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Autopolis: Treluyer Takes Pole for Super GT Round 8


It was pole for the #23 Nissan

On Oct. 18, the qualifying for the Super GT in Kyushu 300 km, Round 8 of the 2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was held at the AUTOPOLIS (Oita Pref.) and the GT500 pole position was won by the No. 23 ZENT CERUMO SC430 driven by Benoit Treluyer, while the GT300 class pole went to the No. 11 JIMCENTER ADVAN F430 driven by Tetsuya Tanaka.

Laguna: Goring takes Decisive Win in Lites


Goring in the #14 won race 1 at Laguna

MONTEREY, Calif. October 18—Jonathan Goring led flag to flag to secure the 2008 IMSA Lites presented by Hankook Lites One championship. Goring finished 16.1 seconds ahead of Matt Downs in the 30-minute race. Goring needed to score just one point to take the championship, a goal the 18- year-old Connecticut racer set at the beginning of the season.

Pioneering Green Technology: Win-Win For The American Le Mans Series

Where else can you find a motorsports series that maneuvers premier racecars and pioneers green technology? The American Le Mans Series is the only of its breed challenging manufacturers, teams and drivers to take that extra look under their hoods. For Paul Drayson, owner/principal of Drayson-Barwell, the decision to race competitively while testing alternative fuels on the racetrack to support this new life of endurance racing was an easy choice.

Laguna: Audi Takes 1-2 as Porsche Takes P2 Title by 1 Point


It was a 1-2 for Audi to finish the season

Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr ended their championship season in fitting style Saturday with an overall victory for Audi Sport North America in the Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón. Werner passed Emanuele Pirro on a restart with 26 minutes left and won by 1.941 seconds at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Laguna: Race Results


It was the #4 Corvette which took out the GT1 class win

Laguna: Race Results

Zolder: Qualifying Times


Kirkaldy and Simonsen took their class' fastest times

Zolder: Qualifying Times

RUMOUR: LMS - Racing Box's Plans - Update

A few days ago we bought you the story that Racing Box is looking to enter the 2009 Le Mans Series P2 Class. More information has come to light.

Le Mans Series 2008 Review - A Coming of Age in a Competitive Year

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By Sam Tickell


Peugeot should have won the title but let it slip away, to the benefit of Audi

The 2008 Le Mans Series was truly a battle of the titans. Audi vs Peugeot – a battle for diesel and manufacturer glory. The Le Mans Series has always had battles, but not usually at the front. 2008 changed that.