As the American Le Mans Series prepares for its first race, next weekends 58th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, ALMS teams have been slowly releasing promotional films onto the internet, hoping to draw attention to their 2010 efforts.
The first to do so was Corvette Racing. In part one of a twelve part series, watch as the Corvette Racing team prepares for this years 12 Hours of Sebring and discusses the emotional conclusion to last years American Le Mans Series... [read more]
Photo: Camden Thrasher
Video: Chevrolet
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey
3.12.2010
VIDEO // CORVETTE RACING PREPARES FOR SEBRING
VIDEO // HI-OCTANE PREPARES GT-R FOR WORLD TIME ATTACK
Motive DVD caught up with Mark Berry of Hi-Octane Racing, as he and his team tested a few changes to their Advan R34 Skyline GT-R at the Eastern Creek International Raceway just outside of Sydney, Australia. Follow the link and watch as the team prepares to compete in this years World Time Attack Challenge... [read more]
Photo: Matthew Mead
Video: MotiveDVD
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey
2010 BAHRAIN GP // FREE PRACTICE RESULTS
The 2010 Formula One season is officially underway, as all twelve teams took to the track in Bahrain for two free practice sessions this afternoon. The first free practice saw Adrian Sutil top the time sheets, lapping the desert racing circuit some 0.183 seconds faster than Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari F10. Robert Kubica in the Renault R30 rounded out the top three, finishing the session 0.458 seconds off the pace of Sutil.
It was Mercedes power again topping the time sheets in the second free practice, as Nico Rosberg finished the day some 0.445 seconds faster than Lewis Hamilton and his McLaren-Mercedes. Michael Schumacher finished the second session third overall, a mere 0.494 seconds off the pace of his Mercedes GP teammate, Nico Rosberg.
Follow the link for complete results from both free practice sessions... [read more]
Bahrain GP Free Practice #1:
1 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1′56.583
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1′56.766 +0.183
3 Robert Kubica Renault 1′57.041 +0.458
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1′57.055 +0.472
5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1′57.068 +0.485
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1′57.163 +0.58
7 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1′57.194 +0.611
8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1′57.199 +0.616
9 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1′57.255 +0.672
10 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1′57.662 +1.079
11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1′57.722 +1.139
12 Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1′57.894 +1.311
13 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1′57.943 +1.36
14 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1′58.399 +1.816
15 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1′58.782 +2.199
16 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1′58.880 +2.297
17 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 2′00.250 +3.667
18 Kamui Kobyashi Sauber-Ferrari 2′01.388 +4.805
19 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2′03.680 +7.097
20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2′03.848 +7.265
21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2′03.970 +7.387
22 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth
23 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth
24 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth
Bahrain GP Free Practice #2:
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1′55.409
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1′55.854 +0.445
3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1′55.903 +0.494
4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1′56.076 +0.667
5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1′56.459 +1.05
6 Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1′56.501 +1.092
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1′56.555 +1.146
8 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1′56.750 +1.341
9 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1′57.140 +1.731
10 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1′57.255 +1.846
11 Kamui Kobyashi Sauber-Ferrari 1′57.352 +1.943
12 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1′57.361 +1.952
13 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1′57.452 +2.043
14 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1′57.833 +2.424
15 Robert Kubica Renault 1′58.155 +2.746
16 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1′59.799 +4.39
17 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2′00.444 +5.035
18 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2′00.873 +5.464
19 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2′00.990 +5.581
20 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2′02.037 +6.628
21 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2′02.188 +6.779
22 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2′06.968 +11.559
23 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari
24 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey
Image and Info: F1Fanatic
'MORE TRACK FOCUSED' // PAGANI'S ZONDA R
Italian supercar manufacturer, Pagani, has just released this three minute promo spot for their purpose built Zonda R. Highlighting the Zonda's track prowess, the ad is everything it should be and nothing more. So take a break from the morning monotony and enjoy three minutes and three seconds of V12 powered, carbon-fiber clad, supercar porn! // [comment]
3.11.2010
THREE SERIES THURSDAY // BMW TEAM PTG'S E46 M3 GTR
Doing his part for ThreeSeriesThursday, ColdTrackDays correspondent, Camden Thrasher, just sent me a handful of photos he took in 2006 when the American Le Mans Series visited Portland's International Raceway. The car, BMW Team PTG's E46 M3 GTR, was piloted by Joey Hand and Bill Auberlen, and competed in all ten races during the 2006 season, finishing sixth overall in the GT2 class.
Follow the link for additional images and a bit of video... [read more]
Photo: Camden Thrasher
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey
TRANS-AM // WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN
I thought I had seen every bit of film shot during the Trans-Am era, endlessly scouring YouTube channels and video store shelves, watching anything and everything related to what I feel was the greatest era in motorsport. Apparently I was wrong.
Featured below is not some exclusive, never before seen footage. What it is, is a look at the late 1960's, at the people and places that defined the SCCA's Trans-Am series, at the excitement, the interest and the enthusiasm that is, in my opinion, non-existent these days.
That said however, with the resurgence of American made muscle cars in racing series like the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the SCCA's World Challenge and the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, I have to admit, it seems like we've come full circle... [read more]
Photo: Terry Frye
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey
DOMESTIC INDULGENCE // MUSTANGS CLIMB MOUNTAINS?!
Ride shotgun with Shane Lewis as he struggles to reach the top of Pikes Peak in his 1995 Mustang Cobra R, when the IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship visited the infamous mountain for the fourth round of their 1995 season // [comment]
VIDEO // BMW SAUBER PROMO FOOTAGE
With the start of the 2010 Formula One season less than 24 hours away, we thought you'd enjoy some gratuitous promotional footage shot by the BMW Sauber F1 Team.
Follow the link for a look... [read more]
Photo: F1Fanatic
Video: Axis of Oversteer
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey
BTCC NEWS // COLLARD RETURNS TO WSR
In a surprise move Rob Collard has signed to drive for West Surrey Racing in this years Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. The 41 year old who raced an MG for Dick Bennetts team back in 2005/2006 will now partner Andy Neate at the title holding team during 2010... [read more]
Collard from Frimley in Hampshire UK will make the switch from Team Motorbase for whom he campaigned a similar BMW 320si for the last two seasons scoring a career best championship placing of 6th at the end of 2009.
West Surrey Team principal Dick Bennetts told btcc.net "“We’ve been in dialogue with Robert for some time and between us we’ve come up with a package of sponsorship, details of which will be announced shortly.“It will be great to have Rob back with us in a BMW,as he already has two years’ experience in the (BMW) 320si. We are really looking forward to seeing how he performs with our set-ups on the car.”
While Collard himself revealed "“This was too good an opportunity to turn down as I could see the WSR BMWs on track last year and at times they were just awesome." Before adding "It was a very difficult decision for me to make a late switch from Motorbase. However, I had to look at what’s best for my career, so to now be driving in a championship-winning team is a real bonus for me.”
WSR are also in the process of trying to retain reigning BTCC champion Colin Turkington for a possible 3rd BMW.
Editorial/Photo: Neil Tozer
THREE SERIES THURSDAY // AN EVERYDAY E46
Thursday, the penultimate day of the week for many, is to us here at ColdTrackDays a time to reflect on one of our favorite cars of all time, the 3 Series BMW. This particular example, which comes courtesy of EatSleepShift, appears to be a lightly modified E46 M3, and is the kind of car we could see ourselves driving everyday, rain or shine. Stay tuned for more ThreeSeriesThursday features // [comment]
3.10.2010
VIDEO // FORMULA DRIFT PRO-AM @ IRWINDALE
ColdTrackDays correspondent and burgeoning filmmaker, Grady Nguyen, just released this bit of footage from last years Formula DRIFT Pro-Am competition at the Irwindale Speedway. Set to the music of Phoenix, watch as our friends Matt Powers, Victor Moore and Ian Fournier lay down some tire smoke and battle it our for a chance to compete in this years Formula DRIFT Championship! // [comment]
PHOTO GALLERY // THE 2010 GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI
ColdTrackDays correspondent, Curtis Creager, having returned home from his trip to the far east, just sent me a handful of images from last weekends GRAND-AM Grand Prix of Miami.
Follow the link for a look... [read more]
For a look at more photos from Cutis's visit to last weekends GRAND-AM Grand Prix of Miami, click here
Photo: Curtis Creager
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey
EVENT // LE MANS SERIES TESTING @ PAUL RICARD
The Le Mans Series official opening test of 2010 was at Paul Ricard HTTT. The conditions weren’t amazing, leading to a lack of obvious trends. Fastest of the weekend were Oreca, with their 01 prototype handled by Briton Andy Meyrick and Frenchmen Soheil Ayari and Didier Andre... [read more]
The petrol car outwitted its new diesel Peugeot team-mate, in the hands of Le Mans driving team Oliver Panis, Nicolas Lappiere and Loic Duval. The ’08 spec car was solid if not spectacular, sitting around the top six all weekend. Expect consistent improvement during the first weekend of the ‘actual’ season- the diesel power will feature.
Second and third were Rebellion Racing, whose new gold Lolas (running Judd rather than Aston Martin power for 2010) outpaced their old engine mates. The works Aston Lola was at war all weekend with Signature Plus’s similar example, eventually ending in sixth, with Signature fourth. The works car lacked outright pace despite an experienced crew- Adrian Fernandez, Harold Primat and Stefan Mücke all traveled with the squad, ranged against Pierre Ragues and Frank Mailleaux. Interestingly, the Signature Squad’s Dunlop tyres seemed to have an advantage over the works squad’s Michelins.
In ‘I used to be a Formula One World Champion’ Town, Alain Prost watched son Nicolas on board Rebellion, Mario Andretti watched son Marco on board…Rebellion and Nigel Mansell trundled around with his sons on board a Zytek. A learning curve of some proportion awaits Beechdean Mansell in 2010.
Zytek topped LMP2, though, with Olivier Pla ending top for Quifel. Second were Strakka, whose new Acura (sorry, HPD) seems to be bedding in well (and quickly) in the hands of Danny Watts. They outpaced newly HPD powered RML, who nevertheless will be confident that the new engine is considerably more reliable than the turbocharged AER hand grenade of previous years. Those three were the top three in LMP2, ahead of two Racing Box Lola Judds and two Oak Pescarolos.
FLMC is something that’s hard to judge right now- a host of inexperienced drivers were getting their hands in, so we wait until the first round to make any judgement.
In GT1, it was close fought all weekend. Aston Martin’s Young Driver team, with Enge and Nygaard, clashed with three Fords- two for Marc VDS (Kuppens, Paltalla, Leinders, Martin and de Doncker) and one for Matech (Mutsch, Gachnang, Alleman, Frey). Matech finished top, but the glory was pretty split over the weekend. Larbre’s stalwart Saleen appears to need a little tweaking, but expect it to be on the pace come round one.
In GT2, it was a crazy weekend. Richard Westbrook took fastest time in the end, but he wasn’t far ahead of AF Corse’s Gianmaria Bruni. The Briton has switched series with Prospeed after the cancellation of FIA GT2, which left JMW briefly in a hole- but the Aston team have hired Darren Turner in his place. The British, Dunlop sponsored squad spent a lot of time near the top of the time sheets, and are now looking very good for the season. AF Corse’s celebrity car (Alesi, Fisichella, Vilander) was reasonably quick, but it looks like Bruni will be breaking a few F1 focused hearts this season. Also switching with AF Corse and Prospeed are CRS, who on this evidence could shine in 2010.
It’s all set up quite nicely… look out for a full preview in the week.
Photo: David Lord
Editorial: Jake Yorath
VIDEO // WALTER ROHRL+AUDI QUATTRO+MONTE CARLO
Our friends at Autocar managed to get Walter Röhrl, two-time World Rally Champion, behind the wheel of the infamous Group B Audi Quattro for an afternoon drive along the Col de Turini, a section of the Monte Carlo Rally. A wonderful bit of film that is, to our dismay, absent of the sideways, seat of your pants hoonage we've come to expect from Röhrl, but hey, it beats the matinee showing of Alice in Wonderland // [comment]
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