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24 Heures du Mans Test Day

24 Heures du Mans Test Day

Team Contact: Jennifer Hart, Flying Lizard Motorsports Tel: 707.935.9600 x 552; Mobile: 415.425.3578, e-mail: jennifer@lizardms.com Flying Lizard Completes Successful Test Day at Le Mans June 4, 2006--Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France--The Flying Lizard Motorsports No. 80 Porsche had a successful run at today's tes ... Continue reading

SAMAX - Watkins Glen qualifying

SAMAX - Watkins Glen qualifying

The No. 17 SAMAX/ Doncaster Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car will start fourth on the GT grid for the June 3 Rolex Sports Car Series six-hour race at Watkins Glen International. The grid was set by team standings when the Friday qualifying session was replaced by a practice session to compensate for track time lost on Th ... Continue reading

Le Mans Test Day Can Be Strong Indicator of What Is To Come - Petersen/White Lightning Looks to Get Off on Right Foot Sunday

Le Mans Test Day Can Be Strong Indicator of What Is To Come - Petersen/White Lightning Looks to Get Off on Right Foot Sunday

Le Mans Test Day Can Be Strong Indicator of What Is To Come Petersen/ White Lightning Looks to Get Off on Right Foot Sunday LE MANS, France, June 2, 2006 – Past successes show the significance of Sunday’s (June 4) Test Day for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Test Day can give a great deal of insight into how a t ... Continue reading

Robert Wickens Formula BMW USA Lime Rock Report

Robert Wickens Formula BMW USA Lime Rock Report

Robert atop the podium at Lime Rock. Heads to Montreal with series championship lead Toronto, Ontario May 31, 2006 – Red Bull Junior Driver Robert Wickens headed to Lime Rock for round two of the Formula BMW USA series sitting sixth in the championship and looking for another podium finish. By the end of ... Continue reading

SAMAX - Watkins Glen preview

SAMAX - Watkins Glen preview

The SAMAX/ Doncaster Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car will carry a new number in this week's Rolex Sports Car Series race, but the same talented team will be behind the wheel. The Toronto trio of Dave Lacey, Greg Wilkins and Mark Wilkins will switch from No. 71 to No. 17 for the six-hour race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Inter ... Continue reading

Daniels Takes Lime Rock Pole, Then Breaks Transmission During MX-5 Cup Qualifying

Daniels Takes Lime Rock Pole, Then Breaks Transmission During MX-5 Cup Qualifying

For Immediate Release Daniels Takes Lime Rock Pole, Then Breaks Transmission During MX-5 Cup Qualifying LAKEVILLE, Conn. (May 27, 2006) - A weekend that started out less than ordinary for SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook competitor Jim Daniels, of Germantown, Tenn., took anothe ... Continue reading

Valeo and Luc Alphand at Le Mans

Valeo and Luc Alphand at Le Mans

LE MANS, France, May 24 -- - New Technologies for Enhanced Comfort, Safety and Performance In October 2005, Valeo signed a partnership agreement with French rally racer Luc Alphand for the 2006-2008 seasons of the Cross-country Rally World Cup and the Le Mans Endurance Series. After winning the 2006 Dakar rally in Janu ... Continue reading

The Last Corvette

The Last Corvette

THE LAST CORVETTE Bound For Barrett-Jackson By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau In the quaint little northern Ohio town of Napoleon we found a nondescript gathering of warehouses with a small sign out front that says “Pro Team.” Dedicated Corvette folks will know that business as the largest Corv ... Continue reading

24 Heures du Mans Plans

24 Heures du Mans Plans

Team Contact: Jennifer Hart, Flying Lizard Motorsports Tel: 707.935.9600 x 552; Mobile: 415.425.3578, e-mail: jennifer@lizardms.com Flying Lizard Announces 24 Heures du Mans Plans for PortalPlayer/Flying Lizard No. 80 Porsche Entry May 23, 2006--Sonoma, Calif.--Flying Lizard announced today the team's plans for the upc ... Continue reading

Pontiac Solstice Finishes Third in SCCA National Road Racing Debut

Pontiac Solstice Finishes Third in SCCA National Road Racing Debut

WARREN , Mich. , May 8, 2006 – Pontiac Solstice made a podium debut this past weekend in its first ever Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) race, finishing third in the Showroom Stock B (SSB) class during the New England Region May National at New Hampshire International Speedway on May 6. Newly classed by SCCA in S ... Continue reading

Spike TV Revs Up Its 2007 Lineup With 'Bullrun' OOH EDGEY

Spike TV Revs Up Its 2007 Lineup With 'Bullrun' OOH EDGEY

New Series Follows High Action Automotive Rally Across the Country NEW YORK, May 2 -- Spike TV speeds into action with a new event series, Bullrun, based on the international automotive rally of the same name. The 10-episode high-octane series premieres in first quarter 2007. Bullrun is produced by Pilgrim Films and Te ... Continue reading

A solid top 5 start for Fittipaldi and Cheever

A solid top 5 start for Fittipaldi and Cheever

Alton, VA (Saturday April 22, 2006)-Christian Fittipaldi and Eddie Cheever will start fifth for tomorrows VIR 400-Rolex Sports Car Series Race. Team points determined the starting grid for today¹s 30-minute qualifying race. Fittipaldi started in fifth position. Despite an engine misfire, Fittipaldi was able to finish ... Continue reading

Acura to Enter Le Mans Series

Acura to Enter Le Mans Series

NEW YORK April 12, 2006 - Acura will enter the 2007 American Le Mans Series, initially competing in the LMP2 class, company officials announced today. This will mark Acura's first factory motorsports program in the 20-year history of the company. ... Continue reading

Bodine to Pilot Second Whelen Motorsports Corvette in SCCA SPEED GT Long Beach Race

Bodine to Pilot Second Whelen Motorsports Corvette in SCCA SPEED GT Long Beach Race

For Immediate Release Bodine to Pilot Second Whelen Motorsports Corvette in SCCA SPEED GT Long Beach Race LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2006) - After completing an agreement late Saturday, Whelen Motorsports has announced that NASCAR Craftsman Truck star Todd Bodine, of Chemung, N.Y., will pilot the team's No. 30 Whelen ... Continue reading

BimmerWorld St. Petersburg Race Report

BimmerWorld St. Petersburg Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contacts: John Thawley – johnt@c2group.com James Clay – james@bimmerworld.com BimmerWorld Leaves It All On The Track In The “Battle by the Bay�?? Tough breaks aside, team displays never-say-die tenacity St. Petersburg, Fla. April 2: Taking ever ... Continue reading

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