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    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Successful rollout for new Porsche LMP1 sports prototype]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stuttgart. The new Porsche LMP1 sports prototype, which will compete in the sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and in the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2014, successfully completed its first rollout today on the Porsche test track in Weissach. Before the eyes of the entire Board of Porsche AG, Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard took his new ‘wheels’ through its initial function ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/successful-rollout-for-new-porsche-lmp1-sports-prototype/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[24H Le Mans: Test day scrutineering underway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Scrutineering and admin checks are now underway at the Circuit des 24 Heures in preparation for Sunday’s official test day. 

These will continue tomorrow between 0830 – 1250 hours, verifying that all 61 cars present at Le Mans this weekend comply with the regulations, and that the teams and drivers have all the permissions and paperwork necessary.

The test is open to entrants for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/24h-le-mans-test-day-scrutineering-underway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[24H Le Mans: Countdown to test day has begun]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ This time next week the teams entered for the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 90th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will be assembled in France in preparation for the official test day on Sunday, 9th June.

With much of the 14km track being made up of public roads, there is only one test day available to competitors, and it gives teams and drivers their ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/24h-le-mans-countdown-to-test-day-has-begun/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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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[Benoît Tréluyer: A real team victory ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Benoît Tréluyer and Audi Sport crew-mates André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler achieved a season’s first FIA World Endurance Championship victory in Saturday’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (4 May), a triumph that sends them to the top of the drivers’ standings and provides a significant confidence boost ahead of next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours.
 
The #1 crew were not overly worried ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/beno-t-tr-luyer-a-real-team-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 22:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jota Sport gatecrash podium at Spa-Francorchamps]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Simon Dolan, Oliver Turvey and Lucas Luhr maintained Jota Sport’s excellent start to their 2013 endurance season by finishing third in the LMP2 class at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday.
 
The British squad, which won the opening round of the European Le Mans Series at Silverstone last month, was making a guest appearance at the FIA World Endurance Championship event in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/jota-sport-gatecrash-podium-at-spa-francorchamps/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AF Corse and 8Star Motorsports, victories at Spa with Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Sportscars]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SPA - Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni in the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 won the “6 Hours of Spa” (GTE Pro category); Kamui Kobayashi and Toni Vilander were third (GTE Pro) in their No.71 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2; Enzo Potolicchio, Rui Aguas and Matteo Malucelli took their No. 81 8Star Motorsports 458 Italia GT2 (managed by AF Corse) to the first step on the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/af-corse-and-8star-motorsports-victories-at-spa-with-ferrari-458-italia-gt2-sportscars/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young Driver AMR strong second in Belgium]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two six hour races of the FIA World Endurance Championship are in books now and so far, Young Driver AMR and it ´s all Danish driver line up of Christoffer Nygaard, Kristian Poulsen and Allan Simonsen have been the strongest team in the GTE-Am-class. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/young-driver-amr-strong-second-in-belgium/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nissan powers through Le Mans preparations]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nissan-powered cars took the top six positions in the LMP2 class of yesterday’s 6 Hours of Spa. The second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship is seen by the teams as the final rehearsal before next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours so a Nissan-powered podium is perfect preparation for a manufacturer who will supply engines to 15 of the 22 LMP2 cars entered for Le Mans.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/nissan-powers-through-le-mans-preparations/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Solid run for Strakka at Spa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A consistent and solid World Endurance Championship effort from Strakka Racing saw the British team finish seventh overall and third in the privateer LMP1 category in Saturday’s Six Hours of Spa, the final WEC race prior to June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/solid-run-for-strakka-at-spa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mücke fourth an the second WEC race in Spa-Francorchamps]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Berlin/Spa-Francorchamps (rol/ot) The podium narrow missed, but optimism for the season highlight in Le Mans: The Berlin sports car pilot Stefan Mücke missed the aimed for podium placing in the GTE Pro class on Saturday evening (4th of May) at the second season event of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/m-cke-fourth-an-the-second-wec-race-in-spa-francorchamps/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory for Pecom Racing in the LMP2 at 6 Hours of Spa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pecom Racing wins the LMP2 category in the “6 Hours of Spa” and continues the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in great style. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/victory-for-pecom-racing-in-the-lmp2-at-6-hours-of-spa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Krohn Racing endures many challenges for 7th place finish in GTE-Am at Spa]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/krohn-racing-endures-many-challenges-for-7th-place-finish-in-gte-am-at-spa/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Krohn Racing arrived at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps seeking valuable points in their quest for the GTE-Am championship in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Although they were able to finish the race and achieve collecting points, it was not as many as they had hoped with only a seventh-place finish.

The 6 Hours of Spa was Round Two of the 2013 FIA WEC eight-race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/krohn-racing-endures-many-challenges-for-7th-place-finish-in-gte-am-at-spa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A second podium finish for OAK Racing in Spa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The OAK Racing Morgan LM P2s, nos 24, 35 and 45 came home in second, fourth and sixth places in the Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours giving no. 24 another great top-3 finish in the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/a-second-podium-finish-for-oak-racing-in-spa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rebellion Racing reinforce domination after another 1-2 at 6 Hour of Spa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[REBELLION Racing claimed first and second places once again in the FIA Endurance LMP1 Team Trophy at the 6 Hours of Spa, second round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/rebellion-racing-reinforce-domination-after-another-1-2-at-6-hour-of-spa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 18:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Podium and points for Strakka Racing at Spa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Strakka Racing finished 3rd in the FIA World Endurance Championship LMP1 Privateers’ category at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, achieving its pre-race aim of a points-scoring finish with its ultra-reliable Honda Performance Development ARX-03c.
 
This was despite losing almost a lap to its class rivals with an unfavourable Safety Car deployment and losing additional time in the pits ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/podium-and-points-for-strakka-racing-at-spa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pecom Racing takes victory with the ORECA 03]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Third in the 6 Hours of Silverstone in April, Pecom Racing took the win at the 6 Hours of Spa on Saturday, second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/pecom-racing-takes-victory-with-the-oreca-03/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lotus Praga LMP2 second day at the 6 Hours of Spa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lotus Praga LMP2 finished the 6 Hours of Spa with two cars at its second race with the new Lotus Praga T128 LMP2. Thomas Holzer, Dominik Kraihamer and Jan Charouz in car #32 ended up in seventh position in LMP2 class. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/lotus-praga-lmp2-second-day-at-the-6-hours-of-spa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[With victory at Spa, Audi remains unbeaten]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ingolstadt/Spa - Audi was pleased about a flawless second race weekend in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). At Spa, the brand started from the three best positions with the R18 e-tron quattro and after the six hours of racing mounted the podium with all three driver teams. Audi won the Belgian WEC round a year ago as well.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/with-victory-at-spa-audi-remains-unbeaten/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 14:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[8Star Motorsports claims historic first victory at Spa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Francorchamps, Belgium – For many new teams, it could often take years before achieving success in the highest form of sportscar racing. But in only its second start in the FIA World Endurance Championship, 8Star Motorsports broke through to claim a historic maiden victory in Saturday’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/8star-motorsports-claims-historic-first-victory-at-spa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 13:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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