugeot lodged yesterday against the
front wing design on the Audi R15.
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R15 TDI front wing detail.
Photo...
Damp and wet weather made for slow and unpredictable lap times during
the six-hour night practice session at the 24 Hours of Le
Mans. The rookie drivers had to meet minimum practice lap requirements
(10 laps in daylight and three more in the...
While Team Peugeot has lodged a protest with ACO (Automobile
Club de l'Ouest, the organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans)
against the front wing design of the Audi R15 (see separate story), the response from the
German manufacturer is clear: the...
Team Peugeot has lodged a protest with the ACO (Automobile Club de
l'Ouest) , the organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, ahead of the start
if this evening's first practice session. The complaint concerns the
front wing of the team's archrival, ...
Team Goh has been to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, seen it and conquered it,
with an overall victory in 2001 with an Audi R8. This time the team will
be aiming for a class victory in a Porsche RS Spyder rather than an
overall one, but again they look...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown held the first meeting of his new cabinet in
London this morning. His Minister of Science, Paul Drayson, was in Le
Mans, though, going through scrutineering with his team's Aston Martin
Vantage GT2 for his first career...
The proverbial adage, "quality, not quantity" might best be applied to
the fleet of Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs ready to race in this year's 24 Hours
of Le Mans.
...
The LM P1 class has not only a bumper crop of entrants -- twenty in all -- at this year's Le Mans 24H, but the
strongest set of works entries in years, from Aston Martin, Audi and Peugeot. Each of the three factory teams has
entered three cars,...
Both Corvette Racing and Risi Competizione had points to prove and
history to write for this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. In both cases,
it's mission accomplished.
...
With the French newspaper headlines demanding "Now go win Le Mans" after
Team Peugeot won the pole at the Le Mans 24 Hours on Thursday, it was
clear that the pressure was on, with the entire country expecting the
French team to win the race over...
Another four hours down, two more to go and still the same leader in
this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans: the factory ...
As Sunday morning dawned at the Le Mans 24 Hours, it was still a 1-2
lead for Team Peugeot, the French team's 908 HDi FAP cars holding a
solid if not quite comfortable lead. David Brabham in the ...
Updated 11:05 AM CET.</I>
Benoit Treluyer suffered a massive crash in the early morning crash at
the Le Mans 24 Hours, losing control of his ...
With a driver lineup of six Le Mans rookies, all with minimal prototype
experience only from the first two Le Mans Series races this season, it
was safe to say the customer Kolles Audi R10 TDIs were not expected to
be among the front-runners in...
As it has been for the last several hours, the factory ...
Marc Gene continues to drive in the lead as midnight approaches at the
Le Mans 24 Hours. Peugeot has held the lead for all but a few minutes of
the race so far, and the ...
Peugeot may have made a pit faux pas early in this 24-hour race, but at
present they still have four of their 908 HDi FAP diesels in the running
for both the win and overall victory.
Audi now has but one. It is the defending champions of Tom ...
At the moment, this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans' battle for LM P2 is
between both leading Porsche RS Spyders. Within the last half hour
Keisuke Kunimoto in the ...
It's still a Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in the lead of the Le Mans 24 Hours,
but it's now the ...
After four hours of racing at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, the Peugeot
908 HDi FAPs are flexing their muscles and pulling away from their
rivals, including the Audi R15 TDIs. Polesitter Stephane Sarrazin in
the ...
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