Workload has resulted in a lack of ALMS updates from me for most of the season, but it is now time to bring you up to date, in preparation for 'Petit Le Mans' later this month. At the front, the series suffered from the withdrawal from Audi and their R15 TDi after Sebring 12hours. The economic climate also resulted in Audi pulling out of the
If you are a budding artist in Europe, you may be interested in this competition, run by Dunlop. The task is to design an ‘art-car’ livery for the Dunlop sponsored JWM Ferrari F430 GT, which will run at Le Mans in June. Three national winners will be elected by an expert jury, a fourth winner will be the one that has received the most votes
The 2009 Formula 1 World Championship kicks off this weekend in Melbourne, Australia. This has the potential to be one of the most open seasons ever, with new rules and regulations. A number of rules have been brought in, giving a Formula 1 car a different look. From the side, most of the aerodynamic aids have disappeared and the cars look much cleaner
If the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV was not extreme enough for you, let us introduce you to Ferrari's new track day special, the Ferrari 599 XX. Images from Swiss car site, Asphalte.ch who photographed the car at Geneva. The 599XX followings the Enzo based FXX with dramatic race car inspired styling and graphics. This car is a test bed for
The Jewel in the American Le Mans Series crown takes place this weekend at Atlanta, Georgia. ‘Petit Le Mans’ is a 10 hour endurance event at the Road Atlanta circuit. Its a unique event for the ALMS, so there are quite a few extra entries. With the Credit Crunch having a major impact in the USA, many see this event could be the peak of competition
In our final 'cars of Le Man' post we look at the GT2 class with the help of Photos from our trackside Photographer, John Brooks. Although this class is at the rear of the field it is very competitive and almost any of the entries could take honours. GT2 cars are less powerful than GT1 (with around 450-500bhp) and are closer to production cars