Night of Firsts Gives Petersen/ White Lightning a Trio of ALMS GT2 Championships
Oct 16, 2005
Night of Firsts Gives Petersen/ White Lightning a Trio of ALMS GT2 Championships MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 15, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing won their first-ever American Le Mans Series (ALMS) championship today in convincing style with a GT2 class race victory in the Monterey Sports Car Champi ... Continue reading
Valeo and Luc Alphand Join Forces for the Dakar Rally and Le Mans 24 Hours
Oct 6, 2005
PARIS, October 6 -- Valeo and French rally driver Luc Alphand have signed a three year partnership agreement for the Cross Country Rally World Cup and the Le Mans Endurance Series. This partnership, based on the shared values of performance and professionalism will help develop Valeo's brand image as an innovative corp ... Continue reading
Terry Borcheller - Phoenix preview
Sep 7, 2005
Phoenix homecoming Terry Borcheller will have a big cheering section of family, friends and colleagues when he competes in the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Sept. 10. Although he now lives in Gainesville, Ga., Borcheller lived in Phoenix for 14 years, and he is still sponsored by the ... Continue reading
Terry Borcheller - Road America preview
Aug 18, 2005
Road America Terry Borcheller has been a class race leader at Road America. He achieved that in 2001 in a Saleen S7R. Now he wants a podium finish at the same track in a 2005 Saleen. Borcheller, of Gainesville, Ga., will have his chance during an American Le Mans Series race on Aug. 21, sharing driving duty with Johnny ... Continue reading
Autosport Development Portland Qualifying Report
Jul 31, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com Autosport Development Portland Qualifying Report Hayner to Start the #5 GMAC Commercial Finance / Trenton Forging GTO 7th Portland, Ore. July 30 After qualifying with a 1:17.260, Stu Hayner will start Round 8 of the SCCA Pro SPEED World Challeng ... Continue reading
Team CKN second in F1-K enduro
Jul 31, 2005
For immediate release: July 31, 2005 Press Release; Team CKN second in F1-K enduro Daniel Morad and Frank Launi podium in F1-K enduro MOSPORT, ONTARIO www.canadiankartingnews.com/ russbondagency.com fielded a team in the F1-K enduro held as par of the OKRA GrandNationals at Mosport on Saturday. The team consisted of RB ... Continue reading
GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE IN THE GREAT RACE
Jul 8, 2005
Oklahoma Team should have Championship locked up - unless they blow last two days WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON - July 8, 2005: The Great Race, Presented by the National Guard is down to its last two days of racing on the roads of America. After 3,807 miles, eighty-four teams remain in competition for a share of $270,000 and ... Continue reading
Audi, Corvette Ready to Tame Track at Infineon Raceway
Jul 6, 2005
Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 Audi, Corvette Ready to Tame Track at Infineon Technologies Grand Prix of Sonoma, July 15-17 SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Some of the most famous names in sports-car racing will return to Infineon Raceway for the Infineon Technologies Grand Prix of Sonoma, presented by Rav ... Continue reading
Bob Bondurant Marks 40th Anniversary of Shelby Cobra's FIA World Manufacturers Championship
Jul 1, 2005
CHANDLER, Ariz., July 1 -- Bob Bondurant will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his FIA World Manufacturers Championship in a Shelby Cobra with former Shelby teammates at the SAAC's national convention July 1-3 at California Speedway. This Championship is significant as it was the first time that Ferrari was defeated i ... Continue reading
Transcript of Teleconference with ALMS Driver Ron Fellows
Jun 29, 2005
Wednesday, June 29, 2005 American Le Mans Series Teleconference Ron Fellows (Driver of the Chevrolet Corvette C6-R in the GT1 Class) Ron Fellows, who has combined with co-driver Johnny O'Connell to win the last four GT1 championships at Infineon Raceway in the American Le Mans Series, took part in a teleconference on W ... Continue reading
Mike Rockenfeller - Le Mans GT2 win
Jun 18, 2005
Mike Rockenfeller scored a triple in les 24 Heures du Mans 2005, notching the GT2 class win, pole position and fastest race lap. Rockenfeller, of Monaco, Leo Hindery, Jr. of New York and Marc Lieb of Leipzig, Germany, also set a class distance record, covering 332 laps of the 13.65-kilometre French road course during t ... Continue reading
RUHLMAN TO START FIRST AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Jun 18, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RUHLMAN TO START FIRST AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY PORTLAND, Ore. (June 17, 2005)--Randy Ruhlman fresh off the Trans-Am win at the Long Beach Grand Prix is in a good position for the start of the Rose City 100 Trans-Am race at Portland International Raceway--he is starting in the pole positi ... Continue reading
Le Mans Warm-Up Offers One Additional Challenge to Defending GT2 Champions
Jun 18, 2005
Le Mans Warm-Up Offers One Additional Challenge to Defending GT2 Champions LE MANS, France, Saturday, June 18, 2005 – After more than 36 hours already invested in the repair and preparation of the No. 90 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, the 24 Hours of Le Mans had one last practice c ... Continue reading
Petersen/ White Lightning To Start Pursuit of Le Mans Three-Peat Sixth
Jun 17, 2005
Petersen/ White Lightning To Start Pursuit of Le Mans Three-Peat Sixth LE MANS, France, Thursday, June 16, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing will be forced to start further back than anticipated, sixth in LM GT2 class, 40th overall, in their pursuit of an historic three-peat at the 73rd Annual 2 ... Continue reading
Mike Rockenfeller - Le Mans GT2 pole
Jun 17, 2005
Mike Rockenfeller earned the biggest pole position of his racing career, topping the GT2 class in final qualifying for les 24 Heures du Mans, but the lap wasn't intended to be his qualifier. Rockenfeller, of Neuwied, Germany, covered the 13.65-kilometre road course in four minutes 5.326 seconds – 1.332 seconds fa ... Continue reading
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