Mosport: Race Preview
Posted On 08-20-2008

The American Le Mans Series heads north of the border this weekend to Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada for the eighth round of the season. After a spectacular twilight battle at Road America, the championship has kicked into high gear as only four races remain. With the Detroit Belle Isle round only six days after the Canadian excursion, teams will have to keep their cars in one piece in order to make it through the back-to-back weekend contest.

From one North American treasure to the next: Mosport is yet another classic venue that provides challenges to... Read More...

 

de Ferran Motorsports drafts Dixon
Posted On 08-19-2008

INDY 500 WINNER SCOTT DIXON TO DRIVE WITH de FERRAN MOTORSPORTS AT PETIT LE MANS
Six-Time 2008 IndyCar Series Race Winner Joins Acura ARX-01b Prototype Lineup

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 19, 2008) — Indianapolis 500 champion Scott Dixon will drive for de Ferran Motorsports in the team’s No. 66 Panasonic ELS Surround Acura ARX-01b prototype sports car in the October 4 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in the 10th round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series.

Dixon, the 27-year-old driver from New Zealand, is enjoying one of the most successful open-wheel racing seasons in the past decade with six... Read More...

 

Road America: Race Report
Posted On 08-10-2008

The closing moments of Saturday's Generac 500 presented by Time Warner Cable came almost too close for Audi's liking. The diesel-powered R10 TDIs were marred back in fourth and fifth place overall with the clock ticking in the four-hour race. But the late-race pressure didn’t faze Marco Werner, as with just 14 minutes to go, the German powered his way past both LMP2 Acuras of Franck Montagny and David Brabham to take the overall lead and eventual win. Teammate Marcel Fassler followed closely in pursuit to give Audi a powerful 1-2 punch for the second straight American Le Mans Series... Read More...

 

Road America: Saturday Morning News and Notes
Posted On 08-09-2008

Marco Werner turned the quickest time in warm-up for this afternoon's Generac 500 presented by Time Warner Cable, the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series seasn. The German aboard the No. 2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI set a 1:48.258 lap time around the four-mile Road America circuit, good enough for the top spot.

Timo Bernhard paced the LMP2 category, posting a 1:49.743 lap time in his No. 7 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder, ending the 25-minute session in second overall. The No. 1 Audi of Marcel Fassler and Emanuele Pirro was third quickest overall, followed by the James... Read More...