joemoia

Looks like LG didn't make it this year

http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans...urnee_test.pdf

burners

bummer, they sure allow a lot of Ferrari 430s on GT2 but no Corvettes...

Bandit 00C5

Damn that sucks for Lou. Well maybe he can spend the year getting the car sorted out and be ready for next year.

95jersey

How or why would they invite someone who hasn't competed with the car once? We all love Lou and hope for his sucess, but I would have been really blown away if they invited a brand new team that hasn't had a race under their belt to the superbowl of sportscar races...

xsiveone

Interesting.. Two Porsche RS Spyders in LMP2, but no Penske? I wonder why he's not running Le Mans?

jhester

No acura either. Shame, as both teams are extremely competitive and great to watch battle in ALMS.

Regardless, the Audi/Peugot battle in LMP1, Aston/C6.R in GT1, and Ferrari/Porsche in GT2 will be interesting to watch.

Here's hoping it will be in HD this year.


Either way, 2009 should be a great race if LG can run GT2, they can add the LMP2, and the BMW GT2 is also included!

xsiveone

I didn't expect Acura to be there because they only have one racing season under their belt now. This is the third season for the Penske Porsches though. I was fully expecting them to be there.

Fi96

Penske got 2 auto invitations for winning Petit and the ALMS championship but they denied both of them. They did the same thing last year. For whatever reason they dont want to go to Le Mans.

rasrboy

I think he still has a chance if he wins his class (GT2) at the 12 hours of Sebring.

Go get em Lou!

Aaron

HORNDAWG

Hmm, let me blow you away then;

5 TEAM MATMUT ORECA FRA MICHELIN COURAGE-ORECA JUDD 5496A
6 TEAM MATMUT ORECA FRA MICHELIN COURAGE-ORECA JUDD 5496A
10 CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM CZE MICHELIN LOLA ASTON MARTIN 5993A
11 DOME RACING TEAM JPN MICHELIN DOME JUDD S102 5496A
20 EPSILON EUSKADI ESP MICHELIN EPSILON EUSKADI JUDD 5496A
22 TOKAI UNIVERSITY - YGK POWER JPN YOKOHAMA COURAGE-ORECA YGK 3998T
24 TERRAMOS JPN MICHELIN COURAGE MUGEN 3997A
30 RACING BOX SRL ITA DUNLOP LUCCHINI JUDD 3395A
33 SPEEDY RACING TEAM SEBAH CHE LOLA JUDD 3394A
85 SPYKER SQUADRON b.v. NLD MICHELIN SPYKER C8 LAVIOLETTE 4000A
94 SPEEDY RACING TEAM CHE MICHELIN SPYKER C8 LAVIOLETTE 4000A

All new car/team combos.

L.P.

xsiveone

I'm thinking that Penske likes to be a big fish in a little pond.

HORNDAWG

I second the go get em Lou! But as for having a chance at Le Mans for it, ain't gonna happen! The entry list has been published and that is that. The field and reserves are set.

L.P.

John Shiels

Well LGM will be better prepared for next year. It is a lot with a new car and team in a different type of racing to make it all work in one year. Look how long it took C5R's to smooth out the bumps. It should still be a great season for them and for us to watch!

Bink

Is there a power/wt penalty in the 24Lemans rulebook for Penske/Porsche - not addressed in ALMS??

Bink

I think Roger Penske likes to win.

C6400hp

The Penske Porsches have proven that they do not have the reliability for a 24 hour race. I completely understand why they have not gone.

HORNDAWG

No there is not!

L.P.

racerbob4

You guys are all wrong. Penske would go if Porsche required him to go. Porsche dictates where the cars go, who drives them, Roger is basically the vendor.

John Shiels

who better could you get to run a team than Roger? I think they are lucky they have him.

Miaugi

I would have thought LG would have commented on this by now.