ALMS 2010 grid

[HORNDAWG]

Well Peugeot are once again confirming a presence at Sebring, and a possibility at least of Petit also it seems. Here

[HORNDAWG]

Seems that Black Swan (Tim Pappas) will be back in the GTC with 2 (new) cars next year. Here

[Canada ALMS fan]

It was a good day for announcements. Autocon confirming what we knew, that they would be back, but maybe (hopefully) with Judd power.
AUTO-RACING - ALMS: Autocon's 2010 Program Still In Flux - SPEEDtv.com
Pleasantly surprised to hear Pappas returning, and with 2 cars!

[Canada ALMS fan]

The grid to me is looking quite nice for next year, much better that I would have dreamed 6 months ago. Here's what I have roughly so far:

LMP:
Dyson Lola Mazda x 2
Drayson Lola Judd
Cytosport Porsche RS Spyder
Intersport Lola AER
Autocon Lola AER/Judd??
Highcroft Acura ARX-02A
Peugeot 908 x 2 (Sebring & PLM)

possibilities & dreamers for LMP:
Audi R15 x 2 (Sebring & PLM)
de Ferran ??
a second Highcroft (Lola Aston )
Corsa Ginetta Zytek GZ09SH
Creation Judd
Mundill Pescarolo Judd
Eco Radical SR9 Nissan

GT:
Porsche:
Flying Lizard x 2
Falken
Vici

Ferrari:
Extreme Speed x 2
Risi

BMW:
Rahal Letterman x 2
Schnitzer x 2??

Corvette C6.R x 2
Robertson Doran Ford
RSR Jaguar XKR
PTG Panoz Esperante EVO

LG Riley Corvette??

LMPC:
Intersport
Comprent x 2??
Primetime??

GTC:
Black Swan x 2
Plus all of last year's runners have to be candidates

All in all, not too bad IMHO.

[HORNDAWG]

Duncan is talking about a multi car team for 2010 and also mentioned the desire to run a developmental driver program in LMPC. Not sure if that would translate into 2 or 3 cars total, and is of course dependant upon funding.

[HORNDAWG]

Intersport have named their first LMPC driver, Mitch Pagerey, who ran in GTC last year. Here

[John Dagys]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

Intersport have named their first LMPS driver, Mitch Pagerey, who ran in GTC last year. Here

Pagerey did run in GTC, but only one race. His main accolades came from Patron GT3 Challenge, where he won two races driving for AJR. A solid driver who should do very well in a prototype. Depending on who they pair him up with, this could be a championship-caliber effort here.

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

Duncan is talking about a multi car team for 2010 and also mentioned the desire to run a developmental driver program in LMPC. Not sure if that would translate into 2 or 3 cars total, and is of course dependant upon funding.

Well Duncan has announced it will be an Acura ARX-01c from them with a second car being worked on, sponsorship etc.. Here They will also be testing a new Acura/HPD engine for the 2011 P-1 class!

[Canada ALMS fan]

A press release from Comprent stating their situation.
Comprent Motor Sports up to LMP Challenge !

[HORNDAWG]

Well it seems that there are 3 sold cars for LMPC at this time and 6 probable: We have the opportunity to examine Hugues de Chaunac on the future of Formula Le Mans, both in Le Mans Series and ALMS: "With regard to Europe, there are obvious advantages. The operating budget is lower than LMP1 and LMP2 and is very attractive, especially in this period. We hope at least eight cars, including Hope PoleVision and Dams. The LMP1 teams are also interested to make a Junior Team. As for the ALMS, three FLM have been sold. By the first inning, there could be double. "We are also studying the possibility for European teams to race in the USA ... " Here