Congo

As of now, Robertson to run full season while Kuttner's car to run a few races due to current sponsorship.

Important LGM announcement within two weeks

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NEWS UPDATE - December 15, 2007

Corsa will do Hankook tire testing for three days next week at MSR track in Texas. They will also be taking delivery of a new 08' spec Ferrari 430 GT, which is said to have 20+ more hp than the 07' version.

Johnny Mowlem leaves Risi for Corsa Motorsports

to join Gunnar Jeannette

http://www.johnnymowlem.com/

http://www.americanlemans.com/driver...ver.aspx?ID=66

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

http://www.youtube.com/user/equiwest



Johnny raced with Risi Competizione in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They won Sebring. A warm-up spin and crash at Petit Le Mans may have led to his departure from the Risi team.

experience with F430s on Michelins, Dunlops, and Pirellis

"Corsa boss Steve Pruitt said he had talked to Mowlem at the suggestion of Ferrari. He explained that for a team that will be developing South Korean-made Hankook tyres over the next three years, Mowlem's experience of the 430 on Pirellis, Michelins and Dunlops would be crucial."

- http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64146

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Ferrari with the advantage

http://translate.google.com/translat...e.php?sid=4618

Porsche GT2 team's technical director comments

"Porsche has to go back and do more work to get the car more competitive."

- Jay O'Connell, team technical director for Rahal Letterman Racing

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=3854

with Michelin tires

http://www.americanlemans.com/driver...eam.aspx?ID=27

Congo

Dodge Forced to Delay GT2 Team Support

Written by: Marshall Pruett

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/alms/42159/

Congo

Spyker GT2 news

(potential entrant in Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh from Florida)

Spyker reaches refinancing agreement

http://www.planetlemans.com/2007/12/...ing-agreement/

http://www.spykersquadron.com/

Congo

Marc Lieb: 2008 997 faster

http://translate.google.com/translat...e.php?sid=4685

to return to http://www.protoncompetition.de/

http://www.marc-lieb.de/

Congo

Aston Martin Racing Reveals Vantage GT2

1-4-2008

(Barwell to run two - http://www.barwellmotorsport.co.uk/content/index.asp)

David Richards, will be announcing Aston Martin Racing's 2008 plans at the Autosport International show on Thursday 10 January at 10.45 am.

http://www.astonmartinracing.com/new...5-a45a06e1e730

http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_A...VantageGT2.jpg

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Team Trans Sport Racing rumored to switch GT2 cars

http://www.transsportonline.com/

http://translate.google.com/translat...e.php?sid=4690

Congo

Drayson-Barwell team's new Vantage GT2

January 9, 2008

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=3874

http://www.barwellmotorsport.co.uk/content/index.asp

drivers: Jonny Cocker and Lord Drayson

tires: not announced

(now seems a three year deal and not two year)



Aston Martin Racing Team Boss George Howard-Chappell Interview

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/alms/42346/

ALMS VIDEO: Inside the Aston Martin DBR9 Le Mans Winner

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/alms/42375/

michel944

Wow Congo, nice work !!

Congo

Hankook challenge excites Johnny Mowlem

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64642

Congo

latest rumor - Falken Tire to enter ALMS

http://www.falkentire.com/



GT2 tire selection for Oliver Kuttner's GT2 team

Official car name: Kuttner-Doran Ford Mk.VII

Team has a set of Yokohamas, Michelins, Dunlops, and Falkens for testing

new videos

http://www.fordgttv.com/

Tafel Racing selects 2008 Sebring endurance lineup

(Wolf Henzler not with the team)

http://www.tafelracing.com/index.php...f-Sebring.html

GT2 Championship drivers from 2007 FIA GT and LMS

# 71 - Dirk Müller, Dominik Farnbacher, Rob Bell

# 73 - Jim Tafel, Allan Simonsen, Pierre Ehret

http://www.dirk-muller.com/

http://www.dominik-farnbacher.de/

http://www.robbellracing.com/

http://www.allansimonsen.com/

http://www.pierreehret.com/

Jim Tafel

left to right: Tafel, Ehret, Farnbacher, Simonsen, Bell, Müller

Congo

Corsa: New Hankook tire construction, profile and compound variations

2-28-2008

interview with Johnny Mowlem

"This is a long-term program, and we couldn't ask for a better base to start from as Sebring is probably the most demanding racetrack in the world for any tire, especially in terms of its construction," Mowlem said. "Based on our last two tests, Hankook will be providing us with new construction, profile and compound variations to test during the (Sebring) week, and we should know more about our realistic prospects for this year's race by Wednesday of race week."

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=3939

L8Apex

Looks like Kumho is making the push to GT2

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=3941
VICI, KUMHO TEAM FOR FULL-SEASON PORSCHE GT2 EFFORT

http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=3940
KUMHO JOINS LG MOTORSPORTS ON GT2 CORVETTE

Congo

Risi Competizione announces lineup for Sebring

(with Michelin tires)

# 62: Mika Salo and Jaime Melo joined by Gianmaria Bruni for Sebring

# 61: Nic Jönsson, Eric van de Poele, and Tracy Krohn

Nic might drive the full season in the # 61 car while Bruni set the GT2 pole in the # 61 machine last year at Detroit.

http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=3934

Risi Competizione

Bruni:

http://www.gianmariabruni.it/



Krohn Racing teams again for selected races in 2008:

http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=3933

# 11 Dodge Viper back for GT2 in 2008

Tires: not announced, but Michelins used in 2007

Main changes: sequential gear box, 4 way motons, and a bigger brake package

http://www.motonsuspension.com/

Drivers: Joel Feinberg and Chris Hall

(Chapman Ducote now with the # 008 Bell Motorsports DBR9)

Primetime Race Group



Chris Hall shown in this video with a Juno sports prototype

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZmJN8-9W_FE

http://www.junoracing.co.uk/ssv6.html

Flying Lizard Motorsports: first test of 2008 RSRs and drivers for Sebring

with Michelin tires

2-28-2008

56th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida, March 15

http://www.lizardms.com/news/release...bruary-28.html

# 44: Darren Law, Seth Neiman joined by Alex Davison

# 45: Jörg Bergmeister, Wolf Henzler joined by Marc Lieb

# 46: Johannes van Overbeek, Patrick Pilet joined by Richard Lietz

http://www.fiagt.com/driverinfo.php?...me=Marc%20Lieb

http://www.richard-lietz.at/

Richard:



More pictures from Bob Chapman near February 25th

http://www.endurance-info.com/article.php?sid=4985



Revised 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR with same weight

February 13, 2008

€349,800 Euro plus VAT or $510,065 at one Euro being $1.45816.

Now with more adjustability

Weight

Approx. 1,225 kg complying with A.C.O. regulations; 1,200 kg complying with FIA regulations.

Congo

Farnbacher Loles returns to ALMS; now full-season

March 4, 2008

# 87 2008-spec 911 GT3 RSR

http://www.farnbacherlolesracing.com/info/?id=2992

Will the Tafel effect work again?...Tafel Racing left Grand-Am mid season last year while in ALMS

Tires: Now Michelin instead of Yokohama

Drivers: Marc Basseng, Dirk Werner

http://translate.google.com/translat...ww.basseng.de/

Dirk Werner shown below



Kumho tire testing for Vici Racing, drivers revealed

Monday, 3-3-2008

First Kumho tire tests

# 5 911: Craig Stanton, Uwe Alzen joined by Nathan Swartzbaugh for Sebring

http://www.fiagt.com/driverinfo.php?...name=Uwe+Alzen

Nathan won an IMSA Championship in 2006.

http://www.nathanswartzbaugh.com/

Klaus Ludwig facing the camera?

Congo

Corsa and Hankook tires pull plug for round one

3-14-2008

http://www.430gt.com

Corsa Motorsports plans to add a second F430 GTC in 2008

Engineering shown on the track

Congo

5th place endurance finish for Viper of Primetime Race Group

more development throughout the season for # 11 machine

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/alms...er_outfit.html

Drivers Joel Feinberg and Chris Hall