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- 2nd Annual Audi Fan Party at Petit Le Mans
- Flying Lizards Joerg Bergmeister with a lap at Road Atlanta
- Porsche teams head to Road Atlanta for Petit Le Mans 2011
- Team Falken Tire loses out at ALMS Laguna Seca
| 2nd Annual Audi Fan Party at Petit Le Mans Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:53 PM PDT
Calling all Audi Fans! QuattroWorld.com and APR Motorsport have teamed up once again to bring you the “unofficial” Audi Fan party at Petit Le Mans! We will start at 8pm for an informal get together where we can have some fun talking about our favorite team Audi Sport, as well as grab some SWAG and giveaways from QuattroWorld and APR! 2nd Annual Audi Fan Party at Petit Le Mans Special Guests include Audi racing veteran Don Istook, APR Motorsport Audi S4 pilot Ian Baas, and members of Audi USA’s media team! This event is Free!! Related posts: 2nd Annual Audi Fan Party at Petit Le Mans
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| Flying Lizards Joerg Bergmeister with a lap at Road Atlanta Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:09 AM PDT
As we head into the final days leading up to the 2011 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, here’s a great vid to get the adrenaline flowing! Flying Lizard Motorsport’s Joerg Bergmeister takes you on a lap around Road Atlanta. Related posts: Flying Lizards Joerg Bergmeister with a lap at Road Atlanta
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| Porsche teams head to Road Atlanta for Petit Le Mans 2011 Posted: 27 Sep 2011 06:17 AM PDT
The title defenders are back: With the first victory of the season under their belts, Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) travel with optimism to the final round of the American Le Mans Series on 1 October on the time-honored Road Atlanta circuit. At the 1,000 mile classic in the US State of Georgia, the Laguna Seca winners aim to conclude the season with another success with their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. One of their strongest rivals comes from their own camp: Porsche factory pilot Wolf Henzler (Germany) has already notched up two victories so far this season from Mid-Ohio and Baltimore.
The race Petit Le Mans, which takes off during the day and finishes at night, is traditionally one of the season’s highlights. It has been a permanent fixture on the American Le Mans Series calendar since the championship’s foundation in 1999. This year, it also counts towards the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. The circuit It was on this challenging 4.087 kilometer race track near Braselton that the success story of the American Le Mans Series began back in 1999. With its twelve corners, Road Atlanta is one of the most venerable and challenging circuits in the United States. The Porsche drivers Tackling the GT class with the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports are Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany), Patrick Long (USA) and Marc Lieb (Germany). Wolf Henzler, their factory pilot colleague from Falken Tire, shares driving duties with Bryan Sellers (USA) and Martin Ragginger (Austria). In the second Flying Lizard Porsche, works driver Marco Holzer (Germany) teams up with Americans Seth Neiman and Darren Law. Sascha Maassen (Germany) joins forces with Bryce Miller (USA) in Paul Miller Racing’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Richard Lietz (Austria), as the sixth factory driver for Porsche, contests the GTE Am class of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup for the Proton Competition squad, with Germany’s Christian Ried and Porsche Cup winner Gianluca Roda from Italy. Quotes before the race Hartmut Kristen, Porsche Head of Motorsport“With three wins from four races, our drivers have impressively demonstrated the potential of the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR against strong competition. The way Wolf Henzler won in the rain at Mid-Ohio and then Joerg Bergmeister in the dramatic closing laps at Laguna Seca – now that was some of the best action fans have witnessed in the American Le Mans Series this year. This makes them hungry for more. However, the character of the Road Atlanta course and the additional race cars contesting the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup make it difficult to judge how things will go.” Joerg Bergmeister“Our luck finally changed in Laguna Seca. Our first victory this season is just the right boost we need for Road Atlanta. We will do everything in our power to try and win this classic on one of America’s most beautiful race tracks. In the past it has always worked in our favor.” Patrick Long“Road Atlanta is a very picturesque, but extremely difficult race track. It demands a lot from drivers, and that’s what makes it one of the greatest challenges in the American Le Mans Series.” Marc Lieb“I can’t wait to drive in the USA again and hope that we can wind up the season with another good result at Road Atlanta. A 1,000 mile race is somewhat of a very special format – and it’s great fun.” Wolf Henzler“I hope we can finish well after our retirement in Laguna Seca. One of the many characteristics in Road Atlanta is the temperature differences: When we take off at midday the temperatures are predominantly warm, but when the sun goes down it becomes markedly cooler. That requires a great deal of skill and also a little bit of luck in the choice of tyres.” Marco Holzer“I was given the chance to gain crucial experience on many tracks that were new for me this year. Now I’m looking forward to racing on a track I’m familiar with. Road Atlanta is a fascinating venue.” Richard Lietz“I’m looking forward to my first race in Road Atlanta. We started the season with second place in Sebring and now we’re pinning our hopes on a good result at the second US race of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. It won’t be easy because there are many good teams competing, but we’ll do our best.” - Porsche Motorsport Related posts: Porsche teams head to Road Atlanta for Petit Le Mans 2011
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| Team Falken Tire loses out at ALMS Laguna Seca Posted: 19 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT
The superb run Team Falken enjoyed, winning two out of the last three American Le Mans Series races, came to an abrupt jolt as a rear end collision with a GTC class car resulted in terminal damage to drivetrain components, forcing the team’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR to retire at the ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patron at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. With the Falken Porsche unable to finish, it caused the team and drivers Wolf Henzler and Bryan Sellers to drop in the GT Team and Driver standings, respectively. Nevertheless, Team Falken is only one of two teams to win multiple races this year, an important accomplishment given its single-car status. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is one of the most respected road courses in the world, and is also one of the most challenging, with elevation changes and the world famous “Corkscrew” turn. Team Falken engineers maintained that the track was difficult to prepare for and the rapid changes in temperature meant the team was chasing chassis set-up throughout the weekend. “Getting the right chassis and tire settings was a game of cat and mouse all weekend,” stated Kevin Jones, Falken’s ALMS supervisor. “The temperature swings at Laguna Seca caused drastic changes in track condition, and we found ourselves tested to get the right combination.” Despite the challenges, Sellers started the race and advanced to seventh in class and was holding his position to the third hour when Henzler got into the Porsche. He was rear-ended roughly 50 minutes later which ended the team’s day.
“You never like to end the weekend with a DNF caused by a car outside of your class, but such is racing sometimes,” declared Nick Fousekis, Falken’s Director of Motorsports Marketing and Events. “Now, our focus is on getting the car repaired, and then prepped and ready during this short turnaround for Petit Le Mans’ first day of testing this coming Sunday. Our goal is to end the year on a good note.” “It is unfortunate to have our race end so quickly by something that is outside of our control,” added Falken Team Manager Derrick Walker. “On a positive note, we learned a number of things at this six-hour event that can translate over to Petit Le Mans next week.” The season finale, the 14th annual 1,000-mile/10-hour endurance classic Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, is scheduled for September 28-October 1. - Falken Tire Related posts: Team Falken Tire loses out at ALMS Laguna Seca
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