The GT2 class of the American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans is about to get a little sexier. Rocketsports Racing unveiled a handful of renderings of its entry into both arenas – a GT2-prepped Jaguar XKR. The team’s keeping its lips sealed on horsepower numbers, but there’s a 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated [...]

I. Speaking of Acura ALMS cars, 2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon has been signed on to drive for Acura in ‘09 starting at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Dixon is joining de Ferran Motorsports to drive their brand-new Acura ARX-02a. Dixon will be driving alongside Frenchman Simon Pagenaud. [Source: Racecar]
II. Cadillac is canceling the [...]

These are pictures from the Sebring winter ALMS testing. Most of ‘em are of the Acura LMp1. Lots of carbon fiber and high tech looking doodads. Seriously, check out the shot of the tire. And thanks to Dang for the tip. and uh… that’s about it. Enjoy. [Source: Speed TV]

The trend of bucking motorsport competition seems to be catching among major automakers. Just after Audi announced that it had no intention of backing an American Le Mans team next season, Porsche has decided to follow suit. Porsche says it will not sponsor a team on the factory level in the LMP2 class next year. [...]

This is a big enduro weekend for the Autofiends; the Loverman has teamed up with Murilee Martin to bring you the 25 Hours of Thunderhill, and I have just returned from the “other” NASA enduro of the weekend, Friday’s eight-hour NASA-SE event at Road Atlanta. There are two cars in the above photo. The first [...]

Is there no end to the sadness? First we hear Honda’s skipping out on its F1 activities next year, and now Audi says it has no intention of going at it in the American Le Mans Series for 2009. Audi has racked up an incredible 9 LMP1 titles since it hit the American series in [...]

Looks like the fine folks of BMW’s ALMS team have been putting their new toy through its paces at Road Atlanta. The GT2 M3 was spotted darting around the Georgia track last weekend. The car’s competition debut should be in next year’s 12 hours of Sebring in March. Until then, the BMW boys and girls [...]

After dominating the American Le Mans GT1 class for more years than we can remember, Corvette Racing is dipping down to the GT2 class to beat up on some other competition. Especially since there really aren’t any punching bags left in the nearly defunct GT1 series. The team has already finished engineering the new racer [...]

Audi capped off its Mileage Marathon by stopping off at Leguna Seca prior to this weekend’s American Le Mans Series race. The company has campaigned a number of V10 TDI-powered bruisers throughout the season, and the teams laid out a fantastic performance for everyone in attendance. The race bore the most cautions of any race [...]

That is if the company can get their car properly sanctioned and prepped for the changes in 2010 FIA rules. BMW wants to campaign its high-reving V8 fire-breather against the likes of the Chevrolet Corvette C6R and the plethora of Porsches in the Le Mans GT class. As of right now the car is built [...]