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Peugeot storms back to 24 Hours pole

Alan McNish and Audi had their provision pole snatched away by Stephane Sarrazin and the Peugeot team tonight in night qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French super-team again showed that their machine is the quickest on the grid. They’ve got the speed thing figured out. The looming question is in regards to their ability to put together a 24 hour race.
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McNish fastest in Le Mans round 1 qualifier

Reigning 24 Hours champ Allan McNish put up the best time in the first round of qualifying for the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans on Thursday.   While McNish is happy about the result, he doesn’t think his numbers will hold up against the Peugeot later in night qualifying.

More at auotsport.com –> McNish expects his time to be beaten

QUALIFYING TIMES-OPENING ROUND

Pos 	 # 	 Class 	 Time 	 Drivers 	 			Car
1	1	LM P1 	03:23.7	D.Capello, T.Kristensen, A.McNish 	Audi R15 TDI
2	8	LM P1 	03:24.9	S.Bourdais, F.Montagny, S.Sarrazin 	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
3	17	LM P1 	03:25.1	J.C.Boullion, S.Pagenaud, B.Treluyer 	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
4	2	LM P1 	03:26.4	L.Luhr, M.Rockenfeller, M.Werner 	Audi R15 TDI
5	7	LM P1 	03:27.0	C.Klien, P.Lamy, N.Minassian 		Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
6	9	LM P1 	03:27.0	D.Brabham, M.Gene, A.Wurz 		Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
7	3	LM P1 	03:27.1	T.Bernhard, R.Dumas, A.Premat 		Audi R15 TDI
8	8	LM P1 	03:29.5	A.Davidson, D.Turner, J.Verstappen 	Lola B09/60-Aston Martin
9	23	LM P1 	03:29.8	P.Hardman, N.Leventis, D.Watt 		Ginetta Zytek 09S
10	16	LM P1 	03:30.5	C.Tinseau, J.Barbosa, B.Jouanny 	Pescarolo 01-Judd
11	13	LM P1 	03:30.6	A.Belicchi, N.Jani, N.Prost 		Lola B08/60-Aston Martin
12	15	LM P1 	03:31.2	C.Albers, C.Bakkerud, G.Mondini 	Audi R10 TDI
13	7	LM P1 	03:32.5	J.Charouz, T.Enge, S.Mucke 		Lola B09/60-Aston Martin
14	10	LM P1 	03:33.7	B.Senna, T.Ortelli, T.Monteiro 		ORECA 01-AIM
15	9	LM P1 	03:34.2	S.Hall, P.Kox, H.Primat 		Lola B09/60-Aston Martin
16	14	LM P1 	03:34.4	N.Karthikeyan, A.Lotterer, C.Zwolsman 	Audi R10 TDI
17	11	LM P1 	03:34.7	O.Panis, N.Lapierre, S.Ayari 		ORECA 01-AIM
18	31	LM P2 	03:38.1	C.Elgaard, K.Poulsen, E.Collard 	Porsche RS Spyder
19	4	LM P1 	03:39.2	J.Campbell-Walter, V.Ickx, R.Ianetta 	Creation Judd
20	12	LM P1 	03:39.3	P.Ragues, F.Mailleux, D.Andre 		Courage LC70-Judd
21	5	LM P2 	03:40.4	S.Ara, K.Kunimoto, S.Maassen 		Porsche RS Spyder
22	6	LM P1 	03:40.9	L.Tomlinson, R.Dean, N.Moore 		Ginetta Zytek 09S
23	33	LM P2 	03:43.7	J.Kane, B.Leuenberger, X.Pompidou 	Lola B09/80-Judd
24	40	LM P2 	03:44.3	M.Amaral, O.Pla, G.Smith 		Ginetta Zytek 09S
25	25	LM P2 	03:44.4	T.Erdos, M.Newton, C.Dyson 		Lola B09/86-Mazda
26	35	LM P2 	03:46.2	M.Lahaye, K.Ajlani, G.Moreau 		Pescarolo 01-Mazda
27	41	LM P2 	03:46.4	K.Ojjeh, C.Y.Gosselin, P.Peter 		Zytek 07S
28	30	LM P2 	03:46.5	T.Biagi, M.Bobbi, A.Piccini 		Lola B09/80-Judd
29	32	LM P2 	03:53.0	J.Barazi, S.Moseley, P.Bennett 		Zytek 07S
30	39	LM P2 	03:54.2	H.Noda, J.de Pourtales, M.Marsch 	Lola B07/46-Mazda
31	63	LM GT1 	03:54.2	J.Magnussen, J.O'Connell, A.Garcia 	Corvette C6.R
32	64	LM GT1 	03:54.7	O.Gavin, O.Beretta, M.Fassler 		Corvette C6.R
33	26	LM P2 	03:55.3	P.Bruneau, T.Greaves, M.RostaN 		Radical-AER
34	66	LM GT1 	03:56.1	L.Lichtner-Hoyer, A.Muller, T.Gruber 	Aston Martin DBR9
35	72	LM GT1 	03:57.2	L.Alphand, P.Goueslard, S.Gregoire 	Corvette C6.R
36	24	LM P2 	03:59.4	J.Nicolet, R.Hein, J.F.Yvon 		Pescarolo 01-Mazda
37	73	LM GT1 	04:01.2	Y.Clairay, X.Maasen, J.Jousse 		Corvette C6.R
38	80	LM GT2 	04:03.2	S.Neiman, D.Law, J.Bergmeister 		Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
39	77	LM GT2 	04:03.2	M.Lieb, R.Lietz, W.Henzler 		Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
40	97	LM GT2 	04:04.3	F.Babini, M.Malucelli, P.Ruberti 	Ferrari F430 GT
41	76	LM GT2 	04:05.4	P.Long, P.Pilet, R.Narac 		Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
42	78	LM GT2 	04:05.4	G.Bruni, L.Perez Companc, M.Russo 	Ferrari F430 GT
43	99	LM GT2 	04:05.9	C.Bouchut, Y.Lebon, M.Rodrigues 	Ferrari F430 GT
44	89	LM GT2 	04:06.6	A.Simonsen, D.Farnbacher, C.Montanari 	Ferrari F430 GT
45	82	LM GT2 	04:07.0	J.Melo, M.Salo, P.Kaffer 		Ferrari F430 GT
46	92	LM GT2 	04:08.4	R.Bell, A.Kirkaldy, T.Sugden 		Ferrari F430 GT
47	83	LM GT2 	04:08.8	T.Krohn, N.Jonsson, E.van de Poele 	Ferrari F430 GT
48	70	LM GT2 	04:10.0	Felbermayr Jr,Felbermayr Sr, Lecourt 	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
49	87	LM GT2 	04:10.0	J.Cocker, P.Drayson, M.Franchitti 	Aston Martin Vantage
50	85	LM GT2 	04:10.5	T.Coronel, J.Janis, J.Bleekemolen 	Spyker C8 Laviolette
51	84	LM GT2 	04:11.2	P.Ehret, L.Mansell, R.Rusinov 	Ferrari F430 GT
52	75	LM GT2 	04:11.7	D.O'Young, P.Hesnault, P.Kralev 	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
53	81	LM GT2 	04:13.9	P.Dempsey, J.Foster, D.Kitch Jr 	Ferrari F430 GT
54	96	LM GT2 	04:14.1	M.McInerney, S.McInerney, M.Vergers 	Ferrari F430 GT
55	68	LM GT1 	04:22.2	M.Apicella, A.Yogo, Y.Yamagishi 	Lamborghini Murcielago

Long Beach - Thursday Photos

Here’s a few junky shots I took with a plain old digital camera on Thursday afternoon. It was a great to get out of the office and see, hear, and smell the race cars. Here’s a few junky shots of some cool cars to get you ready for the weekend.

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ALMS St. Pete Preview

The American Le Mans Series returns to action this weekend at the Acura Sports Car Challenge in St. Petersburg. Two weeks ago the series kicked off their season with the spectacular 12 Hours of Sebring race, which featured an epic battle in P1 of Audi vs. Peugeot.

This week, however, the ALMS will have a much different look. For starters, only 17 cars are entered for the race, which is sign of the times we live in. The Audi factory has opted to sit on the sidelines until the 24 Hours of Lemans which leaves the two Acura P1 cars to battle amongst themselves, and against the Dyson car which is outclassed.

The real race to watch in American Le Mans this year will be in GT2.

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Audi wins Sebring, ALMS continues on without them

The American Le Mans Series kicked off their 2009 season with a bang at the 12 Hours of Sebring last Saturday. Sports car fans from all over the country flocked to their Florida motorsports-mecca to witness another epic race, some incredible battles, and yet another Audi win.

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Sebring surprise! Dixon puts Acura on pole

The boys at Acura have done it again. In their very first race in the ALMS LMP1 class, an Acura will start from pole. Scott Dixon put together an incredible lap in the De Ferran Motorsports cura ARX 02a, clocking in at 1:45.278, just edging out Audi’s Tom Kristensen.

Acura took a technical leap in producing the ARX 02a, and actually designed the car to use four identically sized tires. It looks little like a hybrid between a race car and an SUV, but on the track it’s all race car. The car has an aggressive, chunky look that is pretty hot, and you simply cannot argue with its performance.

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Sebring Thursday Morning Practice Times

Audi maintained it’s top spot on the time sheets at Sebring this morning as the pair of R15’s posted the two best times in the session.  The Acuras, however, came on strong, and were less than one second off Audio’s pace.

In GT2, Bergmeister was quickest in the Flying Lizard Porsche, but Wolf Henzler posted GT2 second fast time in his Farnbacher Loles Racing Ferrari 430GT. Dirk Mueller rounded out a trifecta of GT2 manufacturers in the top five, posting the fourth fastest GT2 lap the Rahal-Letterman BMW E92 M3.

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Truth in 24 - Friday 3/20 8PM ET on ESPN

Audi quickest in opening Sebring test

Audi is taking up right where it left off, albeit with a brand new car. The Audi’s posted the two top times, edging out the Peugeots and destroying the Acuras.

With a whole week of testing a preparation, the Acura boys should pick up the pace.

Pos Car CL Driver Laps Comp Best Lap
1 1/Audi P1 Werner, Luhr/Rocke 34 1:44.855
2 2/Audi P1 N/A 34 1:45.254
3 08/Peugeot P1 Bourdais, Sarrazin 30 1:45.437
4 07/Peugeot P1 Klein, Minassian/L 31 1:46.156
5 66/Acura P1 N/A 8 1:47.903
6 9/Acura P1 Franchitti, Brabha 16 1:48.582

Info Guide - American Le Mans Sebring Test

The American Le Mans Series has kicked off a huge week of testing & racing at Sebring this week, and a number of sources in the media and “Web 2.0″ crowd are on the ground, delivering updates in real time.

He’s a quick guide to getting real-time updates throughout the week:

Fastmachines.com Twitter Updates
http://twitter.com/FastMachines

American Le Mans Series Live Timing & Scoring
http://www.americanlemans.com/index_paddock.php?xFile=index_live.php

Patron-Highcroft Twitter & Twitpic Feeds
http://twitter.com/patronhighcroft
http://twitpic.com/photos/Patronhighcroft

Flying Lizard Team Blog
http://lizardms09.blogspot.com/

Risi Competizione Twitter Feed
http://twitter.com/risicomp

Keith Converse / American Patriot Motorsports Driver Twitter Feed
http://twitter.com/KeithConverse

SPEED Twitter Feed
http://www.twitter.com/speedtweets/

#Sebring12 Twitter Hashtag
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23sebring12

Anybody out there have any more links to share?