Sports car racing just heard another GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 team will be contesting the Corvettes in this seasons ALMS series. Jim Bell, announced today a shared venture with prominent businessman Michael Fux to launch the GT1 effort in the American Le Mans Series. This will see Miami-based Bell Motorsports going head-to-head against the factory Corvettes.
The team will debut at the Winter Test in Sebring this will revitalizes a rivalry that saw Corvette edge Aston Martin for the GT1 Championship in 2006. The Bell Motorsports Aston Martin DBR9 will make its competition debut March 15 at the 56th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida.
Bell, a 30-year veteran in sports car racing, has been involved with the American Le Mans Series since its inaugural event ... and even prior to that at Petit Le Mans in 1998. He has provided engineering oversight for a number of prominent GT and prototype teams in the Series. Most recently, Bell served as lead engineer and crew chief in support of Tim Pappas' Team Transport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the 2007 American Le Mans Series. 
