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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 08:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spirit of Daytona Looks Ahead to Barber with NOLA Test]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New Orleans, La. (19 March 2013) – Spirit of Daytona Racing is looking forward to the next round of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series championship at Barber Motorsports Park after completing two days of testing with the No. 90 VisitFlorida.com Corvette DP this week at NOLA Motorsports Park with drivers Ricky Taylor and Richard Westbrook.

With two rounds of Rolex Series competition ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/spirit-of-daytona-looks-ahead-to-barber-with-nola-test/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[United front: ACO, United SportsCar Racing maintain relationship]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SEBRING, Fla. – ACO and United SportsCar Racing are pleased to announce a global strategic agreement to continue a relationship that started between ACO and ALMS 14 years ago to promote endurance racing in North America and the link with the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This global agreement is made of two parts. 

The first part is a specific licensing agreement that will allow selected ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/united-front-aco-united-sportscar-racing-maintain-relationship-432734/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[United SportsCar Racing to debut in 2014]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SEBRING, Fla. (March 14, 2013) – With uniqueness and modernity at the forefront, the new United SportsCar Racing platform was revealed (#TheReveal) today at Sebring International Raceway, resulting from the merger of GRAND-AM Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón.

United SportsCar Racing will debut in 2014 with the season-opening Rolex 24 At ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/united-sportscar-racing-to-debut-in-2014/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GRAND-AM, ALMS announce formation of joint technical committee]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daytona Beach, Fla. – GRAND-AM Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón announced today the formation of a Joint Technical Committee. The group is focusing on key competition issues for the two organizations during this season, but also on the competitive landscape for the new unified sports car series debuting in 2014.

 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/grand-am-alms-announce-formation-of-joint-technical-committee/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[MacNeil and Bleekemolen team in WeatherTech GTC Porsche ]]></title>
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TAVARES, Fla. - Cooper MacNeil and Jeroen Bleekemolen will team-up in the No. 22 WeatherTech Racing GTC Porsche to defend the 2012 championship in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/macneil-and-bleekemolen-team-in-weathertech-gtc-porsche/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Baron presented with 2012 Rolex Bob Snodgrass Award of Excellence]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ft. Lauderdale resident Peter Baron, of Starworks Motorsport, is the recipient of the 2012 Rolex Bob Snodgrass Award of Excellence.  

The announcement was made during the traditional prelude to the Rolex 24 At Daytona – the Grand Marshal Dinner – which was held at the Daytona 500 Club and attended by 300 guests on Friday, January 25, 2013.  

From a short-list of three ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/baron-presented-with-2012-rolex-bob-snodgrass-award-of-excellence/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guy Cosmo withdraws from Rolex 24 at Daytona]]></title>
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Guy Cosmo announced today he will withdraw from the 2013 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Cosmo,
full time driver for Extreme Speed Motorsports and Tequila Patron in the 2013 American
Le Mans Series, was scheduled to lend his talents to defending Rolex Series GT
Champions, AIM Autosport FXDD Racing With Ferrari.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/guy-cosmo-withdraws-from-rolex-24-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brumos balancing the traditional with the new for 2013 Rolex 24]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jacksonville, FL - Brumos Racing is all about history and tradition, and through the years, the team has built its reputation by staying true to the principles that first brought them success. 

While Brumos remains dedicated to those traditions, their longevity in motorsports would not be possible without adapting and evolving. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/brumos-balancing-the-traditional-with-the-new-for-2013-rolex-24/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Groupe ORECA  delighted with GRANDAM-ALMS future class structure ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After announcing their merger, GRAND-AM Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series unveiled on Friday the class structure that will make up this unique series in 2014. 

The LM P2 class will be part of the top class alongside the DP (Daytona Prototypes), while the LMPC (Le Mans Prototype Challenge) will be the second prototype class. 

The ORECA 03 LMP2 and ORECA-FLM 09 will therefore ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/groupe-oreca-delighted-with-grandam-alms-future-class-structure/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GRAND-AM, American Le Mans Series announce class Structure for unified series]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Level 5 Motorsports, HPD ARX-03b Honda: Scott TuckerPhoto by: Richard Sloop
Daytona Beach, Fla. – Underscoring the cooperative ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/grand-am-american-le-mans-series-announce-class-structure-for-unified-series/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[TRG-AMR SCC Vantage GT4 turns first laps in Daytona]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[PETALUMA, CA - TRG fans will get their first glimpse of an Aston Martin this weekend at the testing session that serves as a prelude to the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona race weekend. 

During the off-season, team owner Kevin Buckler signed a long term partnership with Aston Martin Racing to become TRG-AMR North America, and the first race car to hit the States is an Aston Martin Vantage ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/trg-amr-scc-vantage-gt4-turns-first-laps-in-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Initial class structure is set in action for the unification of GRANDAM and ALMS]]></title>
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The effective merger that will bring together the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and Grand-Am Road Racing Series (Grand-Am) in 2014 is starting to take technical shape, as announced today in Daytona Beach, by the technical experts from both series: Scot Elkins from ALMS and Richard Buck of Grand-Am.

While the announcement reflected conceptual plans for the upcoming merger that begins ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/initial-class-structure-is-set-in-action-for-the-unification-of-grandam-and-alms-430420/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guy Cosmo joins AIM Autosport FXDD Racing With Ferrari for 2013 Rolex 24 at Daytona]]></title>
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Adding to his full time position with Extreme Speed Motorsports and Tequila Patron in
the 2013 American Le Mans Series, Guy Cosmo will take advantage of his 2013 Grand Am
Rolex Series &quot;free agent&quot; status lending his talents and Ferrari experience to defending
Rolex Series GT Champions AIM Autosport FXDD Racing With Ferrari for the Rolex 24 at
Daytona, January 26 -27, 2013

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/guy-cosmo-joins-aim-autosport-fxdd-racing-with-ferrari-for-2013-rolex-24-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bennett and Braun join Doran Racing for Rolex 24 assault]]></title>
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ROCK HILL, SC, Two-time American Le Mans Series PC class championship runner-up Jon
Bennett is set to make his Rolex 24 debut at Daytona this year with regular ALMS co-
driver, Colin Braun.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/bennett-and-braun-join-doran-racing-for-rolex-24-assault/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Veteran official Paul Walter named new race director ]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – GRAND-AM Road Racing today announced that veteran road racing
official Paul Walter has been named as the organization’s race director, effective
immediately.

Walter, who will report to GRAND-AM Managing Director of Competition Richard Buck, also
will continue to serve as race director for the American Le Mans Series presented by
Tequila Patrón, a job he has ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/veteran-official-paul-walter-named-new-race-director/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top moments of 2012, #5: GRANDAM-ALMS unification – will it work? ]]></title>
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As sports car fans, the thought always lingered in our minds: could the Don Panoz owned American Le Mans Series and the NASCAR owned Grand-Am Rolex Series ever put their differences aside and come together for the betterment of sports car racing? 

Unfortunately, the answer for years was always a resounding “no” as the idea seemed to be laughable at best. After all, each series had ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/top-moments-of-2012-5-grandam-alms-unification-will-it-work/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Audi works drivers will play a role in customer support programs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Strong line-up at Daytona 24 Hours

Factory drivers from the WEC and the DTM are playing a role in AUDI AG’s customer sport program as well. In the 24-hour race at Daytona (Florida) on January 26/27, Filipe Albuquerque, Oliver Jarvis and Edoardo Mortara will be driving an Audi R8 GRAND-AM of the Alex Job Racing team. The cockpits of two other R8 cars will be occupied by high-caliber ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/audi-works-drivers-will-play-a-role-in-customer-support-programs/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ryan Dalziel to fly Scottish kart star to Daytona 24]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[World Endurance LMP2 champion and former Rolex 24 winner Ryan Dalziel has made it a magical Christmas for young Scottish kart star Ciaran Haggerty – by giving him an all-expenses trip to Daytona.

The flying Scotsman announced the trip at the West of Scotland Kart Club annual awards in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, on Friday – and Ciaran was picked for the £5,000 prize.

Ryan – who lives in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/ryan-dalziel-to-fly-scottish-kart-star-to-daytona-24/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kevin Buckler: A man of foresight and new endeavors]]></title>
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When TRG’s owner/driver Kevin Buckler showed up at Le Mans last year to race in the Aston Martin GT4 class’ support races – wearing all of his standard Porsche livery – it was kind of perplexing. True, he was competing with a good friend and fellow winemaker Fred Schrader and they were having an essential “wine-man’s holiday”, but Buckler rarely does anything without forethought – ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/kevin-buckler-a-man-of-foresight-and-new-endeavors/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mazda to showcase their SKYACTIV-D engine in Grand-Am 2013 GX class ]]></title>
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SpeedSource driver Jonathan Bomarito had the appropriate remark about Mazda’s Grand-Am Rolex Series entry in the series’ new GX class. “We’re going from having the car with the least amount of torque and the most noise (RX-8) to one that’s got tons of torque and is really quiet.”

We’ll all have to wait and see how the Mazda6 racer works once it emerges from Sylvain Tremblay’s Fort ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/news/mazda-to-showcase-their-skyactiv-d-engine-in-grand-am-2013-gx-class/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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