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ALMS: Diesel power to the fore in St. Petersburg, E85 Vettes both finish

After struggling somewhat in recent street races in the American Le Mans Series, the diesel-powered Audi R10 finally got back to the top of the podium on Saturday in St. Petersburg, FL. In spite of setting the fastest lap of the race early on, mechanical issues forced out the #1 Audi after 63 laps. The #2 car in the hands of Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr soldiered on and managed to cross the line just over eight-tenths of a second ahead of the Porsche driven by Romain Dumas. David Brabham brought the Acura ARX-01B that he shares with Scott Sharp ... Read more →

ALMS Speculation: Acura preparing to move up to LMP1 with a diesel? Sam Abuelsamid

Several bits of information have come out about Acura and their participation in the American Le Mans Series over the past two months so it's time to put two and two together and see if we can get to ...

Audi to run full ALMS season with R10 TDI, now bring on the Peugeots Sam Abuelsamid

Earlier this year when Audi announced their 2008 racing plans, they declined to commit to the American Le Mans Series beyond the opener at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Thankfully, just before this ...

Sebring '08 Preview: Full speed ahead on fuel diversity! Sam Abuelsamid

The American Le Mans Series kicks off its 2008 season next weekend with the 56th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring in central Florida. The ALMS has long had the most diverse field of race cars of ...

Intersport Racing joins the cellulosic E85 ranks in the ALMS Sam Abuelsamid

The American Le Mans Series yesterday announced that Intersport Racing has decided to run their car on cellulosic ethanol for the 2008 season. They are the third team to announce plans to run on the ...

Peugeot to run 12 Hours of Sebring with diesel-powered 908 HDi 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When the American Le Mans Series held their winter test session at Sebring a couple of weeks ago, Peugeot dropped by with their diesel-powered 908 coupe. For their first visit they did pretty well, beating the more experienced Audi R10s by eight-tenths of a second. In the hands of Stéphane ...

Peugeot to announce 2008 race plans Feb. 15, possible ALMS run 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When the American Le Mans Series held their annual winter open test session at Sebring last week a newcomer showed up for the party. Peugeot brought over one of the 908 HDi diesel race cars that dominated the Le Mans racing series in Europe in 2007. Peugeot is apparently testing the waters to ...

KL Process Design Group to supply cellulosic ethanol for ALMS 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the Detroit Auto Show, American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton announced a green racing initiative for the series. A big part of that included the announcement that the Corvette Racing team would be running on E85 made with cellulosic ethanol during the 2008 season. At the time General Motors ...

Detroit 2008: ALMS announces Green Challenge, Corvette goes cellulosic E85 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton announced a partnership this morning with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation and the Society of Automotive Engineers to make ALMS the global leader in green racing. Working with those groups, the series is defining a new ...

Aston Martin launches E85-ready GT2 race Vantage 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Aston Martin is not a brand that's ever been associated with fuel efficiency or alternative fuels. However, at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham England next week, they will unveil their latest race car based on their "entry level" Vantage model. The GT2 class Vantage will come ...

American Le Mans Series to introduce cellulosic E85 in 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In 2007, all the cars in the American Le Mans Series - with the exception of the diesel powered Audi R10s - ran on a ten percent ethanol-gasoline blend. Sometime during the 2008 season, ALMS organizers plan to have their series become the first to transition to a second-generation biofuel. They ...

Audi expands 2008 R10 TDI race program to Europe as well as ALMS 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

After some earlier speculation that Audi might scale back their 2008 race program for the R10 TDI, the Ingolstadt brand has just announced their plans for next year. The R10 has been lacking in competition in the LMP1 category although the LMP2 Porsches and Acuras have given them a serious run this ...


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