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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Care Racing, BMS announce 2005 plans]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/care-racing-bms-announce-2005-plans/</link>
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BMS To Continue With Care Racing For 2005



Double FIA GT Championship winners, BMS Scuderia Italia, have finalised an
agreement with Care Racing Development to campaign two of its
Prodrive-developed Ferrari 550 Maranellos in the GT1 category of the 2005 Le
Mans Endurance Series.  The new deal sees the highly successful
business relationship between the two companies move into a 4th ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/care-racing-bms-announce-2005-plans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RML announces 2005 sportscar plans]]></title>
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RML announced today that they will enter the 2005 Le Mans Endurance Series
and the 24 Heures du Mans with the MG Lola backed by the AD Group.  The
existing MG EX257 will undergo an up-grade programme during the winter and
will enter the series in the LMP2 category.  Mike Newton and Tommy Erdos
will complete the driver line up for the series and, entry dependant, the
team will recruit ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/rml-announces-2005-sportscar-plans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2004 14:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brundle, Blundell, Price form team for 2006]]></title>
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Brundle and Blundell return to the cockpit - together








4 November 2004... Former Grand Prix stars and Le Mans 24 Hour
winners Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell announce today that they are
joining forces with David Price to create a brand new team, with the aim
of racing in the 2006 FIA GT Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours.





All three, who have many years of successful ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/brundle-blundell-price-form-team-for-2006/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2004 21:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2005 Le Mans calendar of sporting events announced]]></title>
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The planned 2005 "Le Mans" Calendar of Sporting Events


"24 HEURES DU MANS" :
Preliminary Practice Sessions on Sunday 5th June ;
73rd edition on 18th and 19th June


With the unveiling of the 2005 calendar of sporting events on the Le Mans
Circuits, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest is making official the
adoption of a new set-up concerning the "24 Heures du Mans",
by moving the dates ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/2005-le-mans-calendar-of-sporting-events-announced/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 02:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2005 date for 24 Heures du Mans]]></title>
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Mark your calendars if you are a sports car fan as the dates for the
2005 most prestigious and challenging endurance event have been moved
down one weekend on the June calendar. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest
list new dates for the 2005 24 Heures du Mans and the preliminary
practice.


June 5, 2005 is listed as the date set aside for preliminary practice,
an event traditionally held ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/2005-date-for-24-heures-du-mans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2004 05:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patrick Long: Eight day week]]></title>
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Eight Days a Week: Patrick Long Completes a Rare Le Mans & Indy Double





INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.  In the span of eight days, American Patrick Long
completed a rare racing double: He competed on the two most storied
racing circuits in the world  Le Mans and the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway  with impressive results at both venues.  Long scored a GT class
victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/patrick-long-eight-day-week/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christian Vann race report]]></title>
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So Far ~ So Near


Christian Vann and the Taurus Sports Racing Lola came within a whisker of
recording a remarkable top-ten finish at last weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours.
The former privateer World GT Champion was co-driving the squad's
conventionally-powered Lola B2K/10 #4 alongside Frenchman Didier Andre and
Swiss driver Benjamin Leuenberger.



The first twenty hours of trouble-free ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/christian-vann-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2004 05:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ALMS' Clint Field race report]]></title>
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Clint Field's 24 Hours of Le Mans Win Starting to Sink in


BRASELTON, Georgia - Only a few days removed from scoring a class win in
the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend, and being awake for 48
straight hours in the process, Clint Field is back home in Ohio and the
reality of his accomplishment is starting to set in.


Days shy of his 21st birthday, Field became one of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/alms-clint-field-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 06:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ALMS's Chris Dyson race summary]]></title>
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Chris Dyson Shines in First Appearance at Le Mans; Leads American Drivers
to Finish


LE MANS, France - The 14 American drivers who participated in the 72nd
running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend left the Circuit de
La Sarthe with mixed emotions and mixed results. But there were quite a
few who left France on a happy note.


Chris Dyson was in his first-ever 24 Hours of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/alms-s-chris-dyson-race-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 06:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marc Lieb race report]]></title>
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Marc Lieb was ready for victory in his second 24 Heures du Mans, but
success proved elusive. After finishing second in the GT class in 2003,
Lieb, of Leipzig, Germany, and his co-drivers Leo Hindery of New York and
Mike Rockenfeller of Neuwied, Germany were favored for a podium finish in
the No. 87 YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Instead, a mechanical failure
took them out of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/marc-lieb-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 06:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[SBR drivers' race notes]]></title>
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LAKEVILLE, Conn. (June 14) - The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's most prestigious
sports car race, has been won overall by Skip Barber grad Seiji Ara in an Audi R8 for
Audi Sport Team Goh, along with co-drivers Tom Kristensen (now a six-time winner of
this event, matching Jackie Ickx, though Kristensen is the first to win it five times in a
row) and Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello (now with ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/sbr-drivers-race-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 06:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Orbit Racing/BAM! final report]]></title>
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race final


Orbit Racing, in partnership with BAM! (British American Motorsport), had
an early out from the 24 Heures du Mans. The team was in contention for
the GT class win, but a  mechanical failure dropped them out of the
24-hour race.


During the third quarter of the race, Mike Rockenfeller moved up to
second in the GT class and lapped the 13.65-km circuit faster than the
class ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/orbit-racing-bam-final-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gavin Pickering race report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/gavin-pickering-race-report/</link>
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Galant Le Mans Effort Ends in Retirement for Pickering


Gavin Pickering's 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours ended in retirement when his
Epsilon Sport Courage C65 engine cried enough at approximately 2.10am.



This was the first non-finish for the 24 year old British driver in 3
starts at the famous Sarthe circuit. Despite this he was philosophical with
the outcome. "Of course, it was a shame ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/gavin-pickering-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Adam Sharpe race report]]></title>
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Sharpe makes his point in Le Mans



Adam Sharpe successfully completed his debut in the gruelling Le Mans
24 Hours yesterday, the 19 year old from Taunton, Somerset, joining
team mates Neil Cunningham and Steve Hyde in bringing the Morgan Works
Racing Aero GT car to the finish. The team endured a series of technical
problems but recovered well, the Morgan Aero 8GT lapping ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/adam-sharpe-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ralph Firman race report]]></title>
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Firman encouraged by Le Mans debut



Ralph Firman's debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours saw the  29  year  old  English
star produce a strong  performance  in  the  Racing  for  Holland  Dome-Judd
alongside team mates Tom Coronel and Justin Wilson.  Although the trio  were
plagued by frustrating technical problems which the Racing for Holland  team
worked hard to resolve, the no.16 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/ralph-firman-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Allan McNish interview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/allan-mcnish-interview/</link>
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Allan McNish spoke early on Sunday morning about his accident in the opening hours of the race. The Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx driver had spun on oil and hit the barriers but was able to get the car back to the pits before having to be taken to the Medical Centre.


Q: Allan, can you talk me through the accident?


Allan McNish: Basically coming into Porsche Curves I saw just as I ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/allan-mcnish-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nasamax early afternoon report]]></title>
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Progress Despite Misfire For Green Fuel Nasamax at Le Mans 24 Hours



As the sun rose at the Sarthe circuit, the 5 litre Nasamax Judd V10
continued on its way, clocking up laps. The misfire was still there. 'I've
decided to make a friend of it,' said John McNeil. 'But I don't want to
take it home with me...' The misfire had been with the team since the start
of the race.



Robbie ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/nasamax-early-afternoon-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nasamax halfway report]]></title>
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Green Fuel Nasamax Judd V10 Rises Through The Leaderboard



Werner Lupberger's wishes for a boring race with uninterrupted stints may
have come true after all. In the last 8 hours, the team has settled into a
pattern of multiple stints with all drivers, no longer troubled by the
earlier race problems except the misfire. At 2100, Robbie Stirling had been
in 38th position. By 0420 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/nasamax-halfway-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2004 18:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hour 10 standings]]></title>
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Pos  # Class   Drivers                        Team                         Car                            Gap
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 1. 88 LM P1   Davies, Herbert, G.Smith       Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx    Audi R8
 2.  5 LM P1   Ara, Capello, Kristensen       Audi Sport Japan Team Goh    Audi R8 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/hour-10-standings/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2004 11:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Champion Racing hour nine report]]></title>
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LE MANS, France (June 13, 2004) - Nine hours into the race, Team ADT Champion Racing has found themselves back in the top ten of the remaining 42-car field.  In fact, the #2 Audi R8 is currently in 5th position, just three laps behind the Dallara/Judd of RollCenter Racing and only four laps behind the Pescarolo/Judd of Pescarolo Sport.


JJ Lehto currently pilots the powerful 550 hp ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/champion-racing-hour-nine-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2004 11:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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