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Oct 10 2011, 06:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 2 comment(s)
When you think about an international race like the Petit Le Mans, the first thought that would normally come to mind would be the multitudes of cars that are on track at the same time. This year, there were 53 cars occupying the 2.54 mile Road Atlanta race track. The on-track action heats up the second the green flag is waved. But as the hours start to tick down, each individual race car stops battling with the rest of the field... ...and settles into a race with itself. Here are a few desktop wallpaper...
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Oct 01 2011, 09:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 11 comment(s)
The weather couldn't have been any better. The morning had a sight chill in the early hours before the race and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The cloudless sky continued even when the sun came up. There wasn't a hint of the Georgian heat throughout the day and the temperatures were more than comfortable. Not too hot and not too cold. Perfect weather for 53 race cars to thunder away for 10 hours at Road Atlanta for the Petit Le Mans. It wasn't the cleanest of races. Ten different...
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Oct 01 2011, 08:30 AM
by
Linhbergh
with 7 comment(s)
At exactly 11:30AM local time, the Safety Car drove into the pit lane, after the two recon laps, and released the thousands of horse power behind it. Fifty-three cars. One-thousand miles. Ten hours. And in those first few moments, the #7 Peugeot thundered off and gained a considerable lead from the #1 Audi. Then again, this is endurance racing and with this sort of racing, anything can happen --especially in ten hours. The race can be streamed LIVE from ESPN3.com , if you're watching inside the...
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Sep 30 2011, 09:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 2 comment(s)
The American Le Mans series always starts its season big and ends it big. The season starts in Florida for the 12 Hours of Sebring and ends it with a bang in Georgia at the 10 hour race, the Petit Le Mans. This year at Road Atlanta, there will be 54 cars navigating the race track while also weaving through traffic. It's always amazing to see so many race cars bunched up while hauling all sorts of rear end around a race track. This year sees the addition of the ILMC GTE class to the race grid...
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Posted
May 12 2011, 12:30 AM
by
Jonathan Moore
with 31 comment(s)
To most people, camping as a concept is like Marmite (if you'll excuse the parochial English reference): you either love it or hate it. But, when it's presented in combination with a weekend of cars – whether racing, car clubs or displays – I'd suggest that it's hard to argue against it being a must-do thing. It's the perfect way to get properly immersed in the true spirit of an event. The only true way? You become the hardest of the hardcore. You are there when the...
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Posted
Oct 14 2010, 07:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 5 comment(s)
For those of us that didn't have the chance of actually being at Petit Le Mans this year, Jim Perry's "sights and sounds" film is about as good as it gets for a substitute.
-Linhbergh
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Oct 11 2010, 04:45 AM
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John Brooks
with 9 comment(s)
Rage against the Night. McNish's Audi R15 chases the Peugeots but even he can't make up the gap. 2-0 to the French, a whitewash in China? Allez Les Blues! Who can you believe these days? I feel like a politician. I boldly make a statement, totally convinced that I am right, then it turns out to be utter tosh. A quick look at my work schedule shows that I have still to write my PLM wrap up. So here goes. Reputation shot to pieces. The 2010 edition of Petit Le Mans may well go down in history...
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Oct 03 2010, 07:20 PM
by
John Brooks
with 10 comment(s)
October arrives bringing with it the final episodes of 2010. At this time of year motorsport pulls down the shutters and prepares for the winter, and hopefully, the spring. There are still some rituals to be observed, the last Grand Prix and the Formula One titles, Macau and in North America, Petit Le Mans. This instant classic, brought to a grateful public some 12 years ago by the Don Panoz and the ACO, is the punctuation mark, the full stop, that completes the real endurance season. The 2010 race...
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Sep 26 2010, 05:01 AM
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John Brooks
with 6 comment(s)
Even for those of us getting on a bit, ten years, a whole decade, is a significant chunk of time. Ten years ago saw the third edition of the instant endurance racing classic, Petit Le Mans. The landscape back then, both on and off the track, was somewhat different. Hell, Bill Clinton was still President of the United States of America. September 11 was just a day like any other, there was a calm before the storm. The signs of the impending troubles were there for those with eyes to see but most of...
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Posted
May 13 2010, 12:51 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 12 comment(s)
After a long Top 32 competition at Formula Drift Atlanta, the sun began to sink, the air began to cool, and the cars returned to the grid to bring the event to a climax.
Here are some moments from the Top 16 competition, on through to the final. ...
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May 11 2010, 01:18 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
Yesterday we had a look at Friday's practice and qualifying action at Formula Drift Atlanta. Now it's time for some scenes from the Top 32 tandem competition on Saturday afternoon.
As the fans kicked back with their blankets, BBQ's, and coolers full of brewskies, it was up to the FD drivers to put on a show. And that they did. ...
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May 10 2010, 12:01 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 33 comment(s)
Ok, I'm back home in SoCal now getting myself re-adjusted to the old Pacific Time Zone. This means it's time to jump into our coverage from Formula Drift Round Two at Road Atlanta.
Keeping things in chronological order, I'll start with a selection of images from Friday's practice and qualifying sessions....
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May 08 2010, 08:46 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 23 comment(s)
Just got back to the hotel after an incredible evening at Road Atlanta. When all was said and done, Daijiro Yoshihara was standing on top of the podium after defeating his teammate Vaughn Gittin Jr. in the final. Meanwhile, Chris Forsberg would take third after defeating Michael Essa.
This doesn't even scratch the surface of what went down in ATL, but for now I need to hit the sack before an early flight back to LA tomorrow. Much more to come and congrats, Dai!
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
May 07 2010, 08:01 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 31 comment(s)
As I'm writing this, the FD drivers are having practice under the lights at Road Atlanta, but as usual I headed back to the hotel early so I could post a run-down of qualifying.
It was a hot, humid day at the track, and the action was as good as ever. ...
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Oct 20 2009, 03:24 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 18 comment(s)
This is Andy Priaulx MBE, Husband to a fantastic wife, father to two gorgeous kids but then I would say that ; racing driver from an early age racing almost everything from Motorbikes and power boats to formula one cars, currently racing in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) having won the title three times in a row now trying to win it back. My experience of GT racing is also varied but my greatest success was to win the Nurburgring race in 2005 with Said, Lamy and Husiman, to master the...
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Oct 03 2009, 07:50 AM
by
Linhbergh
with 31 comment(s)
The sky was already emptying out its emotions when we arrived onto the track in the morning. Water literally flowed down the parking lots and access streets around the circuit, and as Rod and I hurried into the media tower, we tried our best to walk around deep rivers and ponds that quickly formed from the morning down pour. As we stepped into the dry and warm building, the sensation of wet socks was the first thing that greeted us. I looked down at my watch, and it wasn't even 7am yet.... The...
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Posted
Sep 29 2009, 12:40 PM
by
John Brooks
with 7 comment(s)
"Blow,Winds and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout til you have drenched our steeples, drown'd the cocks!" I did not actually see King Lear out in the storms that hit Road Atlanta during the middle of the Petit Le Mans last Saturday but I saw plenty of candidates for the role of the Fool, me for one. Sitting in the warm, dry media centre contemplating a two hour session in the pit lane, I looked at the weather radar on John Dagys' computer and could...
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Posted
Sep 26 2009, 07:05 AM
by
Linhbergh
with 10 comment(s)
When you have the time to actually witness a professional racing team do what they do throughout the course of the day, you can't help but to feel intimidated. I had the honor of being a guest with the BMW American Le Mans team and had the opportunity creep, snoop, and stalk the team and their drivers throughout the course of the weekend. This being my first real motorsport and the first non-rice event I've shot, there was a bit of a culture shock as I started to experience the world of real...
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Sep 26 2009, 02:30 AM
by
Linhbergh
with 16 comment(s)
There's only so much practicing or rehearsing you can to before a big day. And today is a big day for the multitudes of teams that will be competing in this year's Petit Le Mans. Come back throughout the day for periodic updates and galleries live from Road Atlanta! -Linhbergh Nguyen...
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Posted
Sep 25 2009, 08:41 PM
by
John Brooks
with 14 comment(s)
Friday dawned in Georgia with those of us sporting media track access passes dragged from our beds to attend the mandatory photo meeting. Coffee and grumbles were, as ever, the order of the day at the hot and steamy Road Atlanta track. On the circuit things had a familiar ring, with BMW topping the GT2 class during the final practice session. And still at the top of the timesheets was the #08 Peugeot. Plus ca change............... Friday at Petit Le Mans is also the day when the fans can get up close...
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