Jan 17, 2002
GUY SMITH OPTIMISTIC FOR DAYTONA RACE Britain’s Guy Smith continued to shine during testing for the Rolex 24 Hour race at Daytona next month lapping the Sebring circuit within half a second of last year’s qualifying session for the 12 hour race. The Jim Matthews Panoz-Ford Riley & Scott MkIIIC, which runs i ... Continue reading
Motorsports 2002 Recap - Great Fun!
Jan 17, 2002
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LMP 02 Produced For Team Cadillac In 9 Months (It's Caddy's Baby)
Jan 16, 2002
FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002 SEBRING, Fla. - Team Cadillac presented their new Le Mans and ALMS challenger in Sebring, Fla., Monday. The completely new Cadillac Northstar LMP 02 will mark the next step in General Motors' luxury brand's sportscar race program. TEAM CADILLAC PRODUCED THE NEW CAR IN LESS THAN NINE MONTHS ... Continue reading
LMP Does Not Stand For "Limp" - Caddy LMP 02has Hard Twin Turbo Northstar Engine
Jan 16, 2002
FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002 SEBRING, Fla. - Pose the question, "What's new?" to GM Racing engineer Ed Keating, and you get a succinct reply: "Everything." RACE-PROVEN NORTHSTAR LMP ENGINE IS REVISED FOR 2002 Keating leads the team of engineers and technicians that produces the prime mover for the Cadillac LMP 02 - th ... Continue reading
Cadillac Northstar LMP-02 Chassis And Engine Specs
Jan 16, 2002
FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002 Cadillac Northstar LMP-02 Chassis Construction: Carbon fiber monocoque with aluminum honeycomb core Weight: 900 kilograms (1984 lbs.)Length: 465 cm. (193 in,)Width: 200 cm. (78.75 in)Height:102 cm. (40.15 in.)Bodywork: Carbon and Kevlar with Nomex honeycomb Suspension: Double wishbone fron ... Continue reading
Cadillac Unveils LeMans Prototype At Sebring.
Jan 16, 2002
FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002 SEBRING, Fla. - As Cadillac celebrates its 100th birthday in 2002, one of the first presents to be unwrapped is the all-new Cadillac Northstar Le Mans Prototype (LMP). With an aerodynamic new body design, an updated engine package and a performance-driven team, the second-generation Cadill ... Continue reading
Rolex Driver Spotlight on Kim Hiskey
Jan 16, 2002
Driver Spotlight on Kim Hiskey DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 15, 2002) -- Kim Hiskey's first full Rolex Sports Car Series season turned out better than she had ever dreamed. With seasoned Porsche driver Randy Pobst as a teammate and Greg Fordahl as a crew chief, Hiskey's Crazy Redhead Racing team brought home four pole ... Continue reading
Rolex 24 At Daytona Team and Driver News
Jan 11, 2002
Rolex 24 At Daytona Team and Driver News January 11, 2002 Crazy Redhead Racing Teams Up with ZIP Racing for Rolex 24 ZIP Racing will join forces with Crazy Redhead Racing for the Rolex 24 At Daytona for a lineup that will pair some of the top-ranked Rolex Series GT drivers. The team will join ZIP driver/president Steve ... Continue reading
Corvette Selected as Featured Marque for 2002 Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races
Jan 11, 2002
MONTEREY, Calif., Jan. 10 -- When General Motors' chief stylist Harley Earl assigned Bob McLean to pen a new sports car to compete with the likes of Ferrari, Jaguar and Alfa Romeo in 1951, he had little clue these early efforts would begin turning the wheels toward creating one of America's most identifiable sports car ... Continue reading
2001 Champions Honored in Daytona - Six Rolex Watches Awarded to Driver Champions
Jan 8, 2002
2001 Champions Honored in Daytona Six Rolex Watches Awarded to Driver Champions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 7, 2002) - The 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series champions were honored over the weekend in Daytona Beach, Fla. The 2001 Rolex Series Tribute to Champions was held at DAYTONA USA on Saturday, Jan. 5, with six special ... Continue reading
Inaugural Season Champions Honored in Daytona
Jan 7, 2002
Inaugural Season Champions Honored in Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 7, 2002) - The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series inaugural season champions were honored at DAYTONA USA over the weekend. John Powell and his Powell Motorsports was honored as the Super Grand Sport team owner champion, while his son Devon Powell ... Continue reading
Reinterpreting a Living Legend: Ford Unveils the New GT40 Concept Car
Jan 7, 2002
January 2002 (Newstream) -- When Ford designers began to conceptualize bringing a legendary car to life they chose one that helped change performance car history. A car that re-ignites Henry Ford II's hallmarks of passion, performance and speed -- the GT40. With the GT40, top designers knew that they could do a complet ... Continue reading
Record Speeds During Testing Should Make For Exciting Rolex 24 At Daytona
Jan 6, 2002
Record Speeds During Testing Should Make For Exciting Rolex 24 At Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2002) - Max Papis' strong performance in the morning session on the final day of Rolex Series testing proved to be the strongest of the weekend. The Doran Lista Racing #27 Judd-powered Dallara stayed out front all wee ... Continue reading
Track Records Bested In Rolex Testing
Jan 4, 2002
Several Track Records Bested In Testing DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 4, 2002) -- Max Papis clocked the fastest lap of day during the late afternoon session of the Rolex 24 At Daytona January Test Days at Daytona International Speedway, beating the qualifying track record set by James Weaver at the 2000 Rolex 24. Papis clo ... Continue reading
Rolex 24 At Daytona January Test Days News & Notes
Jan 4, 2002
Rolex 24 At Daytona January Test Days News & Notes DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2002) -- The Rolex 24 At Daytona January Test Days began today at Daytona International Speedway with all five classes of the Rolex Sports Car Series taking to the track in preparation for the February event that kicks off the 2002 SpeedWee ... Continue reading
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