Posted on 06.12.2013 10:00
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Simona
Porsche has been flirting with a return to the Le Mans series for quite some time now, and now we are finally getting the chance to see the automaker’s LMP1 sports prototype for the 2014 series. The...Show More Summary
This weekend, the American Le Mans Series is running at Laguna Seca. /SHAKEDOWN host Leo Parente is out there, and he got a peek inside the Rahal Letterman Lanigan team garage at the racecars within. Read more...
SRT will be documenting its second season - and first full season - of Viper GTS-R racing in the American Le Mans Series with a new web series called Beyond the Checkered Flag. We don't know much yet, but the team has released a teaser video (below) and promises the series will run at least four episodes, if not more. Show More Summary
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing's Honda Performance Development (HPD) ARX-03a, piloted by Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr, took the checkered flag at the Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series race at Long Beach this past weekend under Southern California's typical warm sunny skies. Show More Summary
Audi has a tendency to dominate in whatever motor racing endeavor it enters, from rally to LMP racing at Le Mans. The news that Audi is considering entering the IndyCar series, with its famous namesake race, may come as a bit of a worry, then, to Chevrolet and Honda, the current engine suppliers to the series. Read more...
Mega Man and his very understated new gun.
When Mega Man co-creator and series overlord Keiji Inafune left Capcom in 2010 a number of games featuring the Blue Bomber were cancelled, including a very strange one the world is only learning...Show More Summary
Porsche IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama may be a mouthful to say out loud, but as a single-make driver's series, it has some of the best racing action you can find. John Hindhaugh, the golden-throated Radio Le Mans announcer, narrates this video recap of the 2013 series opener at Sebring earlier this month. Read more...
Following this month’s previous announcement from Renault that it will be entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, as well as the European Le Mans Series, the French automaker has now revealed the LMP2 prototype that it hopes to be victorious with. Renault is using its Le Mans participation to help build excitement for the revival of its...
Renault has taken the covers off its Alpine-branded entry for the 2013 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) and the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. Wearing the race number 36, it will be the first Alpine-branded racer to compete in the French enduro since the sports carmaker claimed victory in 1978. Show More Summary
After the merger between Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series was announced last year, a contest was held to name the new combined series, and that new name is now officially the United SportCar Racing series. This new branding will...Show More Summary
Following last year’s announcement that the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Series would merge for the 2014 season, two primary questions arose: who would be the sanctioning body, and what would the new series be called? In an effort to connect with those close to the sport, fans were encouraged to submit suggested names for the...
When the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) kicks off its 2013 season at Sebring International Raceway on March 16, BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing won’t be campaigning its familiar BMW M3. Instead, the team will roll out an all-new BMW race car for the new season, based on the production BMW Z4 roadster. Developed specifically for ALMS...
The 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R will be attending the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours, but before it gets to the Big Show of endurance races, it will contest the first half of the 2013 American Le Mans Series season--the last season before the merger with Grand Am. The season starts at Sebring, March 13-16. Here, the GTS-R is shown behind the scenes in testing as...
Posted on 02.13.2013 10:00
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Kirby Garlitos
BMW recently took to the famous Daytona Raceway to introduce their latest race car that will compete at the 2013 American Le Mans Series: the BMW Z4 GTE. Racing under the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, the Z4 GTE has some pretty high expectations to live up to. Show More Summary
We were on hand last year when the 2013 SRT Viper made its racing debut at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the American Le Mans Series, but now Chrysler has accepted the invitation to run two Vipers at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. Show More Summary
Posted on 02.1.2013 18:00 by Simona Along with the unveiling of the new-generation Viper, SRT also announced the Viper GTS-R — a model that marks the SRT Viper Racing team’s return to the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). Today the team...Show More Summary
We were baffled a few weeks back when the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series announced new classes that will make up their combined racing program in 2014. Gone from the list is the Le Mans Prototype class, otherwise known as LMP1. Show More Summary
Ex-Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld has been confirmed at Rebellion Racing for the 2013 season. The Swiss team is active in the American Le Mans Series and the FIA ??World Endurance Championship and will also participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Last year, BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan drove a BMW M3 to a first place overall finish in the American Le Mans Series’ GT class, outscoring the Corvette Racing team and the Porsches of Flying Lizard Motorsports. In the four years it’s been running the BMW M3, Team RLL has taken two manufacturer’s championships, two team...
Oliver Turvey has signed a deal with Jota Sport to drive alongside Simon Dolan in the team's Zytek-Nissan LMP2 for the 2013 European Le Mans Series campaign. The 25-year-old Briton, a past race winner in the GP2 Series, will continue his role as McLaren's test driver throughout the upcoming Formula 1 season.