micro

ACO homologation (something the Maserati MC12 won't get) for new GT2 machines

http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=3693

GT1: http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/re...MGT1_fr_gb.pdf

GT2: http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/re...MGT2_fr_gb.pdf

Where does the GT2 news leave the factory Corvette Racing team?

Why doesn't Steve want to enter GT2?

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/alms/auto/40712/

http://www.prattmiller.com/

$471,000 for Riley-built C6

http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...0001/1024/FREE

http://www.rileytech.com/

Riley news

http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=3704

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Ford

ACO homologation to occur after 4 hour race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=3693

The Doran-built Ford GT might use Yokohama tires.

Ford cooperative with the homologation process:

http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=271607

GT2 team:

http://www.fordgttv.com/main.php?k=n...f=feature1&h=1

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Dodge

Primetime Race Group developing its Dodge Viper Competition Coupe for 2008. They compete with Michelin tires.

http://www.chapmanducote.com/news/8/...emplate-press/

Detroit race

http://motorsport.com/photos/alms/20...et-eg-0034.jpg

http://motorsport.com/photos/alms/20...et-eg-0033.jpg

http://motorsport.com/photos/alms/20...et-eg-0036.jpg

http://motorsport.com/photos/alms/20...et-eg-0005.jpg

micro

Inside Petersen Motorsports/White Lighting Racing

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/alms/40828/

Mako7

Racing Speed is VERY expensive!

John Shiels

thanks for the links Looks to be a very exciting season next year with all the competition among different marques. I think interest in WC will hurt. They run the series horribly so they shot themselves in the foot.

AU N EGL

and the funny part is, Micro and I spend some time on a European motorsports forum, 10/tenths.com. and lots of those guys are under the impression or were under the impression that GT2 & GT3 race cars are street cars with roll cages and a street car price.

The Europeans love their motorsports and are great fans. Many of them do travel over to Sebring, Mosport or Road Atlanta PLM and of course the LM24.

BrianCunningham

Ford's racing a car that it now longer makes?

They should have got on the ball when it came out.

AverageVetteNut

I'm glad I'm not the only one that finds that strange....

That would be like GM saying they're running the 2002 Camaro SS

BTW... Brian, it was good to finally put a face to the name this weekend. Kinda wierd that we end up working the same worker's station...

micro

It is Oliver Kuttner and Doran leading the GT2 effort, not Ford.

Hey Steve, why not enter GT2?

http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=3748

parkerracing

The first press release dates July '06. Even if your wealthy, it takes awhile to get all your ducks in a row. Probably working on this since the car first came out. Interesting to see if it can win it's class 40 years after it was first built (yeah, I know it's not the same car and the technical specs are way different, but it's within a couple inches of it's original shape so it's one to watch).

John Shiels

Unfortunately Ford has more to worry about than AMLS

micro

Ford GTR for new team

might use Dunlop tires

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=3772

Engines will be from http://www.roushperformance.com/

http://www.doranracing.com/

Robertson Racing's GTR being built

http://translate.google.com/translat...e.php?sid=4419

A new race: Riley-built Corvettes in GT2

It will indeed cost $471,000.

Part one interview with Bill Riley:

http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm...e&mag_id=14444

Part two with Lou Gigliotti:

tire selection was not announced in the interview

(Lou will be in the # 28 car and Doug Peterson will be in the second # 49 car)

http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm...e&mag_id=14445

As a side note of Riley...

Rafanelli Engineering modified a Riley & Scott (previous name of Riley's company) MkIII and took one overall victory in an ALMS race in 1999 with a 4.0 liter Judd V-10 and Yokohama tires. The # 0 machine won the Road Atlanta race in April with Eric van de Poele and Domenico Schiattarella.

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/mkiiiraf.html

AU N EGL

Good stuff Mico. Post this on 10/tenths to freak out the Euro traffosi .

micro

Hankook to enter ALMS GT2

(Hankook is paying them right? like Kumho did with Intersport Racing?)

# 48 Corsa Motorsports Ferrari F430 GTC

three year deal

http://www.430gt.com/new/work.asp

http://www.hankooktireusa.com/press/...ew.asp?pid=208

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=3826

Gunnar Jeannette to drive # 48 car

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/alms/41359/

http://www.gunnarjeannette.com/

On the right

http://www.multimaticmotorsports.com...d_20060615.jpg

Gatorac

This is great news. Long live the ALMS and the LMS. We need a series that keeps up the tradition of the 12 hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Lemans.

Where else can American teams go to Europe and lay the smack down on the European teams?

micro

A WRC team could be based in the U.S. but it would be difficult as many suppliers are over in the U.K.

SimonStern

This is good news. I was bored with ALMS this year given the lack of competition.

micro

in GT2?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjWo8VdMb8I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cP75R34ICs

Paul Drayson, former British Minister of State, has left to race in ALMS next year.

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=3830

micro

Professional driver to team with Roberson Racing

David Murry joins the team

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=3829

http://www.robertsonrace.com/

Bman

Awesome Info!!! Thanks!! I cant wait for the season to start

micro

New Prodrive-built Aston Martin V8 Vantage for GT2?

Barwell Motorsport confirms plans to race in GT2 with ex-British politician and British GT Championship winner Paul Drayson.

http://www.barwellmotorsport.co.uk/c...read.asp?ID=49

http://www.prodrive.com/

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...4009/1024/FREE

news from 11-7 about Paul Drayson

http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=3830