June, 2006
Lizard No. 44 Porsche Qualifies 4th in GT2 at Lime Rock
The Flying Lizard Motorsports squad’s No. 45 and No. 44 Porsches had the second and fourth fastest times in GT2, respectively, at Lime Rock in today’s qualifying session. Wolf Henzler had the second fastest GT2 time in the No. 45 Porsche (53.660 on the 1.54 mile course). Teammate Lonnie Pechnik qualified the team’s No. 44 Porsche fourth in class, with a time of 53.886. The No. 45 Porsche did not pass post-qualification technical inspection because a rear-wing height exceeded IMSA specifications. As a result, the No. 45 will start from the rear of the ten-car GT2 pack.
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Turner Captures GT1 Pole at Lime Rock Park
British driver Darren Turner drove the 007 Aston Martin DBR9 to pole position in GT1 today for Saturday’s New England Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. Turner’s lap time of 50.272 seconds on the 1.45-mile track gave him his first pole in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
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Quality Off-Time
The rain has receded here on the east coast and no water wings were required in today’s American Le Mans qualifying at Lime Rock Park. James Weaver won the LMP1 pole, setting a class record in the process. The Dyson team did a good job of maximizing the single day of practice and qualifying. “This was the best qualifying car I have had in a long time,” commented Weaver. “The car was running fantastic. It’s the best it’s been all year. The new chicane is different. It will make overtaking a little more difficult. I just wish that foxy Porsche was a little slower!”
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Corvettes Qualify Second and Thrid at Lime Rock Park
Crew chief Dan Binks’ final instructions to driver Ron Fellows before the start of qualifying were succinct: “Have fun out there.”
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Penske Porsches on Front Row at Lime Rock Park
Romain Dumas led Penske Racing’s charge to the front row of the New England Grand Prix on Friday with a record-breaking lap at Lime Rock Park. The Frenchman put Penske’s No. 7 Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 on the overall pole position for Round 4 of the American Le Mans Series.
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American Le Mans Series Resumes at Lime Rock Park
The American Le Mans Series will roar back into action on Saturday, July 1st when they visit the challenging short course of Lime Rock Park. Close wheel-to-wheel action is to be expected as the prototypes make their way through the busy traffic. This race the spectator will be able to witness the final chapter of the Audi R8 after years of dominance.
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Historic Era Ends With Final Race for R8
The final chapter in one of sports car racing’s greatest stories is nearing completion. At next week’s New England Grand Prix the book on the Audi R8 will close, putting the finishing touch on what has been an unprecedented seven-year run of motorsport history.
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Panoz a Winner at Le Mans
Sports car racing’s next generation challenger in GT competition has been born. For the first time, Panoz is a winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a historic GT2 victory courtesy of Team LNT, a triumph to go along with a Panoz win at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Corvette Racing Wins 24 Hours of Le Mans
Corvette and Aston Martin went toe-to-toe in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, trading blows through a grueling day and night of racing. When the battle finally ended at 5 p.m. today, Corvette Racing had won the GT1 class in the world’s greatest sports car race for the fifth time in six years. Continue Reading…
Eighth Le Mans Victory for Joest Racing
The new Audi R10 TDI was the first diesel car to win arguably the toughest car race in the world. In front of a record crowd of 235,000 spectators, Frank Biela (Germany), Emanuele Pirro (Italy) and Marco Werner (Germany) clinched the sixth and most important Le Mans win for Audi so far. Dindo Capello (Italy), Tom Kristensen (Denmark) and Allan McNish (Scotland) also achieved a podium in finishing third overall.
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