Friday, February 12, 2010
Set to debut with the American Le Mans Series on some of the most demanding road courses and street circuits in North America, the ORECA-Courage FLM09 arrives ready for the 2010 season.
The FLM09 was introduced in 2009 as part of the Le Mans Series in Europe through the collaborative effort of the ACO and ORECA/DPPI. In August, IMSA, the sanctioning body for the American Le Mans Series, announced the LMPC class and the FLM09 would be part of the full nine-race schedule.
The prototype is a highly sophisticated race car with a full carbon fiber chassis, carbon brakes and an Xtrac sequential gearbox with paddle shifting. It has a minimum weight of 900 kilograms and a horsepower of 450 hp, and will run on single-supply Michelin tires.
The six entries scheduled to debut on the American Le Mans Series grid at the 58th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida include:
Intersport Racing, which was one of the first teams to commit to the class, will compete with Mitch Pagery, a former 2009 Velox Racing GTC contender, and 2009 Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama standout Brian Wong in the cockpit.
Genoa Racing, with a recent history in Indy Lights and Atlantics, will feature Larry Connor in the No. 36 entry.
Green Earth Team Gunnar, in its first year as an organization, will be led by Series veteran Gunnar Jeannette, alongside Christian Zugel and Jay Cochran.
Primetime Race Group, the 2009 championship entry in IMSA Lites and GT2 competitor, enters its new No. 11 LMPC car with team owner/driver Joel Feinnberg and Kyle Marcelli.
Level 5 Motorsports, recently claiming the third place at the 24 Hours of Daytona, will compete with driving duo Scott Tucker and Christophe Bouchut.
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, formed from two former Formula Atlantic Championship top-tier competitors, will run all nine races with its driver lineup soon to be announced.
Five of the FLM09s are entered in the annual American Le Mans Series Winter Test which is scheduled for February 22-23, at Sebring International Raceway. American Le Mans Series cars will be on track from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. both days. Tickets are $10 per day with no public paddock access or overnight camping. Live Timing & Scoring will be available on americanlemans.com.
For more information about these new entries, visit:
Intersport Racing –
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Green Earth Team Gunnar –
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Primetime Race Group –
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Level 5 Motorsports –
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The American Le Mans Series will open its 12th season with America’s greatest sports car race, the 58th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida from March 17-20. The green flag will fall at 10:35 a.m. on Saturday, March 20 with live coverage on SPEED. Visit the American Le Mans Series' schedule page for ticket and accomodation information.
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Photo credit: Dan Boyd
Six LMPC Prototypes find homes in the American Le Mans Series 
