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Gil de Ferran to retire from Le Mans series

Former Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran is ready to get out of the cockpit and back into the IndyCar Series — but as an owner, not a driver.

New Acura prototype gets first win

A radically new Acura prototype sports car co-driven by David Brabham and Scott Sharp has taken an easy victory in the American Le Mans Series race on the temporary street circuit in downtown St. Petersburg.

Peugeots out front early at Sebring

A pair of Peugeots set the pace in the first three hours of Saturday's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

Audi pulls out of American Le Mans Series

Audi is pulling out of the American Le Mans Series, ending a dominating nine-year run in which its cars won the LMP1 class championship every season.

Dixon to race in ALMS at Atlanta

Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series points leader Scott Dixon will team with former Indy winner Gil de Ferran in the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Oct. 4.

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Apology not accepted
Source: Manuel L.Quezon blog

Today is Blog Action Day, with the theme of Poverty. I am republishing an article I wrote in two parts, the first when I was still in college, the second, a decade later upon rediscovering what I'd written a decade earlier…

Audi's Diesel R10 Holds Off the Captian's Porsche to Win in Utah
Source: americanlemans.com

The #1 Audi R10 proved its worthiness of that number by withstanding a fierce assault from the #6 Porsche Penske at the end of the race to take the overall and class win at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah.

Audi's Diesel R10 on Pole for the ALMS Grand Prix of Utah
Source: americanlemans.com

Continuing its trend of dominating pace, Audi's radical TDI deisel powered R10 takes the overall pole for the inaugural Grand Prix of Utah at the new, world-class Miller Motorsports Park.

ALMS: Penske Porsches Finish 1-2 at Mid-Ohio
Source: americanlemans.com

Roger Penske's Porsche RS Spyders make American Le Mans history at Mid-Ohio with the first ever 1-2 overall finish of the slower LMP2 class cars in the series, besting the Audi R8 LMP1 car.

ALMS: B-K Motorsports Mazda Team Switches to Kumho Tires
Source: speedtv.com

Kumho Tire U.S.A. links up with the Mazda-powered B-K Motorsports team to contest the remaining American Le Mans Series season fighting for LMP2 Prototype class honors.

Acura Entering ALMS in 2007
Source: americanlemans.com

Acura is poised to challenge Porsche in the American Le Mans Series P2 prototype class in 2007 with an all new racecar developed by Honda Performance Development with a view towards eventually contesting at the world's top sports car race: the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Audi Makes Relevant Tech. Advancement With the R10
Source: speedtv.com

Unlike the ambiguous and unseen advancement in Formula 1 and the archaic lack of technology in NASCAR, Audi's diesel-powered R10 prototype offers technological motorsport advancement that is meaningful to that place known as the 'Real World' in the auto industry.

Diesel-Powered Audi wins the 12 Hours of Sebring
Source: speedtv.com

The diesel-powered Audi R10 prototype claims victory in its maiden race at the 54th 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race.

ALMS: Audi R10 TDI scores debut race win in Sebring
Source: motorsport.com

Seven-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen was the driver who had the honor of driving the new Audi AG prototype across the finish line to score the first victory for the Audi R10 TDI.

ALMS: McNish puts Audi R10 TDI on Sebring pole
Source: motorsport.com

Audi AG made history today when Allan McNish turned a hot lap of 1:45.828 (125.865mph) at Sebring International Raceway. The Scot placed the first-ever diesel-powered car on an American Le Mans Series pole for the 54th Annual Twelve Hours of Sebring.

Audi and Porsche Top 1st Practice for the 54th 12 Hours of Sebring
Source: speedtv.com

Wednesday morning, the new Audi R10 prototype shattered last year's pole-winning lap time during the first practice session with the Porsche Spyder RS nipping at its heels.

2006 Will be a Kick-Ass Year in Sportscar Racing

Looking ahead at the eclectic mix of GT and Prototype racing machines for the 2006 American Le Mans Series season, there's a plethora of things for motorsport enthusiasts to be excited about.

First Radical SR9 to Race in North America in ALMS
Source: americanlemans.com

Prototype road racing in North America is set to become even more competitive in 2006 as Van Der Steur will field the first Radical SR9 LMP2 chassis in North America in the final two rounds of the American Le Mans Series.

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