Ooh I can't wait to see the Vipers take on the Corvettes, Ferraris, Porsches and BMWs #alms
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While this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans ended up being a bit of a disappointment from a purely competitive standpoint thanks to the early retirement of the +TOYOTA s and the cancellation of the Peugeot race program earlier this year, it was not a total waste. In fact it was quite a strong demonstration [...] The actual 24 Hours of Le Mans race might be twice around the clock, but before any of the cars take to the track for practice and qualifying they have to go through scrutineering to make sure everything is in compliance with the rule book. Monday of race week is devoted to the technical inspections [...] Eight and a half hours into the 12 hours of Sebring, there is a great battle raging in GT. The first four cars in the class are running practically nose to tail with Corvette, BMW, Corvette and BMW and then the fifth place Porsche 911 less than 10 seconds back from that group. #sebring [...] Earlier this week, it was revealed that the Detroit automakers missed out on a huge opportunity to demonstrate some true innovation innovation on the race track when they took a pass on supporting +Highcroft Racing and the Deltawing project. Two of the three Detroit companies have four cylinder engines with direct injection and turbocharging that [...] #lotus #alms #americanlemans #americanlemansseries Lotus Evora GTE
Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell. [...] It's great to see another iconic performance brand hit the track in the American Le Mans Series as Lotus makes its debut this year. Alex Job Racing will move up from the GT Challenge class to return to full GT competition with a factory-backed Lotus Evora GTE. Hopefully AJR will retain the classic Lotus [...] Despite the loss of Peugeot, this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans is shaping up to be a fascinating race. In addition to the new Toyota TS030 LMP1 with an ultra-capacitor hybrid drive system, Highcroft Racing is teaming up with Dan Gurney's All-American Racers and Michelin to run the new DeltaWing prototype. http://www.highcroftracing.com/ Michelin just [...] #plm #alms #peugeot #enduranceracing In album plm 2010 (35 photos)
Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell. [...] It's a sad sign of continuing tough economic times that Peugeot is shuttering its Le Mans race program. Over the past five years, the ongoing battle between the diesel powered Peugeot 908s and Audi R10s, R15s and R18s has provided some of the best competition anywhere. Seeing these prototypes running flat-out for 10, 12 [...] |
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