Mariantic - SportsCar Racing News

Corsa & Petersen F430 liveries on website
Van De Steur Radical out of Sebring & possibly other 2007 ALMS events due to testing damage - website
First pics of Intersport Creation livery @ Intersport
"The Green Ferrari" Krohn / Risi Ferrari tests - story & pic @ DSC
First pics of B-K Lola Mazda @ Lola-Group
New livery for Audi R10 - pics @ EI
Cytosport to run ex-Dyson LMP1 Lola in 8 2007 races for Klaus Graf & Greg Pickett- planetlemans
B-K Lola Mazda test story @ DSC
ACEMCO Saleens back on eBay
Ralf Kelleners confirms he's driving Conzus' RS Spyder in 2008 - projectlemans -but he is not on the website anymore! (except on the car rendering below...)
Conzus livery on their website (Conzus have now taken the site down...)
Krohn team will run in 2nds Risi F430 @ Sebring, Houston, PLM & Laguna Seca - Risi
CET Racing Solaroli Motorsports will get 2 RS Spyders & a 997 in 2007 - Conzus probably 2008 - DSC
Farnbacher confirm last 2 rounds & that the 997 will stay in the USA & be available to "interested pilots" - GTEins
Audi annual Press Conference states, "the Audi Sport North America team will for the first time be entering two Audi R10 TDI cars in every race" Audi (via chewy)
Note Conzus website being quickly updated - new logos, new staff & RS Spyders in the shop plan instead of DPs! (still have Ralf K as the driver though...)
Enter Conzus Motorsports the new RS Spyder team - Wiet Huidekoper, Gordon Friend & Vern Schuppan involved
"CONZUS" is an acronym for COlumbia, New Zealand & US.
Dyson have "potential buyers" for their Lolas - but not sold yet - EI
Official Sebring entry list out - ALMS
- 2 Konrad 997s
- 2nd Risi is Krohn Racing lineup (full season?)
ACEMCO Saleens back on the market - DSC
Dyson RS Spyder livery on their revised website
Gulf Barazi Zytek intend to run "one or two" late season rounds EI
Corvette driver lineup finalised
First pics of Porsche RS Spyder 5 & 6 - destined for the same ALMS team (from SLC - 2nd @ PLM) ProjectLeMans - now in English @ DSC
Fernadez Lola wins Acura private 12 hour race @ Sebring - DSC
B-K Lola-Mazda to shake down @ sebring March 05 - EI
James Watt Automotive looking to run @ Long Beach and Houston - DSC
It's confirmed - Creation for Intersport DSC - ALMS
Velocity may do last couple of races in 2007 - website
White Lightning combine with Corsa Motorsports to run 2nd Ferrari F430 - ALMS
Tim Bergmeister shakes down PWL Ferrari @ Fiorano pics
Konrad won't be going LMS - is ALMS now a real possibility?
Team Modena Aston Martin will run @ Sebring with Liz Halliday! - PlanetLeMans
Doran/Kuttner of Ford GT fame are advertising in our GoogleAds (give them a click!)------>
Intersport will go LMP1 with ex Dyson Lola - Autosport print edition (others say Creation deal still open)
ALL gasoline powered cars will run with 10% ethanol in 2007! - ALMS
Audi may not do ALMS after Sebring!! - Ulrich / Hindy interview - story @ DSC
Mazda LMP2 plans in interview @ Trackbytes
Velocity Motorsports will go LMP2 in 2008, perhaps sooner - building "strategic partnership with Creation" Motorsport.com
All LMP2s will run to 2006 regulations in 2007 (i.e. ACO 5% power reduction doesn't apply) IMSA - clarification is needed as to whether this will invalidate Le Mans auto-invites for 2008 (a la PWL)
Doran Ford GT story grows - Autosport saying PLM 2007 debut, 5.5L non supercharged version of street motor, and looking for 2008 Le Mans!
The Bear is confirming his earlier rumours that Intersport will run a Creation LMP1 hybrid in ALMS this year. And starting a new one that the 2nd Creation hybrid may divert from JLMC to ALMS...
Racingworld reporting Horag will do Sebring then go to Europe for full LMS programme...
Joest Racing @ Sebring - see website - does that mean 3 R10s? (probably not!)
The Bear seems to be hinting that Intersport are considering swapping to LMP1 with a Creation... (see what you think)
Racing for Holland will do PLM (but need to see how it works out with the Brazilian LMS race)- DSC
Embassy Racing Pilbeam LMP2 for late ALMS rounds - DSC
Session 3 times @ IMSA
Monday Sebring test times @ IMSA
Penske Porsche line up revealed - PR
Monday morning pics from Sebring test @ LMSR
Almost as good as being there! Watch the cars unloading, feel the season starting - here are the Lizards - pics from the ever present LMSR & more
First pics of the Dyson RS Spyder @ Sebring test LMSR
Farnbacher's new 997 @ Sebring - LMSR
Pics of Autocon Lola's new livery LMSR
Robertson Racing testing already @ Sebring - 1st view of livery - LMSR
Stories linking BMS with ALMS campaign still around (was it really just a test?) LMSR
Another Ford GT dreamer? DSC - website
Pappas Porsche 997 is real & Terry Borcheller is driving - LMSR - more - website
Dyson's first Porsche RS Spyder delivered - ALMS
Corvette Racing WILL defend ALMS title - Racing fanatics
Czech LMP1 team want to do final 2 rounds- DSC
VDS firm up partial programme, all but 2 rounds - website
"If there is no competition we may find ourselves racing in Europe" Johnny O'Connell
Still two more 430s & another 997 possible - The Bear
Lots of new readers recently - remember to check out the entry list below
Second Ferrari 430 for PWL? - The Bear says entered @ Sebring, PLM & Laguna Seca (for Tracy Krohn?)...
"5th Spyder" speculation gathering pace - some suggestions; TRG, Rahal, Gunnar, J3, Konrad, AJR, Farnbacher...any more?
Tim Bergmeister & Tomáš Enge for PWL Ferrari
Note how many of last year's Aston Martin drivers are suddenly elsewhere...Lamy, Sarrazin, Enge
Creation Sebring & PLM "100% certain" - story
Corvette could still go to Europe for 2007 - Oliver Gavin
Audi to run 2 R10s - story (McNish, Capello & Pirro, Werner)
B-K Motorsport Lola B07/40 Mazda (by AER) Bach & Devlin driving (you also knew that too!)-story
Johansson confirmed @ Highcroft - but then you knew that didn't you?
EVO RS Spyder testing @ Sebring today - pics
Murphy's blog hints at another RS Spyder in ALMS & Intersport upgrading to LMP1 mid-season...
Tom Milner Jr to Rahal Letterman Porshce - site
Audi will defend their ALMS championship in 2007 - post
Konrad website now showing ALMS as full programme for 2007, no mention of LMS...
Mazda ALMS announcement now seems to be on Jan 11th - see this forum post
Endurance-info add substance to Dome ALMS stories - could do late races, maybe with RfH, maybe not
Robertson Racing announce 2007 & 2008 ALMS programmes -story
Tafel 997s delivered - pic
Check out the Creation ad @ Endurance-info - (click on pic to see it big) - interesting...
PTG AND Multimatic join up for 2007 Panoz effort - story
Lizards' lineup confirmed - here
"We hope to race in ALMS GT2 in 2007." Dave Robertson - more
The Bear - saying Ben Devlin has full season ALMS drive - but VDS " back for part of the schedule" - go figure...
997s start to arrive, 2 delivered to Flying Lizards - story
Somehow missed these earlier - Audi R8 commemorative livery @ SEMA -pic (click "prev" for more)
Porsche Motorsport hint at more RS Spyders for ALMS - story
Mazda ALMS announcement will be "just after January 1" - will NOT be a re-badged engine - story
Doran Ford GT project is "real" - website watch the movies & make up you own mind...
Second Autocon Lola "back burnered" story
Petersen / White Lightning to Run GT2 Ferrari 430 in ALMS pic
Forum speculation of 2007 Mazda being "badge engineered" AER - could mean 4 "Mazdas" in ALMS next year (B-K, Intersport, VDS & Autocon - delay could be result of trying to get this deal done...)
Pics of 3 Acura cars testing @ Sebring today
Audi sign Lucas Luhr @ Mike Rockenfeller (DTM & R10) story (not clear which series or if just long races)
Dyson moving to LMP2 with Posche RS Spyders - story
Several interesting announcements this week - stay tuned
More GT2 Ferraris said to be on the way...
Autocon announce sponsor & livery for 2006 - here - will rent RML car if budget forthcoming
Sources (& Bear) saying the Courage Cosworth LMP1 project will not happen - more details later
Creation will do Sebring, PLM & Laguna only again, other ALMS doubtful - story
MARINO Franchitti will be Herta's regular co-driver in 07 -story
Ralf Kelleners will drive Rahal 997 - story, testing starts early February
Forum story saying PTG to run works Panoz in 2007 ALMS (whither Mulimatic?)
Interesting story linking Rickard Rydell with ALMS Aston drive. (So there will be an ALMS campaign then?)
Lola Acura testing video from ALMS - mp4 here (get mp4 CoDec here)
Stefan Johansson in Highcroft Acura according to Autosport (print version), same story "confirms" Franchitti brothers to share seat in AGR Acura
Pirelli wil not be back in ALMS in 2007 - story
Brabham confirmed @ Highcroft -story
What is this? - pic - C65 with Acura / XM Satellite branding @ LA Auto Show
Real Acuras testing today @ Homestead
Autosport linking David Brabham with Highcroft ALMS P2 drive (1 of 2 possibilities)
Audi testing R10 @ Sebring today - pics
Andy Wallace returns to Dyson - story
Spyker ALMS stories seem to have some basis - story
Peugeot will only test @ Sebring & won't do PLM or Laguna- story
PTG saying that they aim to be back in GT2 in 2007... story
Murphy suggesting 2 more Ferraris in GT2 with 2 (US) teams - blog
David Brabham aiming for LMP in 07 - story "... I have had a lot more approaches in the last few week than I can remember" - interview
Johnny Herbert in USA this weekend "to sign for 2007" (for whom?)
See new combined calendar for 2007 - here
Autosport (print edition) Thursday 02 reporting 2 (old) ALMS GT2 stories - new life or slow news?
- Doran building GT2 based on American car new to class (story also says the manufacturer's approval has not yet been forthcoming. So probably not Mosler and weight added to the Ford GT theory? - any guesses what else?)
- Lexus program is being reviewed and could be run by PTG
Dario Franchitti set for some ALMS races - story
Herta confirmed in AGR Courage story
Possible 2007 ALMS entrants (excluding Sebring-only entrants):-

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