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  1. jknight

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    #1 jknight, Jan 15, 2009
    From all the sites I visit regularly, it seems that LMS is going to be the place to be for sports car racing this year. For ALMS, it seems the place to be is Sebring... otherwise it appears the series has the potential for a small grid this season. Full season: P1 is the two Acura's (Highcroft and deFerran), possibly Intersport, Autocon?, Corsa? P2 is Fernandez and two Dyson Lola/Mazdas and possibly a third car. GT1 is only Sebring and possibly up to LeMans (still racing even though the company is in dire straights). The racing will be in GT2 as has been in the past.

    LMS seems to be a totally different story! Announced yesterday, an American team is running a Saleen - Full Speed Racing are entering a the car in LMS , hopefully Le Mans and possibily in FIA-GT. Graham Nash will run the outfit and one of the drivers is related to Olivia Newton-John ..... nephew -> Emerson . A spectulative LMS grid thus far has 11 P1 (that w/o Pugs); 13 P2; 2 GT1; 20 GT2 for 46 cars, a few down from the previous year but double ALMS without Audi (Sebring's grid will not be the normal for the season). Speedy Sebah announced LMP1 and LMP2 Lola coupes for this year; the LMP1 will find Nicolas Prost as one of the drivers.

    FIA-GT spectulative entries has Ferrari out numbering the Porsches and hopefully there may be a third MC-12 in the series. That would be terrific if it's true. Looks like a second car is possible for Scuderia Ecosse (adding to the Ferrari count).

    LeMans replies were due this week so hopefully forthcoming we'll see who fills the Penske spots, Van Merjestein (spelling?), Horag Spyder allocations and what will replace the MC-12 on the list. I suspect that despite economic conditions there will be a full grid for the race.

    Anxiously awaiting a certain Ferrari announcement this week!!!!!!!!

    Carol
     
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    #2 yzee, Jan 15, 2009
    Graham Nash is also a known photographer. Digital fine art. Nash Editions
     
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    .......................................Speculative 2009 LMS Entries
    P-1
    3 Scuderia Lavaggi Lavaggi LS1 AER (Lavaggi, Kaufmann)
    5 Team Oreca Matmut Courage-Oreca LC70E - AIM (Ortelli, Ayari)
    6 Team Oreca Matmut Courage-Oreca LC70E - AIM (Panis, Lapierre)
    7 Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (N.Minassian, M.Gene, TBA)
    8 Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (S.Sarrazin, P.Lamy, TBA)
    10 Charouz Racing System TBA (J.Charouz, Mucke)
    12 Charouz Racing System TBA (TBA, TBA)
    13 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola B08/60 AM (Belicchi, Fassler, Prost)
    16 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Judd (Collard, J-C.Boullion)
    17 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Judd (Primat, Tinseau)
    20 Epsilon Euskadi EE-2 Judd (Burgueño, de Castro)
    21 Epsilon Euskadi EE-2 Judd (TBA, TBA)
    XX Signature Team Courage-Oreca LC70E Judd (Ragues, Mailleux)
    61 Strakka Racing Ginetta-Zytek G709S Zytek (Leventis, Hardman, TBA)
    XX Futurecom TME Team Audi R-10 TDI (TBA, TBA )
    XX Futurecom TME Team Audi R-10 TDI (TBA, TBA )

    P-2

    25 RML Lola B08/80 MZR-R (T.Erdos, M.Newton, Wallace)
    26 Bruichladdich Radical Radical SR9 -AER (TBA, TBA)
    XX Racing Box Lola B08/80 Judd (Ceccato, Francioni, G. Piccini)
    30 Racing Box Lola B08/80 Judd (Hezemans, Bobbi, A. Piccini)
    32 Barazi-Epsilon Zytek 07S Zytek (J.Barazi, M.Vergers)
    33 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola B08/80 Judd (Pompidou, Kane, Leuenberger)
    34 Team Goh Porsche RS Spyder ex-VM (TBA, TBA) LMS? Le Mans?
    35 Saulnier Racing Pescarolo / MZR-R (Nicolet, ***gionato, Hein)
    36 Saulnier Racing Pescarolo / MZR-R (TBA, TBA)
    37 WR/Salini WR Zytek (S.Salini, P.Salini, Gommendy)
    40 Quifel ASM Ginetta-Zytek 09S Zytek (M.Amaral, Pla)
    41 GAC Racing Team Zytek 07S - Zytek (K.Ojjeh, C-Y.Gosselin, TBA)
    44 Kruse Schiller Motorsports Lola B08/80 Mazda (Didaio, Sini, Kelleners)
    XX Pegasus Racing Courage-Oreca LC75 AER (Schell, Thirion)

    GT-1
    55 IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murcielago G-GT (Kox, Rusinov)
    XX Full Speed Racing Saleen S7R (Newton-John, TBA)

    GT-2
    76 IMSA Performance Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR (Narac, Pilet)
    77 Felbermayr/Proton Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR (Lieb, Lietz)
    85 Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R (Coronel, Dumbrek)
    86 Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R (Kelleners, Vassiliev)
    88 Felbermayr/Proton Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR (Felbermayr jr., Ried)
    90 Farnbacher Racing Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR (????????)
    91 Farnbacher Racing Ferrari F430GT (P.Ehret, Kaffer, Beltoise)
    93 James Watt Automotive AMR Vantage GT-2 (Daniels, Sugden, Camathias)
    95 James Watt Automotive AMR Vantage GT-2 (TBA, TBA)
    96 Virgo Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT (McInerney, McInerney)
    98 JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT (TBA, TBA)
    99 JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT (Aucott, Daoudi)
    007 Drayson Racing AMR Vantage GT-2 (Drayson, Cocker)
    XX Team Modena Ferrari F430 GT ( Garcia, Leo Mansell)
    XX Team Modena Ferrari F430 GT (TBA, TBA)
    XX Team JMW Ferrari F430 GT (R.Bell, TBA)
    XX Edil Cris Racing Ferrari F430GT (TBA, TBA)
    XX Edil Cris Racing Ferrari F430GT (TBA, TBA)

    We might get an official LMS entry list after the comittee meets tomorrow.
    Might get more after winter testing for Sebring this weekend too, for developments on that front. Can't wait to see how the Rahal BMWs go, myself.

    There are nine entries representing five different manufacturers from the highly competitive GT2 class. One of the highlight is the new BMW M3 for BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team. Familiar faces Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand and Tom Milner will see time in the M3.

    Five Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs will be present with three from Flying Lizard Motorsports. Darren Law, Seth Neiman and Johannes van Overbeek are in one car with Porsche factory drivers and former class champions Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long in the other. All five Lizard drivers will see extended testing time in the third Porsche as well. The team's full-season plans centre on a two-car attack in search of a second straight class championship.

    Dirk Werner and Wolf Henzler will drive a Porsche for Farnbacher Loles Racing in their first season together. A fifth Porsche is listed for Team Falken Tire, a new entry to the Series.

    LG Motorsports is bringing its Riley-built Corvette C6 with drivers Lou Gigliotti, Tomy Drissi and Randy Ruhlman. Robertson Racing has entered its Doran-Ford GT-R for Andrea and David Robertson, and David Murry. Tom Milner's Panoz Team PTG also plans to take the team's Panoz Esperante GTLM.

    "It will be a hard year," Milner said. "But the Panoz will be a contender, much more than this past year. I am looking forward to it."
     
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    #5 Modeler, Jan 26, 2009
    Planet Le Mans current ALMS entry list -

    Regularly updated @
    http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/01/19/the-american-le-mans-series-entry-list-so-far%E2%80%A6/

    LMP1
    Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - TBA / TBA
    Patrón Highcroft Racing - Acura ARX-02a - David Brabham / Scott Sharp
    de Ferran Motorsports - Acura ARX-02a8 - Gil de Ferran / Simon Pagenaud
    Corsa Motorsport - Ginetta-Zytek 07S Zytek - Gunnar Jeanette / Johnny Mowlem
    Autocon Motorsports - Lola B06/10 AER - Bryan Willman / Tony Burgess / Chris McMurry

    LMP2
    Lowe’s Fernandez Racing - Acura ARX-01c - Adrian Fernandez / Luis Diaz / Michel Jourdain
    Dyson Racing Team - Lola B08/86 MZR-R - Chris Dyson / Guy Smith
    Dyson Racing Team - Lola B08/86 MZR-R - Butch Leitzinger / Marino Franchitti

    LMGT1
    Corvette Racing - Corvette C6.R - Johnny O’Connell / Jan Magnussen
    Corvette Racing - Corvette C6.R - Oliver Gavin / Olivier Beretta

    LMGT2
    Flying Lizard Motorsports - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Johannes van Overbeek / Darren Law / Seth Neiman
    Flying Lizard Motorsports - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Jörg Bergmeister / Patrick Long
    Farnbacher Loles Racing - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Dirk Werner / Wolf Henzler
    VICI Racing - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - TBA / TBA
    VICI Racing - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - TBA / TBA
    VICI Racing - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - TBA / TBA
    Team Falken Tire - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - TBA / TBA
    Risi Competizione - Ferrari F430 GT2 - TBA / TBA
    Risi Competizione - Ferrari F430 GT2 - TBA / TBA
    AF Corse - Ferrari F430 GT2 - Matias Russo / Luis Perez Companc / Gianmaria Bruni
    BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team - BMW E92 M3 GTR - Bill Auberlen / Joey Hand
    BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team - BMW E92 M3 GTR - Dirk Müller / Tom Milner
    Panoz Team PTG - Panoz Esperante GTLM - TBA / TBA
    LG Motorsports - Corvette C6 - Lou Gigliotti / TBA
    Robertson Racing - Doran Ford GT - Andrea Robertson / David Robertson / David Murry
    Prime Time Race Group - Dodge Viper GT2 - Joel Feinberg / Chris Hall.
    Drayson Racing - Aston Martin Vantage GT2 - Paul Drayson / Jonny Cocker
     
  6. jknight

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    #6 jknight, Jan 26, 2009
    Unfortunately it appears that Audi is just going to be at Sebring. Petit may change depending on how hungry cars are for that 24h invitation! After the 24h the GT1 Vettes become GT2...that should prove interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if we see two Risi cars for the longer races. For the longer races, Dario will be with the Highcroft LMP1 Acura, that a good thing. I think the AF Corse car is Sebring only as it runs FIA-GT. I would be quite surprised to see Vici with three, two perhaps.

    Guess the Daytona 24h got many of us "fired-up" for the start of the season in March!

    C
     

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