July, 2006
Mcnish, Capello Make Winning Return to Portland
Diesel power is starting to take hold in the American Le Mans Series. The Audi R10 TDI remained unbeaten in three Series races as Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello won the Portland Grand Prix on Saturday, their fourth overall victory of the season.
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It’s An All Dyson Front Row at Portland
Admittedly, Butch Leitzinger says Portland International Raceway isn’t really a favorite of Dyson Racing. Surely that will change after Leitzinger’s pole position run Friday for the Portland Grand Prix.
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Weaver Paces Field in Friday Morning Portland Practice
On a track where he was headed for certain victory last year, James Weaver posted the fastest time at Friday morning’s practice time for the Portland Grand Prix. Weaver turned in a best lap of 1:03.762 and was nearly 0.2 seconds clear of the field.
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Capello, Dyson Lolas Show the Way at Portland Test
Rinaldo Capello last competed at the Grand Prix of Portland in 2001. He showed little rust in his return Thursday to the Rose City, posting the best time in Thursday’s test session for Round 6 of the 2006 American Le Mans Series.
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Acura Announces Three-Team Lineup for 2007
Relying on their years of experience in various forms of motorsports, Honda Performance Development Inc., announced today the three world-class teams that will field its Acura-powered LMP2 entries in the American Le Mans Series starting in 2007.
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Aston Martins Enjoy Run Up Front in GT1
After 12 races of Corvette yellow at the head of the American Le Mans Series’ GT1 field, there’s a new color out front – Aston Martin Racing green. The British marque is riding a two-race winning streak heading into the Portland Grand Prix presented by Les Schwab.
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Porsche RS Spyder Gives Audi a Run
The inaugural Utah Grand Prix started on Saturday night with a peak temperature of 111 degrees as the green flag dropped. A good crowd was on hand to see their first American Le Mans Series race on this hot blistering day. It was also the second time that the American public got to view the new battle between the Audi R10 and Penske Porsche.
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Hot Lapping
“This is a gratifying result,” commented team principal Rob Dyson. “The hard work has paid off. We had a trouble-free run and that was a definite plus for us. The pit stops were right on and the guys are doing a great job on the race prep.”
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Aston Martin Racing DB9’s Triumph at Salt Lake
Aston Martin Racing claimed a second successive American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT1 victory in the Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park, Salt Lake on Saturday 15 July.
Risi Competizione Ferrari F430GT Wins Inaugural Utah Grand Prix
Maybe it was the move west. Maybe it was the new track. Maybe it was the return of Jaime Melo and Mika Salo, the “O” boys. Maybe it was the speed of the Ferrari F430GT on the 4.5 mile, 24 turn course. Or maybe it was just their time. Whatever the reason, Risi Competizione became the fifth team to win a GT2 race in the American Le Mans Series this year, taking the checkered flag at the inaugural Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park outside of Salt Lake City with a convincing 11 second lead over the second placed Peterson Motorsports/White Lightening Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of Patrick Long and Jorg Bergmeister. Third place went to another Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, this time the Flying Lizards Motorsports entry piloted by GT2 points leader Johannes van Overbeek, and Wolf Henzler.
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