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Joey Hand is leaving RLR to race in the DTM..now that's a surprise
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My guess would be Billy Johnson... he was Auberlen's fill in Turner's Grand Am BMWs when the two series clashed and he did quite a competent job there. And with Turner's close connections to BMWNA he really should have a shoe in the door there.
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With Joey Hand´s signing as BMW´s 5th DTM driver RLL needs (at least) one new driver for their 2012 squad. I can think of Jorg Muller being one the candidates (assuming he won´t land the last DTM drive, Werner and Muller also still in the running for that one). Any other possible candidates?
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Risi likely to do Sebring only this year, with Grand Am full season. Not 100% confirmed yet.
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It's a shame that Risi are leaving. They had one bad season but with the increased competition, every mistake counts and luck didn't help them either. I guess ESM will be the only Ferrari team in the ALMS next year .
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If we assume that rumor is correct, what makes Risi think that they will get an entry at Sebring? The 30 allotted spots may be filled by full-time teams. I guess it depends on how the ALMS/WEC deals with the Challenge class situation, but anyway, I'm not if one-offs will get too many opportunities. The DeltaWang may get one of the spots as well. We'll see.
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It's not entirely guaranteed that the WEC will get to 30 for Sebring.
Audi Audi Peugeot Peugeot Rebellion Strakka Oak? Pescarolo?? Signatech Signatech Greaves Pecom Racing Gulf Racing Gulf Racing Oak? RML? Strakka? AF Corse? Luxury Racing? Aston Martin? Felbermayr? (Will Porsche rely on their ALMS teams for Sebring?) Felbermayr? Manthey??? (See Felbermayr, if Manthey even happens.) BMW (likely to rely on RLLR for Sebring if they have a WEC program) BMW (see above) Krohn Krohn? Luxury? Felbermayr? AF Corse? That is how I come up with 30 for the WEC, and there are a whole lot of question marks. (There are a few teams above that might bring seconds that aren't listed, and some that I have twice that might not bring two, let alone one to Sebring.) So perhaps American teams wanting entries to Sebring will be able to slot in. Depending of course, on how large the full season ALMS grid is and if all ALMS teams make it to Sebring with both barrels. Chris |
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16 Dec 2011, 07:27 (Ref:3000637) | #1167 | |
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There is seemingly a two-car Lola squad for the WEC to be announced in the New Year. Plus HK Technik Motorsport who I believe have confirmed their intention in an OAK-Nissan. Maybe Pegasus too? So that's LMP2.
Rebellion might have two cars in LMP1. Aston have a confirmed two-car effort in GTE-Pro. Still not a confirmed 30 though. I'd like to see Risi get in. I'm sure they will be top of the list for entries from outside either series. |
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Dagys did a good summary of potential entries for the ALMS. Not really any surprises, but a good read.
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Holy god what an awful article. "Well, it's 5 teams, well, only one team confirmed, and this team no longer exists, but they might come back. This team closed its doors and said absolutely nothing about running in this series, but they might!" Seriously, it reads like it was written by a 15 year old. |
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Also, yeah the AutoCon and Newman/Haas rumors are funny because they have come about after the team had reportedly "closed their doors." As far as the AutoCon rumor is concerned, the drivers are working to bring the team back without its former owner Mike Lewis. NHR's Brian Lisles specifically states in this article that the rumors of their demise are incorrect (rather, that the story they'd closed their doors was incorrect). They have ended their IndyCar career and pared the team down, but are still a sizable organization trying to find a way to make money in American racing, whether it be Indy Lights or the ALMS. So while some of the rumors are old and have made it to the boards, John is simply summing up what appears to be in the works this off-season. It's actually reassuring to read it in a Dagys article than read it on the forums, no matter how much I trust the poster. Chris |
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