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VIDEO: Audi posts more than two dozen clips from Petit Le Mans

Over the past weekend, while the Joest Racing crew was working away preparing the two Audi R15 TDIs for the extra-Petit Le Mans, reserve driver Mike Rockenfeller and a camera crew were out and about shooting a series of videos. Audi has now posted more than two dozen videos on its YouTube page that include driver and crew interviews, tours of the garage, pits and a tour of Road Atlanta. There's plenty of up-close action as everyone gets ready for what proved to be a rain shortened race. During the track tour, Rockenfeller (a.k.a. Rocky) ... Read more →

Spoiler Alert: Rain, Rain Go Away! Downpour makes Petit Le Mans even more so Sam Abuelsamid

The American Le Mans Series held its flagship race, the Petit Le Mans over the weekend at Road Atlanta, and it was more petit than normal. The race is scheduled to run for 10 hours or 1,000 miles ...

ALMS announces 2010 schedule; Laguna Seca moves to May, becomes 6-hour enduro Sam Abuelsamid

On Friday, prior to this weekend's Petit Le Mans, the American Le Mans Series announced its planned 2010 schedule. Tentatively, nine of this year's 10 venues are carried over, with only the St. ...

REPORT: Patron Highcroft team builds new Acura prototype in just over 20 hours [w/VIDEO] Sam Abuelsamid

A mere 42 hours after Scott Sharp walked away from a horrific 3.5-revolution crash during practice for the Petit Le Mans, a freshly-built Acura ARX-02a was rolled out for the morning warmup on ...

Dyson Racing debuts ethanol-biobutanol blend at Petit Le Mans Sam Abuelsamid

When we spoke with American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton at the Detroit Auto Show last January, he revealed that discussions were being held between the series and parties interested in ...

VIDEO: Mike Rockenfeller guides a tour of the Audi pit at Petit Le Mans 1 month ago on Autoblog

With the American Le Mans Series returning to Road Atlanta this weekend for its flagship event, the Petit Le Mans, Audi has returned to take on the French. Peugeot, of course, won this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans after a multi-year battle with the diesel-powered Audis. So far, in the first three ...

Jaguar XKR GT2 will debut this week at Petit Le Mans 2 months ago on Autoblog

After announcing earlier this year that it would enter the American Le Mans Series with a new GT2 class XKR, Jaguar has remained silent on when the car would actually appear. That silence is now over as the car is roaring to life at Road Atlanta today in practice for Saturday's Petit Le Mans. ...

Game On! Audi headed to Petit Le Mans to challenge Peugeot 3 months ago on Autoblog

The Audi vs. Peugeot endurance racing battle will continue next month at Road Atlanta as the German team finally confirmed it will bring the R15 TDI back to America. Peugeot announced several weeks ago that it would run its Le Mans-winning 908 HDI at both the Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca. So ...

Gil de Ferran to step out of the cockpit and expand team to IndyCar 3 months ago on Autoblog

Shortly after grabbing the overall pole position for Saturday's American Le Mans Series Race at Mid-Ohio, Gil de Ferran announced that he would again hang up his helmet at the end of the 2009 season. Instead of driving, de Ferran intends to expand his race team, adding a second sports car in ...

Mid-Ohio 2009: GT2 Corvettes run 2nd and 4th in debut 3 months ago on Autoblog

After more than two years of design and development work, the new GT2 class Corvette C6.R made its racing debut on Saturday at Mid-Ohio. For an all-new race ca,r it proved remarkably free of teething pains. In fact, it seems the biggest hurdle was for the drivers, Johnny O'Connell, Jan ...

Mid-Ohio 2009 ALMS: Corvette C6.R GT2 hits the track! 3 months ago on Autoblog

The all-new Corvette C6.R GT2 is on track at Mid-Ohio this morning for the first official practice session ahead of tomorrow's American Le Mans Series Race. So far, the 'Vettes look good and sound great, although they aren't running at the front of the pack. As of this writing, Oliver Gavin and ...

Officially Official: GM reveals details on new Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT2 3 months ago on Autoblog

After a decade of competing with the GT1 big dogs in the American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this weekend marks the start of a new era for Corvette Racing. The race at Mid-Ohio this Saturday (we'll be on hand live) will mark the debut of the all-new GT2 Corvette C6.R. For the ...

The Peugeots are coming to Petit Le Mans! Now, about those Audis... 3 months ago on Autoblog

Peugeot has confirmed that for the second year running it will be sending its 908 HDi prototypes to Atlanta in September for the Petit Le Mans. Peugeot will be looking to follow up its victory at Le Mans last June with its first win at the ALMS flagship race. In France, Peugeot had a resounding ...

Corvette C6R GT2 cars officially entered for Mid-Ohio ALMS race 4 months ago on Autoblog

Following the 2008 American Le Mans Series, Chevrolet announced that its Corvette Racing team would abandon the largely uncontested ranks of GT1 and take on the challenge of GT2. As General Motors careened toward bankruptcy court this spring, the team competed in its final GT1 races at Sebring, ...

Rocketsports Racing brings Jaguar to ALMS GT2 ranks 7 months ago on Autoblog

It's been a while since we heard any news from Rocketsports racing. The long-time Trans Am competitors last turned up running in Champ Car. During the last several Trans Am seasons, Rocketsports ran Jaguar XKRs, and this weekend at the Long Beach ALMS round, Rocketsports boss Paul Gentilozzi ...

Audi launches Facebook fan page for the R15 TDI 8 months ago on Autoblog

With the new R15 TDI making its competition debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring this weekend, Audi has set up outlets where fans of the diesel racer can get behind-the-scenes updates. A Facebook fan page has been created where you can see fresh photos and videos from the track along with posts on ...

Panoz could return to ALMS prototype class with algae butanol power 8 months ago on Autoblog

Don Panoz, founder of the American Le Mans Series, wants to return his brand back to the top ranks of the series and possibly bring a new greener fuel as well. Panoz spoke at press conference in the run up to Saturday's 12 Hours of Sebring and announced that the race car manufacturer he owns is ...

Audi drops a whole collection of new images of the R15 TDI 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Audi R15 TDI should be hitting the track competitively for the first time next week at the 12 Hours of Sebring. The new diesel-powered racer will be running against the Peugeot 908 HDi and Acura's new ARX-02a next Saturday. The oil-burning Audi and Peugeot will be competing under modified ...

BREAKING: First appearance of Acura LMP1 car at ALMS winter test 10 months ago on Autoblog

Acura's new ARX-02a race car made its first public appearance this morning at the American Le Mans series winter test at Sebring in Florida. Acura announced its move up to the LMP1 class in the American Le Mans Series at last year's Detroit Grand Prix, but hasn't yet provided any details on the ...

2009 ALMS season will see a new manufacturer join, new fuel maybe coming 10 months ago on Autoblog

American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton visited the Detroit Auto Show last week and talked about the successes and challenges the series faces in 2009. Racing series' around the world are losing teams this year as a result of the worldwide economic slump, and the American Le Mans Series is no ...

Honda commits to remaining motorsport programs after F1 pull out 11 months ago on Autoblog

The current economic climate has only just started to wreak havoc in the motorsports world, with last week's announcements that Honda is pulling out of F1 and Audi is leaving the American LeMans Series. Things are likely to get worse before they get better as other automakers, including those ...

BREAKING: Audi withdraws from 2009 American Le Mans Series 11 months ago on Autoblog

The self proclaimed leader in "green racing", the American Le Mans Series, will be losing one of its premier teams for 2009. After winning nine consecutive LMP1 championships with the R8 and then the R10 TDI, Audi will no longer have a works team in the ALMS in 2009. The only official Audi ...

Corvette Racing just about ready to start building GT2 C6.R 1 year ago on Autoblog

2009 will be a transition year for the American Le Mans Series as the GT1 class all but disappears after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Corvette Racing team announced a few weeks ago that it will switch from GT1 to the GT2 class. In an ALMS conference call, program manager Dough Fehan revealed that ...

Audi R10 driver Emanuele Pirro stepping down after 15 years 1 year ago on Autoblog

After 15 years of hustling factory Audi race cars around tracks the world over, Emanuele Pirro will have his last run in the R10 TDI this weekend at the American Le Mans Series' final race at Laguna Seca. The Italian driver first hooked up with Audi in 1994 running in the Italian and German ...

Corvettes back in ALMS in 2009 with GT1 and GT2 programs 1 year ago on Autoblog

As the 2008 American Le Mans Series season winds down with only two races left, teams are starting to make announcements about the 2009 season. One of the question marks over the last several years has been the future of the Corvette Racing program. With no really competition to speak of, one ...

Detroit Grand Prix 08: The Detroit Sports Car Challenge (Spoiler Alert) 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the C6.R for a high-res gallery from the race As part of the revival of the Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle last year, the Detroit Sports Car Challenge was added as the highlight of Saturday's activities. The sports car race is back this year as the ninth round of the American Le Mans ...

ALMS reveals rules for new Green Challenge 1 year ago on Autoblog

At the Detroit Auto Show this past January the American Le Mans Series began promoting itself as the Global Leader in Green Racing. Since Audi debuted its R10 TDI diesel racers in 2006, the ALMS had been one of the few major league racing series that has had cars competing against each other using ...

Dodge Viper joins ALMS GT2 ranks 2 years ago on Autoblog

Next week's American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio will feature a special guest appearance by the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe in the GT2 class. Woodhouse Performance, which runs a pair of the cars in the Speed World Challenge series, is converting its #13 car to GT2 specs for the ALMS race to ...

Dyson Racing jumps to LMP2, will race Porsche RS Spyders 2 years ago on Autoblog

Dyson Racing is moving to the LMP2 class for 2007's American Le Mans Series season, and they'll do so in style as they become the first customer team to run Porsche's RS Spyder racing prototype. You'll recall that Porsche's official development partner, Penske Racing, ran a pair of the DHL-liveried ...

ALMS: Penske and Porsche to re-team in '07 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge The 2006 ALMS season will wind down next weekend at Laguna Seca, and teams are already looking toward next year's effort. To that end, Penske Racing and Porsche have made the official announcement that they will once again partner for the 2007 ALMS season. As was the case this ...

ALMS Wrap: Audi, Corvette, Intersport, Risi win in Portland 3 years ago on Autoblog

LMP1: Audi R10 TDI (Capello/McNish) Yesterday's ALMS Portland Grand Prix saw the Audi R10 pair finish 1-2 for the first time this season. The diesel sports cars started the race from rows two and three after IMSA enacted a late rules-change that allowed Dyson Racing to reduce the weight of its two ...

Acura announces 2007 American Le Mans Series lineup 3 years ago on Autoblog

Honda Performance Development is leveraging its involvement with the Indy Racing League to launch a three-team effort for the 2007 ALMS season. IndyCar veterans Fernandez Racing and Andretti Green Racing will join the Acura LMP2-class effort, along with Highcroft Racing. Fernandez Racing will mount ...

Audi R8 goes out with a win 3 years ago on Autoblog

The final page of the Audi R8's chapter in motorsports history was written yesterday as an R8 driven by Dindo Capello and Allan McNish took the checkered flag at Lime Rock Park for the last time. The race was not a lock for the Audi LMP1 team, as a pair of persistent Porsche LMP2 cars traded the ...

One last hurrah - Audi R8 races for the final time 3 years ago on Autoblog

On Saturday, July 1st the Audi R8 will make its final racing appearance at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. Audi has been running the R8 here in the States for the American Le Mans Series while the new diesel-powered R10s were preparing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Now that Le Mans is over the R10s ...

[Not TiVoSafe] Motorsports Highlights: May 13-14 3 years ago on Autoblog

Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix, Valencia World champion Fernando Alonso added to his 2006 championship lead this weekend, in the process becoming the first Spaniard ever to win the Spanish GP. Renault teammate Giancarlo Fisichella failed to hold off Michael Schumacher's Ferrari, losing his P2 ...

Motorsports this weekend: May 13-14 3 years ago on Autoblog

A busy racing weekend, particularly for open-wheel fans! North American TV broadcast times and channels from tvracer.com, all times shown as Eastern. American Le Mans Series: Lone Star Grand Prix, Houston A rare visit to a street circuit for the ALMS is proving tough for Champion Racing's venerable ...

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