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What We Have in Stock.(Column)
Byline: KC Crain
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, AutoWeek celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2008, and that has us reading through thousands of pages. For me, one great pleasure has been looking over the old racing stories. This publication has covered NASCAR to one degree or another since 1958. Back then-as now-manufacturers got involved to sell cars. In the early days, car companies had to homologate their cars (putting a certain number of the vehicles they raced into production) to be eligible. Race fans could buy those same cars-Ford Talladegas or Dodge Daytona Chargers, for instance.
At Laguna Seca this year for the final American Le Mans Series race, I noticed that some things haven't changed over the years: People really enjoy seeing race cars that look like road cars, as they do in the GT1 and GT2 classes. In the ALMS, the Porsches and Ferraris look like cars available for sale. Now, with the Pratt & Miller C6RS, you can get a ...
- NOT INVINCIBLE.(Competition)(Audi R10 defeated by Porsche RS Spyders in...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek April 23, 2007 700+ words
...Bettors thought it would come at a track like Long Beach, a tight, narrow, rough, short street course. LMP2-class Porsche RS Spyders finished first, second and third overall and, of course, in class. The Audis won the LMP1 class, finishing seventh...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 2, 2009 700+ words
...Every race car in the American Le Mans Series competes...s Petit Le Mans, the American Le Mans Series' signature...prototype class with its Porsche RS Spyder that entered the...president and CEO of the American Le Mans Series. "Michelin...
- NO EXCUSES; Acura aims at Porsche in American le mans.(Fan Guide)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek March 3, 2008 700+ words
...doubt about the Honda brand's aspirations for this year's American Le Mans Series. "The gloves are off,'' he says. "We are...with an expanded lineup as it chases down Penske Racing's Porsche RS Spyders. Expect to see what Highcroft Racing's David Brabham...
- LITTLE BROTHER NO MORE; Porsche put the hurt on Audi in the American Le Mans...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek December 17, 2007 700+ words
...retained its LMP2 title. Sound like business as usual in the American Le Mans Series? Far from it. For the first time, Audi didn...would have walked away with it. The second version of the Porsche RS Spyder, with all-new aerodynamics so extensive that they...
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- Magazine article from: AutoWeek March 12, 2007 700+ words
...www.prattmiller.com Dyson Racing Owner: Rob Dyson Car: Porsche RS Spyder Class: LMP2 Drivers: Chris Dyson, Butch Leitzinger...ptgracing.com Penske Racing Owner: Roger Penske Car: Porsche RS Spyder Class: LMP2 Drivers: Timo Bernhard, Ryan Briscoe...
- Flash.(Briefs)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek March 19, 2007 700+ words
...driving trio for the team's first race in the American Le Mans Series GT2 class. This will be Rahal...New Porsche team A new organization will field Porsche RS Spyders in the American Le Mans Series this year. CET Racing Solaroli Motorsports...
- TWICE THE FUN.(Competition)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek July 30, 2007 700+ words
Penske Motorsports and its Porsche RS Spyders finished 1-2 at the American Le Mans race at Mid-Ohio, with fast qualifier Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard finishing ahead of Sascha Maassen and Ryan Briscoe...
- BEST OF THE BEST.(news from the racing circuits)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek May 29, 2006 700+ words
...Stewart (Chevy) crashed out together. Penske makes history at Mid-Ohio Penske Racing's two Porsche RS Spyders finished 1-2 overall in the American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio, becoming the first LMP2 class team to post such a result in...
Source: HighBeam Research, What We Have in Stock.(Column)