- Weren't the Lola coupes stunning? one of the best
debuts I seen in 50 years of motor racing...
- BTW Mariantic is taking a break. Thanks for
your support. More later
- Rollcentre & Embassy liveries - EI
- Lola coupe liveries EI
- Barcelona live timing here
- Kruse Lola livery @ gt-eins
- ORECA Courage livery revealed - EI worth a look!
- St Pete ALMS entry list out - here
- VDS Radical back
- No Autocon
- Great Lola B05/40 history @ projectlemans
- LNT buy into Zytek - Autosport print ed.
- Pescarolo
LMP2 - first pics - EI
- Racing Box Lucchini - first livery pics EI
- Audi to contest ALMS with 2 cars - planetlemans
- Lavaggi now on LMS entry list - Cytosport off - LMS
- Devlin crash halts Sebring qualifying - times -
pics of
Lola Mazda
- Pic of
Mazda's old C65 in new BP colours - @ a shopping mall!
- Check out Kruse-Schiller's new website
- ECO Radical withdraws from Sebring - to UK for work
- back to ALMS for Salt Lake
- Embassy FW01 first run - pics @ planetlemans
- Dome S102 press launch - they WERE real photos :-)
EI
- First pics of Dome S102 complete - EI
 - Detailed preview of all teams in ACO series for 2008
@ sportscatanalytics
- Great HTTT pics by John Brooks @ sportscarpros
- Pics of ECO Radical 1st run - here
- Nice LMP1 coupe pics @ mulsannescorner
- See our Catalunya 1000 kms page
- Vanina Ickx driving Rollcentre Pescarolo - official
list - LMS
- WR aiming for diester power in 2009 (building 3 cars)
- racecarengineering
- Amanda
Stretton to drive Chamberlain Synergy Lola in LMS & LM EI
- Extensive HTTT photo coverage @ motorsport.com
- Lola Aston tops Monday PM times - planetlemans
- Combine times to Monday midday - projectlemans
- LMS test red flagged as Speedy Spyker burns planetlemans
- Sunday's times @ EI
- Times
till 2145 @ planetlemans and
great pics
- EE runs for the first ti me - pics @ EI
- Times from 1st morning @ HTTT - planetlemans
- News from HTTT - see EI
- Pierre Bruneau & Marc Rostan to test Rollcentre Pescarolo
- Vanina Ickx also with team pics
- Amanda Stretton driving Chamberlain Synergy Lola
- More HTTT Pics EI and
more
yet more
- New liveries for
- Creation
- Bruichladdich
- Matmut Courage
- Cytosport
- Rollcentre
- Saulnier
- First
pics from HTTT - VM Spyder
- Details of Terramos Corage Le Mans entry - EI
- EC Radical will do full ALMS
- taking 2 cars (plus LMS @ Silverstone)
- VM spyder testing video
- More EE pics @ racecarengineering -
so many carbon cars :-)
- First run for Epsilon Euskadi coupe - EI +
pics of Embassy (oh, and sneak shot of
Speedy Lola copue)
- Radical SR10 pic - EI
- There wil be 2 cars, one may stay for more ALMS
- New LMS website -
English now working
- We're not sitting on this any longer - bio-diesel
powered LMP1 Radical for Sebring
- SR9 based chassis (not coupe)
- VW based Cat engine with AER involvement
- Official Sebring entry list out-
no works Creation
- Autocon Creation won't be CA07
- Interesting perspective on Porsche's LMP plans @
sportcaranalytics
- Rollcenter testing pics & news @ EI
- Angel Burgueno to test Epsilon-Euskadi
- autosport
- LMS HTTT entries - EI (No
Horag, Barazi, 2nd Creation - all en route Sebring?)
- News & pics from Acura/Mazda Sebring testing
@ lastturnclub
- Arena Zytek to ALMS according to Autosport print
edition
- Autosport also reporting LMS have dropped their LMP2
"pro-am" rule
- Le Mans Official entry list here
- 20 LM P1s, 12 LM P2s plus
3 P1 reserves
- Epsilon-Euskadi assembled pics @ EI
 - Doesn't look like Epsilon have landed that major sponsor
yet!
- Lavaggi will do some LMS - Spa & Nurburgring -
with AER power - planetlemans more
@ EI
- Kai Kruse interview @ planetlemans
- Embassy FW01 pics @ racecarengineering
- Full Peugeot press release here
- VM Spyder full livery pics - here &
yet more here (worth
a look!)
- Peugeot programme unveiled - EI
- 3
908s @ Le Mans
- Alexander Wurz, Franck Montagny, Ricard Zonta & Christian
Klien join team
- 1 car @ Sebring
- New livery pics here
- VM Spyder decoration - sneak preview - here
- Guy Smith to ASM for Le Mans - planetlemans
- New Kruse Lola is apparently the ex-Fernandez car
- sportcaranalytics -
GTeins
- LMS Official list here
- new
Kruse team
- no Swiss Spirit
- just one Barazi Zytek
- no Racing for Thailand
- no Bruneau
- no Arena
- no Lavaggi
- Enge not in Charouz Lola Aston Martin
- Lola Aston Martin coupe testing pics @ planetlemans
- VM Motorsport RS Spyder pics @ EI English
- MG Lola EX 265 testing @ Silverstone - pics @ EI English
- No Mil Milhas in LMS this year - planetlemans (Shanghai
will be round 6)
- Creation AIM, Essex Spyder & ASM Lola testing
@ Estoril - pics EI
- Official ACO newsletter - here -
confirms Peugeots @ Sebring
- Autosport reporting
Cytosport have a Le Mans entry
"for finishing 3rd in ALMS LMP1" - wrong!
- New "green" oriented LMP1 project unveiled
soon
- No Frei/Cochet LMP in 2008 - projectlemans
- van Merksteijn’s RS Spyder first pics & livery @ planetlemans
- Courage YGK in build - pics @ EI
- Puegeot WILL do Sebring - story
- ACO to Shanghai November 1 & 2 - EI (class
winners to get LM entry)
- New pics of Dome S102 LMP1 coupe for Le Mans @ website
 - First pics of Trading Performance LMS LMP2 Zytek
@ planetlemans
- Stunning new WR - first pics - EI -
new website
 - ASM stay with AER for LMS - planetlemans
- 88 entries for Le Mans - 26 in LM P1, 15 in LM P2
- ACO
- Cytosport will not be @ Sebring
- The fourth ALMS Acura appears - new tean run by Gil
de Ferran - planetlemans
- Great HDR pics of WDWT @ sportscaranalytics
- Sebring testing times (all
3 days)
- BP Sponsorship & new livery for ALMS Mazda
- EI
 - Speedy Racing drivers announced planetlemans
- Major new sponsor for works Peugeots
- First pics from Sebring test - lastturnclub
- Audi confirm 2 R10s in LMS - EI English
- First pics of Fernandez & Patrton Highcroft Acuras
@ Sebring EI
- Ricardo Zonta to Peugeot @ Le Mans - sportmotores
- Kruse & Graham Nash morph to "Racing for
Thailand"
- Radical in LMS LMP2 website
- Cytosport to run LMS & Le Mans with Charouz Lola
- see here
- Autocon will swap their Creation tub for a CA07 one,
Creation will use the CA06 to recreate the LM675 spec DBA see here
- Le Mans return
denied by Toyota - autosport.com
- Joest will run Audi R10s @ Sebring, Champion will
run the other rounds IF Audi decides to participate - Autsport print
edn.
- Pescarolo / Saulnier plan 4 entries in LMS & Le
Mans EI
- Highcroft livery for 2008 ALMS Stefan Johansson joins
for Sebring & PLM - EI English
 - It really does look like there are 2 Tokaï Le
Mans projects for this year :- this one
with an LC70 Mugen and this one
with a new ORECACourage chassis & YGK power
- Wurz will do Le Mans - it must be Puegeot - autosport
- Cars Tokaï Dream 28 will seek 2008 Le Mans entry
with the JLMC Courage LC70 Mugen EI
- Toyota planning 2010 Le Mans programme with hybrid
- AFP
- Excellent ALMS preview from John Dagys (ex paddock.net)
@ motorsport.com
- Acura testing @ Sebrng -new bodywork - pics @ lastturnclub
- Porsche testing @ Sebring pics @ lastturnclub
- 21 confirmed starters for Le Mans - ACO
- No
Penske
- Marino Franchitti in second ALMS Dyson RS Spyder
- EI English
- LMS final round to Interlagos again - with extra
points & Le Mans invite? sportscarpro
- Audi ALMS programme to be reduced or cancelled after
Sebring? -
racingworld.it
- Sebah / Speedy LMS Lola coupe will be powered by
Judd - EI
- Check out ORECA's new blog
- ORECA LMS LMP1 driver lineup announced & pic
@ Planetlemans & more
pics @ EI
- Binnie Motorsports will not run in 2008 - EI
- McNish confirms LMS & says "LMS should entertain more"
- autosport
- L'Equipe saying Frank
Montagny to Peugeot not ORECA...
- SAMAX "still working" on 2008 ALMS entry - EI
- Aston Martin will run a NEW LPM1 next year being
designed by Gordon Murray
- Jota will run the current Lola B06/10 for Charouz
in LMS & Le Mans - EI
- Intersport Creation for sale - racecars.com
- Charouz Lola could debut @ Sebring - speedtv (it
will run in early February)
- RML to run with new AER engine badged as MG XP21 in
re-aeroed Lola called MG EX265 - drivers
 - Charouz Lola B08/60 Aston Martin now official -
Enge, Charouz & Mucke to drive - pic above- autosport
- Nicolas Lapierre to join ORECA LMP1
squad - autosport print ed.
- Swiss Spirit reappears - official
blog and EI
- More Lola B08/80 pics @ speedtv
- Peugeot will be @ Sebring Winter Test - entry
list
- Marino Franchitti with Highcroft Acura
- Intersport stay with AER power
- 1 Audi with 4 drivers
- 1 Dyson Spyder with 2 drivers
- 1 Peugeot 908 with 3 drivers
- Lola will announce customer for 1st LMP1 coupe mid-day
Thursday (BTW prodrive announcing something @ 10:45...)
- Sneak pic of Lola LMP2 coupe @ the Autosport Show
- here &
here
- WRC
Racing hoping for LMS entry for P2 Radical SR9 Judd
in 2008 racingworld.it
- Aston Martin "endurance racing" announcement
Thursday
- & check out the odd B08/60 Aston ref on this page
- Off topic, but for those interested - Lola B08/70
@ Daytona -pic & pic
- Zulltec re-appears - with an LMP1 for 2009! EI
- Now it's 2008 we can start our "Next
Year"
stories page again!
- Forums reporting GM have already tunnel-tested their new LMP1
- Arena looking for new engines for it's Zytek - looking
@ Audi V8, Judd & 4.5lt Zytek - Autosport
print ed.
- Swiss Spirit will be back this year with Pheonix Racing
- Autosport print ed.
- Just the thing if you have time on your hands over
the holidays - stunning sports car news / history site - see here
- Growing rumours of new LMP1 @ Autosport Show -more
- put these together: Lola coupe, V12 engine, existing Lola P1 team?
what do you get? - Jota/Charouz Lola Aston Martin,
or what...?
- ALMS prototype regs for 2008 out - imsa
- P1 remains
at 925kg
- P2 up 25 to 800kg
- Mazda's reskinned Courage C65 breaks cover - more
pics @ edmunds -&
motortrend developed
by Swift,
has
3 rotor 20B engine
 - Quifel-ASM may run Mazda MZR @ HTTT test - EI
- Malaysian LMP1 effort from CMS -
ex Chamberlain Motorsport (not Chamberlain Syngery Motorsport BTW)
Autosport print ed. LM drives this year, new car(?) next
- Jos Verstappen & Jeroen Bleekemolen to join Peter
van Merksteijn in RS Spyder - car delivered to Equipe Verschuur base
@ Nijmegen
 - Enhanced website for van
Merksteijn Motorsport - news of RS Spyder but no pics yet - testing
mid-February @ Guadix
- Le Mans regulation changes for 2008 - ACO (the
2010 "evo" rules are not mentioned - are they being quietly
dropped? - see sportscarpros)
- New pics of Epsilon LMP1 - mulsannescorner
- Robert Clarke interview @ EI says:-
- Still possibility of 4 P2 Acuras in ALMS
- All with modified Courage chassis
- No Acuras @ Le Mans this year
- Still aiming for all Acura P1 in 2009
- Horag RS Spyder first test & pics @ projectlemans
- Portugese sources have Charouz running Lola B08/60
coupe in LMS LMP1 with Miguel Ramos on the squad (Portugese MOTOR
magazine print ed)
- Other Portugese sources say ASM will be back with
their existing LMP2 Lola with Mazda AER engine sportmotorers
- New Mazda powered teams in ALMS & LMS - more hints
in John Doonan interveiw @ SpeedTV
- Olivier Panis to drive LMS for Oreca EI
- SpeedTV confirm
Scott Sharp to Highcroft With Patron sponsorship. Replacing Johansson
NOT Brabham
- Porsche will run a 24 hour test session before Le
Mans - racingworld.it
- There will be a Lola B08/60 LMP1 in LMS in 2008 as
well - EI
- Sebah Racing will run Speedy Lola B08/80 - EI
- First Pics of Essex Racing RS Spyder - racingworld.it
 - First
pics of Dome 102 wind-tunnel model - racecarengineering another
pic
- Much more detail on YGK LMP1 plans - ORECA Courage
chassis - LM for 2008 + Asian LMS round - EI
- Julien Schroyen joins Trading Performance Zytek LMS
squad turbo
- Autosport (print) claim Guy Smith tested for Puegeot
@ recent HTTT outing along with Alex Wurz (since denied by DSC)
- Read Trey Blincoe on Intersport's Lola B08/80 plans
- sportscaranalytics
- Speedy Racing to run Lola B08/80 maybe with Mazda
AER in LMS LMP2 - endurance-series
 - ORECA choose Judd for LMP1 Courages - EI
- Stephane Ortelli expects ORECA Courage drive - EI
- Scott Sharp to Highcroft - Autosport print ed. (says
replacing Johansson...)
- Brabham not @ Highcroft for 2008 ALMS? according to
radio interview
- Patrick Long confirmed @ Penske Porsche ALMS LMP2
EI English
- Intersport to run Lola B08/80 LMP2 coupe in 2008 ALMS?
- gt-eins
- Jan Lammers for Horag RS Spyder for Sebring & LMS
- autosport.nl
- New Japanese LMP1 project - EI
- WR back in 2008 - with Zytek power! - EI English
- May 11 new date for LMS 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps
- Stories around that Alexandere Wurz is joining Peugeot - motorline
- Sorry for the break in transmission - quick recap:-
- Audi to run in LMS
- LMS dates to change to avoid ALMS clashes
- LMS round in China?
- RML staying in LMS LMP2
- Dome heading to Le Mans again EI
- Dyson may run only one RS Spyder in ALMS - Wallace
to stand down? - Autosport print ed.
- No JLMC in 2008, new event in 2009, ACO 5-6 year plan
to establish endurance racing in Asia - EI -
"China in 2008" what does that mean? LMS fly-away?
- Rollcentre Pescarolo bodywork mods - pic @ mulsannescorner
- Kruse back in LMS LMP2 in 2008, 1 car, British chassis
- gt-eins
- First view of the 2010 "Evo" LMP1 rules
- EI
- Windshield base width 1100mm (up by, say, 300 on Peugeot 908)
see EI rendering
- Cabin heigth + 60mm, width + 100mm
- Side pontoon height inceased to 550mm (from 400)
- Restriction on openings
- Only bodywork and chassis to change (only!?)
- Pescarolo will have 4 cars for 2008 any combination
of P1 & P2 - EI +
working with Rollcentre on new bodywork
- Audi plans released Friday, November 30 at 14 hours
- GM looking at LMP1 Corvette and GT1 Cadillac XLR for
2009 ALMS - Autosport print ed.
- Lister Pescarolo for sale - DSC (free)
- Jonny Kane & Joey Foster join Embassy LMS LMP2
team - Embassy
- Autocon positive on Le Mans participation - EI (English)
- Official list of Le Mans invites - here
- Honda plan ALMS P1 Acura for 2009 "The decision is
imminent and it's my proposal that we stay the course which will
have us in P1 in '09." Robert Clarke @ GordonKirby
- ALMS LMP2 to run @ 800kg in 2008 (i.e. half of ACO's
50kg increase) - lastturnclub
- Peugeot confirm interest in some ALMS rounds, may
not do all LMS, client teams possible EI
- Charouz
rumoured as Peugeot 908 client in LMS
- Christian Fittipaldi joins AGR ALMS Acura squad here
- Sorry, I missed this! Equipe Verschuur told to run
only 1 pro driver in their RS Spyder (except @ Le Mans) autoweek (Horag
usually field 1 pro & 1 gent but where does that leave Team Essex?)
- Fernadez confirm Acura ARX-01b for 2008 ALMS - here (but
mentions just 3 cars in all)
- Courage C65 & Protran LMP in Vallelunga 6 hrs
this Sunday EI -
entry list (why
is the Protran in LMP2?)
- Cytosport confirm Le Mans aspirations - GT-eins
- Expect "at least 8" RS Spyders between both
series in 2008 - Porsche via theraceforums (&
other interesting stufF)
- Belgian team to run LMP2 Zytek in LMS - pitstop
-
Hughes De Chaunac on Motors TV:
LM Coupe regs will be revealed in two weeks
- Mil Milhas results determine final Le Mans auto-invites
- here
- Pescarolo confirm 2 LMP1 & 2 LMP2 in LMS in 2008
- EI
- That new ALMS fan website is changing its address
- theraceforums.com (did
ALMS object?)
- Fernandez ALMS Lola for sale - here -
no engine!
- New BMW based Sodemo LMP2
engine - for whom? Pic &
details - Sam Collins @ 10-10ths
- Oh, and a further hint of a Ferrari LMP2
- LMS 2008 calendar here (notice
early season date clashes )
- Team Essex LMS RS Spyder sounding certain @ autoweek
- Autocon not yet certain to update Creation or
go to Le Mans - full story @ sportscaranalytics
- Wurz Le Mans plans - expecting two new manufacturers
- autosport
- New community website for sportscar fans launched
- check it out - almsforums.com
- ALMS could phase in 50KG LMP2 weight hike over 2
years - autoweek
- Mazda reaffirm intention to subsidise teams
running their AER built LMP2 engine next year
(USA or Europe) - Autoweek
- Geoscan could
develop LMP2 car for 2009 Le Mans - not based on its Bioracing
Series spec car below - see EI & Geoscan's
interesting website
 - Speculative Sebring 2008 entry list - here
- Confirmation that Fernandez will change to courage
based Acura chassis for 2008 ALMS - oh & just a single car
- autoweek
- The infamous Cosworth XH LMP engine project "discontinued"
feedmesportscars
- Another Danish Le Mans Challenge? John Nielsen
to lead Essex LMS team - possibility of RS Spyder- Autosport (print)
- ASM will stay in LMS P2, no RS Spyder, maybe new
power for Lola - sportmotores
- Detailed analysis & performance of ALMS & LMS
2007 @ sportcaranalytics (click
the "more" link)
- Dyson concentraing on ALMS P2 for 2008, no more GA,
equal spec with Penske - theracesite
- New Bear says
5 new ALMS prototypes
(Conzus Spyder, +2 Acuras, +1 Lola Mazda- who else? Bear math again?)
- The Bear saying
four Acura teams one with 2 cars, all with Courage chassis
- Several sources saying P&M will
develop an LMP1 coupe, running late 08 for 09 competition.
- More stories of Audi entering LMS - sportmotores
- At last it can be told! - Saulnier Racing merge
with Pescarolo Sport. Enter "Pescarolo Automobiles" - EI
- New LPM2 for 2008 LMS
- Three new P01 tubs ordered - EI
- P2 will run the new Judd engine (so that's the front running
team they were talking about!)
- LMP1 & LMP2 @ Le Mans (ACO willing)
- "This
is not a takeover ...but
rather an amalgamation of our strengths" - Jacques
Nicolet (biz-speak for,"this
is a takeover" )
- BTW Pescarolo decided to go to Interlagos just after this
was signed
- Note Harold Primat's sponsor, Barings, big on press kit
& shirts
- Download 21 page press
kit
- Creation "stunned" by ALMS pace autosport
- Pierre
Bruneau "...we
have ambitious plans for next year" EI
- Heard on Laguna Seca commentaries...
- Audi want to do both ALMS & LMS next year - Dr
Ulrich
- An Audi engine in a Zytek next year?
- Rahal Letterman Racing looking to move up to LMP2
ALMS
- Works ALMS P2 Porsches will be red(?)
- But don't forget this; "Still working and
waiting..."
Bill Riley @ EI
 - Lola B08/80 LMP2
- Lola Coupe for LMP2 - pics & details @ EI more
@ Lola
Website
- Interesting accessory on this Lola LMP - Lola
Website
- Several sources say ALMS will not introduce the
LMP2 weight hike
- Details of both Epsilon programmes @ EI
- Euskadi & Zytek programmes linked only by owner Lecomte
- 2nd Zytek could be LMP1
- Ojjeh will not be with the team
- All Spanish Euskadi team could include rally star...
- ALMS stories from SportscarAnalytics
- Tafel & Rahal could both run RS Spyders
- 3 Acura teams to run 4 cars - same chassis
- Le Mans date officially 14 and 15 June ACO
- Lavaggi "satisfied", may run 2 cars
in LMS next year - interview @ planetlemans
- Progress from Lola, Creation & Audi @ mulsannescorner
- Audi on hitting 900kg next year... "[we'll] carry less
ballast"
- HORAG will not enter their RS Spyder for Le Mans EI
- Cytosport plan 2008 Le Mans entry - Memo Gidley PR
- Scott Sharp "exploring options in sports-car
racing" indystar (plenty
of choices; in-law's Cytosport, RLR of course or Acura via the
Honda connection)
- Porsche confirm 3rd RS Spyder team for LMS
- Fernandez to change to Courage based Acura
for 2008 ALMS (Robert Clark in Autosport Oct 11)
- Acura will not do Le Mans in 2008 - Autosport
(print) - LMP1 plans on hold
- Barazi Epsilon announce all-Danish LMP2 Zytek
effort for LMS & Le Mans - presumably in addition to Vergers/Ojjeh
Gulf car? EI
- Horag will get 2 RS Spyders - (spare car cheaper
than spares package!) - will have driver who "knows
the ropes of the RS" & expect 3rd LMS RS Spyder team !- motorsport.com
- Epsilon Euskadi LMP1 "ee1" will be unveiled in
January - 2 cars in LMS - seeking LM entry - lemans.maville
 - Distilled Bear poop
(ALMS):-
- 6 Spyders, 4 Acuras, 2 Mazdas for 2008 LMP2
- Acura with 2 teams only in 2008 (not
corroborated by Honda in Autosport Oct 11)
- 4 manufacturers in LMP1 for 2009
- HORAG RS Spyder confirmed - website -
will do Sebring, LMS & possibly PLM (no mention of Le Mans)
 - 2 more RS Spyder teams for ALMS in 2008? So says
Marshall Pruett @ speedtv
(that's 4 new cars!)
- Both are
ex-"Indycar" teams (IRL or Champcar?)
- Same story has Peugeot heading to Sebring & PLM
in 2008
- HORAG to be second LMS RS Spyder team in 2008
- Autosport print edition - Deal could be announced @ PLM Friday
- First pics of Intersport Lola and ALMS liveried
Creations & Zyteks - ALMS
- Interview with Audi's Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich @
sportscaranalytics
- Works petrol LMP1 would be faster than diesel
- We wanted to do some LMS in 2007 but were short
of parts
- For 2008 "our sights are set on Peugeot"
- Does this add up to LMS in 2008?
- "...winning overall at Le Mans is a very interesting
opportunity." Corvette Racing's Steve Wesoloski -speedtv (much
more in this interesting interview)
- Audi's view on the rule changes - petrol will
be 2 secs quicker! - EI (English)
- WR will debut their 2008 effort in 3 weeks -
Sam Collins on 10-10ths
- There WILL be a second RS Spyder team in LMS
in 2008 (but just 2 cars including Verschuur)
- Off-season weight reduction programme for Audi
- see sportscaranalytics
- Reaction of Peugeot - EI (it's
political not technical, we won't be able to get down to 900 kgs)
- Also from Peugeot's Serge Saulnier:- if the
"factory" LMP2 RS Spyders came to Europe they would be
competitive with diesel LMP1s - discuss ;-)
- Reaction of Pescarolo - EI (it's
not enough - AUDI & Peugeot will easily make the new weight)
- ACO announce LMP mods for 2008 - ACO
- 3% increase in restrictor area for all gasoline cars
- All LMP1 down to 900 Kgs
- Racing Box to run Lucchini in 2008 LMS - racingworld.it
- Quifel ASM not going to Interlagos, RML will
be LMS LMP2 champion planetlemans
- Charouz to Zytek LMP1 for 2008? - feedmesportscars
- HORAG will have a new LMP in 2008 - debut @ Sebring then LMS
(move to P1 or an RS Spyder?)
- Intersport will try out both AER & Judd before season starts "We
want to give them both a shot to see which engine is better," Clint
Field - story
- Binnie 2008 plans & interview @ planetlemans
- Jan Charouz & Danny Watts join Mücke
in the LMP2 Zytek @ PLM - EI (adds
weight to the story that Charouz's Lola is sold)
- Our attempt @ 2008 ALMS entry list is up,
LMS has big changes to come so we'll wait a while...
- Nice FREE coverage of Embassy & LNT @
Silverstone - courtesy of DSC
- LMP2 Zytek for Stefan Mücke, Johnny Mowlem
@ last 2 ALMS rounds - racing1.de (Mowlem
just @ Monterey)
- Read the inside story of the ALMS Creations @ sportscaranalytics
- Courage is not the last French
team to be bought out - BIG news soon, watch here or EI
- RML to move up a class in 2008? we hear they
have bought an existing LMP1 - more soon...
- ORECA will not do both GT1 & LMP1 in 2008
LMS - at the moment LMP1 is preferred - EI
- Interlagos will affect most Le Mans pre-selections from LMS championship
- see LM page
- Embassy to develop own WF-01 LMP2 with Peter Ellary - DSC
(free)
- Racing Technology Norfolk develop models and tub - more details
@ Business
Weekly
- Radical for sale after Interlagos (yes they are going)
- ORECA take over Courage - more details in late October - planetlemans
- CET new website -
what might have
been?
 - ORECA announce @ Silverstone @ 1630 Friday - what? ORECA via
EI
- Embassy racing announcement Friday midday (UK)
- Judd to run development LMP2 engine in 2008 with
"existing fron running team" who? - projectlemans
- First details of Dome 102 for 2008 - website -
projectlemans
 - Ex Barazi/Fernandez LMP2 Zytek to LNT for Silverstone- website
- Kruse Pescarolo destroyed in transporter fire
- project-lemans
- pics
- (not nice) gt-eins
- Jon Field confirms Lola AER for PLM - Radio LM
- Acura to stick with Courage for 2008 & other
interesting stuff @ GordonKirby.com
- Intersport to have turbo LMP1 by PLM - bear (Velocity
ex Dyson Lola?)
- Word is that it will be "ex turbo", running the
Judd engine
- Racing for Holland LMP future in doubt - backer
David Hart to drive another LMP in 2008 (which?) planetlemans
- Andretti Green Acura will go to Sao Paulo Mil
Milhas LMS round - autoweek
- LMP rule change cause doubts @ Honda/Acura -
autoweek
- Autosport (print) saying Chamberlain-Synergy
LMP2 Zytek 07S deal is "on hold"
- Detail of Intersport situation @ revised sportscaranalytics site
- Pirro testing Audi R10 @ Eurospeedway ProjectLeMans
- No Audi for Silverstone - planetlemans
- BMS "still working on" running RS Spyder
in 2008 LMS - Autosport (print edition)
- Racing for Holland & Swiss Spirit both out till
further notice - Autosport (print edition)
- Panhard LMP2 body plug first pics -
website
- LMS Press Conference:- planetlemans
- Audi R10 for Silverstone
- Audi in LMS next year
- Another RS Spyder in 2008
- First European Porsche RS Spyder for 2008 LMS
- Equipe
Verschuur
- Dutch Team - Dutch drivers
- Will seek Le Mans entry
- B-K Motorsports web site up at last - here
- Second Barazi Le Mans Zytek (Fernandez car)
"sold" to Bob Berridge - henk4 @ 10-10ths
- Pescarolo may have customer Peugeot 908 in 2008,
also says he may do ALMS... - Autosport
- Ian Dawson biodiesel Lola still testing - plan
LMP1 with new Lola next year - EI -
English
- Many LMS P1 teams will be going to Petit Le Mans
& Laguna Seca according to Autosport (print) - see ALMS
page
- Audi R10 is likely to be @ Silverstone
- DSC
reported on 10-10ths
- Autosport (print edition) say Lister Pescarolo "on
hold" may not run this season...
- Lister will test their Pescarolo this month - website -
recent pic
- Return of WR in 2008 - website - pics -
but are diesels allowed in LMP2?
- First pic of
CET Solaroli RS Spyder - more on ALMS page
- including drivers!
- Autosport (print edition) reporting David Richards
at length on Aston LMP bid in 2009
- Audi, Peugeot & Pescarolo share Le Mans
P1 spoils - P2 self destruct...
- The Future according to the ACO:-
- Current categories stay till (& including) 2010
- Additional closed LMP1 from next year
- Closed cars to have production car features - possible
closed Corvette picture - EI
- Closed cars will become sole P1 cars in 2011 - open cars
will be P2
- Official pics of closed Lola B08/60 - PlanetLeMans -
earlier pics for comparison EI
 B08/60
note "07" aero & rear air intakes  Earlier
drawing, note roof air intake - Michel Lecomte - EI (&
other, non-disclosable, sources) says Epsilon-Euskadi LMP IS
proceeding, it may have Zytek engine
- Barazi could take Zytek to P1 next year - PlanetLeMans (& Epsilon
LMP unlikely to materialize, says Michael Vergers)
- The Bear seems
to saying Consus Spyder will run ALMS this year
- T2N Dome in final livery - EI & livery
for #3 Audi R! - EI
- New Fernandez Zytek is for sale after Le Mans
- DSC
- First view of Lowes Zytek @ Fernandez seat
fitting - ALMS
- Autosport reporting ALMS will implement the
5% restrictor for LMP2 "soon"
- RfH Dome testing @ Spa pics EI while
T2M's Dome testing @ Alès - EI
- Creation tests @ Snetterton sucessful - DSC -
Areana Zytek as well - DSC
- Adrián Fernandez, Haruki Kurosawa
with Lowes sponsorship for 2nd Barazi Zytek @ Le Mans! - PlanetLeMans
- Kruse hoping to do last 2 ALMS races on E50 before
all-bio 2 car LMS campaign next year - Autosport print edition
- More Creation pics
 - "The Children of Le Mans"
 - Wow! check out the Creation pics @ the new look DSC (livery
aside, this is also the first time we have seen the 07 car) & @ EI (in
English)
- Creation CA-07 to launch @ New Zealand House
London last evening, check back for the fancy livery!
- Autocon Creation arrives in the USA - pics @ DSC
- 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 - who?), 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
ALMS P1 + P2 championship @ lastturnclub
- First pics of new prototypes @ Valencia - EI & more
- ORECA prototype for 2009 / 2010 - details @ EI (in-house
project with large manufacturer's engine - open or closed depending
on talks with ACO)
- First Arena Zytek 07S Pics - @ EI
- Pescarolo say they are still keen to work with Peugeot
- Autosport.com
- T2M Dome - first pics @ projectlemans -
English @ DSC
- Creation CA07 unveiling will be on May 15 @ New Zealand
House, London (livery is by NZ Artist Mark
Olsen, interesting...)
- Arena Zytek 07S LMP1 testing today @ HTTT Castellet
10-10ths
forum
- Creation, Lavaggi & #13 Courage LC70 not on theValencia official
entry list
- More Swiss Spirit testing pics & video @ EI
- Spot the coupe! Sneak preview of Lola B08/60
@ DSC
- John Macaluso of Miracle tested a Courage LC75
@ Magny Cours Friday - Courage
- Lucchini plan to return to LMS LMP2 from Spa
- racingworld.it (not
with the car in the pic I
trust!)
- First pics of Swiss Spirit Lola Audi @ Mulsanne's
Corner & more @ EI -
yet more @ EI - worth another visit! (Marcel
Fässler completed 70 laps of Silverstone Stowe circuit)
- Try the revised links to RML -
up to date info & great pics of the MG-Lola programme
 - Big sportscar weekend - Peugeot wins first time
out, Audi R10 beaten for the first time (OK, OK I know they won
LMP1!)
- Charouz Lola is Skoda branded - but it is Skoda
Transportations (trains, trams & buses not cars & not
part of VAG) pic @ EI
- See lots of new LMS liveries in 1st Monza
pics @ EI (Charouz,
Courage, Embassy, Barazi, ASM, Saulnier & more)
- Closed Lola LMP1 will be called B08/60, pics
by Le Mans - EI
- First run of Cytosport Lola B06/10 - pics @ projectlemans (this
is a brand new car)
- Pescarolo 01 first run in full livery - pics
@ EI &
ACO -
check EI again for 2nd car
- Audi run 30hr test @ HTTT EI
- Kruse LMP2 Pescarolo rolls
out @ Nurburgring - projectlemans -
more @ website -
winning livery design & designer
- Taurus D1.com sponsored Lola B2K was @ Eden Project
"Green
Car Show" Autocar are claiming it is going to Le Mans
this year! of course not, but could D1
plc be
sponsoring someone?
- Autocon WILL run Creation CA-06H in ALMS from Utah GP - website
 - ACO will not impose new closed cars rules from
2010. Likely to be an extra class with "formule d'équivalence"
- more @ Le Mans - EI
- 2nd Dyson Lola surfaces @ Velocity! pics (where
does this leave the Creation LMP2 deal?)
- Rollcentre withdraw their LMP2 Le Mans Entry DSC
- Embassy buy Rollcentre Radical - will
run 2007 LMS- DSC
- Autocon will have a new P1 car for SLC
ALMS round (Creation?) planetlemans
- Noel del Bello Courage LC75 testing @ Le
Mans - Courage
Live
- Autocon Lola EX257 for sale - race-cars.com
- 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)
- Major ALMS story
breaking - reason for the non-appearance of an entry list
for this week's round @ St Petersburg FL? - Check your favorite
forum - & see
this @ lastturnclub
- "Another manufacturer" (prototype)
to join LMS after Le Mans - Patrick Peter @ EI
- Barazi Zytek breaks cover in Gulf colours - pic @ projectlemans
- 1st Ricard test times & more pics @ EI Dome,
Peugeot 908, Charouz, Pescarolo, ASM, Courage
- New LMS prototypes break cover pics @ Paul Ricard HTTT - EI -
Barazi, Saulnier, Embassy, Rollcentre
- Horag may have new car for PLM The-Paddock.net
- First pics of RfH Dome 101.5 - mirkob
@ 10/10ths
- Damax Radical deal off (Rollcentre & works
cars available again) - DSC
- Debuts expected this week @ or ahead of HTTT
test for:- RfH Dome, Rollcentre Pescarolo, Charouz Lola, Barazi
Zytek, Saulnier Courage & Embassy Pilbeam
- Just one Peugeot 908 @ Ricard LMS test - EI (English)
- all drivers present except Villeneuve...
- Acura stun on debut - 2nd & 3rd overall, 1st & 2nd in class
@ Sebring
- The season starts here! Sebring live
timing @ ALMS
- Autosport advert for AER powered Radical SR9
for sale - on the Radical site as
well, this is the car that was destined
for Damax...
- Charouz
Lola running @ Pembrey (run by Jota!) - DSC
- A flavour of ALMS 2007...more @ ALMS
 - IMSA Performance DID evaluate an RS
Spyder LMS/LM programme over the winter but told "too late" by
the factory - Raymond Narac @ EI
- First B-K Lola pics & more
@ JohnThawley
- Intersport Creation in full livery - website
- Dyson RS Spyder livery @ Sebring - pic
@ RFM
- Peugeot 908 testing last week @ HTTT in new livery pics @ forum-peugeot
- Peak week for livery unveilings! Latest is
Rollcentre Pescarolo - pic @ DSC
- And Intersport Creation @ Intersport
- First pics of B-K Lola Mazda @ Lola-Group
- See Creation news @ DSC -
note no mention of Velocity LMP2... (hybrid 01 in Japan, returning
to UK)
- New livery for Audi R10 - more @ EI
 - First pics of Peugeot 908 in livery - more @
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
- Conzus livery on their website (Conzus
have now taken the site down...)
 - Kruse LMP2 Pescarolo construction pictures @ ProjectLeMans (dummy
tub - real one delayed till end March)
- New-look Lola LMP rolled out - pics @ DSC
- CET Racing Solaroli Motorsports will get
2 RS Spyders for 2007 ALMS- Conzus probably 2008 -DSC
- 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)
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