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Walker SLS Fortec 3
 

Fortec return for James Walker in British GT opener

3/20/2013 5:12 AM EST  -   Propel Technology Ltd
European Le Mans Series race winner confirmed to drive Fortec AMG Mercedes SLS GT3 at Oulton Park, marking a return to the team Walker drove for in F3 and World Series by Renault
JERSEY – European Le Mans Series GTE front runner James Walker is the latest driver to announce his participation in the burgeoning 2013 British GT Championship. The 29-year-old will drive Fortec Motorsports’ AMG Mercedes SLS GT3 car...
Patron Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-02A
 

Media Release: Brabham’s ESM Signing Sparks 2013 Blue Ribbon Ambition

3/4/2013 3:58 AM EST  -   Hazel PR
London, UK – Monday 4 March, 2013; David Brabham’s recent signing with Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda puts the sportscar legend on course for a unique racing programme in 2013, in which he hopes to tackle the major sportscar and V8 Supercar events across the globe.
The double American Le Mans Series Champion and Le Mans 24 Hours winner...
1969 Lola T70 MKII B front
 

Cult movie car to star in Race Retro Sale

2/12/2013 8:25 AM EST  -   Silverstone Auctions
A 1969 Lola race car which starred in the classic Steve McQueen film “Le Mans” is now taking centre stage at the Silverstone Auctions hosted Race Retro & Classic Car Sale.

Estimated at between £570,000 to £650,000, the Lola T70 being offered was one of three MKIII B’s used in the action packed film, which now enjoys iconic status.

The actual model going under the hammer on 23rd February at Stoneleigh Park as part...
One-77 Aston Martin 9041
 

Plasma sprayed ceramics enable the use of composites in high temperature environ...

2/4/2013 7:11 AM EST  -   Propel Technology Ltd
Road car debut for Zircotec’s composites coating that enabled F1 teams to exploit the blown diffuser
OXFORD – The ceramic based material that originally allowed F1 teams to exploit the ‘blown diffuser’ aerodynamic advantage has made its road car debut on Aston Martin’s One-77. Developed by Oxfordshire-based Zircotec, the ThermoHold® for composites material is applied to both the car’s diffuser and underbonnet...
ADA Group C sportscar
 

Silverstone Auctions welcomes timely Le Mans entry

6/14/2012 4:35 AM EST  -   Silverstone Auctions
A 1987 ADA Group C Le Mans Race Car is the latest addition to Silverstone Auctions’ Classic Sale, perhaps only fitting with the world-famous 24 hours endurance race taking place this weekend (16th and 17th June).

This stunning model, estimated at between £120,000 to £140,000, finished 18th overall and a very creditable second in Class C2 at Le Mans in 1988 with drivers Ian Harrower, Jiro Yoneyama and Hideo Fukuyama...
JMW Estoril Rear
 

Zircotec ceramics provide an enduring cooling for Le Mans Ferrari 458

11/21/2011 6:11 AM EST  -   Propel Technology Ltd
Ceramic coating enables team to maintain lower underbonnet temperatures that ultimately cool the driver and eliminate heat damage to surrounding components
OXFORD – The ability to dramatically lower underbonnet and cockpit temperatures, as well as prevent damage to the surrounding bodywork has led Le Mans Series participant JMW Motorsport to use ThermoHold®, a ceramic thermal barrier coating technology from...
1961 Morgan +4
 

Historic Morgan sells for £120,000

11/9/2011 7:30 AM EST  -   Red Marlin Communications
A 1961 Morgan +4, the Le Mans class winner in 1962 has been sold post auction for £120,000 following the Walter Hayes Sale last Friday (4th November).
Nick Whale, managing director, Silverstone Auctions, said: “This Morgan is possibly one of the finest and most successful examples of this famous British marque. It just oozes history from every angle and harks back to a golden era of motor racing, so it’s no surprise...
1961 Morgan +4
 

Le Mans winner under the hammer at Walter Hayes Sale

10/18/2011 11:47 AM EST  -   Red Marlin Communications
The catalogue is now closed for the forthcoming Walter Hayes Sale and while there are many eye-catching lots to admire, perhaps there is none more so than a 1961 Morgan +4, a Le Mans class winner in 1962.

Bidding is also expected to be strong at the Silverstone Auctions hosted event for an extremely rare Zagato-bodied 1960 Lancia Flaminia Sport with an estimated price of between £100,000 and £125,000 and a...
Karting Le Mans 2010
 

Media Release: Get On The Starting Grid For 24 Hours Of Karting At Le Mans

5/18/2011 6:00 AM EST  -   Hazel PR
Middlesbrough, UK – 18th May, 2011; The historic Le Mans La Sarthe complex, France, will once again echo to 24 hours of racing when the Karting Le Mans 2011 event descends on the Circuit Karting Alain Prost on October 15th/16th, 2011.
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of when the legendary Steve McQueen hit the film screen in the epic movie, Le Mans, the unique 24-hour kart race offers the rare chance to...
Team RLR MG Lola EX265 Le Mans race car
 

Team RLR set for Le Mans Series debut

7/8/2010 12:40 PM EST  -   The Inside Line
The UK’s newest Le Mans team has unveiled its plans to challenge for honours in the world’s premier endurance racing series.
Team RLR - based in Bolton, Lancashire - will field the class-winning MG Lola EX265 in the LMP2 category at the final two rounds of the 2010 Le Mans Series, Hungaroring and Silverstone. The events will be used as preparation for a full assault on the Le Mans Series by Team RLR in 2011....