Orbit Racing returning to the ALMS?!?!

[porschefan]

Originally Posted by WMUCarGuy

Orbit Racing ran in the ALMS from 2001-2004 in GT Porsches. The team was backed by Leo Hindery who runs the YES! Network which does NY sports media. I'm pretty sure it was some members of Orbit who then formed BAM!, which won Le Mans in 2006 (somebody correct me if I'm wrong). Hindery then decided to take his money elsewhere, and the remaining members of Orbit have spent the last couple of years in IMSA GT3 Cup and I think Grand Am GT. It'd be great to have them back in the series, they were my favorite Porsche team pre-Flying Lizards.

Here's a pic of the livery they ran in 2002, perhaps you'll recognize it.

I think Hindery backed BAM, when the split from Orbit came. As I recall, when they ran Le Mans in this livery, or very similar, it was Leo's last race as a driver. IIRC, again, that was also the last year BAM raced. I could be slightly off, chronologically.

[mayk]

As was suggested on the alms forum....could this be the Vici Racing GT2 car? Edd contacted me to shoot for them in Sebring and was pretty sure they were going to race a partial season....

I recommended he possibly use two other photographers as I was no longer covering the ALMS....

Would be great news if this was Vici...Shot for them last year for the DP program at Daytona and they were a fun team to work with...

[WMUCarGuy]

Originally Posted by mayk

As was suggested on the alms forum....could this be the Vici Racing GT2 car? Edd contacted me to shoot for them in Sebring and was pretty sure they were going to race a partial season....

I recommended he possibly use two other photographers as I was no longer covering the ALMS....

Would be great news if this was Vici...Shot for them last year for the DP program at Daytona and they were a fun team to work with...

I'm hoping we get entries from Vici AND Orbit!

[John Thawley]

Originally Posted by WMUCarGuy

This car is Orbit. If you look on the Moroso website, it has Orbit scheduled for a 2 day private test yesterday and today. You can also see an Orbit decal on the golf cart of one of the pics. And my buddy who was there said it was the Orbit transporter that hauled it all there as well. So I have little doubt that this is an Orbit effort.

I'm curious.... which part of PRIVATE TEST doesn't your buddy get? \\

[bullitt_60]

Originally Posted by John Thawley

I'm curious.... which part of PRIVATE TEST doesn't your buddy get? \\

I don't think it's a big deal, hell it's on Moroso's calendar.
Moroso Motorsports Park

The mechanics/engineers had to see him taking pics and were answering his questions too. Either way, it would be great to have Orbit back. They are a really solid team.

[WMUCarGuy]

Originally Posted by John Thawley

I'm curious.... which part of PRIVATE TEST doesn't your buddy get? \\

They knew he was there, had no problem with him taking pics and were answering his questions. They apparently didn't care to keep their private test very private.

[Canada ALMS fan]

The real question is: partial or full season?

[WMUCarGuy]

It turns out this IS Vici Racing testing. From what my buddy found out today (Or at least how he interpreted what he was told), Orbit owns the car, but Vici will run it. It is a 2008 spec car though and it will be on Kuhmo tires. How about this pic of the driver. Can anyone identify the helmet?

[MSport]

Planetlemans.com | VICI Racing joins ALMS, will start at Sebring

It is Vici and this article says there will be a second car sometime after Sebring...