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January 2008 - 54 posts found << < 1 2 3 > >>
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Auto Racing: Former Indy 500 Winner Gil de Ferran Will Contest ALMS LMP2 Class This Year |
| 1/29/2008 5:02:30 PM |
Sports car racing Gil de Ferran will come out of retirement to contest the American Le Mans Series with his own team this season.
The former Indy 500 winner and two-time Champ Car champion has formed De Ferran Motorsports to field an Acura ARX-01b in the LMP2 class.
"I'm so eager to get back in the driver's seat and the ALMS is spectacular," he said. "This will be a... Read More |
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Street Car Racing Online |
| 1/28/2008 3:02:20 PM |
 My brother used to indulge in street car racing, but those days are long over, and now with the high price of gas, I am wondering how many other would-be street racers have turned to street car racing online to get their thrills behind the wheel. There are fun street car racing web sites, and they require keyboarding skills, unlike the real deal that requires quick... Read More |
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Auto Racing: ALMS Another Aston Martin DBR9 Joining The Series |
| 1/28/2008 2:19:42 PM |
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... Read More |
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Auto Racing: Rumor BMW Could Return To ALMS |
| 1/28/2008 12:09:57 PM |
Sports car racing rumor, BMW could return to ALMS BMW might return to the American Le Mans Series in 2009 with a V8-powered M3. BMW North America withdrew from the series at the end of 2006.
BMW Motorsport in Germany is working on a race version-almost certainly a GT2-class car-of the new M3, but it is unknown if company management has signed off on the project. BMW... Read More |
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Auto Racing: Grand-Am Gainsco Team Look At Running Second Team |
| 1/28/2008 12:04:44 PM |
 Auto racing Gainsco to run da Matta and Vasser in 2nd car In his latest colum Gordon Kirby reports from the Rolex 24 Hour race - “I wanted to show people that I’m here and I’m ready to go, ready to drive,” Cristiano da Matta told me. “I want to get back to work and work towards a goal, and I’m ready for that. I’ve been talking to some people and I’ve got some nice... Read More
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Auto Racing: Audi Confirmed It Will Contest Le Mans Series This Year |
| 1/28/2008 8:57:34 AM |
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 Auto racing Audi has finally confirmed that it will contest this year's Le Mans Series, setting up a potential season-long rivalry with new kid on the block Peugeot.
After much prevarication, the German marque has revealed a two-car assault on the LMS, to be run by Audi Sport Team Joest and headed by the experienced driver combination of Rinaldo 'Dindo' Capello and Allan... Read More
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Auto Racing: Grand-Am Ganassi Racing Make It Three In A Row |
| 1/27/2008 12:22:20 PM |
 Auto Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates continued his dominance of the Grand-Am Rolex 24 sports car race winning their third straight overall victory on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.
The driver team of Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Dario Franchitti in the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley won the 46th anniversary of the... Read More |
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Auto Racing: Grand-Am Koni Challenge BGB Motorsports Porsche 997 Wins |
| 1/25/2008 5:12:04 PM |
Grand-Am sports car racing, Koni Challenge, driver's Craig Stanton and Tim Traver, sharing the No. 83 BGB Motorsports Porsche 997, won the Fresh from Florida 200 Koni Challenge Series race Friday at the Daytona International Speedway, crossing the finish line under the yellow flag just ahead of the No. 55 Hyper Sport Ford Mustang GT driven by Joe Foster and actor Patrick... Read More |
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Auto Racing: Grand-Am Constantine On Pole For Koni Challenge Race |
| 1/25/2008 12:06:51 PM |
 Auto racing Fall-Line Motorsports driver Tommy Constantine put together a strong two-lap effort in Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series qualifying Thursday evening at Daytona International Speedway, coming away with the pole for Friday's three-hour Fresh From Florida 200, which starts at 2:15 p.m. Constantine took the No. 46 Playboy/Vervel/TASER/Palms BMW M3 to a best lap time... Read More |
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Auto Racing: Grand-Am Michael Shank Racing Sweeps Front Row For The 24 |
| 1/24/2008 3:22:55 PM |
Auto racing Oswaldo Negri and AJ Allmendinger gave Michael Shank Racing a sweep of the front row in Thursday’s qualifying for the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Using Roush Yates Ford power and the new updated Riley Technologies Daytona Prototype, Negri ran a track-record lap of 1:40.793, 127.152 mph, in the Pirelli-shod No. 60 car he co-drives with Mark Patterson, Graham Rahal and... Read More |
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Auto Racing: Grand-Am Memo Gidley Signs With Doran Team |
| 1/24/2008 10:41:43 AM |
 Auto racing Memo Gidley has signed a full-season deal to co-drive the #77 Feeds the Need/Doran Racing Kodak Dallara Ford in the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
Gidley, who lives in Novato, California, will co-drive throughout the season with Brad Jaeger, a fellow open-wheel racer who most recently competed in the Indy Pro Series and is now making the move to... Read More
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Auto Racing: Grand-Am First Practice Session Complete |
| 1/24/2008 10:12:44 AM |
| Auto racing, first practice session for the Grand-Am Daytona 24 is just completed and the #58 DP of Brumos Porsche Riley with Darren Law behind the wheel was fastest at 1:42.175, followed by the number two Samax Racing with Alan McNish at a 1:42.331, the folowing teams complete the top five, Sigalsport, Brumos #59, 02 Ganassi, In GT Tim George in the TRG Porsche was... Read More |
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Auto Racing: Grand-Am Helio Castroneves Looking Forward To Daytona 24 |
| 1/23/2008 2:47:42 PM |
.jpg) Auto racing Helio Castroneves already is looking forward to a weekend off from the "Dancing with the Stars" tour, especially because it involves racing.
The two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and "Dancing with the Stars" titlist will share driving duties with Penske Racing teammates Ryan Briscoe and Kurt Busch in the 46th running of the Rolex Grand-Am 24 At Daytona on Jan.... Read More |
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NASCAR: McDonald's Returns To NASCAR |
| 1/23/2008 2:11:34 PM |
 McDonald's returns to NASCAR McDonald's will make its return to NASCAR's Cup series as one of three primary sponsors for Gillett Evernham Motorsports' No. 19 Dodge of Elliott Sadler this season. McDonald's, Best Buy and Stanley Tools were announced as company's sharing sponsorship on the car Tuesday.
According to a report on Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily today,... Read More
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NASCAR: Kurt Busch Regulated To Back Garage With Go Home Cars |
| 1/23/2008 2:05:14 PM |
 NASCAR racing Kurt Busch has gone from the penthouse to the outhouse when it comes to the garage.
Since Penske swapped his owners points on the No. 2 car to the No. 77 of Sam Hornish Jr., Busch was placed in the back of the garage along with the “Go or Go Home” cars. Busch said today he felt like a rookie again because of his garage slot.
Now the 2004 NASCAR Cup Champion... Read More
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Auto Racing: Honda F1 Makes Track Debut |
| 1/23/2008 9:42:18 AM |
 Auto racing one of the most critical new Formula 1 cars was rolled out for the first time today at Valencia. The new F1 Honda RA108 is a new start for the team, after a dismal season in 2007 with a car that was unpredictable to drive.
Initially running in a white livery, the car is a major shift in design philosophy for the team. It sports conventional bargeboards and new... Read More |
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Auto Racing: ALMS Highcroft Racing Announces Patron Tequila As Title Sponsor And Signs Scott Sharp To Partner David Brabham |
| 1/22/2008 4:59:49 PM |
Auto racing Highcroft Racing announces exciting changes for the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. Scott Sharp will be joining the team and partnering with Le Mans winning driver, david Brabham, with Patron Spirits as the team's title sponsor. Patron Spirits is the distiller of Patron Tequila, the world's number one selling ultra-premium tequila.
The team will be known as... Read More |
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Auto Racing: ALMS Tafel Signs Dirk Muller To Drive Teams Ferrari F430 GTC |
| 1/22/2008 2:40:06 PM |
 Auto racingTafel Racing announced Tuesday that it has signed Dirk Müller to drive the team's No. 71 Ferrari F430 GTC in the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. The 32-year-old German will share the wheel of the GT2 entry with fellow countryman Dominik Farnbacher.
Müller made seven starts in the ALMS in 2007, driving for Petersen/White Lightning Racing. While not on this... Read More |
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