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Note To BMW: New M3 ALMS Racer Looks Hot On Track Without Flame-Surfacing

We first saw the new BMW M3 racer earlier this year at its Chicago Auto Show reveal. Now, after a year of development, the finished product has taken to the track for a test run as it's readied to do battle in the ALMS GT2 class against the likes of the Porsche 911 and Ferrari F430.

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12:30 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Mark Arnold
2,841 views, 29 comments

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Aston Martin Releases Official Vantage GT2 Shots

Aston Martin finally got around to taking photos of its new Vantage GT2 racecar. A step above the Vantage N24 road-going racer, the GT2 will compete in ALMS, FIA GT and Le Mans series. We told you a couple of weeks ago that the 4.3-liter V8 will run on either ethanol or gasoline and should make about 480bhp. There's not much more information available, so we'll just sit back, look at the pictures and drool.



4:15 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Wes Siler
1,196 views, 36 comments

Latest by Berafftone: @Stoatmaster: ...@Smells_Homeless: ahh... I was confused. Though that would also be an interesting episode. more »

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Aston Martin Vantage GT2 Tests For Le Mans

We've known for a while that Aston Martin was preparing a GT2 Racer based on the V8 Vantage. But now, thanks to the guys at UltimateCarPage, we've got photos of it in action during a test session at the Paul Ricard circuit. The 4.3-liter V8 is expected to make around 480 HP. So, this is a couple steps up from the GT4-spec Vantage N24, and a step down from the GT1-spec DBR9. Aston is scrambling to finish the GT2, and is expected to deliver cars to teams a couple races into the season. It will be raced in ALMS, FIA GT and Le Mans Series, so all those Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs, Ferrari F430 GTCs, and BMW M3 GTRs better watch their mirrors. [via UltimateCarPage]

10:00 AM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Mark Arnold
1,139 views, 12 comments

Latest by voodoojoo: Every time I go to that site, I like to pretend that I'm going to most accurately judge how old my carp is, imagining a dedicated carp fisherman screaming at his computer "What do you mean that domain name is more »

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Aston Martin Bringing Lola B08/60 LMP1 To Le Mans

Nationalistic British race fans rejoice! Aston Martin will be entering into the top class at Le Mans, going head to head with the dominant Audi R10s. The decision to run in the class was made after new rule changes gave an advantage to production-based engines. The 6.0L V12 is the same engine used in the GT1 class DBR9. It's a reliable powerplant, but the engine may have a weight disadvantage compared to some of the purpose-built motors in other cars. The Aston heart will be transplanted into the Lola B08 chassis, an all new car that promises even greater performance than the current open-top Lola B07. While it doesn't exactly have the brand's trademark styling, we don't think any fans of the British marque will complain about seeing an Aston back in the top tier of motorsports.

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3:45 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Mark Arnold
1,618 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: Doesn´t that AM look a bit too much like a Pagani Zonda? How boring and unoriginal design. more »

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New Corvette C6R Livery For 2008 ALMS Season Revealed By Badboy Vettes

Here's the new look of the Corvette C6R for the 2008 season of ALMS racing. The changes to the new "Victory Yellow" vette include blackout headlights, black BBS wheels, a reborn BlackTail and the all-new "Scrape Stripe." Oh and yeah, check it out — Badboy Vettes even got their URL on the front, right above the splitter, and right below a pretty little "Jake." How do we swing that? Seriously — when the Pontiac G8 ST starts to race, we're totally going to be all over that. Oh and one more thing — there's a contest, so click the jump to find out all about it. More »

2:20 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Ray Wert
2,140 views, 31 comments

Latest by mcguirev10: @weconway: Just an Aston. And a privateer effort at that, which means GM buys the win again. (I actually like GM these days, but much like Nissan effectively nailing the coffin-lid on Group C GTP, the greatest class in motorsports more »

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Chicago Auto Show: BMW to Return to Racing in 2009, Bringing M3

Hot on the heels of the 2008 BMW M3 release, those rascally Germans have developed a racing variant to further develop the incredible tech already present in the stock automobile. In 2009 BMW will return to racing with team Rahal Letterman Racing in the American Lemans Series. We'll be bringing more details and pics (got em!) after we recover from the heart attack and can dig up a press release.

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4:25 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,424 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: This looks like a car I could get myself killed in... more »

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Classic Moments In Racing: Porsche Flip At Petit Le Mans

Petit Le Mans racing teams have been aware of the consequences of not adding enough downforce when visiting Road Atlanta after a series of aerobatic incidents. In this case, Yannick Dalmas and his Porsche 911 GT1 get major air in 1998, almost landing a perfect flip. A year later, the Mercedes CLC Le Mans racer did a similar flip at Road Atlanta, and a year after that it was BMW V12 LMR in the role of the tumbler. Do not try this at home, even if your home is an ALMS track.

10:15 AM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,935 views, 34 comments

Latest by Leezell: No Mercedes GT car has ever run in an ALMS race, so original post is incorrect in that. They did all their backflips overseas. And for those hoping to see a similar flip at turn 8, won't happen again most likely. more »

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Toyota to Bring Hybrid to Le Mans?

Is Toyota planning to face down Audi's Le Mans diesel juggernaut with a hybrid? Maybe, if a report from Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper is to be believed. Insiders, in the form of unnamed sources, say the company is plotting a return to Sarthe for the first time since 1999. Word is, Toyota's planned return is on target for 2010. The report indicates Toyota's not confirming that date, which may be adjusted based on its F1 plans (Toyota's reportedly committed to Formula One through 2012). Web site Planet Le Mans reports Toyota's formed a development team culled from its motorsports and hybrid-vehicle squads to develop a gas-electric sports-car entry for Le Mans. It could be the ultimate symbolism for the face-off between hybrids and new, cleaner diesels on the streets of the US, only played out a few thousand miles removed. [Planet Le Mans]

7:00 AM on Sun Jan 20 2008
By Mike Spinelli
1,523 views, 28 comments

Latest by n/a: @Maymar: Nice Simpsons reference, lol. more »

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Detroit Auto Show: Chevy Releases E85 Powered Corvette for ALMS, Spotted Owls Rejoice

As part of a drive to push green innovation in the racing world, the American Le Mans series has announced the Green Challenge. Basically, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy are partnering with SAE to encourage race teams to use renewable fuels, alternative engine configurations, regenerative braking and emissions controls. Chevy unveiled this Corvette race car, plastered in E85 stickers, to highlight the announcement. We're bigger fans of the Vantage GT2, which is also powered by ethanol, or the Lexus IS350 GT2. More »

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10:00 AM on Tue Jan 15 2008
By Wes Siler
1,055 views, 27 comments

Latest by Slab: The owls are not what they seem. more »

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Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

Hoping to put the Man back in the American LeMans series, Lexus released pictures of their new Panoz-fighting Lexus 350 GT2. Powered by a V6 that should generate more than 470 horsepower, the new Lexus hopes to compete with the likes of the M3, Viper Competition Coupe, Ferrari F430 GT and eventually the upcoming Aston Martin Vantage GT2.

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10:15 AM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,714 views, 13 comments

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The E85-Powered Aston Martin Vantage GT2: The Hottest Thing Since The Cornballer

Aston Martin Racing has decided to share an illustration of the Vantage GT2, the latest addition the company's growing racing stable. The V8-powered Vantage derivative is the first available Aston Martin race car that can run on either race fuel or E85 bioethanol. The addition of this green-lipped wonder means that Aston Martin is the sole manufacturer offering cars in all four GT classes.

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4:00 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,742 views, 25 comments

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Viva America! American Driver Wins Porsche Cup

Johannes van Overbeek from Flying Lizard Motorsports becomes the fifth American to win the Porsche Cup, which is given to the most successful private Porsche racer in the world. Based in San Francisco, Overbeek is currently racing in the ALMS GT2 Class with the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR above and won races in Lime Rock, Mid Ohio and the Ten-Hour Petitt Le Mans at Road America Atlanta. It was also announced that American Porsche Factory Driver Patrick Long has been named to a full time spot on the Penske Racing team for 2008. USA! USA! USA! Release below the jump: More »

3:30 PM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By Matt Hardigree
871 views, 8 comments

Latest by 6street: Misspelling faux pas, a work of genius ? more »

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American Le Mans Series 2008 Season Preview

Let's face it: working for the entirety of the daylight hours and commuting only in darkness sucks. Daylight Savings Time can bite me. But here's a bright spot: it looks like the American Le Mans Series 2008 season is going to rule like the Wyld Stallyns. Click to find out why. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images.) More »

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1:30 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
2,723 views, 25 comments

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Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Preview

The race season is winding down and the auto show season is ramping up. But there's still plenty of exciting action on the track this weekend and we've got it all, from Formula 1 to the ZR1 Vettegasm at ALMS below the jump. More »

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9:00 AM on Sat Oct 20 2007
By burstein
1,845 views, 28 comments

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The Post Where We Offer $1000 for Pictures of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 At Laguna Seca

UPDATE:We have a winner — sorta. OK, not really — but we do have video!We're pretty excited about the not-yet-revealed 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 doing some hot laps at the season-ending ALMS race at Laguna Seca this weekend. We'd really like to be there ourselves. Unfortunately none of us can make it due to the Tokyo Auto Show. So here's the deal — we're going to do something no blog's ever done before. Since we still want to see the 650-HP monster-Vette lap the track we're placing a bounty on the head of the pretty "Victory Yellow" 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 just snapped by the very naughty young lads at BadBoyVettes. A one thousand dollar bounty! Seriously! A thousand bucks to the first person who sends us shots of the 'Vette in all of its glory in the paddock and out on the track. There are of course, just a few caveats, for which you'll need to hit the jump.
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Spy Photos

12:00 PM on Fri Oct 19 2007
By Ray Wert
8,443 views, 34 comments

Latest by n/a: ok...i LIKE MY VERSION BETTER : [URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG][img155.imageshack.us]][/URL] more »

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2009 Corvette ZR1 WILL Lap Laguna Seca This Weekend!

UPDATE: We offer a $1000 cash bounty for spy shots of the Corvette ZR1 this weekend! Bad Boy Vettes has snagged themselves a shot of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 sitting pretty in a trailer and painted in "Velocity Yellow" — well before it's expected Detroit Auto Show unveiling in January. While we too have quite a number of spy shots of the ZR1 already (as evidenced below), what we have now is confirmation to the rumors we'd heard from multiple sources that the new 650 HP super-Corvette WILL be lapping the track at Monterey this weekend for the ALMS season-ending race at Laguna Seca. If that's not enough to floor you, we'll have something very important to announce ourselves in about an hour — so if you'll be in attendance at Monterey this weekend, you may want to stay tuned.
Photo Credit: Bad Boy Vettes

10:42 AM on Fri Oct 19 2007
By Ray Wert
4,271 views, 2 comments

Latest by Trackback: I would have put this up sooner, but I had Internet issues. Oh well...It looks like the folks over at Jalopnik are feeling rather generous in that they're offering $1000 to the first person to supply them with an image more »

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Winners Circle... Um... For The Win!

It's done, Porsche triumphed mightily in the last moments over Audi. The hometown boys at GM spanked the class competition. All is well. The winners circle was filled with grown men living the dreams of 26 13 year old boys. Joy and confetti littered the ground and mirth was made. Well kids, we're exhausted, running around like morons taking pictures of all kinds of stuff, getting it uploaded to your eyeballs so that you can ignore it because it's Saturday and you're watching college football (curses!) has taken its toll. Time to partake in the post race libations. Now I remember why I love this gig.

7:49 PM on Sat Sep 1 2007
By bwojdyla
279 views, 2 comments

Looking for live timing and scoring of the ALMS race at the Detroit Grand Prix? [IMSA]

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