|
No. |
Car / Engine |
Team |
Comment |
The Line |
|
07 |
Peugeot 908 Peugeot V12 |
Peugeot Sport |
Will be fastest. Manassian at the top of the sport. The odds-on favorite, as they should be. But can they win beyond 1000 K? |
3-2 |
|
1 |
Audi R10 / |
Audi Sport NA |
A Scot and two Italians, all used to winning, as two of them did in this event last year. |
3-1 |
|
2 |
Audi R10 / |
Audi Sport NA |
Audi’s horses in the driver’s race; they’ll be sent through if need be. |
7-2 |
Archive for September, 2008
Murphy’s Second Annual Petit Le Mans Prototype Punter’s Guide
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Desert Scorn
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008by AC Guillermo
It is ironic how the two major sports car series in North America are ending their seasons. The Grand-Am at a dusty, empty raceway with a disappointing, dwindling car count and a lackluster race. Competitors in the soon-to-be NASCAR Road Racing Series were in a funk, skeptical of the future.
Meanwhile, the American Le Mans Series will likely have an epic event at Road Atlanta (I will be there, my first ALMS race!), and an equally thrilling showdown at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, complete with fans and media. (more…)
95. Pre-Petit Proto (and GT) Poop
Friday, September 12th, 2008Corvette Stuff
You know the big stuff. Corvette, as AutoWeek and Murphy wrote before Mosport, will return in 2009, in GT1 before Le Mans and in GT2 after. Then it’s on to a GT2 program in 2010. There was one item not included in the Corvette’s Tuesday press release teleconference transcript. (more…)
94. Prius-R, Gambling with NASCAR, Tough times?
Friday, September 5th, 2008There’s been good news for the American Le Mans Series lately, three items in particular. But after that, the silver may have a cloudy lining. (What’s that? A backwards metaphor?)
Prius-R
Corsa finally confirms its prototype, and it’s a blockbuster, a prototype Prius! Well, not exactly – it’s a Zytek. (more…)