Sentences with phrase «alms team»

ALTON, Va. — For the 10th time in the 15 years of the American Le Mans Series, Corvette Racing can lay claim to an ALMS team championship.

Corvette Racing delivers another Bowtie title with VIR victory ALTON, Va. — For the 10th time in the 15 years of the American Le Mans Series, Corvette Racing can lay claim to an ALMS team championship.

Chevrolet Claims 10th ALMS Manufacturer Championship Corvette Racing at VIR: A 10th ALMS Team Championship Corvette Racing at VIR: GT Championship in Sight

Factory GM Corvette driver, Olly, was driving this weekend with his ALMS team mates Richard Westbrook and Antonio Garcia, plus the brother of Corvette Racing's Jordan Taylor, Ricky, who is West brook's season - long SDR team mate in the Grand Am Series.

Gavin will be driving the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) alongside SDR regulars Richard Westbrook and Ricky Taylor plus his ALMS team mate, Antonio Garcia.

Chevrolet Claims 10th ALMS Manufacturer Championship Corvette Racing at VIR: A 10th ALMS Team Championship

Regular ALMS team mate Jan Magnussen will also be joining them for the Daytona 24.

He recorded the second fastest GT race lap during this period, narrowly beaten to the ultimate honour by his ALMS team mate, Jan Magnussen, in another GM Camaro.

CORVETTE RACING FAST FACTS — 1999 - 2015 Le Mans class wins: 8 ALMS manufacturer titles: 10 ALMS driving titles: 9 ALMS team titles: 10 Worldwide races: 168 Worldwide wins: 97 Team 1 - 2 finishes: 54

All Corvette Racing needs to win its 10th ALMS team championship is for either of the two cars to finish sixth or better in class at VIR.

O'Connell's annual Petit Le Mans auctions have raised over $ 250,000 for charity and its great to see all the ALMS teams get involved by donating autographed racing items to the cause.

Aside from the formidable 20 - turn, 3.4 - mile circuit itself, what makes this race even more difficult is the fact that no ALMS teams have raced there, as yet.

All of the ALMS teams are in a similar situation, so hopefully we can do a better job than our competitors.

Not exact matches

Magnussen has 35 victories with Corvette Racing and was the 2008 ALMS GT1 Mid-Ohio winner with the team.

Although the team has raced twice previously at the facility near Salt Lake City, this will be the first ALMS race held on the circuit's...

Corvette Racing will compete in the GT1 class in the first half of the 2009 ALMS season as the team prepares for its 10th participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.

The Corvette crew has won eight consecutive ALMS GT1 team and manufacturers championships.

Cellulosic ethanol was one of the key ingredients in the team's overall victory in the inaugural ALMS Green Challenge in the 1,000 - mile Petit Le Mans held at Road Atlanta in October 2008.

Following its return from France, Corvette Racing will begin its transition to the GT2 category at the Mid-Ohio round of the ALMS as the team prepares for a full - season GT2 program in 2010.

The most successful team in ALMS history is seeking to wrap up the 2011 season with a repeat victory on the classic 2.54 - mile, 12 - turn road course.

We know that the competition at Le Mans will be intense, and we will use the ALMS series to hone the race cars, the drivers, and the team to prepare for it.»

After a mid-season move to the fiercely competitive GT (formerly GT2) category in 2009, the team scored single ALMS victories in each of the following seasons.

Chevrolet Factory Team Seeks Reversal of Fortune at Portland International Raceway Portland, Ore. — The Portland Grand Prix, to be contested at Portland International Raceway on July 22, will kick off the second half of the ALMS season for Corvette Racing.

Chevrolet Factory Team to Run Entire ALMS Schedule and 24 Hours of Le Mans DETROIT — Corvette Racing, the most successful team in the history of the American Le Mans Series, will compete in the GT1 class in all 12 events on the ALMS schedule in 2Team to Run Entire ALMS Schedule and 24 Hours of Le Mans DETROIT — Corvette Racing, the most successful team in the history of the American Le Mans Series, will compete in the GT1 class in all 12 events on the ALMS schedule in 2team in the history of the American Le Mans Series, will compete in the GT1 class in all 12 events on the ALMS schedule in 2008.

DETROIT — Corvette Racing, the most successful team in the history of the American Le Mans Series, will compete in the GT1 class in all 12 events on the ALMS schedule in 2008.

As part of the series» «green racing» initiative, the most successful team in ALMS history is using a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline in the demanding arena of endurance road racing.

While Corvette Racing is now the most successful team in the ALMS, it was not always so.

Magnussen and Garcia were third in the 2013 race to clinch the ALMS GT Manufacturer's Championship for Chevrolet and the Team title for Corvette Racing; the pair went on to win the Driver's Championship to close the season.

Corvette Racing returns to Road America this weekend with the same formidable combination of small - block V - 8 horsepower, tenacious handling and unrivalled reliability that has propelled the team to six consecutive 1 - 2 finishes in the ALMS and the 24 Hours of Le Mans since April.

This year was my fifth year with the team, and we've already scored two Le Mans wins and an ALMS GT championship together.

In the case of Corvette Racing, the team's success in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the ALMS were rewarded with a 55 - kilogram (121 - pound) weight increase over last season.

Although Corvette Racing has already wrapped up the 2012 ALMS Drivers, Team and Manufacturer Championships, there is still some unfinished business to attend...

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. — The General Motors Chevrolet Corvette Racing team can clinch a fourth consecutive ALMS GTS Manufacturers» title this weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc..

While the team is immersed in final preparations for the odyssey to Le Mans, the drivers and crew aren't overlooking the significance of this weekend's six - hour race in the ALMS championship battle.

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.

«We're going to Laguna Seca with two clearly defined targets — to race hard in pursuit of our first ALMS victory in 2010, and to hone the entire team for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.»

Gavin, who is beginning his 13th consecutive season with the championship - winning GT team, will once again be paired for the season with his 2012 ALMS GT co-champion Tommy Milner.

Dyson Racing, reigning American Le Mans Series (ALMS) LMP1 champion team, will take possession of the first production Caterham SP / 300.

I've often been pitted alongside the Corvette team (in the ALMS), and I've long idolized them.

GT championship leaders Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen team with Jordan Taylor in the No. 3 Corvette while Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook pilot the No. 4 entry that opened the ALMS season with a victory at Sebring.

Tommy did a fantastic job in the car and got us back into the lead with 14 minutes to go; it was a great victory for everyone on our team and the perfect way to kick off the 2013 ALMS season.

Teamed together, these two proud representations of the Corvette production car have made Corvette Racing the most successful team in ALMS history.

The 39 - year - old long - time GM factory driver not only won today's ninth and penultimate round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series at Virginia International Raceway, but he also won his fourth ALMS Drivers» Championship title, secured for Chevrolet the Manufacturers» Championship and for Corvette Racing the Teams» title.

The most successful team in ALMS history, Corvette Racing has won seven consecutive ALMS GT1 manufacturers and team championships and six straight drivers championships.

The Oak Tree Grand Prix on Saturday, Oct. 5 could see the ALMS GT team and manufacturer championships wrapped up.

I'm very comfortable with our car and confident with our driver line up of my fellow ALMS champion, Tommy [Milner], and our endurance team mate, Richard [Westbrook].

It also won an ALMS - best 10 team championships and 10 manufacturer titles for Chevrolet.

Tomorrow's four - hour VIR 240 race will be critical for drivers, teams and manufacturers in terms of ALMS championships as additional points are on the line for each finishing position.

Boosted by the tremendous performance of Team GB in the London 2012 Olympics, plus a strong desire to put the disappointment of the previous ALMS round behind him, Olly took the chequered flag just 0.283 seconds ahead of Jörg Bergmeister in the Porsche to record his 37th ALMS class win.

The C5 - R also helped instill Corvette drivers such as Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell as faces of the team and the ALMS.