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Cinjo Viper set for Sebring

Sun, 11 Mar 2001 23:45:42 +0000

St. Clair, Mich. - Cinjo Racing is ready to unveil its 2001 Viper Trans-Am entry at the Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring race weekend. The team, which began operating in October of 2000, has been working diligently to build the series' first Viper and assemble the personnel to compete at the front of the grid. "The car has really come together well," said Joe Tranchida, owner, Cinjo ... Keep reading

Audi S4 Laguna Seca preview

Wed, 05 Sep 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Auburn Hills, Mich. - Derek Bell and teammate Michael Galati, are ready to return to the track after more than a month off for round eight of the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT series race at Laguna Seca Raceway this weekend. Galati is coming off of a convincing win at Portland in the teams last race. His win has kept him on top of the field in the drivers ... Keep reading

Kyser Racing on the move

Fri, 28 Sep 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Toronto, Canada - September 26, 2001 - Kyser Racing Team Owner and regular driver, Kye Wankum, today announced that would-be partner Ganendran Subramaniam had opted not to pursue an ownership stake in the team after all, in favour of pursuing his many other business activities. Mr. Subramaniam, a venture capitalist and investment fund manager based in London, England and member of ... Keep reading

Lewis to debut in ARCA at Atlanta

Mon, 19 Nov 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Shane Lewis to Make ARCA Debut in Atlanta HAMPTON, Ga., Monday, November 12, 2001 -- Shane Lewis, of Jupiter, Fla., will make his professional stock car racing debut with ARCA on Saturday, November 17th in the "Pork The Other White Meat 400" at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS). Lewis, long known for his skill behind the wheel of the world's fastest sports cars, will strap himself into ... Keep reading

Fannin to head Media, Marketing at Road Atlanta

Sat, 03 Nov 2001 23:45:42 +0000

BRASELTON, GA (Nov. 2, 2001) - Motorsports veteran Earl C. Fannin has been named Director of Media & Marketing at Road Atlanta and will be responsible for public relations, marketing, media buys and promotions. He will also assist with sponsorship sales and fulfillment. "Earl brings a wealth of experience, especially in road racing, to our organization," said Mike Swaine, Executive ... Keep reading

IRL: IF3: Alboreto Funeral

Sat, 28 Apr 2001 05:47:44 +0000

Basiglio, Italy -- Family, friends, companions and fans attended the funeral of Audi works driver Michele Alboreto (44) at a service held on Friday afternoon at the Catholic Parrocchia Gesu Salvatore church in Basiglio, Italy, situated south-west of Milan. Amongst the many hundreds of guests in attendance were Michele Alboreto's Audi driver colleagues. During the hour-long service ... Keep reading

IRL: Elan Motorsport Technologies enjoys winning weekend

Fri, 31 Aug 2001 05:47:49 +0000

Elan Motorsport Technologies Enjoys Winning Weekend On Three Continents BRASELTON, Ga. (August 29, 2001) -- With two major race wins in the United States, two wins and a sweep of the top four positions in a European event, and two wins and a championship in Australia, Georgia-based Elan Motorsport Technologies Group enjoyed a three-continent winning weekend Aug. 25-26. Elan ... Keep reading

ETCC: Boris Said wins BMW Sports Trophy

Thu, 13 Dec 2001 17:39:21 +0000

Munich/Going. American Boris Said has won the historic BMW Sports Trophy for the most successful BMW non-works racing driver in the 2001 season. A team-mate of Hans-Joachim Stuck, he was presented with the award at the BMW Motorsport Party held last Saturday in Going (A). "BMW's greatest motorsport successes are down to factory involvements," said BMW Motorsport Director Gerhard ... Keep reading

Porsche Motorsports Petit Le Mans qualifying

Fri, 05 Oct 2001 23:45:42 +0000

-In a qualifying session which featured both wet and dry conditions, Porsche 911 GT3 RS racers ran well, but turn focus to 10-hour race to try and outlast faster BMWs- FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - October 5, 2001 - Determined to outlast the faster BMWs in tomorrow's ten-hour Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta, the Alex Job Racing McKenna Porsche 911 GT3 RS drivers have put their race cars ... Keep reading

BMW PTG M3 Mid-Ohio race report

Sun, 26 Aug 2001 23:45:42 +0000

LEXINGTON, Ohio. (August 25, 2001) - The fourth win in a row for BMW in round six of the 2001 American Le Mans Series in the ALMS Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio name today vaulted BMW into a 16-point lead in the GT manufacturer's championship and put Jorg Müller and JJ Lehto atop the driver's championship standings. Getting a strong jump from its second starting position, the No. 42 ... Keep reading

Chrysler withdraws factory effort and support

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Motorsport.com -- Chrysler announced in London today that it has officially withdrawn its support of Team Oreca and its effort to win the Le Mans 24 hour race. The team fielded a LMP900 prototype for the last two years, fourth overall was the best finish. The previous four years, the Chrysler Viper had dominated international GT racing series. Team Oreca will campaign the 2002 ... Keep reading

APLMS: Dean Rainsford Adelaide cancellation transcript

Tue, 27 Feb 2001 06:13:09 +0000

The following is a transcript of a media conference conducted in Adelaide this morning regarding the South Australian Government's cancellation of the Adelaide Le Mans Series event. Good morning Firstly, I would like to tell some facts about Adelaide's Race of a Thousand Years. - The race generated more than AUS$87 million worth of media exposure for Adelaide - including major ... Keep reading

Michele Alboreto Killed in Testing Accident

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Wednesday April 25th, 2001 Former Formula One driver Michele Alboreto was killed today during testing, Italian Press Agency ANSA reports. Alboreto was killed at the Lausitzring circuit in Germany while he was preparing for this year's Le Mans 24 Hour race, driving an Audi R8. The Italian, aged 44, drove in Formula One between 1981 and 1994, finished second in the 1985 World ... Keep reading

Sears Point opens ticket sales for 2002

Fri, 07 Dec 2001 23:45:42 +0000

SONOMA, Calif. - Individual race tickets for NASCAR, NHRA and other 2002 events at the newly renovated Sears Point Raceway will go on sale Monday, Dec. 10. A variety of new seating options, including all-reserved advance tickets for the NASCAR Winston Cup event, will be offered for the first time in 2002. Fans may select among several unique spectator environments currently ... Keep reading

Current standings post-Sebring

Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:45:42 +0000

AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES


Prototype 900
Last race won by Rinaldo Capello, Michele Alboreto and Laurent Aiello at Sebring, Fla.
Next race July 22 at Sonoma, Calif.


1 Rinaldo Capello (2)           59
2 Tom Kristensen (1)            54
3 Emanuele Pirro                50
4 Frank Biela                   49
5 Andy Wallace                  42
6 Dorsey Schroeder ... Keep reading

Michele Alboreto biography

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Michele Alboreto Date of birth: 23 December 1956 Place of birth: Milan (I) Place of residence: Monte Carlo (MC) Status: Married to Nadia, two daughters Previous Le Mans races: 8 (Winner in 1997) Started career in: 1976 (Audi driver since 1999) 1977 3rd place Formula Monza 1978 5th place Formula Italia 1979 2nd place Italian Formula 3 Championship, Long-Distance World ... Keep reading

Sebring standings after 8 hours

Sun, 18 Mar 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Pos Car Class Driver/Team Car/Sponsor Lap Gap ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2 P900 Tom Kristensen Audi R8 250 -- 2. 1 P900 Michele Alboreto Audi R8 250 0:16.099 3. 38 P900 Dorsey Schroeder Audi R8 ... Keep reading

Mid-Ohio replaces Mont-Tremblant

Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:45:42 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS (April 13, 2001) -- The famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, will host an event of the American Le Mans Series on Aug. 25, ALMS and Mid-Ohio officials have announced. The new event replaces a race that the ALMS recently cancelled at Canada's Circuit Mont-Tremblant. Races for the American Le Mans Series and the Trans-Am Series have been incorporated into ... Keep reading

Westward Racing Donington preview

Thu, 12 Apr 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Successful Snetterton Shakedown Donington Park, Leicestershire, England: Westward Racing Group LLC and their Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S will make their debut today at this weekend's round of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) at Donington Park. Team drivers Jay Cochran and Peter Boss will partner in the car for Saturday's race. "We went to Snetterton on Monday and managed to get some ... Keep reading

Archer Mid-Ohio qualifyiing notes

Fri, 24 Aug 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Lexington, Ohio - Tommy Archer, driving the number 36 Motorcity True Performance Dodge Viper, will start from the front row for tomorrow's round nine of the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am for the BFGoodrich Cup race at the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course. Archer put in a time of 1:25.25 and a speed of 95.3 mph to qualify second in the 31-car field. The Cinjo team, lead by Will Moody, made ... Keep reading