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 [...]

The American Le Mans Series kicks off this weekend with the 12 Hours of Sebring. It’s going to be a good weekend for a race, Fiends, and that’s all you need to know.

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. [...]

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 [...]