The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón took another monumental step toward enhancing its position as the Global Leader of Green Racing with today�fs announcement that Porsche�fs innovative 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car will race for the first time in North America at the Series signature event – Petit Le Mans on October 2 at Road Atlanta.

After debuting in April at Germany�fs world-renowned Nürburgring race circuit in a six-hour event, the Porsche Hybrid challenged the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in May. It earned worldwide acclaim with its performance that had it leading many hours of the race – at times by a significant margin – until the closing two hours when a combustion engine issue forced the car to retire.

Read the rest here:

http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/alms-porsche-gt3-hybrid-to-race-at-petit-le-mans/

Tu_triky wrote:

The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón took another monumental step toward enhancing its position as the Global Leader of Green Racing with today�fs announcement that Porsche�fs innovative 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car will race for the first time in North America at the Series signature event – Petit Le Mans on October 2 at Road Atlanta. After debuting in April at Germany�fs world-renowned Nürburgring race circuit in a six-hour event, the Porsche Hybrid challenged the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in May. It earned worldwide acclaim with its performance that had it leading many hours of the race – at times by a significant margin – until the closing two hours when a combustion engine issue forced the car to retire. Read the rest here: http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/alms-porsche-gt3-hybrid-to-race-at-petit-le-mans/

Nice.

The Germans seem to be at the forefront with using alternative energy and fuels in racing: BMW and Audi have been racing (and winning) with turbodiesel cars for a number of years and now Porsche with the Hybrid...

bmwracer wrote:

Nice. The Germans seem to be at the forefront with using alternative energy and fuels in racing: BMW and Audi have been racing (and winning) with turbodiesel cars for a number of years and now Porsche with the Hybrid...

Yes, it is certainly impressive to be racing at such a high level with a newly invented hybrid powered car.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yes, it is certainly impressive to be racing at such a high level with a newly invented hybrid powered car.

BTW, BMW is working on a hamster-powered racer... Instead of a fuel tank, the car has a large pellet-filled hopper.

bmwracer wrote:

BTW, BMW is working on a hamster-powered racer... Instead of a fuel tank, the car has a large pellet-filled hopper.

Singapore GP Qualifying

1 -- Fernando Alonso -- Ferrari -- 1:45.390
2 -- Sebastian Vettel -- Red Bull -- +00.067
3 -- Lewis Hamilton -- McLaren -- +00.181
4 -- Jenson Button -- McLaren -- +00.554
5 -- Mark Webber -- Red Bull -- +00.587
6 -- Rubens Barrichello -- Williams -- +00.846
7 -- Nico Rosberg -- Mercedes GP -- +01.053
8 -- Robert Kubica -- Renault -- +01.203
9 -- Michael Schumacher -- Mercedes GP -- +01.312
10 -- Kamui Kobayashi -- +02.494[/quote]

Singapore GP Results

1 -- Fernando Alonso -- Ferrari -- 1:57:53.579
2 -- Sebastian Vettel -- Red Bull -- + 0.293
3 -- Mark Webber -- Red Bull -- + 29.141
4 -- Jenson Button -- McLaren -- + 30.384
5 -- Nico Rosberg -- Mercedes GP -- + 49.394
6 -- Rubens Barrichello -- Williams -- + 56.101
7 -- Robert Kubica -- Renault -- + 1:26.559
8 -- Nico Hülkenberg -- Williams -- + 1:52.791
9 -- Felipe Massa -- Ferrari -- + 1:53.297
10 -- Adrian Sutil -- Force India -- + 2:12.416


Driver Standings
1 -- Mark Webber -- Red Bull -- 202
2 -- Fernando Alonso -- Ferrari -- 191
3 -- Lewis Hamilton -- McLaren -- 182
4 -- Sebastian Vettel -- Red Bull) -- 181
5 -- Jenson Button -- McLaren -- 177

Team Standings
1 -- Red Bull -- 383
2 -- McLaren -- 359
3 -- Ferrari -- 317
4 -- Mercedes -- 168
5 -- Renault -- 133

I was reading about the upcoming release of the Playstation 3 title Gran Turismo 5 and one of the racing tracks included will be the Dunsfold airport track The Stig tests all the cars on Top Gear.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/gran-turismo-5-trailer?VideoBrowserMode=categories&VideoCategory=OtherStuff

Tu_triky wrote:

I was reading about the upcoming release of the Playstation 3 title Gran Turismo 5 and one of the racing tracks included will be the Dunsfold airport track The Stig tests all the cars on Top Gear. http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/gran-turismo-5-trailer?VideoBrowserMode=categories&VideoCategory=OtherStuff

Cool, now anyone can be the Stig... If you've got a PS3.

bmwracer wrote:

Cool, now anyone can be the Stig... If you've got a PS3.

Beats having to hire Ben Collins as your test driver.

Tu_triky wrote:

Beats having to hire Ben Collins as your test driver.

Yup... And cheaper, too.

bmwracer wrote:

Yup... And cheaper, too.

Exactly!

ALMS Manufacturer�fs and Team Championships to the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team.

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – Oct. 2, 2010�c In only its second season of competition, the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team won the American Le Mans Series GT Manufacturer and Team Championships in the closing moments of the 13th annual Petit Le Mans, after a season of hard-fought competition.

I decided to paint my car.

bmwracer wrote:

I decided to paint my car.

wow

lilly_pad wrote:

wow

It's very urban.

bmwracer wrote:

It's very urban.

now all you have to do to finish the look is find a matching outfit

lilly_pad wrote:

now all you have to do to finish the look is find a matching outfit

I'm sure Paris has something in their Fall Couture line.

Rain puts paid to Suzuka qualifying

Sat, 09 Oct 08:00:00 2010

Qualifying for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix was postponed to the morning of the race on Saturday after pouring rain made track conditions too treacherous for drivers.

The start of the hour-long session at Suzuka was pushed back three times at half-hour intervals, with the safety car making several test runs in a cloud of spray, until fading light made a postponement inevitable.

Conditions are expected to improve overnight, with Sunday forecast to be dry.

A spokeswoman for the FIA said qualifying would start at 10am local time (0200 UK time) on Sunday.

Qualifying results for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Sunday:

1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - Renault 1:30.785
2. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:30.853
3. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:31.169
4. Robert Kubica (Poland) Renault 1:31.231
5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari 1:31.352
6. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1:31.378
7. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:31.494
8. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Williams - Cosworth 1:31.535
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) Williams - Cosworth 1:31.559
10. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Mercedes 1:31.846

McLaren's title contender Lewis Hamilton, the third fastest, will have a five place grid penalty applied after an unscheduled gearbox change on Saturday.