Petit Le Mans Entry List Thread

[WMUCarGuy]

Originally Posted by joeb

Haven't seen any in race trim yet. but there are some pics from the event yesterday on the ALMS facebook page. The picture at least shows that the Abruzzi is a working car!

So does this vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISgfOJzVwLY

[joeb]

Originally Posted by HJJ

PTG will not be running the Panoz Abruzzi. It will be run by another team.

On the RLM coverage of the Motorsports on Main they were talking to Tommy Milner and he said his Dad has been working on prepping the Abruzzi. So the PTG team built the car, but Panoz doesn't want them to run it now???

[The359]

Oof, the back makes the car look twice as bad. I can only hope the racing version eliminates some of that design silliness.

[chernaudi]

Accoriding to a new press release, Audi says that they'll enter chassis numbers 202 and 203--isn't 204 the LM winner?

Also, it confirms that this weekend there will the a 2 day test.

[ubrben]

Originally Posted by chernaudi

Also, it confirms that this weekend there will the a 2 day test.

The test's been common knowledge for a while. Best source for that type of info is:

http://www.imsaracing.net/

This doc has been up there for a few months now:

http://www.imsaracing.net/2010/event...ate%20Test.pdf

Ben

[chernaudi]

Why don't the ALMS site mention it unless someone's PR they post does--aren't the ALMS owned by IMSA, after all.

[gwyllion]

Originally Posted by chernaudi

isn't 204 the LM winner?

Yes: http://www.racingsportscars.com/chas...20T%20204.html

[Bentley03]

Originally Posted by wheelz22

Yeah, he's a nice pick-up (being a Brit and all...)

A Brit who won Le Mans in a Jaguar, no less.

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by chernaudi

Why don't the ALMS site mention it unless someone's PR they post does--aren't the ALMS owned by IMSA, after all.

Yeah! It is so hard to go look at the IMSA site to find things out.




L.P.

[chernaudi]

Only thing that IMSA's site is for is looking up rules changes. I'm questioning why the ALMS' site couldn't have put the test schedule up with the actual race-week schedule--I'll bet that IMSA has both as a PDF on their site.

And who are expected to attend this test? Audi have confirmed that they'll show up for it. Peugeot likely will as well, along with Highcroft, Corvette, Cytosport and the other heavy hitters. Will any of the LMPC and GTC teams show? And will the Panoz turn a wheel?

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by chernaudi

Only thing that IMSA's site is for is looking up rules changes. I'm questioning why the ALMS' site couldn't have put the test schedule up with the actual race-week schedule--I'll bet that IMSA has both as a PDF on their site.

And who are expected to attend this test? Audi have confirmed that they'll show up for it. Peugeot likely will as well, along with Highcroft, Corvette, Cytosport and the other heavy hitters. Will any of the LMPC and GTC teams show? And will the Panoz turn a wheel?

It is a private test. If more info is needed, find it!! That the IMSA site is only used to look up rules changes is a shame for someone who seems to require so much minutiae.



L.P.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

AWOL (Andy Wallace) to join Leitzinger and Drissi in the #33 Jaguar.

Damn...may look like I'll need to actually pull for a Gentilozzi run team after all.

AWOL and BUTCH together again, plus Tomy!

[Victor_RO]

The reason why Martin Ragginger has been drafted into the #17 Porsche has been revealed... it seems Wolf Henzler required some kind of surgery (Google Translate is hopeless, but I believe it was a back issue) and will be in recovery until the end of the year. http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ance-5354.html

[HJJ]

Originally Posted by joeb

On the RLM coverage of the Motorsports on Main they were talking to Tommy Milner and he said his Dad has been working on prepping the Abruzzi. So the PTG team built the car, but Panoz doesn't want them to run it now???

What’s the team? (No Abruzzi)
Late last week, “PTG” was dropped from the Abruzzi PLM entry; “Team Panoz PTG – as it was in past years and in the first two PLM entries – became just “Team Panoz.” Was it simply a change of language, or does it portend a (last minute) change in the program? One of Murphy’s forest creatures said he heard “a couple of weeks ago” that Krohn would run the Abruzzi, so perhaps Braselburg’s entry sheet is just catching up with “old news.” (Another friend of the Bear’s thinks Krohn’s involvement is unlikely.)
The entry name change may be just the tip of a Titanic-like iceberg. “They are well behind in the car build; it’s the typical Panoz/EMT corner-cutting operation,” the Bear was told. In confirmation of that comes a report that even Braselbergers admitted at a South Carolina event that the rebodied Esperante wouldn’t make it to the grid. It’s now likely there will be a static display at Petit; might that be better than a moving chicane?
Body by Comprent, chassis by Multimatic, assembly by PTG, and raced by Krohn (or no one)? There’s not much Panoz in there. There’s about that much left of the Panoz automotive “empire”

http://murphythebear.com/blog/index..../903/#more-903

It may be built by PTG guys, but it is not being built in Virginia. I know that for a fact. My information is different from The Bear's. I did notice that the Krohn Racing trailers are a new freshly painted color without any Rolex logos.

And the Oak Racing car is an interesting shade of purple.

[TWK]

Perhaps not so different - Murphy says one of his sources denies Krohn involvement.

The Bear has revised that a bit since last night:

...One of Murphy’s forest creatures said he heard “a couple of weeks ago” that Krohn would run the Abruzzi, so perhaps Braselburg’s entry sheet is just catching up with “old news.” Another friend of the Bear’s thinks Krohn’s involvement is unlikely. Still another rumor has a prototype in that Krohn shop, while earlier Krohn was connected to the new McLaren sports car...

So, in fact there are no shortage of rumors swirling around Krohn's plans. No idea what that prototype might be, other than the Lola he's been running in Grand Am.

[TWK]

Originally Posted by chernaudi

Only thing that IMSA's site is for is looking up rules changes. I'm questioning why the ALMS' site couldn't have put the test schedule up with the actual race-week schedule--I'll bet that IMSA has both as a PDF on their site.

And who are expected to attend this test? Audi have confirmed that they'll show up for it. Peugeot likely will as well, along with Highcroft, Corvette, Cytosport and the other heavy hitters. Will any of the LMPC and GTC teams show? And will the Panoz turn a wheel?

The test is an event that concerns the teams only. It's not a "fan event." The IMSA site is for team information, which includes rules, bulletins, testing, etc. Teams don't want to wade through all the public/fan PR stuff to get to what they need to know. Similarly, the private testing before most events is not "for fans," so it's not included on the ALMS site.

[FordCosworthPanoz]

I wouldn't trust anything Murphy the Bear says this year. What ever happened to Road America and Mid Ohio being off the 2011 schedule? What about Jacques Villenevue buying Newman Haas? What about Utah staying on the 2011 schedule and becoming a six hour race? What happened to Gainsco leaving Grand Am? On September 13th he sent out a twitter saying the grand am schedule would be announced during the banquet, and he even got that wrong.

[extramundane]

Originally Posted by HJJ

It may be built by PTG guys, but it is not being built in Virginia.

Makes sense- I'm pretty sure Winchester City Council passed a stronger anti-eyesore law a couple years ago.

[HJJ]

Originally Posted by HJJ

I did notice that the Krohn Racing trailers are a new freshly painted color without any Rolex logos.

This was the white Proto-Auto Lola trailer and these has been removed (as well as the Rolex logos). As well as one of the gray units seen today.

The Pugs stayed in the tent under wraps. Same with the Porsche P-2 car. Highcroft isn't in the paddock yet. Intersport P-1 car ran in the morning. Autocon ran in the afternoon. One Audi ran all day (McNish), the other was being worked on. Oak ran all day. As did both Level 5 cars. One of the Intersport LMPC cars ran all day as well.

Corvette, BMW, Lizards (Porsche hybrid included), Robertson's, ESM, Rissi ran all day. The 44 Porsche had an "off" and damaged the front before lunch and wasn't seen the rest of the day. TRG, Miller and a couple other GTC ran mainly in the afternoon. And then, there is the cluster that is RSR Jaguar. Better call Jag Tech in Ohio, jeez. I asked a couple of people about the Krohn/Panoz connection from what I read from Murphy this morning, and they hadn't heard that one.

[chernaudi]

Odd, McNish is in the #7 Audi, and that's the one that Kristensen had the off in, unless he was allowed to drive the #9 part of the session. Or the ALMS notes person messed up the numbers on the cars.

Also odd to see that neither 908 ran Saturday, and one has to think that they might not risk it on Sunday with rain forcasted. The #9 Audi may run to get more track time, but I wonder if anyone will do much running on Sunday, as no rain is forcasted as of yet for race week.

[ubrben]

Originally Posted by chernaudi

Only thing that IMSA's site is for is looking up rules changes. I'm questioning why the ALMS' site couldn't have put the test schedule up with the actual race-week schedule--I'll bet that IMSA has both as a PDF on their site.

And who are expected to attend this test? Audi have confirmed that they'll show up for it. Peugeot likely will as well, along with Highcroft, Corvette, Cytosport and the other heavy hitters. Will any of the LMPC and GTC teams show? And will the Panoz turn a wheel?

Because it's a private test. Public aren't allowed in. There's already a nice queue of RV's at the gate :-)

Ben

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by chernaudi

Odd, McNish is in the #7 Audi, and that's the one that Kristensen had the off in, unless he was allowed to drive the #9 part of the session. Or the ALMS notes person messed up the numbers on the cars.

Sorry, line-ups are the same from Le Mans and they can't change over the course of race week under normal circumstances.

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Sorry, line-ups are the same from Le Mans and they can't change over the course of race week under normal circumstances.

It was not an official race session.




L.P.

[The Badger]

I think Lahaye has been drafted inth the OAK Pesca , he is a quick little fella .

[HJJ]

Both Audi's ran. The Radical went out for a bit and then had to be flat towed in causing a red flag. The Falken Porsche was added to the GT mix. ESM stayed in the paddock and prepped the cars. Team Gunner and Genoa LMPC cars were out running today. Highcroft and Drayson arrived and so did the rain.