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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[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[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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      <title><![CDATA[Costa designs the OAK Racing Art Car for the 90th anniversary of the Le Mans]]></title>
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OAK Racing has asked French sculptor Fernando Costa to design the Art Car on which the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has bestowed the title ‘Official Art Car for the 90th Anniversary of the Le Mans 24 Hours.’

Costa, a passionate lover of motor sport and the Le Mans 24 Hours in particular, is the ideal embodiment of the spirit of this work of art, which combines a homage to the Sarthe ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/costa-designs-the-oak-racing-art-car-for-the-90th-anniversary-of-the-le-mans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Zugel will miss 24 Hours of Le Mans, Greaves names Caterham's Rossi]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Change to Le Mans driver line up for Greaves Motorsport


It is with regret that Greaves Motorsport announces that Christian Zugel has been forced to withdraw from the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours, due to family and business commitments. He plans to rejoin the team later in the season.


The team is able to confirm that a replacement has been signed at this late stage. Alexander Rossi, a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/zugel-will-miss-24-hours-of-le-mans-greaves-names-caterham-s-rossi/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beechdean’s Jonny Adam signs for Aston Martin Racing works team]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Beechdean AMR’s professional driver, Jonny Adam (GB), has signed for the Aston Martin Racing works team, in a deal that will first see him on track in the Vantage GTE at the official Le Mans test session on 9 June.
 
Adam, 28, was announced as the reserve driver for the Banbury-based team earlier this year, and team bosses have since been impressed by his solid performances in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/beechdean-s-jonny-adam-signs-for-aston-martin-racing-works-team/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Le Mans 24 Hours celebrate their 90th anniversary]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This year the Le Mans 24 Hours, the first running of which took place in 1923, celebrate their 90th anniversary! This is a red-letter event in the rich history of the greatest endurance race in the world. 

Since the start of the year numerous special operations have taken place and they will continue to multiply until the start of the race on 22nd June. A round-up of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24-hours-celebrate-their-90th-anniversary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Audi at Le Mans: advantage through efficiency]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ingolstadt, May 9, 2013  Six more weeks until the Le Mans 24 Hours celebrates its 90th anniversary. Since 1999, Audi has shaped the worlds most important endurance race like no other automobile manufacturer. Eleven victories in 14 events  the technological milestones set by Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm are unrivaled in Le Mans history. 
 
The 24-hour race at Le Mans has accelerated ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/audi-at-le-mans-advantage-through-efficiency/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 10:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nissan reveals Le Mans 24 hours Nismo drvier line-up]]></title>
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Nismo Ambassador and Super GT racer Michael Krumm will join GT Academy winners and Nismo athletes Lucas Ordonez and Jann Mardenborough at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month.

 
Michael KrummPhoto by: Nissan Mo ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/nissan-reveals-le-mans-24-hours-nismo-drvier-line-up/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AF Corse #55 on the way to Le Mans]]></title>
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The driver-trio have what it takes to fight for the podium in the GTE Am category. Perazzini
(I), AF Corse driver in the 2013 European Le Mans Series in Ferrari 458 Italia GT2, is a
great specialist in the best GT competition of the world. Darryl O’Young (HK), key player
in the 2013 WTCC and multiple endurance race winner, has already proven himself to be a
driver with a strong ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/af-corse-55-on-the-way-to-le-mans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 08:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Audi and Ferrari lay down a marker before the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Saturday 4th May, the second round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship, the Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours, took place on the magnificent Belgian circuit. 

It was the final rehearsal before the major confrontation at the Le Mans 24 Hours (22-23 June). The race ended in an Audi one, two, three and a Ferrari double in LM GTE as the Italian cars triumphed in both Pro and Am ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/audi-and-ferrari-lay-down-a-marker-before-the-2013-le-mans-24-hours/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The DKR Engineering team to race in the Le Mans 24 Hours]]></title>
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Following the withdrawal of the Gulf Racing Middle East no. 29 from the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours, it will be replaced on the grid by the team from Luxembourg, DKR Engineering.
 

The Gulf Racing Middle East team had entered two cars for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours in the LM P2 category. After the withdrawal of no. 29 only no. 28 driven by Frenchman Fabien Giroix remains in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/the-dkr-engineering-team-to-race-in-the-le-mans-24-hours/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aston Martin confirms fifth car for Spa and announces Le Mans driver line-up]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Gaydon - Aston Martin Racing has confirmed it will run a fifth car at the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, with Richie Stanaway (NZ) completing the 15-strong driver line-up while Rob Bell (GB) and Peter Dumbreck (GB) make their season debuts for the team.

The team will travel to Spa, Belgium, fresh from its double victory ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/aston-martin-confirms-fifth-car-for-spa-and-announces-le-mans-driver-line-up/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New challenge for Melo after his arrest in Brazil]]></title>
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Word from Brazilian reporters’ states that sportscar racing driver Jaime Melo has been arrested near his hometown of Cascavel which is just over 500 km Curitiba in Brazil.  It was reported that the former Ferrari factory driver was involved in a car accident after he left a local night club. 

The apparent charges include leaving the scene of an accident and driving under the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/new-challenge-for-melo-after-his-arrest-in-brazil/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Romain Dumas thrilled to race Porsche LMP1 in 2014]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Porsche confirmed on Wednesday the first two drivers who will drive the new Weissach-developed LM P1 in 2014 : Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas. 

Official Porsche driver since 2004, the Alès native will defend the German marque’s colours in the top class next year both in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Here is what Romain had to say regarding the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/romain-dumas-thrilled-to-race-porsche-lmp1-in-2014-434034/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Four Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars at test day for the Le Mans 24 Hours]]></title>
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Ingolstadt, April 19, 2013  On June 9, 2013, Audi will be fielding four Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars on the test day for the Le Mans 24 Hours. In addition to the cars number 1, 2 and 3 running under the nomination for the race, a fourth hybrid sports car designated as car number 4 will be testing for eight hours at La Sarthe. It is to gather valuable findings for the future, as ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/four-audi-r18-e-tron-quattro-cars-at-test-day-for-the-le-mans-24-hours/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2013 Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day: 61 cars on track!]]></title>
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Sixty one cars will take part in the 2013 Le Mans 24-Hours test day on 9th June. This day is a dress rehearsal for the race itself as it gives the entrants the opportunity to run on the big Le Mans circuit less than two weeks before the start of the event on 22-23 June.
 

This free test day is open to all the teams entered for the Le Mans 24 Hours and to works cars after their entry ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/2013-le-mans-24-hours-test-day-61-cars-on-track/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas in the Porsche LMP1]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stuttgart: The first two drivers to contest the top class of the sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans 24 hour race are confirmed. Le Mans overall winners Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) will take the wheel of the new LMP1 vehicle from Weissach in the 2014 season. Already this year the two Porsche works drivers Bernhard and Dumas will commence ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/timo-bernhard-and-romain-dumas-in-the-porsche-lmp1/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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