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      <title><![CDATA[Eduardo Freitas: From marshalling to Race Director ]]></title>
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 The calm, measured voice of FIA World Endurance Championship Race Director Eduardo Freitas, instantly recognisable to sports car racers around the world, is a reassuring and constant presence to not only the series’ organisers but also to its competitors. 

 

The decisions taken by him during a race potentially affect its outcome but none of them are taken without thought and care – ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/eduardo-freitas-from-marshalling-to-race-director/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cyndie and the Green Hell]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nürburg, Germany, 2013-05-20 – Cyndie Allemann has fearlessly raced at 200 mp/h at Indianapolis, tackled the most prestigious race in the world namely the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and fought her way in the hectic Japanese Super GT field. But last weekend, her racing career took another dimension when she finally met the Green Hell itself for a full endurance race. Indeed, she made her ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/cyndie-and-the-green-hell/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GRAND-AM founder Jim France set to give start to the 24 Hours of Le Mans]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With a month to go until the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) is delighted to announce that GRAND-AM Road Racing founder and NASCAR Vice-Chairman Jim France will give the start to the event on Saturday June 22. 

This event is timely as sports car racing in North America is about to undergo a new phase of expansion in 2014 under the leadership of France ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/grand-am-founder-jim-france-set-to-give-start-to-the-24-hours-of-le-mans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Archie Hamilton confirms 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours debut drive ]]></title>
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Archie Hamilton (22, Basingstoke) will race in the Le Mans 24 Hours, 60 years after his grandfather, Duncan Hamilton, won the legendary event. Archie will join the G Drive Racing by Delta-ADR team in an Oreca 03 Nissan.
 
Archie has raced cars since 2007, working his way up from Formula Ford through to Formula Renault where he became vice-champion in the BARC series, Porsche ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/archie-hamilton-confirms-2013-le-mans-24-hours-debut-drive/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ADAC Nürburgring: First overall win 24 hour for Mercedes-Benz]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 41st ADAC Zurich 24h Race will make it into the motor-racing record book as the shortest but one of the most eventful editions in the history of the legendary endurance race. 

In front of a huge crowd around the Nordschleife, 180 cars went out on the track on the Whitsun weekend to battle it out in the 24h race that was won – for the first time – by a Mercedes-Benz team, in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/adac-n-rburgring-first-overall-win-24-hour-for-mercedes-benz/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2013 Le Mans 24 Hours - A fabulous driver line-up]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Le Mans 24 Hours, the blue riband event in long-distance racing, enjoy special status in the context of the FIA World Endurance Championship of which it is the third round: double points will be awarded compared to the other races on the calendar. Thus, the event on 22-23 June is a particularly important one for the drivers, the full list of whom is published today.

Remember that ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/2013-le-mans-24-hours-a-fabulous-driver-line-up/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Black Falcon scores first Mercedes' Nurburgring 24 Hours victory]]></title>
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The Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 team were the overall winners in the rain-shortened Nurburgring 24 Hours. Using their Dunlop tires, drivers Bernd Schneider, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Sean Edwards and Nicki Thiim, they were able to fend off their main rivals for the win. 

The 41st event on historic German circuit had a short list of probable favorites including Aston Martin and BMW ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/black-falcon-scores-first-mercedes-nurburgring-24-hours-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Podium for BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS at the Nürburgring 24 Hours]]></title>
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Nürburgring (DE), 20th May 2013. The BMW Z4 GT3 has claimed its first podium finish at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (DE): Maxime Martin (BE) brought the number 25 BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS car home in second. As well as Martin, Yelmer Buurman (NL), Andrea Piccini (IT) and Richard Göransson (SE) were also in action over the course of the eventful race. 

After 88 laps of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/podium-for-bmw-sports-trophy-team-marc-vds-at-the-n-rburgring-24-hours-435229/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aston Martin in top ten at Nürburgring 24 Hours at twenty-hour mark ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nürburgring – At the twenty-hour mark of the 41st ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring Aston Martin is in the top ten with its sights set on climbing the order during the final four hours.

Aston Martin’s Bilstein-liveried #007 V12 Vantage GT3, which was leading the race for the majority of yesterday, led the 170-plus strong grid of cars from the front at the restart of the red flagged ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/aston-martin-in-top-ten-at-n-rburgring-24-hours-at-twenty-hour-mark/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[17 hours in: BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS running second  at Nürburgring]]></title>
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Nürburgring (DE), 20th May 2013. With 17 hours of the Nürburgring 24 Hours (DE) behind them, the number 25 BMW Z4 GT3 – with Maxime Martin (BE), Yelmer Buurman (NL), Andrea Piccini (IT) and Richard Göransson (SE) at the wheel – is currently second. The race had previously been suspended for more than nine hours due to heavy rain and poor visibility caused by thick fog. The red flag ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/17-hours-in-bmw-sports-trophy-team-marc-vds-running-second-at-n-rburgring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aston Martin leads Nürburgring 24 Hours with red flag due to weather]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Nürburgring, 19 May 2013 – Aston Martin leads the 41st ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring at the 15-hour mark of the race, which was red flagged at around five and a half hours (approximately 2030hrs CET on Sunday 19 May) due to heavy rain and fog on the Nordschleife.

The race, due to restart at approximately 0800hrs CET on Monday 20 May, has been led by Aston Martin’s Bilstein ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/aston-martin-leads-n-rburgring-24-hours-with-red-flag-due-to-weather/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BMW drivers impress in the rain at Nürburgring six hour mark]]></title>
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Nürburgring (DE), 19th May 2013. The first few hours of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (DE) have been a turbulent affair. BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS has made a good start to the endurance classic. As night fell over the Nordschleife, the team had established itself in the leading group with both BMW Z4 GT3s.

The number 26 car, with drivers Bas Leinders (BE), Markus ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/bmw-drivers-impress-in-the-rain-at-n-rburgring-six-hour-mark/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Strong start to Aston Martin’s Nürburgrin​g 24 Hours charge]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nürburgring – A strong start for Aston Martin to the 41st ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hours (N24) saw the Aston Martin Racing V12 Vantage Bilstein GT3 lead after four-hours – the length of a standard VLN race.

The #007 Vantage GT3 started the 24-hour endurance race from the front row of the grid after five-times N24-winner and Aston Martin Racing works driver Pedro Lamy (PT) completed ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/strong-start-to-aston-martin-s-n-rburgrin-g-24-hours-charge/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory in Imola for Thiriet by TDS Racing]]></title>
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Reigning ELMS Champions Thiriet by TDS Racing returned to the top step of the podium when Pierre Thiriet crossed the line in the team’s Oreca-Nissan to take maximum points in Italy for himself, the team and co-driver Mathias Beche.  The gap of 46 seconds to the second placed nr36 Signatech Alpine Alpine-Nissan of Nelson Panciatici didn’t reflect the hard fought victory which saw a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/elms/news/victory-in-imola-for-thiriet-by-tds-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ferrari take top honours in Italy]]></title>
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The 3 Hours of Imola saw a home win for Ferrari in both the LMGTE and GTC classes with the nr52 RAM Racing 458 Italia of Matt Griffin and Johnny Mowlem taking a lights to flag win in LMGTE and the nr69 SMP Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 of Fabio Babini, Viktor Shaitar and Kirill Ladygin taking the GTC class win for the Russian team on their debut in the European Le Mans Series.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/elms/news/ferrari-take-top-honours-in-italy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Audi customers at Nürburgring on grid positions one and three]]></title>
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 Ingolstadt/Nürburg, May 18, 2013  The quickest Audi customers have completed their preparations for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring with a very good qualifying result on the first three rows of the grid. The team of Ernst Moser is particularly happy: In the Eifel, the squad with the Audi R8 LMS ultra of Frank Stippler is at the very front, whereas Mike Rockenfeller in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/audi-customers-at-n-rburgring-on-grid-positions-one-and-three/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two out of two in qualifying for Jota Sport at Imola]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Championship leaders Jota Sport scored their second pole position in two races when Oliver Turvey lapped the 4.9km Imola circuit in 1m34.343 in the team’s Zytek-Nissan, nearly half a second ahead of 2012 Champions Thiriet by TDS Racing.  Jota will now start the 3 Hours of Imola this afternoon at the head of the 28 car field.

The 20-minute qualifying session at Imola took place under ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/elms/news/two-out-of-two-in-qualifying-for-jota-sport-at-imola/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ferrari and Lamborghini secure GTE and GTC pole positions in Imola]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The first qualifying session of the weekend for the LMGTE and GTC competitors taking part in the 3 Hours of Imola produced a pole position for the two famous Italian manufacturers Ferrari and Lamborghini at their home circuit. 

Ireland’s Matt Griffin secured the LMGTE pole in the nr52 RAM Racing Ferrari 458 Italia, just six hundredths of a second ahead of the nr67 IMSA Performance ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/elms/news/ferrari-and-lamborghini-secure-gte-and-gtc-pole-positions-in-imola/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lotus Praga LMP2 driver line-up for Le Mans]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lotus Praga LMP2 is pleased to announce its driver line-up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The legendary race at the Sarthe will celebrate its 90th anniversary this year and is the highlight on the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar.

After its first participation last year, Lotus is fielding two of the new Lotus Praga T128 LMP2 cars. Kevin Weeda, James Rossiter and Christophe ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/lotus-praga-lmp2-driver-line-up-for-le-mans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Audi goes to Le Mans aerodynamically optimized]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ingolstadt - Five more weeks until the Le Mans 24 Hours celebrates its 90th anniversary. Over the period of 14 years, Audi has won this classic race eleven times and in doing so has consistently been delivering top performances in aerodynamics as well. They are a major reason for excellent lap times being achieved again and again despite the reductions of engine output due to the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/audi-goes-to-le-mans-aerodynamically-optimized/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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