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With Audi Ultra On Pole At Le Mans

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

First pole position for Audi at Le Mans since 2006 Front row is firmly in Audi’s hands Audi R18 TDI also impresses with consistency Ingolstadt/Le Mans, June 2011 - The front row of the grid at the 79th edition of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans belongs to Audi. In one of the most thrilling qualifying eve...

24 Hours Of Le Mans: Qualifying Ready For 24 Hours Of Intense Racing!

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Click here for 24 Hours of Le Mans Qualifying report (mp3) With just five tenths separating the top six cars, the qualifying sessions have already ensured this 79th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will take its place in the annals. The battle for pole position was exciting and closely contested in all three sessions...

Nissan At The Le Mans 24 Hours

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Nissan/PlayStation GT Academy winner, Lucas Ordonez, realises the ultimate virtual-to-reality dream by racing in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Nissan supplies the race-winning Nissan VK45DE V8 engine to three teams competing for LMP2 glory at Le Mans. The Nissan LEAFTM NISMO RC will be seen in action for the first time outsid...

Falken Tire ALMS Team takes 8th overall and 4th in class at dramatic Long Beach Event.

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

LONG BEACH, CA - Finishing just one place out of a podium spot in the hotly contested GT Class, Team Falken's Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, piloted by Porsche Works and team driver Wolf Henzler, and his partner, team driver Bryan Sellers, ran strong all afternoon on the challenging streets of Long Beach, and ended up 4th out of...

United States Grand Prix Group Brands World-Class Facility "Circuit of the Americas"

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Identity Conveys Multi-national Appeal, Multi-purpose Use AUSTIN, Texas - April 12, 2011 - The United States Grand Prix group responsible for bringing Formula 1TM back to the United States in 2012, has officially named its Austin facility, Circuit of the Americas. The brand signifies that the center will be a premier ...

Audi tests next R18 evolution

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

First test drives for "Evolution 2" Testing program concluded in USA Vehicles returning to Europe Ingolstadt, March 25, 2011 - Audi has put the next stage of its R18 project to the test: The latest version of its new diesel race car, which will appear in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was test-driven fo...

Porsche Unveils Official Poster of Rennsport Reunion IV

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Artwork Pays Tribute to Rich 911 Racing Heritage ATLANTA - March 18, 2011. Today, Porsche Cars North America took the veils off of the official Rennsport Reunion IV artwork that will symbolize the world's greatest gathering of historic and contemporary Porsche race cars and their drivers October 14 to 16, 2011. Because...

Aston Martin Racing launches new AMR-One Race Car

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

New Aston Martin LMP1 race-car developed from ground up named AMR-One Bespoke, in-line six cylinder, direct injection, intercooled, turbocharged petrol engine Carbon fibre monocoque open top chassis Driver line up: 007 Darren Turner (GB), Stefan Mucke (D) , TBC 009 Adrian Fernandez (MX), Andy Meyrick (GB) and Har...

Porsche 918 RSR Concept Premieres in Detroit

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Porsche opens NAIAS with innovative hybrid 'race lab' concept DETROIT, MICH. - Porsche AG opened the North American International Auto Show today with the World Premiere of the Porsche 918 RSR. This is the sports car manufacturer's first appearance at the Detroit show since 2007. Matthias Mueller, President and CEO of...

Cadillac Returns To Racing With CTS-V Coupe

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Two teams set to compete in SCCA World Challenge GT Series Racecar based on award-winning CTS-V Series line Program designed to validate, enhance Cadillac performance Andy Pilgrim, Johnny O'Connell signed as Cadillac drivers DETROIT - Cadillac announced today it will return to racing in 2011 with a race-prepared vers...

The new Maserati GranTurismo MC debuts at the Track

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The new GranTurismo MC debuts at Spa, during the GT4 European Cup. This is the car the Trident has developed to continue its international sports tradition. The new model is an offshoot of the Maserati GranTurismo MC Concept introduced last September in Monza and based on the Maserati GranTurismo S road version, with ...