Hey watch it - ya'll better leave the cleaning to us gals

I got first dibs on sweeping and mopping the floor

You can move heavy stuff to setup the garage

 

Anybody have a guess on whether Acura will apply for Le Mans this year? Or are they going to do another year of testing/development in ALMS...

 

This is the 2008 LM entry & reserve list -

LMP1

1 Audi Sport North America (Joest) Audi R10 TDi
2 Audi Sport North America (Joest) Audi R10 TDi
3 Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R10 TDi
5 Team ORECA - Courage-ORECA Judd
6 Team ORECA - Courage-ORECA Judd
7 Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi
8 Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi
9 Team Peugeot Sport Total - Peugeot 908 HDi
10 Charouz Racing System - Lola Aston Martin
11 Dome Racing Team - Dome Judd S102
12 Charouz Racing System - Lola Judd
14 Creation Autosportif - Creation AIM CA07
16 Pescarolo Sport - Pescarolo Judd
17 Pescarolo Sport - Pescarolo Judd
18 Rollcentre Racing - Pescarolo Judd
19 Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Lola AER B06/10
20 Epsilon Euskadi - Epsilon Euskadi Judd
22 Tokai University-YGR Power - Courage-ORECA YGK
23 Autocon - Creation Judd
24 Terramos - Courage Mugen

LMP2

25 RML - Lola MG B05/40
26 Team Bruichladdich Radical - Radical AER SR9
30 Racing Box SRL - Lucchini Judd
31 Team Essex - Porsche RS Spyder
32 Barazi Epsilon - Zytek 07S
33 Speedy Racing Team Sebah - Lola Judd
34 van Merksteijn Motorsport - Porsche RS Spyder
35 Saulnier Racing - Pescarolo Judd
40 Quifel-ASM Team - Lola AER B05/40
41 Trading Performance - Zytek 07S
44 Kruse Schiller Motorsport - Lola Mazda
45 Embassy Racing - Embassy Zytek

GT1

007 Aston Martin Racing - Aston Martin DBR9
009 Aston Martin Racing - Aston Martin DBR9
50 Larbre Competition - Saleen S7R
53 Vitaphone Racing Team - Aston Martin DBR9
55 Interprogressbank Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murcielago
59 Team Modena - Aston Martin DBR9
63 Corvette Racing - Corvette C6.R
64 Corvette Racing - Corvette C6.R
72 Luc Alphand Adventures - Corvette C6.R
73 Luc Alphand Adventures - Corvette C6.R

GT2

76 IMSAPerformance - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
77 Team Felbermayr-Proton - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
78 AF Corse - Ferrari F430 GT
80 Flying Lizard Motorsports - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
81 Tafel Racing - Ferrari F430 GT
82 Risi Competizione - Ferrari F430 GT
83 Risi Competizione - Ferrari F430 GT
85 Spyker Squadron - Spyker C8 Laviolette
90 Farnbacher Racing - Ferrari F430 GT
94 Speedy Racing Team - Spyker C8 Laviolette
96 Virgo Motorsport - Ferrari F430 GT
97 BMS Scuderia Italia - Ferrari F430 GT
99 JMB Racing - Ferrari F430 GT

Reserves

LMP1 Saulnier Racing - Pescarolo Judd
GT1 Interprogressbank Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murcielago
LMP1 Epsilon Euskadi - Epsilon Euskadi Judd
GT2 IMSA Performance - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
LMP1 Creation Autosportif - Creation AIM CA07
GT2 Spyker Squadron - Spyker C8 Laviolette
GT2 Team Felbermayr-Proton - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
GT1 Larbre Competition - Saleen S7R

 

No Acura huh

 

I don't think Acura is interested in staying with the LMP2 class forever so no sense in spending a big chunk of change to go over to France. If their jump up to LMP1 in 2009 is successful I would imagine that they would head over.

 

Interesting, that's the first I've heard about Acura wanting to get into LMP1. Sounds like a rather expensive way to develop the technology - I wouldn't expect a lot of LMP2 data to transfer over to LMP1? I'm .

 

When the presented the program to the public at the NY auto show in 06 they said that their overall goal was to step up to LMP1.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura_ARX-01a

 

The ACO is very keen to re-establish the adage that LMP1 if for manufacturers and LMP2 for privateers. Acura fit into LMP1 rather than LMP2 so you should expect to see them in 2009 I'd imagine - subject to them getting an entry of course!

 

The third P1 oil burner that will race at Sebring was posted on Endurance Info.

http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_ALMS/00...cingRadical.jpg

 

Flying Lizards had a private test with the new 2008 997 RSR at Sebring this week.