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ALMS WEEK IN
REVIEW:
February 4
Winter Test,
24 Hours of
Le Mans and
WEC entries
are out!
 ALMS
WINTER TEST
PROVIDES
SNEAK PEAK
AT 60th
SEBRING
The entry
list for the
American Le
Mans Series
presented by
Tequila
Patrón
Winter Test
was posted
this week
revealing 23
cars. The
roster
includes two
cars a piece
from
defending GT
champions
BMW
Motorsport,
LMP
Challenge
champion
CORE
autosport
and LMP2
champion
Level 5
Motorsports.
The test
will also
provide a
first look
at new
drivers
Colin Braun
with CORE
autosport
and Jordan
Taylor of
Corvette
Racing, new
cars for
Muscle Milk
Pickett
Racing,
Flying
Lizard
Motorsports
and Team
Falken Tire,
plus an
introduction
to one of
the newest
LMPC team -
Dempsey
Racing.
 FORZA
MOTORSPORT 4
AMERICAN LE
MANS SERIES
PACK
AVAILABLE
FEB. 7
Featuring an
assortment
of ALMS race
cars, the
newest
"Forza
Motorsport
4" Car Pack
will be
available
for download
starting
Tuesday,
Feb. 7 on
Xbox LIVE
Marketplace,
adding a new
crop of
incredible
cars for
Forza
players to
collect,
drive and
explore. The
February
American Le
Mans Series
Pack
features 10
vehicles
prepped and
polished for
the avid car
aficionado
including a
Panoz Racing
Panoz
Abruzzi, the
defending 24
Hours of Le
Mans winner
No. 2 Audi
Sport North
America R18
TDI and the
No. 55 Team
Mazdaspeed
787B - the
1991 Le Mans
winner.
 LE
MANS
INVITATIONS
INCLUDE
ALMS' FINEST
American
sports car
fans will
have plenty
to cheer for
at this
year's 80th
running of
the 24 Hours
of Le Mans.
Once again,
the American
Le Mans
Series
presented by
Tequila
Patrón is
well
represented
on the
entry list
for the
world's
greatest
motor race.
A two-car
invitation
to
Dyson Racing,
five
American GTE
invites and
a spot in
garage 56
for the
DeltaWing
highlight
the U.S.
contingent
released by
the
Automobile
Club de
l'Ouest.
FIA WORLD
ENDURANCE
CHAMPIONSHIP
REVEALS
SEBRING
ENTRIES
A total of
30 cars will
represent
the FIA
World
Endurance
Championship
at the 60th
Anniversary
Mobil 1
Twelve Hours
of Sebring
Fueled by
Fresh from
Florida. The
FIA WEC
entries
will combine
with
full-season
teams from
the American
Le Mans
Series
presented by
Tequila
Patrón to
complete the
full grid
for
America's
premier
sports car
race on
March 17.
FIA WEC
entries are
headlined by
nine-time
Sebring
winner Audi.
The
defending 24
Hours of Le
Mans
champions
will bring
three R18
prototypes
to battle
two
Rebellion
Lola-Toyotas,
two Honda
Performance
Development
entries and
two
Pescarolos.
MARINO
FRANCHITTI
SELECTED AS
FIRST
DELTAWING
PILOT
Scottish
sports car
ace Marino
Franchitti
has been
selected as
the
first driver
for the
revolutionary
DeltaWing
program
that will
debut at
this year's
24 Hours of
Le Mans.
Launched at
the 2011 Le
Mans event,
the
DeltaWing
program was
awarded the
56th entry
for this
year's 80th
running of
the race.
"Garage 56"
is reserved
for an entry
demonstrating
new and
innovative
technology
previously
unseen in
the sport.
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