TRANS AM: Trans-Am Series Announces Schedule Change For Portland Race
Mar 10, 2001
Miami - The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup and the Panoz/Sanchez Group today announced that the series’ race in Portland will be held on Saturday, August 4 to take advantage of a live two-hour television opportunity on the Speedvision Network. The Trans-Am Series race will be contested over 125 mile ... Continue reading
FIA: TAP Rallye De Portugal, End of Leg One
Mar 10, 2001
Drivers and organisers have had to battle against the weather on today's first full leg of the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the TAP Rally of Portugal. Several weeks of rain had left stages in extremely muddy condition and event chiefs were forced to cancel two repeat runnings of tests in the afterno ... Continue reading
ALMS: Michelin Quick Facts - Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring
Mar 9, 2001
March 17 at Sebring International Raceway * Top Teams To Ride On Michelin Tires - A total of 14 cars will be riding on Michelin tires. In the prototype division, Michelin-shod cars include the factory-supported efforts from Audi and Panoz as well as the Champion (Audi), Johansson (Audi) and Pescarolo (Courage) teams. I ... Continue reading
SCCA: San Diego race cancelled from World Challenge schedule
Mar 7, 2001
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-The SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge has trimmed its schedule by one event after the cancellation announcement of the San Deigo Grand Prix. Listed as a TBA since the initial 2001 schedule announcement in September of last year, the event's official cancellation came out of the Trans-Am Serie ... Continue reading
Trans-Am Series Announces BFGoodrich Tires As Associate Sponsor
Mar 7, 2001
Trans-Am Series Announces BFGoodrich Tires As Associate Sponsor $300,000 To Be Distributed In Drivers’ Championship; Will Post $36,000 In Contingencies Miami - The Trans-Am Series and the Panoz/Sanchez Group today announced that it has signed BFGoodrich Tires to a three-year deal to be the spec tire for the Trans ... Continue reading
ALMS: Lewis puts first race laps on Aspen Knolls' New Callaway
Mar 6, 2001
FORT WORTH, Tex., - The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) debut of the new Aspen Knolls/ MCR Racing Callaway C12-R here at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) ended sooner than Shane Lewis and the Aspen Knolls/ MCR team had wished. Lewis, of Jupiter, Fla., pulled the #12 Aspen Knolls/ MCR C12-R off course with a broken right-rear ... Continue reading
ALMS: Reynard 01Q Sportscar Set to Racin in USA and Europe
Mar 6, 2001
The Reynard 01Q sportscar, evolved from the original 2KQ model launched in 1999, is set to race in the American Le Mans Series and the FIA Sportscar Championship and Le Mans 24 Hour race this year, with three top teams fielding cars. The Dick Barbour Racing Team will race at the Donington round of the American Le Mans ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW Team PTG M3 of Stuck and Said Finish Third In GT
Mar 6, 2001
FT. WORTH, Texas - BMW Team PTG took advantage of caution periods and used excellent pit stop work to finish third in the GT class with the No. 6 BMW M3 of Hans Stuck and Boris Said, covering 107 laps around the 2.324-mile Texas Motor Speedway circuit in the two-hour-and-45-minute Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas. Th ... Continue reading
FORMULA 1: Australian Gran Prix Race Results
Mar 5, 2001
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Following are the race results for the Australian Grand Prix race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, driver, country, car, laps completed and time: 1. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 58 laps, 1:38:26.533 seconds. 2. David Coulthard, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 58, 1:38.28.251 3. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Galati Wins Wild Speedvision GT
Mar 5, 2001
FORT WORTH, Texas - Michael Galati, of N. Olmstead, Ohio, captured a wild SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT win at the Texas Motor Speedway Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas. Superchips polesitter Peter Cunningham, of W. Bend, Wis., and Randy Pobst, of Melbourne, Fla., completed the top-three. Galati, who ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW Team PTG M3 of Stuck and Said Finish Third in GT
Mar 5, 2001
Hans Stuck and Boris Said combined for a third place finish at The Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas, covering 107 laps around the 2.324-mile circuit in the two-hour-and-45-minute race. Said started the race eighth in the GT class and handed the #6 M3 to Stuck just over one hour into the race. At the two-hour mark, St ... Continue reading
ALMS: Alex Job Racing Scores GT Win at Leather Center GP of Texas
Mar 5, 2001
FORTH WORTH, Texas-- A brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RS race car fielded by the McKenna Porsche Alex Job Racing Team, of Tavares, Fla, and piloted by German drivers Sascha Maassen and Lucas Luhr, dominated the GT class by scoring a one-lap, pole-to-flag victory in today’s Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas. For Porsc ... Continue reading
ALMS: Michelin-Audi Scores Season-Opening Victory
Mar 5, 2001
Michelin Quick Facts - Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas Michelin-shod Audi Scores American Le Mans Series Season-Opening Victory * Michelin Records Overall Victory - Michelin cars led every one of the 117 laps today en route to scoring the company's 20th overall ALMS victory. Rinaldo Capello and Tom Kristensen, drivi ... Continue reading
SCCA: Pfeffer Takes First Speedvision Touring Car Win At Texas
Mar 5, 2001
FORT WORTH, Texas - Steve Pfeffer, of Scottsdale, Ariz., took his first-career SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car win, leading the final 24 laps of the 26-lap opening race on the Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway. Superchips Polesitter Neal Sapp, of Ellicott City, Md., fin ... Continue reading
Frentzen takes points home for Jordan Honda
Mar 5, 2001
POINTS FINISH FOR HONDA IN MELBOURNE Frentzen takes points home for Jordan Honda Honda-powered cars finished the Australian Grand Prix in points scoring positions after solid race performances from the Honda quartet signalled promise for the 2001 season. Olivier Panis headed the Honda stable home on the track in his Lu ... Continue reading
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