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10-23-2009, 10:38 AM
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I am trying to think of a instance they were complaining about 2 years ago? Risi Competizoni and White lightning racing were holding there own back then pretty well, granted it was always a struggle against the Flying Lizards and Farnbacher Porsches -spelling, and both sides would complain to the officals about bumping or aggressive driving but nothing out of the ordinary.
10-23-2009, 03:22 PM
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It was another deeply disappointing result in Round 4 of the 2009 Le Mans Series for RML AD Group last Sunday at the N?rburgring when the team?s Lola B08/86 suffered its seventh engine failure of the season.
?It?s such a relief to be back on the podium again,? said Thomas Erdos. ?We?ve been chasing this all year, and we?ve always had the pace, but never the reliability. Our emphasis today was on going the distance, so the engine wasn?t producing all the power it should be capable of. That meant we couldn?t match the Speedy [Team Sebah] car on pace alone, but we proved that it was a wise decision to try this version of the engine. A podium is a great reward for all the hard work the team has put in to this season, and to clinch second is just the icing on the cake.?
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10-30-2009, 06:37 AM
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Hey guys, not to fill your thread with posts, but does anyone have pictures of a Courage C65 carbon tub? I'm looking for pictures to help work on my scale Furai and need to design the courage chassis is was built on. I have not had luck finding much other than the few that come up in a google search, anyone have any pit shots?
10-30-2009, 09:00 AM
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Here is a bit of info specifically on Mazda's car.
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/couragec65-9.html
Since other teams had run that car, you can find more pictures of it here. The first link is just a page under this one.
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/couragec65.html
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/couragec65-9.html
Since other teams had run that car, you can find more pictures of it here. The first link is just a page under this one.
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/couragec65.html
12-11-2009, 11:03 AM
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Le Mans related News
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/r...hard-in-peuge/
All racing fans would welcome the idea of Raikkonen, Loeb and Coulthard in a LeMans prototype. This is just a rumor, do not trust Autoblog's title, they cannot distinguish a rumor from fact.
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http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/r...hard-in-peuge/
All racing fans would welcome the idea of Raikkonen, Loeb and Coulthard in a LeMans prototype. This is just a rumor, do not trust Autoblog's title, they cannot distinguish a rumor from fact.
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01-20-2010, 09:13 AM
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There were a few teams using Mazda power in the LMS last year.. They all ran into many engine failures. Guess what
They all ditched the Mazda-AER power plant for this year.
http://www.lemans-series.com/fr/s52_...php?circuit=19
There will only be 1 car running the engine this year, which is the lone Dyson ALMS entry.
I hope Mazda gives up on ALMS soon.
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They all ditched the Mazda-AER power plant for this year.
http://www.lemans-series.com/fr/s52_...php?circuit=19
There will only be 1 car running the engine this year, which is the lone Dyson ALMS entry.
I hope Mazda gives up on ALMS soon.
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02-04-2010, 06:46 AM
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i'm seriuos doubt of this.
this is an official annoucement of OAK racing ..end of January
http://www.oak-racing.com/images/cms...-programme.pdf
maybe is just only for this season....
this is an official annoucement of OAK racing ..end of January
http://www.oak-racing.com/images/cms...-programme.pdf
maybe is just only for this season....
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02-04-2010, 01:14 PM
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i'm seriuos doubt of this.
this is an official annoucement of OAK racing ..end of January
http://www.oak-racing.com/images/cms...-programme.pdf
maybe is just only for this season....
this is an official annoucement of OAK racing ..end of January
http://www.oak-racing.com/images/cms...-programme.pdf
maybe is just only for this season....
For RML, the engine blew up every race except for the last one. RML was a top team in the LMS, very competitive.
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02-04-2010, 02:52 PM
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that 4 in L 2.0 liters had never go right in long races.....
02-16-2010, 01:49 PM
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Aston Martin going to debut this year in the P1 class. No word on Pugeot or Audi joing the ranks, this worries me.
A new RS Porsche will be debuting in the P2 class, team CYTOSPORT Muscle milk.
Gianmaria Bruni joins the Ferrari Risi Team, he is a very good driver with a lot of wins under his belt. Two more Ferrari teams joins the GT2 class, Scott sharps team and I forgot the other Ferrari team.
LMPC class, 6 more teams are added, all orcea cars.
A bunch more added to the GTC class, all Porsches unfortunately....
Alfy, I agree with you on the new paint scheme of the vettes
A new RS Porsche will be debuting in the P2 class, team CYTOSPORT Muscle milk.
Gianmaria Bruni joins the Ferrari Risi Team, he is a very good driver with a lot of wins under his belt. Two more Ferrari teams joins the GT2 class, Scott sharps team and I forgot the other Ferrari team.
LMPC class, 6 more teams are added, all orcea cars.
A bunch more added to the GTC class, all Porsches unfortunately....
Alfy, I agree with you on the new paint scheme of the vettes
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02-18-2010, 07:26 AM
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02-22-2010, 09:48 AM
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Peugot vetoes Audi for Sebring 
Here is the source:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091221/ALMS/912219996
Here is the article.
Audi's participation in the 2010 Sebring 12 Hours with an interim version of its R15 prototype has been vetoed by archrival Peugeot.
The German manufacturer proposed taking this year's R15s fitted with 2010-spec engines to the American Le Mans Series opener in March. The move, which needed unanimous agreement of rival teams, was rejected by Peugeot.
Audi Sport boss Wolfgang Ullrich explained that late confirmation of next year's Le Mans regulations made it impossible to build a revised R15 fully conforming to the 2010 regulations in time for Sebring on March 20.
"We would have liked to do Sebring," he said. "That is why I had discussion with IMSA and then the Automobile Club de l'Ouest. The ACO said that if our competitors agreed for us to run a mixed car, then they would find solution. One of our competitors did not agree, and therefore we had to give up [on the idea]."
Audi was seeking to be allowed to run the car with the front-end aerodynamics that caused so much controversy in 2009. New rules for next year have limited the profile and position of a flap inside the nose that works in conjunction with the splitter to create, according to its critics, an illegal front wing.
Peugeot Sport boss Olivier Quesnel confirmed that he had objected to Audi's return to Sebring for a 12th successive assault.
"We have regulations and everyone should conform to them," he said. "Can you imagine if I asked Audi if we could have run at Le Mans this year without air-conditioning [which is mandatory for coupes]?"
Audi will still be taking one R15 to Sebring in March. It plans to undertake an endurance simulation at the Florida venue immediately after the race.
Ullrich explained that the track would present ideal conditions for a 30-hour test in the week after the race.
"There will be grid on the track, some debris around and lots of tire pick-up," he said.
Peugeot has confirmed that it will still race at Sebring in spite of Audi's absence.
To read more visit the AutoWeek ALMS racing news and reports section.
I am so dissapointed now, Puegot are whiners, but they have a point, rules are rules, so Audi has to abide by them.
I wish the ACO didn't wait 4 months to tell Audi about these changes, they themselves knew that Audi had to revise that front end and some of there body work since last June, this just perplexes me to no end!
So Puegot suppose to tell us after there test today or by the end of the week if there going to br running the 12 hour. Audi is testing but not running! This is such a downer....
Here is the source:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091221/ALMS/912219996
Here is the article.
Audi's participation in the 2010 Sebring 12 Hours with an interim version of its R15 prototype has been vetoed by archrival Peugeot.
The German manufacturer proposed taking this year's R15s fitted with 2010-spec engines to the American Le Mans Series opener in March. The move, which needed unanimous agreement of rival teams, was rejected by Peugeot.
Audi Sport boss Wolfgang Ullrich explained that late confirmation of next year's Le Mans regulations made it impossible to build a revised R15 fully conforming to the 2010 regulations in time for Sebring on March 20.
"We would have liked to do Sebring," he said. "That is why I had discussion with IMSA and then the Automobile Club de l'Ouest. The ACO said that if our competitors agreed for us to run a mixed car, then they would find solution. One of our competitors did not agree, and therefore we had to give up [on the idea]."
Audi was seeking to be allowed to run the car with the front-end aerodynamics that caused so much controversy in 2009. New rules for next year have limited the profile and position of a flap inside the nose that works in conjunction with the splitter to create, according to its critics, an illegal front wing.
Peugeot Sport boss Olivier Quesnel confirmed that he had objected to Audi's return to Sebring for a 12th successive assault.
"We have regulations and everyone should conform to them," he said. "Can you imagine if I asked Audi if we could have run at Le Mans this year without air-conditioning [which is mandatory for coupes]?"
Audi will still be taking one R15 to Sebring in March. It plans to undertake an endurance simulation at the Florida venue immediately after the race.
Ullrich explained that the track would present ideal conditions for a 30-hour test in the week after the race.
"There will be grid on the track, some debris around and lots of tire pick-up," he said.
Peugeot has confirmed that it will still race at Sebring in spite of Audi's absence.
To read more visit the AutoWeek ALMS racing news and reports section.
I am so dissapointed now, Puegot are whiners, but they have a point, rules are rules, so Audi has to abide by them.
I wish the ACO didn't wait 4 months to tell Audi about these changes, they themselves knew that Audi had to revise that front end and some of there body work since last June, this just perplexes me to no end!
So Puegot suppose to tell us after there test today or by the end of the week if there going to br running the 12 hour. Audi is testing but not running! This is such a downer....
02-22-2010, 09:55 AM
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Level 5 motorsports enter the ALMS, they placed 3rd at the Rolex 24 in January.
There entering the LMPC class, woohoo!
Article here:
Level 5 Motorsports, which finished third overall in Grand-Am's Rolex 24 at Daytona last month, confirmed on Thursday that it will join the American Le Mans Series' Le Mans Prototype Challenge class for 2010.
Based in Madison, Wis., Level 5 will compete in the full nine-round championship with Oreca's FLM09 prototype.
Team owner Scott Tucker and former 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Christophe Bouchut will compete for the full season. The duo plans to participate in the ALMS's annual winter test Feb. 22-23 at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Level 5 is the sixth team to purchase an Oreca-built LMPC racer. Other teams that have purchased LMPC cars for 2010 include Green Earth Team Gunnar, Intersport Racing, Genoa Racing, Primetime Race Group and P1 Motorsports/Mathiasen Motorsports.
"We are excited to be racing at Sebring this year in the new Le Mans Prototype Challenge class," said Level 5 team manager David Stone, who has an extensive history of competing in the International Motor Sports Association, which sanctions the American Le Mans Series. "The new LMPC class has certainly been intriguing since it was announced last year. The number of cars continues to increase each week, which should make for some great competition."
New for 2010, the LMPC class features ORECA cars with a minimum weight of 1,984 pounds and about 430 hp. The FLM09 features a full carbon-fiber chassis, carbon brakes and an Xtrac sequential gearbox with paddle-shift actuation. All LMPC cars will race on spec Michelin tires.
Tucker has spent time behind the wheel of an FLM09. He posted two second-place finishes at the Paul Ricard circuit in France during the Le Mans Winter Racing Series despite never having set foot in the car.
There entering the LMPC class, woohoo!
Article here:
Level 5 Motorsports, which finished third overall in Grand-Am's Rolex 24 at Daytona last month, confirmed on Thursday that it will join the American Le Mans Series' Le Mans Prototype Challenge class for 2010.
Based in Madison, Wis., Level 5 will compete in the full nine-round championship with Oreca's FLM09 prototype.
Team owner Scott Tucker and former 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Christophe Bouchut will compete for the full season. The duo plans to participate in the ALMS's annual winter test Feb. 22-23 at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Level 5 is the sixth team to purchase an Oreca-built LMPC racer. Other teams that have purchased LMPC cars for 2010 include Green Earth Team Gunnar, Intersport Racing, Genoa Racing, Primetime Race Group and P1 Motorsports/Mathiasen Motorsports.
"We are excited to be racing at Sebring this year in the new Le Mans Prototype Challenge class," said Level 5 team manager David Stone, who has an extensive history of competing in the International Motor Sports Association, which sanctions the American Le Mans Series. "The new LMPC class has certainly been intriguing since it was announced last year. The number of cars continues to increase each week, which should make for some great competition."
New for 2010, the LMPC class features ORECA cars with a minimum weight of 1,984 pounds and about 430 hp. The FLM09 features a full carbon-fiber chassis, carbon brakes and an Xtrac sequential gearbox with paddle-shift actuation. All LMPC cars will race on spec Michelin tires.
Tucker has spent time behind the wheel of an FLM09. He posted two second-place finishes at the Paul Ricard circuit in France during the Le Mans Winter Racing Series despite never having set foot in the car.
02-22-2010, 10:21 AM
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Peugeot whines because they are French. Pure and simple. That's what they do. They cry. They cried last year about Audi entering LeMans and then they spanked them. After the race Peugeot dropped the charge. Obviously because they won. This year they are scared. They know Audi is by far the best team out there and that they will be back with a vengeance. Peugeot did the only thing it could think of to prevent a loss. Since they couldn't retreat and win, they let someone else bail them out. Since the ACO required their approval, they knew they could use that to their advantage. They got it. They'd rather race alone and "win" than have to compete with anyone else. I've heard their car runs on Merlot and emits chocolate truffles and that pit stops are used for nap times and diaper changes but that is just a rumor.
02-22-2010, 01:57 PM
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Peugot announced this afternoon there going to be racing in the 12 hour.
Source:http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/...-2010-program/
Article:Peugeot Sport announced its long awaited plans for the 2010 season this afternoon. After winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans last year the mission for this season is clear: another win at Le Mans. For the final year of the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP the French manufacturer has improved the car once again and a series of test sessions and races are planned to accomplish that mission.
In order to be fully ready for the 78th 24 Hours of Le Mans Peugeot has chosen eleven drivers to be part of the 2010 Peugeot Sport team that is aiming for a new victory at Le Mans.
For Le Mans the three Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs will have a brand new livery and will be wearing race numbers 1, 2 and 3 for the first time. 2009 Le Mans winners Marc Gené, Alexander Wurz will share the #1 car with Anthony Davidson. For Gené and Wurz it will be their fourth Le Mans, for Davidson it will be his third Le Mans race. The Briton, who raced for Aston Martin Racing in 2009, tested a Peugeot 908 HDi FAP however back in 2008 at Paul Ricard.
The #2 car will be 100% French. Nicolas Minassian, Franck Montagny and Stéphane Sarrazin. Car #3 will be entered for Sébastien Bourdais, Simon Pagenaud and Pedro Lamy. Christian Klien, who finished sixth with Peugeot in 2009 and third in 2008, will not be racing at Le Mans for Peugeot this year. The Austrian will be the reserve driver for Team Peugeot Total, while 2009 THP Spider Cup winner Gregory Guilvert will be taking on the role as official Peugeot test driver, after impressing in a test session.
But before heading to Le Mans Peugeot will first do two other races. Next month Peugeot will race Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs in the Sebring 12 Hours. In the United States the #07 will be driven by Anthony Davidson, Marc Gené and Alexander Wurz, while the #08 will be driven by Sébastien Bourdais, Pedro Lamy and Nicolas Minassian. The team will also be testing at Sebring the weekend before the race, as well as two days after the race.
After Sebring Peugeot will fly its cars back to Europe and three cars will be entered in the Le Mans Series 1000 KM of Spa-Francorchamps, the dress-rehearsal for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Even though it was expected that Peugeot would start its work on the 2011 car after Le Mans and would not be entering any other rounds, the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is still set to race in two more rounds. In September Peugeot will take part in the 1000 KM of Silverstone and - depending on confirmation by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest - Peugeot will also enter the Le Mans Intercontinental Cup race planned in Shanghai, China. In the meantime the engineers at the Peugeot Sport HQ will start working on the new car according to the 2011 regulations.
Source:http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/...-2010-program/
Article:Peugeot Sport announced its long awaited plans for the 2010 season this afternoon. After winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans last year the mission for this season is clear: another win at Le Mans. For the final year of the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP the French manufacturer has improved the car once again and a series of test sessions and races are planned to accomplish that mission.
In order to be fully ready for the 78th 24 Hours of Le Mans Peugeot has chosen eleven drivers to be part of the 2010 Peugeot Sport team that is aiming for a new victory at Le Mans.
For Le Mans the three Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs will have a brand new livery and will be wearing race numbers 1, 2 and 3 for the first time. 2009 Le Mans winners Marc Gené, Alexander Wurz will share the #1 car with Anthony Davidson. For Gené and Wurz it will be their fourth Le Mans, for Davidson it will be his third Le Mans race. The Briton, who raced for Aston Martin Racing in 2009, tested a Peugeot 908 HDi FAP however back in 2008 at Paul Ricard.
The #2 car will be 100% French. Nicolas Minassian, Franck Montagny and Stéphane Sarrazin. Car #3 will be entered for Sébastien Bourdais, Simon Pagenaud and Pedro Lamy. Christian Klien, who finished sixth with Peugeot in 2009 and third in 2008, will not be racing at Le Mans for Peugeot this year. The Austrian will be the reserve driver for Team Peugeot Total, while 2009 THP Spider Cup winner Gregory Guilvert will be taking on the role as official Peugeot test driver, after impressing in a test session.
But before heading to Le Mans Peugeot will first do two other races. Next month Peugeot will race Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs in the Sebring 12 Hours. In the United States the #07 will be driven by Anthony Davidson, Marc Gené and Alexander Wurz, while the #08 will be driven by Sébastien Bourdais, Pedro Lamy and Nicolas Minassian. The team will also be testing at Sebring the weekend before the race, as well as two days after the race.
After Sebring Peugeot will fly its cars back to Europe and three cars will be entered in the Le Mans Series 1000 KM of Spa-Francorchamps, the dress-rehearsal for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Even though it was expected that Peugeot would start its work on the 2011 car after Le Mans and would not be entering any other rounds, the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is still set to race in two more rounds. In September Peugeot will take part in the 1000 KM of Silverstone and - depending on confirmation by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest - Peugeot will also enter the Le Mans Intercontinental Cup race planned in Shanghai, China. In the meantime the engineers at the Peugeot Sport HQ will start working on the new car according to the 2011 regulations.
01-19-2012, 06:39 AM
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Le Mans: Peugeot axes LMP1 sports-car program, won't race in 2012
Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/2012...#ixzz1juJPVbVI
Peugeot on Wednesday dropped a bomb on the racing world when it announced that it will shut down its 24 Hours of Le Mans program. The news comes on the deadline day for entries into the new FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the French endurance classic at Le Mans.
The decision brings the curtain down on the French manufacturer's five-year sports-car program, which saw it run two versions of its 908 turbodiesel LMP1 coupe. Its successes included victory at Le Mans in 2009 and the manufacturers' title in both years of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, which becomes the WEC for this season.
The decision brings the curtain down on the French manufacturer's five-year sports-car program, which saw it run two versions of its 908 turbodiesel LMP1 coupe. Its successes included victory at Le Mans in 2009 and the manufacturers' title in both years of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, which becomes the WEC for this season.
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