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PERFECT DEBUT FOR THE AUDI R15 TDI MARCH 21, 2009/ Sebring - The Audi R15 TDI has defeated its competition in its debut race: Dindo Capello (Italy), Tom Kristensen (Denmark) and Allan McNish (Scotland) achieved a historic victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring (US state of Florida) with the new diesel-powered sports car of AUDI AG. The Audi drivers completed 383 laps - beating the previous distance record by an impressive 13 laps. In the fastest ever Sebring race, Audi Sport Team Joest's pair of Audi R15 TDI prototypes ran the entire distance without technical problems despite the innovative Le Mans prototype having only completed its maiden run in December. Bad weather had hampered Audi Sport's test program and temperatures never exceeded 15 degrees during the tests in Europe. >>>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.

Trans-Am Series Adds Autobahn Date to 2010 Schedule Thursday, March 11, 2010 TOPEKA, Kan. (March 10, 2010) – SCCA Pro Racing and Autobahn Country Club announced today that the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series will make its inaugural appearance to the Joliet, Ill. track for Round Seven of the 2010 series calendar. The Trans-Am Series becomes a featured event on the Mazda-orga.. .. read more.. Star Mazda: Duerson Joins Juncos Racing for Opening Two Events Wednesday, March 10, 2010   Hayden Duerson joins Juncos Racing having previously achieved success at Sebring International Raceway (Photo: Skip Barber Racing) American Hayden Duerson has signed with Juncos Racing for the first two races of the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. The 18 year-old St. Peter.. .. read more.. F2000 Championship: Yorio Returns with Brand New Piper Chassis Wednesday, March 10, 2010   Jesse Yorio will pilot a brand new Piper DF5C chassis in 2010 (Photo: F2000 Championship Series - Janice Eakin) Series veteran Jesse Yorio has stated he will return to the F2000 Championship Series in 2010, piloting a brand new Piper DF5C chassis. Joining a 30+ field dominated by Van Diemens,.. .. read more.. F2: Palmer Returns for Second Season in 2010 Wednesday, March 10, 2010   Jolyon Palmer enters his second season of F2 competition having led day two of pre-season testing in Portugal (Photo: MotorSport Vision) Jolyon Palmer has confirmed that he will return to the Formula Two line-up in 2010 for his second year in the F1 feeder series. Jolyon, son of 1983 F2 champ.. .. read more.. SCCA Club Racing: Tomasi Reunites with Alligator Board Wednesday, March 10, 2010   Brian Tomasi will run a full SCCA Club Racing National campaign in 2010 in pursuit of a second Formula Continental National Championship title (Photo: Tomasi Motorsports) GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. (March 9, 2010) — Alligator Board® Metal Pegboard is entering its third year as a proud sponsor of .. .. read more.. The Insider: Open Wheel News and Rumors Wednesday, March 10, 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.. Indy Lights: HVM Racing Returns with Strous as Driver Wednesday, March 10, 2010   HVM Racing will take part in the 2010 Indy Lights series with Junior Strous behind the wheel (Photo: HVM racing) HVM Racing has announced it will be participating in the 2010 Firestone Indy Lights season with a car driven by Junior Strous, with the intention of progressing the Dutch racer to .. .. read more.. British FRenault: Pa'l Kiss on Fine form at Silverstone Test Wednesday, March 10, 2010   Tama’s Pa’l Kiss posted a lap well under the current lap record during British Formula Renault testing at Silverstone (Photo: Jakob Ebrey Motorsports Photography) Atech GP’s Tama’s Pa’l Kiss headed the timesheets during the second official pre-season test for the Michelin Formula Renault UK C.. .. read more.. Star Mazda: Ostella Rejoins AIM Autosport Wednesday, March 10, 2010   David Ostella will return to the cockpit of an AIM Autosport entry in his second season of Star Mazda Championship competition (Photo: Star Mazda Championship) AIM Autsoport is pleased to announce that Ontario native David Ostella is returning for a second season in 2010 to contest the Star M.. .. read more.. Henning's pace a cause for optimism Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Faster than the factory Ford drivers on almost a third of Rally Mexico, Henning is anxious to get to Jordan .. read more.. EXCLUSIVE: Mikko Hirvonen Q&A Wednesday, March 10, 2010 'I'm really disappointed but I'm not worried. I'm sure we can still get back in the fight.' .. read more.. Mexico's 'Health Rally' scoops Abu Dhabi Spirit of the Rally Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Organisers applauded for rally-themed health programme in Guanajuato State .. read more.. Road works ahead after freak storms lash Jordan Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Army joins efforts to repair the stages after six months' worth of rain fell in 72 hours .. read more.. Yorio to Campaign New Piper Wednesday, March 10, 2010 New York, NY – Jesse Yorio will be back in 2010 in a brand new Piper DF5C chassis. Joining a 30-car F2000 Championship Series field dominated by Van Diemens, with expected new cars from Radon and Ralph Firman Racing, in addition to standing entries from Citation and Mygale, the new Piper will make .. .. read more.. Powered by Feed Informer