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Double Wins In Donington For IMSA And Kessel

Series Update — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:40:54 +0000

The GT Open race of the Donington GT Open ended with the same winners as yesterday. Patrick Pilet-Raymond Narac confirmed with a double win the excellent form of the IMSA Performance Porsche. With this third win, the French pair now join the fight for the title, together with Fässler-Camathias (Trottet Ferrari), today 2nd, and Lietz-Roda (Autorlando Porsche), today 3rd.[...]

Pilet-Narac Win From Last Row In Donington

Series Update — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:37:45 +0000

Raymond Narac and Patrick Pilet gave the IMSA Performance team its second win in one week, winning against all odds the Pro-Am race of the Donington GT Open.[...]

Didier Miquee passed away…

Marcel ten Caat — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:20:01 +0000

Sad news from France today where Classic Endurance Racing competitor Didier Miquee passed away after he suffered a heart attack while racing a Debora at the LM Story event taking place this weekend at Le Mans.[...]

Total 24 Hours of Spa 2009 - Update 2

Marcel ten Caat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:10:53 +0000

In this second update of the Total 24 Hours of Spa 2009 a number of teams and drivers can be confirmed (or linked) to the blue ribbon event of the 2009 FIA GT Championship.[...]

Two Ford GT3s for Matech GT Racing Team at Spa

Team Update — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:40:41 +0000

Matech GT Racing Team will be participating at the 24 Hours of Spa with two Ford GT3 race cars this year – the team has announced it on Wednesday.[...]

Spa Euro Race - A gallery from the Ardennes

Marcel ten Caat — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:21:43 +0000

Last weekend the Spa-Francorchamps circuit was full of GT cars again. This time it wasn't the Le Mans Series or the FIA GT Championship but the cars of the International GT Open, Britcar and Dutch Supercar Challenge that invaded the circuit in the Belgian Ardennes.[...]

Lietz-Roda Underscore Porsche’s double Win In Spa

Series Update — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:36:46 +0000

In another closely-fought and exciting race in Spa-Francorchamps, Richard Lietz and Gianluca Roda confirmed Porsche's superiority in the Ardennes, signing a double victory for Stuttgart's 997 and claiming their second win in the season and reinforcing their leadership in the overall standings. Autorlando Sport also placed its second car, driven by Manuel Gião-Pedro Couceiro, on the podium, in third.[...]

Narac-Pilet Give Maiden Win to IMSA Performance in Spa

Series Update — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:02:04 +0000

Raymond Narac and Patrick Pilet (Porsche 997 RSR) took a resounding victory in today's Pro-Am race of the Spa GT Open, giving IMSA Performance Matmut its first victory in the International GT Open, which is also the first victory of a French team in the series. Porsche took also the second place, with Richard Lietz - Gianluca Roda and Autorlando team, who are now the new leaders in the provisional standings. Michele Rugolo - Giacomo Ricci (Advanced Engineering) took third and saved Ferrari's honour in a closely-fought final battle.[...]

Sangari Team Brazil joins FIA GT Championship

Marcel ten Caat — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:15:34 +0000

Starting at the Total 24 Hours of Spa next month the FIA GT Championship will have another GT1 Corvette C6.R in its races this season. Today it was confirmed that Sangari Team Brazil will join the GT1 class for the remainder of the 2009 championship.[...]

24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 - LMP2 Review

Marcel ten Caat — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:08:45 +0000

In 2008 the fight was on between Van Merksteijn Motorsport and Team Essex, both racing their Porsche RS Spyders. They had quite a nice fight, something that people hoped to see again in 2009. The two Porsches tried to fight each other this year, but it was soon clear who was the best team out in the LMP2 category. Unfortunately LMP2 had a high attrition rate again in 2009.[...]