Road Atlanta set to recieve Petite Le Mans

Beginning Thursday, September 29, and through Saturday, American LeMans Series mixes it up with the big boys from across the water in the American version of the grand daddy of all sports car racing, 24 hours of Le Mans.

Petite Le Mans is a twelve hour timed event, with the same classes as usual in ALMS, P-1 or LMP 1, P-2 or LMP 2, Gt 1 and Gt 2. All class battles will step it up a notch to recieve the European teams into the already competitive mix.


Pictured above is the Saleen entry in the GT1 class, shown here with Jeff Mowlem at the wheel. This car is the main competition for the twin Corvette CR-6's- that is when the factory Aston Martin's DBR9 race car is not in the field.



Pictured at left are Champion Audi's No. 1 car, driven by Emanuel Pirro passing slower traffic on-track, pictured behind Pirro is the Panoz entry in the GT 2 class.

Champion Audi has dominated recent contests in ALMS, but this weekend's 12 hour event and estimated 1000 mile distance, the competition steps up in intensity as do the conditions. In ALMS, the two car team of Dyson Racing has risen to the lofty challenge of matching Champion Audi's speed, now for the overtake...that's another story!










After struggling last season and earlier this season, the Dyson Racing LMP-1 entries can hold their own against the Champion Audi cars. James Weaver (pictured in the Thetford Lola, center) found several ways to DNF this year, but rebounded with a victory.