Fresh from his American Le Mans Series debut, where he finished a creditable fourth in the busy GT2 class, Danish/Aussie sportscar ace Allan Simonsen, has his hands full again on the otherside of the world.

Only a few days previously he was in sunny Florida – yet the Oulton Park circuit in the English countryside was anything but, with snow flurries and heavy rain. It's like everything was in reverse as Simonsen slid into his race car for the Easter opening round of the 2008 British GT Championship.

N.Technology's next on-track appearance will be at the FIA World Touring Car Championship's (WTCC) official testing session on 15 and 16 April in Valencia, Spain, followed by the team's racing season debut a month later at the Spanish track.

Michelin unveils new "street soft" tires for St. Petersburg and Long Beach ALMS races

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA (March 27, 2008) - Michelin engineers are never satisfied. Despite having won every temporary circuit or "street race" in the history of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), Michelin race tire designers, chemists, engineers and technical leaders are set to unveil a new "street soft" tire option for the second and third stops of the 2008 ALMS season, the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg and the Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach.

It has been five years since Biela raced on a street circuit - Miami 2002 (above) and that will all change at St Petersburg

It has been five years since Audi's Frank Biela raced on a street circuit in the American Le Mans Series. Coincidentally, his return to the Series next week in the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg presented by XM Satellite Radio takes place in the same state as his last street race (Miami in 2003). Biela's history of street races in the Series is admirable: two victories, five podiums, two pole positions and two fastest race laps in six starts.

Peugeot have worked hard in the off season to be able to defend their crown

The 2008 Le Mans Series features a calendar of five rounds, the first of which takes teams to the Circuit de Catalunya, near Barcelona, Spain, on the weekend of April 4-6. Le Mans Series title holder Peugeot will contest the race with a brace of 908 HDi FAPs for the same crews as 2007, and the team will be looking to defend its crown while staying concentrated on its priority objective for 2008: the Le Mans 24 Hours.