With the ALMS series in a state of cardiac arrest due to the economic downturn, some good news can be found amongst the rubble that is a devastated 2009 season. Highcroft racing announced that regardless of what happens in the series, they will be racing in the ALMS in 2010. There has been growing concern over the state of the LMP1 series since the exit of Audi and Peugeot and a number of other teams that competed last season. There is also potential news that Acura may pull the plug…
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ALMS – Mid-Ohio Recap and RA Preview
Round 6 of the American Le Mans Series was contested last weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH, and I was there representing Openpaddock.net and taking in all the action. Sadly, there’s not much competition in the ALMS this year with the absence of Audi LMP1 cars and the Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 cars. Now, the Acura LMP1 and LMP2 factory efforts are running away from what privateers remain. Gil De Ferran and Simon Pagenaud easily took the overall victory, …again, and trail the Patrón Highcroft Racing…
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Audi Wins 12 Hours of Sebring
A weekend in Florida that was to have it all has come to an end. Needless to say, it had everything one could want from a race. In the end Audi flexed the muscle of the new R15 and sent a clear message to Peugeot for LeMans. The biggest suprise in my opinion was how quickly the Acura was a non factor. Just a couple short days ago we were singing the praises of Acura during the qualifications period. The car was not there all day and proved that it…
Read MoreSebring Unique on ALMS & LMS Schedule for LMP1
Sebring promises to give us an epic battle this weekend. Waged between the untried concepts of the new Acura, the raw power of the new Audi R15 and the european interlopers, Peugeot. What makes Sebring extra special this year, though is that this will be the only time the LMP1 Acura, Audi and Peugeot will face each other this season. The Acura may only have this one chance to prove itself against Audi and Peugeot since Acura will only run in ALMS this season, Peugeot is only running this one…
Read MoreAcura Stuns Sebring
Qualifications for the 12 Hours of Sebring took place today and the story of the day was the Acura LMP1 taking pole position from the Audi and Peugeot. Scott Dixon drove the ARX-02a to a fast lap of 1:45:278. Kristensen put the new Audi R-15 in P2 and Christian Klien has the 908 Coupe starting P3. Acura was not only celebrating the overall pole position, as the Acura LMP2 car took top honors in the class at the hands of Adrian Fernandez. The new Mazda powered Dyson racing machines were…
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