- Rollcentre Pescarolo price reduced to 200K GBP or
Euros - DSC (free)
- "Selling due to potential new project"
- A Happy and Successful 2009 and Thank You to all
visitors to Mariantic's sites
- Audi have started testing R15 - motorsporten.dk -"radically
different..." says Tom Kristensen
- Interesting piece by the other TK - "TWK" on the future of ALMS @ lastturnclub.com
- this tallies with our view - 2 classes: LMP (1 + 2) & GT (2 +
3)
- "Merci Maman!" - Karim Ojjeh reveals Xmas
present - LMP2 Zytek livery -pics @ EI
- Bear reporting
Corsa Zytek back in UK - for for fitting KERS
or for good?... more
here
- This plus this =
Audi engined LMP1 in LMS?
- Pescarolo Mazdas for Saulnier in LMS P2
- website
- Sodemo BMW test programme to continue EI
- Peugeot confirm 2009 LMP1 program is on - autosport
- "...we
don't yet know how many races we will do or in what championship..."
- All revealed in January
- Racing Box to run Judds in their Lola
Coupes - EI & Michelins EI
- Also driver lineup
- And liveries
- IMSA bulletin 09-01 allows LMP2 to run 2008 wings
@ 850 kg - IMSA
- 2008 winged cars will not qualify for LM preselections
- LMP1s will need the new wings - tough on Corsa / Autocon / Intersport...
- Points for qualification positions will not be implemented
- There will be limits on testing
- LMP1 hybrids will be eligible for classification (i.e. petrol/electric
hybrids)
- Penske in GrandAm just for a year - then Porsche
LMP1? - sportscarpros
- Clearer images of new LMP Acura @ mulsannescorner
- Dyson Lola liveries @ EI
 - Dyson Lola Mazda LMP programme confirmed - speed
- Article mentions additional ALMS Mazda teams - wonder who...
- Racingworld.it reporting
Francesco Sini to race for KSM in Lola B08/80 (yes 80)
- Mazda LMP2 programme to be announced tomorrow
@ PRI Orlando
- Honda to continue in ALMS - autoblog
- IMSA bulletin on ACO aerodynamic rules expected
- lastturnclub
- Aston Martin LMP1 Le Mans challenge may still be
on - DSC via 10-10ths
- Andrew Cotton @ sportscarpros says
Audi may be running a 3.7lt TDI in the R15 - ready for 2011 already?
- ALMS reaction to Audi withdrawal - autosport
- (BTW
that story mentions 2 Acuras in LMP2...)
- No ALMS for Audi in 2009 - Autosport
- Champion workshop will close as at 1/1/09 - forums
- Sebring entry will be Audi Sport Team Joest - EI (English)
- Harold Primat linked to Lola Aston Martin drive - endurance-series.com
- Rollcentre Pescarolo for sale - advert
- Signature for
LMS & LM in ORECA LC70 Judd - EI
- No LMP for Primetime in 2009 ALMS - EI maybe
2010
- Corsa confirm ALMS LMP1 Zytek & Jonny Mowlem for
2009 - autosport
- Le Mans test day cancelled - ACO
- Audi not certain for ALMS in 2009 - racing1 "We
are working on the financing."
- No Audi in LMS in 2009 - racing1 "...with
a heavy heart we have to cancel the LMS commitment."
- Audi R15 confirmation - details -
Sebring debut - 3 R15s for LM
- FLM launch - pics EI &
more -
first cars to PoleVision
Racing - se PR
- Dyson transporter @ B-K HQ. pics @ feedmesportscars
- De Ferran sign Pagenaud for Acura LMP1 ALMS squad
- ALMS
- The PR also says "The new Acura LMP1 prototype is
expected to hit the track for the first time prior to Christmas..."
- If so what did we "see" @ Sebring? Perhaps next
year's LMP2?
- Strakka
Racing testing Ginetta Zytek LMP1 @ Valencia
- EI -
could do LMS P1 or P2 in 2009
(English version here)
- The Mansells were testing the ex PLM Ginetta as well...
 - Photo : Stakka Racing
- Dyson RS Spyder for sale @ DSC (free)
"Porsche Motorsport AG and Porsche Motorsport North America
have pledged ongoing support of this project for the next owner. "
- What has happened to the other one?
- Toyota LMP didn't show @ TMS
- We hear Sebah will run TWO Lola coupes for Speedy
in 2009 LMS & LM - last year's plus an ex Charouz LMP1
- The cost of sportscar racing (part 1) - interesting
article @ lastturnclub -
part 2 up
- Acura LMP1 testing - first pictures @ mulsannescorner
- Clarification of 2011 engine regs from ACO
- LMP1
- 3.4 lt V8 atmo petrol
- 2.0 lt 6 cyl single turbo petrol
- 3.7 lt V8 twin turbo diesel
- LMP2
- 4.0 lt GT2 petrol
- 4.5 lt production petrol
- 4.0 lt 8 cyl production diesel (induction as per original)
- News from LMS teams @ awards evening - EI
- Luc Alphand LMP project "dormant"
- Karim Ojjeh's Zytek will do LMS but not as Trading Performance
(more Dec 20)
- Tokai Univesity will be back @ LM & may do Spa 1000 kms
- Acura LMP1 due in US very soon - "...it
is like nothing else that's out there. Very, very exciting." mulsannescorner
- Team LNT Zytek (ex PLM) for sale in Autosport print
edn. (£375,000 seems good buy)
- Who has bought the Dyson RS Spyders ? (not Krohn
I'm told)
- Toyota / Dome / Hybrid le Mans stories are firming
up - see racecarengineering &
sportmotores
- Show season starts! Kruse Lola Mazda @ Professional
Motorsport Expo in Cologne
 - First test for Formula Le Mans car FLM09 -pics - EI
 - Key dates to watch for:-
- Toyota Motorsports Festival, 23rd November - they
will announce a prototype, will it be just a concept or a race
programme?
- Essen Motor Show, November 28th - Audi press conference
- Porsche Motorsports Night, Weissach December 6th
- The Bear is saying no more LMP1 plans from Aston
Martin (among other bad news) ... bearblog
- Dyson formally announce split from Porsche - planetlemans
- Pescarolo testing LMP2 with Sodemo BMW power @ Estoril
- EI
- Goodbye MG - Hello Mazda - RML switches badges on
it's AER engines - website
 - B-K Lolas for sale - liquidation site
- Racing Box confirm 2 Lola B08/80s for LMS - website
- Colin Kolles plans "Audi engined" car
for LMS - grandprix.com
- B-K Motorsports stops operations in ALMS - EI (English)
- Mazda's 2009 ALMS plans "being finalized" - could
this be Dyson?
- Charouz saying they will be running 2 cars in 2009
LMS & LM but "a surprise" - EI
- Charouz Lola B08 Aston Martins for sale - racingcars24 &
other
one
- First sight of 2009 spec wings @ Estoril test - EI
- The future of sportscar racing from Audi, GM, Toyota & Mazda
- Peugeot will have 2 cars @ Sebring 2009 EI
- Statement on Creation / AIM situation - EI (English)
- Ginetta-Zytek 09S for Quifel-ASM in LMS P2- EI (English)
- Toyota have tested Dome 102 with hybrid power - automotorundsport
- AIM to partner with ORECA in LMP1 for 2009/10 - EI -seems
exclusive, where does this leave Creation?
- Jonathan Ingram's take on the Penske / Porsche situation.
Good article @ motorsport.com
- The
Bear also now saying Dyson will run Lola coupes in
2009 ALMS
- Racing Box saying they will have 2 Lola B08/80 coupes
powered by Judd 3.4 lts for 2009 LMS - website -
but see here
- Missed this one! Mazda's Doonan saying @ PLM that
they are planning "a couple" more cars in 2009 ALMS - forum &
EI (also
saying 2 more teams signed - 1 US & 1 European)
- MP@Speed reporting
Penske will leave ALMS for a year in DPs - returning in 2010 with a
Porsche LPM1 hybrid...
- Also still saying Dyson looking to run Lola coupes
- but LPM1
- West-Tec looking to run ex-Essex RS Spyder in 2009
LMS & LM - sportmotores
- Toyota are working on a hybrid car for LM 2010 -
yomiuri
- More @ Toyota Motorsports Festival, 23rd November, Fuji - see teaser image
- Primetime rumoured
to be moving to ALMS LMP2 with
"past pole-winning" car... It was to be a Zytek (thought to be the Barazi car) but this is now on hold
- ECO Radical testing @ Snetterton before shiping to
US - EI
- Racing Box back to LMS LMP next year - not in Lucchini
- feedmesportscars
- More on
Racing Box plans & more (Tom
Kimber-Smith testing... does that point to Ginetta? 2
cars rumored)
- First view of LMS calendar @ EI -
night race in Algarve-
6th race to be announced (Brno?)
- Just one Creation now for Laguna Seca - IMSA
- Autosport print edn. reporting PLM rumours:-
- Dyson to run Lola Mazda Coupes in 2009 ALMS
- Penske has 2 Riley DPs on order & denying Toyota LMP1
programme
- More ALMS for Peugeot in 2009 - starting with 2 cars
@ Sebring - EI
- Sorry for the break in transmission - what did we
miss...
- Well PLM of course, debut (& exit) of the B-K Lola Coupe,
sad demise of Embassy, Acura P1 car to ship from UK to USA
early November, 2 ECO Radicals fly to US this week, Intersport's
ex-Charouz Lola too damaged to run @ Laguna Seca...
- ECO Radical will not make it to PLM - still hope
for a run @ Laguna Seca...
- Team Essex Invest closes down - RS Spyder for sale
- motorsporten.dk
- So 4 of the 5 Le Mans P2 pre-selections
will not be taken up?
- Remember LM invites are to the team not the car
- Conquest
Racing to run Ginetta-Zytek with LNT @ PLM
- Autosport.com
- Danny Watts joined by Olivier Pla EI (English)
- Conquest: "We are definitely looking to get involved
in the American Le Mans Series in 2009"
- Barazi aiming for Caparo LMP in 2010? - GT-Eins
- Audi will not be developing a hybrid - EI
- Charouz recruiting pay drivers for 2009? planetlemans
- Works Zytek will be re-branded
as Ginetta from PLM - EI (English)
- Now only 1 Peugeot shown for PLM - IMSA (typo
or assessment of Silverstone damage?)
- Autocon confirm ex Berridge Lola for ALMS - EI
- PLM entry list published - IMSA
- P1 LNT Zytek for Danny Watts
- 3 Penske RS Spyders
- 2 Creations
- 2 Peugeots
- No European teams in LMP2
- No Binnie
- Pescarolo to run Sodemo BMW motor in LMP2 in 2009
- RLM
- Zytek are not planning a coupe, but "expect interesting
news soon (vis a vis LNT /Ginetta)" - RLM
- Van Merkstein RS Spyder has not yet been sold (EV
on forums)
- HORAG RS Spyder is part funded for 2009 LMS, Lammers
& Theys will stay with a pay driver or a new sponsor. (Theys will
retire at the end of 2009 season) EI
- Peugeot reveal hybrid LMP1 908HY - pics
@ racecarengineering
- another pic via
Jake (minimangler & newly revealed photographic talent!)
- & now more pics @ EI
- Latest livery trend - hybrids are silver - can't say the electric
flash is in the best of taste though!
- Technical details @ speed
 - Epsilon to build new chassis for 2009 - mp3
- The Bear (new
Poop) still seems to say Kruse Lola Mazda is going to PLM (KK told
us otherwise, but things change!) + Barazi & Speedy
- ACO rules - see the original text here (English)
- Main Issues:-
- Speed & Cost reductions in 2009 (less power - less engines
- less tyres - equalisation of diesel/petrol/production)
- Electric Hybrids will be accomodated in 2009 but no points (ALMS
as well?)
- No major changes till 2011, then:-
- LMP1 to use "LMP2" engines (not clear if GT1
engines remain) - bye bye to the big diesels...
- LMP2 to use "GT2" engines (return of Ferrari
power to LMP?) - encouraged from 2009
- The end of the "EVO" - "No fundamental chassis modifications
will be brought in" ACO PR
- Forums saying that RLM saying Penske will have 3
cars @ PLM (final hurrah?) now confirmed speed
- ACO will have a rules announcement tomorrow @ 1100
- Verrry interesting! - Lunch with Plassart & Poissenot -
MP@Speed
- Embassy - no announcement this weekend. News of
a driver & engine @ the end of the month, "...perhaps not
what people imagine" EI
- Horag RS Spyders available to "drivers with
full budget" for 2009 (Fredy Lienhard retiring) - DSC (Free)
- First pics from Silverstone - EI
- ASM confirm still looking @ Zytek & Lola for
2009 LMS LMP2 - EI (English)
- Corvette "still evaluating" LMP1
engine supply - Fehan via Crash
- No ECO Radical for Silverstone - PLM still on...
- Autocon have bought Berridge LMP1 Lola, will
run it @ PLM, so no Mansells - Marshall Pruett
- "Peugeot Sport will unveil its hybrid demonstrator
on Saturday, 5.30pm" (@ Silverstone) planetlemans
- Remember this story
from March & this
- ECO testing again - further test Tuesday @ Pembury
then Silverstone (not on LMS list though), PLM & Laguna Seca - EI
- Honda/Acura's Erik Berkman will be @ Silverstone
for meetings with Audi/Peugeot & ACO. Also looking for European
Acura LMP2 team (no works support though) - John
Dagys
- Also from Berkman via John:- "(Acura's) plan
is to move exclusively into P1 by 2010, unless they win the P2 title
in 2009"
- In depth interview with Rollcentre's Martin Short
@ EI (English)
could upgrade Pescarolo or convert it to LMP2...
- More on the Porsche LMP1 story below
- Silverstone announcements next week now thought to
be Embassy & Peugeot (hybrid?)
- Video of Johnny Mowlem testing Corsa Zytek @ Donnington
- speed
- Autosport print edn. reporting Acura LMP1 to shakedown
November & testing in US in December
- Vanina Ickx wants to stay in LMP in 2009, could be
LMP1 or 2, could be ALMS...EI
- Snetterton testing snippets:-
- ASM's Olivier Pla in the white Zytek
- Ross Kaiser in the works Radical
- Yet more MG-Lola pics from team website
- More pics from Snetterton testing - including a new
white Zytek... via diddy100
- RML to run MG-Lola Coupe (as EX265C ) - shake down
today - will do LMS Silverstone Lola
- Pics from
shakedown
 - photo by Marcus Potts / CMC Graphics
 - Silverstone entry
list has no ECO Radical, no Berridge
Lola, no Lavaggi
- Marshall
Pruett on ALMS LMP2 in 2009
- No Penske Porsches
- RS Spyder for Walker
- RS Spyder AND Lola B08 for Dyson
- De Ferran & Highcroft to LMP1 ALMS in 2009 with
Acura - ALMS
- Intersport to get replacement Lola for by PLM -
RLM (said to be the Charouz B07)
- AGR out of ALMS - Fernandez stay with LMP2 Acura
- Corsa Zytek spec sheet - download
 - Rollcentre to stop LMS LMP1 - pitstop.tv
- Autosport reporting
Corsa Zytek plans - more & pic @ ALMS
- Zytek 4.5 lt V8 with KERS
- Debut @ PLM
- Fully works supported
- Car is ex Arena chassis
- Corsa may change name
- 4 announcements due, 2 @ Detroit (Corsa Zytek & Acura?), 2 @
Silverstone (Embassy & Zytek?)
- LMP Lola coupe with BMW diesel engine for LMS? - racingworld.it
- ASM to Lola B08 for 2009 LMS - - racingworld.it
- Aston Martin has "high volume" of enquiries for LMP1
V12s, but will "control" who gets them - speed
- Peugeot's Serge Saulnier in Autosport, "...we will
not build a new car for next year"
- Peugeot was planning to run their new 909H (hybrid power) @ PLM
- not now - speed
- Acura power for Embassy in LMS LMP2? - speed
- More on Chevy's options by Marshall Pruett @ Speed
- Neat sum up of the Chevy LMP1 possibilities @ feedmesportscars
- Autosport print edn. saying that Lista's Fredy Lienhard
wants to pull out in 2009 - but Horag will try to continue with another
backer for an RS Spyder (similar situation with Verschuur & Van
Merksteijn)
- Goh Dome story seems to have no substance - EI
- The bear convinced
Porsche has an LMP1 running (now saying he meant this one)
- Also chez bear,
PLM hopefuls:- Barazi, Lista, Embassy, Charouz, Essex, ECO, Cytosport,
1 more coupe (Speedy?), oh, & Mansells
- Alphand prototype will be French chassis
with no roof, details in November... EI
- Scott Dixon joins de Ferran LMP2 Acura lineup for
PLM - EI
- Le Mans Racing magazine reporting Pescarolo to 7lt
GT1 power for LMP1 in 2009 - oh and Red Bull sponsorship...!
- Luc Alphand also linked to 7lt (Chevy of course)
LMP1 for 2009 (different story?)
- AGR to drop ALMS LMP2 programme in 2009, de Ferran
to run 2 cars - Robin Miller@ speed
- Acura LMP1 is under construction and could run this
year - mulsannescorner
- Embassy won't be going to PLM - RLM
- Aston Martin LMP2 for 2009 - "gap to be filled..." David
Richards on RLM
- LMS teams consulted on series 2009 format; no. of races, duration,
locations, etc. - see planetlemans
- Peugeot confirm PLM appearance - planetlemans
- Liz Halliday to replace Felipe Ortiz in Creation @ Nurburgring LMS website
- Charouz's second Lola Aston Martin coupe to run @ Nurburgring - AMR - pic
- Honda's LMP1 Acura staying "in CAD" until LM rules clarified - probably too late for full 2009 ALMS campaign? - Autosport print edn.
- 2 Peugeots for PLM - AutoHebdo
- Charouz Lola Aston "might" be @ PLM murphy
- Also from murphy - Katherine Legge linked to Audi R10 drive (no denial...)
- Kruse Schiller Lola Mazda LMP2 testing @ Lausitz - running
Marco Didaio
& Francesco Sini with regular pilots Jean de Pourtales and Hideki Noda - good to see car is OK again. - oh, the PLM comments were just from Didaio & Sini's PR - Kruse says "0% truth", so forget that!
 - AGR Acura new livery @ Road America
 - Liz Halliday & Steven Simpson confirmed for Creation CA07 @ PLM & Monterey - EI (English) - Liz below @ Snetterton test
 - Team Goh planning to run 2 Dome 102s in 2009 LMS & LM? - projectlemans
- Binnie testing LPM2 Lola @ Lime Rock late July (Kumho tyres) - could be aiming for late season ALMS? ("maybe" - team member)
- Jaguar also going for LMP1- same story @ topgear
- Aston Martin developing new LMP1 - see story @ topgear "an Aston Martin LMP1 car would need to take your breath away, which is why the still-secret prototype has been designed by Marek Reichman"
- Porsche not to continue works support for Penske LMP2 ALMS effort in 2009? Speed via feedmesportscars
- Equipe Verschuur may try & run an RS Spyder for a different team in 2009 - post from the team
- No Audi R10 for van Merksteijn so no LMS for the RS Spyder in 2009 10-10ths post (Team Essex asked for one with the same result!)
- Honda F1 backup, James Rossiter for AGR Acura @ Road America - AGR
- Mazda confirm Lola B08/80 coupe for B-K by PLM - Autosport print ed. - article @ speed (aiming for LM in 2009...) pic courtesy of Andy Blackmore - More @ trackbytes
 - Creation still intend to have 2 CA07s @ PLM & Monterey. BTW - check out the new Creation-Aim website - interesting?
- Liz Halliday Creation test - pics (not unrelated to story above?) @ LM Liz said she was hoping to do some prototype drives late in the year
- ECO Radical in MIRA windtunnel - racecarengineering They are now testing ahead of Silverstone LMS round (will they get an entry?)
- Marcel Fässler to drive Audi R10 in ALMS @ Road America & Detroit - planetlemans
- Jaguar want to be back @ Le Mans - business-standard
- More on Forsythe ALMS entry @ Autosport
- Mansells (all 3) for PLM in the Chamberlain Lola LMP1 - Autosport & EI (pics) yet more @ motorsport
- ACO rules adjustments for 2009 LM - details @ planetlemans
- Diesels and LMP2s to reduce power
- Rear wings to be reviewed
- Tyre stops to be longer
- Dome will be back @ LM next year - still with Judd power - EI
- ECO Racing Radical for last 3 ALMS - also Silverstone LMS - EI
- Murphy predicting a new ALMS Zytek by PLM, for whom? Suggestions of others is Corsa or Walker, even both. So Mowlem / Jeanette & the Mansell brothers?
- Dyson "tribute" livery for Lime Rock - planetlemans
 - Capello/Pirro and Luhr/Werner for Audi @ Lime Rock - planetlemans
- Great analysis of the AGR Acura situation by Marshal Pruett - Speed
- Franck Montagny joins Marco
Andretti @ AGR Acura - Herta & Fittipaldi
leave - Crash
- Intersport line-up for the 2nd car is Ryan
Lewis - ryanlewisracing.co.uk and
John Faulkner (he who tested the same car when it was leased by Velocity
last year - remember?)
- Embassy "interested" in a coupe
- Peter
Ellary & J
D France
- ASM to run new LMP2 in 2009 - Zytek or Lola coupe (not RS Spyder) - planetlemans
- Peter
van Merksteijn looking at an Audi R10 for next year "...one of the
options" - sportwereld
- Charouz have a 2nd Lola coupe on order - projectlemans (at least 2 on back order now - lolaheritage - or is it 3? - GT-eins)
- Forsythe Zytek - Zytek for ALMS LMP2 - Speed (also
Autosport print ed)
- Another Zytek (LMP1) for ALMS - EI
- Ex Cytosport (ex Dyson) P1 Lola to join sister @ Intersport (story confirmed - but who's driving?)
- Dome 102's great debut leading to speculation of Toyota backing
for 2009 Le Mans - this year's backing was there but low key (except
for the driving team) Dome say 2008 was a one-ofF "technology
demonstration"
- Mazda have been talking to Lola - expect an LMP2 Coupe in ALMS before
long ("a hand-full of months" - John Doonan)
- Bob Berridge's Chamberlain-run LMP1 Lola to ALMS for last 2 races
- Acura LMP1 "in CAD" @ the moment - who will run it? - Speed
- AMR could run a Aston Martin engined LMP1 if equalisation rules in place - Autosport
- People from Jaguar (new owners remember) present @ LM and looking
closely...
- Terramos building LMP2 for 2009 -EI
- Production-based engines in LMP1 (7lt) & LMP2 (4lt) will be interesting next year. You know about 7lt Corvettes but don't forget the 4lt Sodemo BMW based V8 - here & Aston's GT2 offering.
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