Sentences with phrase «alms start»

«It's not far from the team headquarters, and a lot of the people who design and build the cars come from the race shop,» said Beretta, who is slated to make his milestone 100th ALMS start this weekend.

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Teammates Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen (who will make his milestone 100th ALMS start at Lime Rock) are third in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R, 11 points back.

«At the end I was looking for that one opportunity to try a do - or - die pass, but it never came,» said Magnussen, who made his milestone 100th career ALMS start today.

History at Road America Antonio Garcia — One ALMS start.

Olly — making his 100th ALMS start tomorrow — will be starting from the second row of the intensely competitive grid, after recording the third fastest lap in today's 15 - minute session.

«We really are coming to the point in the season where the pressure is on for everybody,» said Gavin, who is scheduled to make his milestone 100th career ALMS start on Saturday.

This is where the ALMS started.

It's a big race — where the ALMS started.

Ron Fellows has the longest current streak of consecutive ALMS starts with 34, dating back to the 2000 season.

Oliver Gavin qualified at 51.490 seconds (103.057 mph) Friday History at Lime Rock Park Oliver Gavin — Eight ALMS starts.

History at Lime Rock Park Oliver Gavin — Ten ALMS starts.

Not exact matches

The ALMS drivers won't see the circuit again until they begin their reconnaissance laps before the 4:40 p.m. race start on Saturday.

The Maserati MC 12 of Andrea Bertolini ran the quickest qualifying lap, marking the first time since the 2006 ALMS season finale in Monterey, Calif., that a Corvette won't start on the GT1 pole in ALMS competition.

Since the start of the 2012 season, the group has combined to win 16 races in the ALMS, TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and Le Mans.

The third round of the 10 - race ALMS will be televised on CBS starting at 1 p.m. EDT.

The ALMS race at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the third round of the 12 - race 2007 American Le Mans Series, is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. local time) on Saturday, April 14.

Starting in January, a new era begins with the debut of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship — a result of a merger between the ALMS and GRAND - AM.

«It's great we've started the season off with a 1 - 2 qualifying performance in the ALMS,» said a satisfied Olly.

The fifth round of the 10 - race ALMS will be televised tape - delayed by CBS Sports on Sunday, July 15, starting at 2 p.m. EDT.

I've been in many championships in the ALMS — in GTS, GT1, GT2 and now GTE — and what it comes down to, as we saw last year with BMW, is that they had a flying start winning the first few races of the year and that set them up for the season.

Beretta, celebrating his milestone 100th ALMS race, started the No. 3 Corvette C6.R eighth on the GT grid, and pitted from P7 at 56 minutes into the race.

Oliver Gavin at Mosport in Canada today took his first ALMS victory since Petit Le Mans last year, and the Corvette Racing team's first since the start of the 2011 season.

Experience Gives Corvette Racing a Head Start in Inaugural ALMS Race on Bayside Street Course ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As a lifelong resident of Monaco, Corvette Racing's Olivier Beretta knows a little something about street races.

The Corvette Racing factory driver has started the defence of his ALMS GT Drivers» title in a fast fashion, consistently being amongst the fastest drivers on the track in all of the test and practice sessions held to date at the 3.74 mile track in central Florida.

On the additional ELMS entries, bringing the total field to 43: «Without a doubt there have been some hairy moments in the ALMS this year, with some drivers who aren't as experienced as others at the start or on re-starts, and that presents the biggest danger to any competitor.

And all on his 100th start in the ALMS.

Current ALMS GT Drivers Champion, Olly, qualified second in the super-competitive GT class behind the pole - setting Risi Ferrari of Gimmi Bruni and took the start of the 61st edition of the race.

A seasoned veteran, van Overbeek is one of a handful of drivers that made more than 100 ALMS career starts.

A New Generation: Corvette C7.R (2014 - Current) Starting with the new TUDOR Championship — a merger of GRAND - AM and the ALMS — in 2014, Chevrolet and Corvette Racing entered the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the series» GTLM class.

The Monterey Sports Car Championships, the final round of the 12 - race ALMS series, will start at 2:43 p.m. PT on Saturday, October 20.

Starting from third place on the grid, the defending ALMS GT champions encountered misfortune early on when Tommy Milner was the victim of unwanted attention from a fellow competitor which resulted in damage requiring an unscheduled pitstop.

It was Tommy's first ALMS win and first with Corvette Racing, so I'm really pleased for him as he didn't put a foot wrong at the start, and avoided all the bumping and banging of the first few laps.

Gavin scored his 38th career ALMS victory today in his milestone 100th start.

Corvette Racing Notebook for the American Le Mans Portland Grand Prix, July 29 - 31 Portland, Ore. — With five races down and five races to go, this weekend's American Le Mans Portland Grand Prix marks the start of the second half of the 10 - race ALMS season for Corvette Racing.

«It's going to be wonderful to see Corvettes that were racing before I was born,» said Beretta, who started his milestone 100th ALMS race at Mid-Ohio.

SPEED Channel will televise the ALMS season finale live starting at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The sixth round of the 10 - race ALMS will be televised tape - delayed by CBS Sports on Sunday, July 23, starting at 3 p.m. EDT.

And for Corvette Racing, it was a perfect performance that included an ALMS record for laps completed in the GT class at Sebring to jump start the 10th anniversary of America's premier production sports car racing team.

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«Olivier made a great start, we had a fantastic pit stop, and we extended our lead when we could,» said Gavin, who tallied his 29th career ALMS victory today.

Under ALMS rules, cars must start on the tires used in qualifying.

«I had a great start,» said Milner, who scored his third career ALMS victory today.

Per ALMS rules, the pole - winning Corvette was relegated to the 25th starting position after the tire change.

Johnny O'Connell, who has six previous victories at the Canadian track with teammates Ron Fellows and Jan Magnussen, is scheduled to make his milestone 100th start in ALMS competition on Sunday in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R.

O'Connell has started more ALMS races than any other driver, 103 and has 14 wins in the world's top endurance classics: The 12 Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Rebellion had planned to race in all five of the final ALMS rounds, starting at Road America next month, with one of its fleet of Lola - Toyota B12 / 60s, but will now only take in the Petit Le Mans series finale at Road Atlanta in October.

The eighth round of the 10 - race ALMS series will be televised live on the SPEED Channel starting at 3 p.m. EDT.

Johnny is a Two - time ALMS GT1 champion, 35 career ALMS wins, seven Sebring 12 - hour class victories, holds ALMS records for most starts (93) and most podium finishes (70).

The Acura Sports Car Challenge, the seventh round of the 12 - race ALMS series, will start at 3:15 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 21.