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PERFECT DEBUT FOR THE AUDI R15 PLUS APRIL 11, 2010/ Castellet, France - The Audi R15 TDI, model year 2010 (internally labeled "R15 plus") has won its race debut at Le Castellet (France) and in doing so left a strong impression. Aston Martin Racing ranks second with its Aston Martin Lola 009; while Jean-Christophe Boullion revives victory thanks to the Rebellion Racing team's Lola B01/60 Coupe Rebellion. In LMP2, until the last minute, victory was uncertain after a race essentially leaded by the OAK Racing team. In GT2, the local hero and former F1 driver Jean Alesi, in association with Giancarlo Fisichella and Toni Vilander, is on the podium as his first race in Le Mans Series! >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com. F1200 SEASON OPENS AT MOSPORT Bowmanville - February 9, 2010 Last year the Formula 1200 Championship had a very event filled season. Races in Shannonville, Mosport International Raceway and Calabogie, with 23 Drivers competing in a mix of sunshine, rain, fog, wind - and one this season even hail, made for one of the best seasons ever. Michael Iamundi dominated the 2009 season, won eleven races, and earned the 2009 season championship with a tight finish in the drivers points yet again. Andrew McMurrary was a podium regular and top 5 finisher. Andrew took some amazing onboard video footage as well, showing drivers how it is import to draft and finished the season in second place. Eric Barret was the new 2009 Vallis Cup winner for this year, scoring a hat trick in winning the three racing that weekend. Eric won six of the last nine races. Eric Barret finished the season on a high note with third overall. The Formula 1200 Championship starts its racing season at Mosport International raceway May 8 - 9 in the BEMC 60th Annual Spring Trophy Races. >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com.

	ALMS- CORVETTE RACING TO MOVE TO GT2 SEPTEMBER 9, 2008/ Corvette Racing announced Tuesday that it will enter GT2 starting in the second half of the 2009 American Le Mans Series. >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com. MORTIMER RACING DOMINATES 2008 OFFC SEASON Mortimer Racing is celebrating a dominant season in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship after clinching both A and B class titles over the weekend at Mosport International Raceway. Despite a disappointing showing in the final two races, Matt White was crowned class A champion with a total of 6 wins and 3 second place finishes, placing no worse than second in every race he completed. From the first race of the season, Matt established a points lead in the series that remained unchallenged to the end. Matt was the overall Champion in 2007. >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com.
Matt White at Mosport

2009 TARGA NEWFOUNDLAND SEPTEMBER 17, 2009/ The rally is over. It covered 2,200 kilometres with minimal incident. Mechanical failure removed more competitors from the course than driving incidents, and although some switched catagory from Targa to Grand Touring, almost all who started the event drove across the finish line at the Keg Friday evening. When the skies cleared, provisional results showed Roy Hopkins and Adrienne Hughes had come from behind Thursday's leaders to grab their third overall win in a row. "He deserves to be where he is," said Ross Wood, clerk of the Targa Newfoundland course. "We were very pleased with the level of competition this year. Rain on the final day certainly made changes, but the veterans always seem to find a way." >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com. VOLKSWAGEN TO TAKE ON "DAKAR" CHALLENGE AGAIN IN 2010 Wolfsburg/ Mar 7, 2009 Volkswagen will again participate in the legendary Dakar Rally in 2010. After the one-two victory and the historic first "Dakar" triumph of a diesel-powered car this year, the automobile manufacturer from Wolfsburg will yet again take on one of the major challenges of international motorsport. "No doubt, the 2009 Dakar Rally contributed to the fact that the Volkswagen brand is now shining even brighter around the world," said Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Volkswagen Group, on the occasion of the "Dakar" victory celebration at the Wolfsburg "Autostadt". "Therefore, our participation in this event is a good investment in the future of our company and that's why we decided to again compete in the Dakar Rally in 2010." In the Race Touareg powered by a 280-hp TDI diesel engine Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (RSA/D) had won the "Dakar" that was staged for the first time in South America; as the runners-up, Mark Miller/Ralph Pitchford (USA/RSA) gave Volkswagen a one-two victory. In 2010, the Dakar Rally will be held in Argentina and Chile again, from 02 to 17 January." >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com News Page	Grand Touring Class 2009 MINI Cooper S Clubman of Tom Thornton & Ron Bartleet 3rd time overall winners Roy Hopkins & Adrienne Hughes's 2002 BMW

	WORLD WIDE PREVIEW OF PEUGEOT 908 HY AT SILVERSTONE SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 Peugeot previewed for the first time the 908 HY, the new sportscar with an hybrid engine. At this occasion, Jean-Philippe Collin - Peugeot's general manager - was present in order to present to the media what they consider to be the future of motorsport. Even before the static presentation during the Paris Motorshow in October, Nicolas Minassian performed some laps of the Silverstone circuit with the brand new car. The driver attests that the car feels the same as the 908 he drove for the whole season. >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com. BMW TESTING IN VALENCIA Jan. 23, 2009/ Valencia "Finally I could drive the F1.09 for the very first time," Heidfeld said after completing 92 laps. "We still have a lot of work to do, but we are making progress with each kilometre and the reliability is already there. Overall the F1.09 handles quite differently to last year's car. Fortunately I managed to work on the set-up in the afternoon. The most important result after my first day of testing is that the car reacts as intended to set-up changes." >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com.

FORMULA BMW AMERICAS WRAPS UP SEASON AND SERIES AUGUST 30, 2009 The Formula Americas season and series concluded at Mosport International Raceway this weekend with Round 13 and 14. Giancarlo Vilarinho earned his seventh Formula BMW Americas win of the season August 30 at Mosport International Raceway in the last ever series race. The 2009 Formula BMW Americas champion is EuroInternational's Gabby Chaves. Michael Lewis won the Rookie Cup, with a fourth place finish in the final race at Mosport. "I had a really great time this year running in the Formula BMW Americas championship and much of what I learned here will help me throughout my career," Chaves said. "Today was a good race for me, I really wanted to finish on the podium, and we were able to run hard and get a good finish." >>>Read more inside RolfsRacing.com.

DTM tyres: a challenging task on a new asphalt Friday, September 3, 2010 “The round in Great Britain promises a lot of excitement”, says Dunlop’s motorsport manager Michael Bellmann. “Brands Hatch was resurfaced.” .. read more.. Five Audis up front at Brands Hatch Friday, September 3, 2010 Led by Mattias Ekström, five Audi drivers locked out the first five places in first free practice on Friday. .. read more.. USF2000: 2011 Winterfest Race Series Announced Friday, September 3, 2010   USF2000 National Championship officials have confirmed the creation of the 2011 Cooper Tires Winterfest race series. Winterfest will be a two-event, five-race mini-championship, taking place in Florida during the month of January. The primary goal of the 'winter series' is to give current tea.. .. read more.. F2000 Championship: Nicholas Leads Twilight Testing at Mid-Ohio Friday, September 3, 2010   Rob Nicholas was quickest in his return to series competition during testing at Mid-Ohio (Photo: F2000 Championship Series - Janice Eakin) The F2000 Championship Series field enjoyed three and a half hours of twilight testing on Thursday evening (September 2) at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, ah.. .. read more.. Italy preview quotes - McLaren, BMW Sauber, Mercedes GP & more Friday, September 3, 2010 With average speeds of 250 km/h and top speeds of 340km/h, Monza is one of the quickest circuits on the Formula One calendar, as well as one of the oldest. Also home to the Tifosi, the track isn't short on atmosphere either. The drivers and team members explain why they love Monza and discuss their .. .. read more.. Stereophonics to headline F1 Rocks™ in Italy Friday, September 3, 2010 Next weekend's Italian Grand Prix will see the return of F1 Rocks™ to the Formula One scene with a headline performance from international rock sensations The Stereophonics. The Welsh band will be supported by emerging singing talent Ben Montague at the concert, which will be held on Saturday night... .. read more.. Livengood Paces Practice 1: 1:23.9 Friday, September 3, 2010 Lexington, OH – Rookie Chris Livengood stamped his mark on Mid-Ohio by pacing the first official F2000 practice session of the weekend with a lap of 1:23.998, two tenths under the existing track record set last year. Yesterday’s fastest driver during testing, Rob Nicholas, was second fastest for K-.. .. read more.. Mid-Ohio Testing: Nicholas Fastest, Carbone Solid Friday, September 3, 2010 Lexington, OH – The F2000 Championship Series field enjoyed three and a half hours of twilight testing on Thursday evening at Mid-Ohio, ahead of this weekend’s finale to the national championship. Many teams spent the session on old tires, just familiarizing themselves with the track before officia.. .. read more.. Points analysis: How Loeb could clinch the 2010 WRC title in Japan Friday, September 3, 2010 Sebastien Loeb could win a seventh World Rally Championship title on forthcoming Rally Japan. .. read more.. Q&A with the DTM Motorsport Directors Thursday, September 2, 2010 Q&A with the two Motorsport Directors Norbert Haug (Mercedes-Benz) and Wolfgang Ullrich (Audi). .. read more.. OSCAAR Heads To Peterborough Speedway With The Return of Dave Taylor and Debut F.. Thursday, September 2, 2010 The recent hot weather makes it hard to believe but here we are already in September as OSCAAR travels to Peterborough for the 10th event of 2010. Racing on Saturday September 4th with Sunday as a rain date, the Super Late Models will complete the traditional suite of 2, 10 lap heat races and a 50 .. .. read more.. Skip Barber: Three National Series Racers Set fo Team USA Scholarship Shoot-Out Thursday, September 2, 2010   LAKEVILLE, CON. (September 1, 2010) - Three young drivers from the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda race series will compete in a shoot-out over the next few days for the prestigious Team USA Scholarships to race in the final Formula Ford events in England in October and Nov.. .. read more.. F2000 Championship: Quantum Racing to Skip Season Finale Thursday, September 2, 2010   OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. (September 1, 2010) - The Quantum Racing Services team will miss the F2000 Championship Series finale at Mid-Ohio due to budget constraints. They contested the past three rounds in the 2010 championship, with Australian rookie Daniel Erickson, and scored the most points dur.. .. read more.. The Insider: Open Wheel News and Rumors Thursday, September 2, 2010   THE INSIDER – OPEN WHEEL NEWS AND RUMORS Welcome to the eFormulaCarNews.com Rumor Mill, otherwise known as ‘The Insider’. EFCN has spies and inside sources all over the junior formula open wheel ladder and we’ll be using this page to keep our readership, you information hungry formula car ent.. .. read more.. Powered by Feed Informer