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Auto Racing David Brabham is in a unique position this year, contracted to drive LMP1 cars for two manufacturers' works teams in the same season. Already on board for Acura's graduation to the top class in the American Le Mans Series, he was signed up by Peugeot to race one of their 908s in the Le Mans 24 Hours this summer. Autosport caught up with Brabham to hear how the deal came about, and his reaction to it. Q. Can you believe you now have two factory LMP1 deals for this year? David... Read Full Story

Auto racing Peugeot have confirmed that they will enter two cars for the Sebring 12-hour race as part of the manufacturers' preparation for the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours. The announcement, at their 2009 competition programme launch in Paris on Monday, means the sports car racing team will go head-to-head with Audi's new R15 TDI and the factory Acuras of Highcroft Racing and De Ferran in the American classic on March 12. The French company will run a pair of heavily-revised 908 HDi FAPs for... Read Full Story

Auto racing Corvette Racing GT1 will have a new driver lineup for the 2009 American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Antonio Garcia will join defending ALMS GT1 champions Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R for the Sebring 12-hour, Le Mans 24-hour, and 1000-mile Petit Le Mans endurance races. Marcel Fassler will be teamed with 2005-07 GT1 champions Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R in the three long-distance... Read Full Story

Auto racing Dyson Racing the drivers all spoke well of the new BP Mazda Lola Coupe. Dyson said that he "could not be happier to be behind the wheel of the latest Lola. The car is fundamentally very good and has a huge amount of potential. The engine is strong and the car's feedback gives the driver a lot of confidence." Peter Weston, chief engineer, explained some of the car's characteristics. "The Lola coupe is a race car that does pretty much everything well. Lola has been able to maintain... Read Full Story

Auto racing Rolex Grand-Am, I'm hearing rumors that the Infiniti G35 GT team is looking to run an all female driver team for a limited program this season with the eye to a full season in 2010. This car attracted a lot of interested when it ran the Daytona 24 hour race in 07 with Joey Hand and Brian Sellars at the wheel. The Crawford built car showed promise in its first outing but engine problems plagued the program. Let's hope they get this car back on track it would make a nice addition to... Read Full Story

Auto racing Dixon keeps de Ferran team on top Scott Dixon kept de Ferran Motorsports on top of the time sheets at Sebring International Raceway on Wednesday morning. The reigning Indy 500 and IndyCar champion turned a lap of 1:45.671 (126.052 mph) on the third and final day of the American Le Mans Series annual Winter Test at Sebring. Two more sessions are scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The Series will be back at Sebring in less than two months for the season-opening 57th Mobil 1 Twelve... Read Full Story

Auto racing on the 50th anniversary of its outright win at Le Mans, Aston Martin will return to La Sarthe with two Works LMP1 cars bearing the iconic blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil. In an ambitious attempt to emulate the legendary achievements of the 1959 DBR1 driven by Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori, Aston Martin will endeavor to bring the Le Mans title back to Britain. 2009 is a hugely significant year for Aston Martin at Le Mans and the challenge of reclaiming victory in this famous... Read Full Story

Auto racing Simon Pagenaud capped the first day of the American Le Mans Series annual Winter Test with the fastest time of the day for de Ferran Motorsports at Sebring International Raceway on Monday. The young Frenchman led all competitors with a 1:45.503 (126.723 mph) around the 3.7-mile, 17-turn circuit at Sebring. de Ferran Motorsports was one of two Acura teams that publicly debuted their new ARX-02a prototypes in LMP1. The car, designed by Wirth Research, wowed onlookers with its... Read Full Story

Auto racing David Donohue passed Juan Pablo Montoya with 39 minutes remaining and held on to win the 47th Rolex 24 At Daytona - on the 40th anniversary of his father, Mark Donohue's, victory in the 1969 event. Donohue joined Darren Law, Buddy Rice and Antonio Garcia to give Brumos Racing its first Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 victory since 2003, denying TELMEX/Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates its fourth consecutive victory in America's... Read Full Story

span.jajahWrapper { font-size:1em; color:#B11196; text-decoration:underline; }a.jajahLink { color:#000000; text-decoration:none; }span.jajahInLink:hover { background-color:#B11196; }Darren Law, David Donohue, Buddy Rice and Antonio Garcia manage to hold on to David Donohue's pole position. The race lead changed hands a decent number of times, but never leaving the 58 Brumos Porsche Riley without the ability to compete. David took over for Antonio Garcia with roughly an hour and a half to go... Read Full Story