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Dario Franchitti released by AGR - will not race ALMS again - racetech
Laguna Seca entry list up - ALMS -
- VDS back
- Mowlem in P2 Zytek (see below!)
- No Lista Maserati
LMP2 Zytek for Stefan Mücke & unnamed driver @ Laguna Seca -EI
CDW on the way to ALMS - in some form or other? - bear
Weight & restrictor breaks for Lolas, Zyteks & Creations from Petit - sportscaranalytics
Read the inside story of the ALMS Creations @ sportscaranalytics
Lucas Luhr to PWL for last two rounds (replacing Muller @ Laguna Seca)
BMW M6 to Grand Am - see pic @ the-paddock - ALMS too?
LG Motrsport to announce 08 programme @ Atlanta could be ALMS GT2- forum
Rave review of Detriot round - Rick Dole @ sportscarpros ("first and only “world class” event in ALMS history")
Mazda to offer supported Lola AER-Mazda package for 2008 bear
Acura to run two-car team(s?) in 2008 ALMS - bear
Jon Field confirms delivery of P1 Lola AER for PLM - Radio LM
Yes Hindy on RLM DID say TWO works Creations for PLM
Robertson confirm full season in 2008 (aiming for LM one day) - Andrea on RLM
No Kuttner / Doran Ford GT in 2007 - wait till Sebring January test...
Intersport to have turbo LMP1 by PLM - bear (Velocity ex Dyson Lola?)
Primetime to run Viper for the rest of the season - could be several Vipers next year - bear
Prospeed confirm they will be @ PLM this year & Sebring next - GT-eins
Intersport split from Khumo - motorsport.com
Detroit entry list out
- Cytosport back but Autocon out
- Primetime Race Group Viper in GT2
- Robertson back for local race
- Trans Sport back
- No Astons, no CET
Solaroli removed from CEO position @ CET - what now? - lastturnclub - PR
Herbert testing for CET "...towards the end of the month..." crash
Doran Lista Maserati will be @ PLM - but only PLM - it appears - crash
First pic of Lista Maserati ALMS - more
Autosport (print) saying Arena Zytek "has entered" for PLM & Laguna. Zytek may also take the LMP2 07S or the 06S hybrid...(depending on pay driver of course)
Detail of Intersport situation @ revised sportscaranalytics site
Helary in Risi Ferrari for Mosprot & Detroit, "car owner" Krohn's crew back for PLM & Laguna - EI
Nathan Swartzbaugh joins Tafel Porsche for Road America, PLM & Laguna Planetlemans
Racing for Holland & Swiss Spirit both out till further notice - no visit to USA for RfH Dome
Horag Lola or Doran Maserati will run, but not both, @PLM & Laguna
Pat Long on the CET drive @ EI "...CET continue their tests" (really?) actually Pat's name IS on the car...
Road America official list up IMSA
Peter Dumbreck replaces Tomáš Enge @ PWL
ALMS teams invited to Interlagos LMS round - invitation
B_K Motorsports web site up at last - here
PTG down to one car for the next two races - Tom Milner
Pescarolo says he may do ALMS in 2008 - Autosport
European entries for PLM & Laguna Seca soar according to Autosport (print edition)
- Arena Zytek P1
- Charouz Lola P1
- Creation P1
- Rollcentre Pesacrolo P1
- Chamberlain Synergy Lola P1
- Team Modena Aston Martin GT1
- Autorlando Porsche 997 GT2 (Autorlando say not)
- Peugeot will not be going
- No mention of previously expected teams Racing for Holland Dome P1, Kruse Pescarolo P2 & Barazi Zyek P2
The Bear saying a GT2 Viper is expected @ Mid Ohio - Murphy
Works Creation WILL do PLM and Laguna Seca - sposorship from Piedmont-Triangle EI
Doran Lista Maserati MC12 has alredy tested & will be @ Road America - EI
Autoport (print edition) "confirm" Pat Long to join Letho & Herbert @ CET...
JCW shakes down Autocon Creation @ Road Atlanta test - ALMS
CET press release says Letho & Herbert signed - trackbytes
Cytosport set to return for Mid-Ohio round - website
Feel the CET deal never really added up? Read Tom Kjos's story @ LastTurnClub
First pic of CET Solaroli RS Spyder (can anyone read the names on the rollhoop?)
CET Solaroli will not debut @ Lime Rock
P2 restrictor rules implemented from next round - AER (inc Mazda) immune -IMSA Bulletin
Aston Martin particpation still in doubt, Le Mans interviews show no ALMS commitment
Horag will run their Maserati MC12 or their Lola B05/40 (but not both) in PLM & Laguna Seca - DSC
The Bear seems insistent that Rafanelli will return to ALMS soon - and lots of other posibilities
Autosport (print edition) reporting ALMS will implement the 5% restrictor for LMP2 "soon"
Corsa may be out after Utah - no tire supply
Cytosport Lola back for Mid-Ohio - Gt-Eins
Autocon Creation "interim" Livery pics @ DSC
Autosport (print edition):- "2 Konrad Saleens by Lime Rock" and "Fredy Lienhard's Maserati MC12 is @ Doran testing soon - may do a couple of races"
Terry Borcheller rumoured for Konrad Saleen (with Marc Basseng going to Trans Sport)- GT-Eins
Kruse hoping to do last 2 races on E50 before all-bio LMS next year - Autosport print edition
Creation will take new CA07 to PLM & Laguna - Autosport
"A difference in approach and philosophy is the reason for the separation..." White Lightning on Corsa split
Autosport (print edition) now saying Marcus Hazelgrove has not joined CE Solaroli
Autocon Creation arrives in the USA - pics @ DSC
Ron Fellows and Andy Pilgrim for 3rd Corvette @ Mosport - ALMS
Velocity Lola testing, note AER engine, Chris Dyson shakedown, John Faulkner - & this
Must-read Interview with Al Solaroli @ Porsche Club of America - key issues:- RSR is for new drivers (including a European female), Spyder drivers "Formula One people that you will know very well", most worrying is "...announcement will be made at a press conference in Weissach mid April"
"Mythical Championship" follow the combined P1 + P2 championship @ lastturnclub
Autocon still with their Lola for Salt Lake City? - Official entry list
Enge back in PWL Ferrari for Salt Lake City - Tomáš' Website
JJ Letho & Johnny Herbert for CET Porsche Spyder - Autosport print edition
Marcus Hazelgrove (ex Chapion Racing) left B-K after Houston - joins CET Racing Solaroli - Autosport print edition (other sources say it's not a done deal...)
Dirk Müller will miss Utah, Lime Rock & Laguna Seca for PWL - the-paddock.net
Corvette Racing could do ALMS GT2 next year - or LMS - Doug Fehan in Autoweek "...Chevrolet could only justify competing against itself in the ALMS for one season"
Aston ALMS return "possible but by no means planned" - AMR in Autoweek
John Macaluso of Miracle tested a Courage LC75 @ Magny Cours Friday - Courage
Astons will be back for Detroit - Doug Fehan on RLM
Autocon Lola will not appear again
Houston entry list @ IMSA
Check out the stats @ sportscaranalytics
Story around Long Beach that Aston Martin will be back in ALMS after Le Mans... DSC
First run of Cytosport Lola B06/10 - pics @ projectlemans
Autocon WILL run Creation CA-06H from Utah GP - website & EI
2nd Dyson Lola surfaces @ Velocity! pics (where does this leave the Creation LMP2 deal?)
Autocon will have a new P1 car for SLC ALMS round (Creation?) planetlemans
Make Trey Blincoe's sportscaranalytics a regular stop after each round - NFL style stats for ALMS!
Autocon Lola EX257 (B01/60) for sale - race-cars.com
Van der Steur back for Houston - new livery - website - it is running - video
Audi PR says they will be @ St Pete ALMS - read it @ planetlemans ("...Despite these serious handicaps AUDI AG decided to continue its commitment in the American Le Mans Series)
But all seems sweetness & light according to Champion Racing
Much consternation (& conspiracy theory) on the non-appearance of an entry list for this week's ALMS round @ St Pete FL...check your favorite forum - & see this @ lastturnclub
Horag may have new car for PLM The-Paddock.net - also, may do Road America & Laguna Seca EI
Racing for Holland will do PLM with Dome's support - paddy_nl @ 10/10ths (also saying Mid-Ohio?)
Konrad may switch to GT1 with 2 Saleen SR7s - projectlemans
Acura stun on debut - 2nd & 3rd overall, 1st & 2nd in class @ Sebring
James Watt Automotive will run PLM only
Krohn Racing could run Risi F430 all year - DSC
A flavour of ALMS 2007...more @ ALMS
Great Sebring pics including Tafel Porsche, Rahal, Farnbacher, Lizards & more @ JohnThawley
Lizards' new livery @ DSC
Corsa & Petersen F430 liveries on website
Van De Steur Radical out of Sebring & possibly other 2007 ALMS events due to testing damage - website
First pics of Intersport Creation livery @ Intersport
"The Green Ferrari" Krohn / Risi Ferrari tests - story & pic @ DSC
First pics of B-K Lola Mazda @ Lola-Group
New livery for Audi R10 - pics @ EI
Cytosport to run ex-Dyson LMP1 Lola in 8 2007 races for Klaus Graf & Greg Pickett- planetlemans
B-K Lola Mazda test story @ DSC
ACEMCO Saleens back on eBay
Ralf Kelleners confirms he's driving Conzus' RS Spyder in 2008 - projectlemans -but he is not on the website anymore! (except on the car rendering below...)
Krohn team will run in 2nds Risi F430 @ Sebring, Houston, PLM & Laguna Seca - Risi
CET Racing Solaroli Motorsports will get 2 RS Spyders & a 997 in 2007 - Conzus probably 2008 - DSC
Farnbacher confirm last 2 rounds & that the 997 will stay in the USA & be available to "interested pilots" - GTEins
Audi annual Press Conference states, "the Audi Sport North America team will for the first time be entering two Audi R10 TDI cars in every race" Audi (via chewy)
Note Conzus website being quickly updated - new logos, new staff & RS Spyders in the shop plan instead of DPs! (still have Ralf K as the driver though...)
Enter Conzus Motorsports the new RS Spyder team - Wiet Huidekoper, Gordon Friend & Vern Schuppan involved
"CONZUS" is an acronym for COlumbia, New Zealand & US.
Dyson have "potential buyers" for their Lolas - but not sold yet - EI
Official Sebring entry list out - ALMS
- 2 Konrad 997s
- 2nd Risi is Krohn Racing lineup (full season?)
ACEMCO Saleens back on the market - DSC
Dyson RS Spyder livery on their revised website
Gulf Barazi Zytek intend to run "one or two" late season rounds EI
Corvette driver lineup finalised
First pics of Porsche RS Spyder 5 & 6 - destined for the same ALMS team (from SLC - 2nd @ PLM) ProjectLeMans - now in English @ DSC
Fernadez Lola wins Acura private 12 hour race @ Sebring - DSC
B-K Lola-Mazda to shake down @ sebring March 05 - EI
James Watt Automotive looking to run @ Long Beach and Houston - DSC
It's confirmed - Creation for Intersport DSC - ALMS
Velocity may do last couple of races in 2007 - website
White Lightning combine with Corsa Motorsports to run 2nd Ferrari F430 - ALMS
Tim Bergmeister shakes down PWL Ferrari @ Fiorano pics
Konrad won't be going LMS - is ALMS now a real possibility?
Team Modena Aston Martin will run @ Sebring with Liz Halliday! - PlanetLeMans
Doran/Kuttner of Ford GT fame are advertising in our GoogleAds (give them a click!)------>
Intersport will go LMP1 with ex Dyson Lola - Autosport print edition (others say Creation deal still open)
ALL gasoline powered cars will run with 10% ethanol in 2007! - ALMS
Audi may not do ALMS after Sebring!! - Ulrich / Hindy interview - story @ DSC
Mazda LMP2 plans in interview @ Trackbytes
Velocity Motorsports will go LMP2 in 2008, perhaps sooner - building "strategic partnership with Creation" Motorsport.com
All LMP2s will run to 2006 regulations in 2007 (i.e. ACO 5% power reduction doesn't apply) IMSA - clarification is needed as to whether this will invalidate Le Mans auto-invites for 2008 (a la PWL)
Doran Ford GT story grows - Autosport saying PLM 2007 debut, 5.5L non supercharged version of street motor, and looking for 2008 Le Mans!
The Bear is confirming his earlier rumours that Intersport will run a Creation LMP1 hybrid in ALMS this year. And starting a new one that the 2nd Creation hybrid may divert from JLMC to ALMS...
Racingworld reporting Horag will do Sebring then go to Europe for full LMS programme...
Joest Racing @ Sebring - see website - does that mean 3 R10s? (probably not!)
The Bear seems to be hinting that Intersport are considering swapping to LMP1 with a Creation... (see what you think)
Racing for Holland will do PLM (but need to see how it works out with the Brazilian LMS race)- DSC
Embassy Racing Pilbeam LMP2 for late ALMS rounds - DSC
Session 3 times @ IMSA
Monday Sebring test times @ IMSA
Penske Porsche line up revealed - PR
Monday morning pics from Sebring test @ LMSR
Almost as good as being there! Watch the cars unloading, feel the season starting - here are the Lizards - pics from the ever present LMSR & more
First pics of the Dyson RS Spyder @ Sebring test LMSR
Farnbacher's new 997 @ Sebring - LMSR
Pics of Autocon Lola's new livery LMSR
Robertson Racing testing already @ Sebring - 1st view of livery - LMSR
Stories linking BMS with ALMS campaign still around (was it really just a test?) LMSR
Another Ford GT dreamer? DSC - website
Pappas Porsche 997 is real & Terry Borcheller is driving - LMSR - more - website
Dyson's first Porsche RS Spyder delivered - ALMS
Corvette Racing WILL defend ALMS title - Racing fanatics
Czech LMP1 team want to do final 2 rounds- DSC
VDS firm up partial programme, all but 2 rounds - website
"If there is no competition we may find ourselves racing in Europe" Johnny O'Connell
Still two more 430s & another 997 possible - The Bear
Lots of new readers recently - remember to check out the entry list below
Second Ferrari 430 for PWL? - The Bear says entered @ Sebring, PLM & Laguna Seca (for Tracy Krohn?)...
"5th Spyder" speculation gathering pace - some suggestions; TRG, Rahal, Gunnar, J3, Konrad, AJR, Farnbacher...any more?
Tim Bergmeister & Tomáš Enge for PWL Ferrari
Note how many of last year's Aston Martin drivers are suddenly elsewhere...Lamy, Sarrazin, Enge
Creation Sebring & PLM "100% certain" - story
Corvette could still go to Europe for 2007 - Oliver Gavin
Audi to run 2 R10s - story (McNish, Capello & Pirro, Werner)
B-K Motorsport Lola B07/40 Mazda (by AER) Bach & Devlin driving (you also knew that too!)-story
Johansson confirmed @ Highcroft - but then you knew that didn't you?
EVO RS Spyder testing @ Sebring today - pics
Murphy's blog hints at another RS Spyder in ALMS & Intersport upgrading to LMP1 mid-season...
Tom Milner Jr to Rahal Letterman Porshce - site
Audi will defend their ALMS championship in 2007 - post
Konrad website now showing ALMS as full programme for 2007, no mention of LMS...
Mazda ALMS announcement now seems to be on Jan 11th - see this forum post
Endurance-info add substance to Dome ALMS stories - could do late races, maybe with RfH, maybe not
Robertson Racing announce 2007 & 2008 ALMS programmes -story
Tafel 997s delivered - pic
Check out the Creation ad @ Endurance-info - (click on pic to see it big) - interesting...
PTG AND Multimatic join up for 2007 Panoz effort - story
Lizards' lineup confirmed - here
"We hope to race in ALMS GT2 in 2007." Dave Robertson - more
The Bear - saying Ben Devlin has full season ALMS drive - but VDS " back for part of the schedule" - go figure...
997s start to arrive, 2 delivered to Flying Lizards - story
Somehow missed these earlier - Audi R8 commemorative livery @ SEMA -pic (click "prev" for more)
Porsche Motorsport hint at more RS Spyders for ALMS - story
Mazda ALMS announcement will be "just after January 1" - will NOT be a re-badged engine - story
Doran Ford GT project is "real" - website watch the movies & make up you own mind...
Second Autocon Lola "back burnered" story
Petersen / White Lightning to Run GT2 Ferrari 430 in ALMS pic
Forum speculation of 2007 Mazda being "badge engineered" AER - could mean 4 "Mazdas" in ALMS next year (B-K, Intersport, VDS & Autocon - delay could be result of trying to get this deal done...)
Pics of 3 Acura cars testing @ Sebring today
Audi sign Lucas Luhr @ Mike Rockenfeller (DTM & R10) story (not clear which series or if just long races)
Dyson moving to LMP2 with Posche RS Spyders - story
Several interesting announcements this week - stay tuned
More GT2 Ferraris said to be on the way...
Autocon announce sponsor & livery for 2006 - here - will rent RML car if budget forthcoming
Sources (& Bear) saying the Courage Cosworth LMP1 project will not happen - more details later
Creation will do Sebring, PLM & Laguna only again, other ALMS doubtful - story
MARINO Franchitti will be Herta's regular co-driver in 07 -story
Ralf Kelleners will drive Rahal 997 - story, testing starts early February
Forum story saying PTG to run works Panoz in 2007 ALMS (whither Mulimatic?)
Interesting story linking Rickard Rydell with ALMS Aston drive. (So there will be an ALMS campaign then?)
Lola Acura testing video from ALMS - mp4 here (get mp4 CoDec here)
Stefan Johansson in Highcroft Acura according to Autosport (print version), same story "confirms" Franchitti brothers to share seat in AGR Acura
Pirelli wil not be back in ALMS in 2007 - story
Brabham confirmed @ Highcroft -story
What is this? - pic - C65 with Acura / XM Satellite branding @ LA Auto Show
Real Acuras testing today @ Homestead
Autosport linking David Brabham with Highcroft ALMS P2 drive (1 of 2 possibilities)
Audi testing R10 @ Sebring today - pics
Andy Wallace returns to Dyson - story
Spyker ALMS stories seem to have some basis - story
Peugeot will only test @ Sebring & won't do PLM or Laguna- story
PTG saying that they aim to be back in GT2 in 2007... story
Murphy suggesting 2 more Ferraris in GT2 with 2 (US) teams - blog
David Brabham aiming for LMP in 07 - story "... I have had a lot more approaches in the last few week than I can remember" - interview
Johnny Herbert in USA this weekend "to sign for 2007" (for whom?)
See new combined calendar for 2007 - here
Autosport (print edition) Thursday 02 reporting 2 (old) ALMS GT2 stories - new life or slow news?
- Doran building GT2 based on American car new to class (story also says the manufacturer's approval has not yet been forthcoming. So probably not Mosler and weight added to the Ford GT theory? - any guesses what else?)
- Lexus program is being reviewed and could be run by PTG
Dario Franchitti set for some ALMS races - story
Herta confirmed in AGR Courage story
Possible 2007 ALMS entrants (excluding Sebring-only entrants):-