• Got the Contributing Memberships stuff finally worked out and made up a thread as a sort of "How-To" to help people figure out how to participate. So if you need help figuring it out, here's the thread you need to take a look at -> http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3581 Thank you, everyone! Rich Z.

Sebring Winter Test / Some Teams Listed

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Not sure what day I'll be heading over.

SEBRING WINTER TEST
SCHEDULE
JANUARY 26 - 28, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Competitor Rig Parking
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
IMSA Registration (In Registration Building)
Monday, January 26, 2009
7:00 am - 4:00 pm
IMSA Registration (In Registration Building)
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Competitor Rig Parking
* 7:30 am
ALMS / IMSA Lites Mandatory Team Manager Briefing
(location base of Tower)
8:00 am - 9:00 am
IMSA Lites presented by Hankook (All Classes)
9:10 am - 10:10 am
American Le Mans Series (30 min. Prototypes / 30 min. GT)
10:20 am - 11:30 am
IMSA Lites presented by Hankook (All Classes)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
LUNCH
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
American Le Mans Series (All Classes)
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Team/Manufacturer PR Session (Four Points by Sheraton Sebring, Château Élan)
2:40 pm - 3:40 pm
IMSA Lites presented by Hankook (All Classes)
3:50 pm - 5:30 pm
American Le Mans Series (All Classes)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Media Reception (Four Points by Sheraton Sebring, Château Élan)
7:00 pm
Media/PR Dinner (Four Points by Sheraton Sebring, Château Élan)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
7:00 am - 4:00 pm
IMSA Registration (In Registration Building)
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Competitor Rig Parking
8:00 am - 10:00 am
American Le Mans Series (All Classes)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
American Le Mans Series Media Session
10:10 am - 12:00 pm
IMSA Lites presented by Hankook (All Classes)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH - Media rides
* 12:00 pm
Star Mazda Mandatory Team Manager Briefing (location base of Tower)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear
2:10 pm - 4:20 pm
American Le Mans Series (All Classes)
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
7:00 am - 4:00 pm
IMSA Registration (In Registration Building)
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear
9:10 am - 10:50 am
American Le Mans Series (All Classes)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear
12:00 am - 1:00 pm
LUNCH
1:00 pm - 2:40 pm
American Le Mans Series (All Classes)
2:50 pm - 3:50 pm
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
American Le Mans Series (All Classes)
Schedule Subject to Change
Fees are non-refundable and must be paid before receiving test day sticker.
All Drivers MUST have a 2009 IMSA Drivers Licenses prior to any on-track activity.
* No car will be allowed on the circuit to test until the Team Manager has been briefed on testing
procedures in the Monday morning, Tuesday noon or in a private session with the Race Director.
October 31, 2008
 
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I just got an email from the American Lemans Series on cars at the test session from their series:

COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR ANNUAL WINTER TEST


The entry list for the American Le Mans Series’ annual Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway is out and features several of the most anticipated new entries to the world’s premier sports car championship.


The three-day test is set for January 26-28 at Sebring, site of the season-opening 57th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. A near-record number of entries will test on the same circuit that will play host to the Series’ 100th all-time event.


Perhaps the car most Series fans have been waiting to see is the Acura ARX-02a. The manufacturer announced its move to LMP1 in September with de Ferran Motorsports and Patrón Highcroft Racing set to campaign one car each for the full 2009 season. David Brabham and Scott Sharp will drive the Patrón Highcroft Acura at the test, with Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud in the de Ferran entry.


“In 2009 the team starts from a blank sheet and it’s a totally different story,” Pagenaud said recently. “It is expected to have some mechanical issues as every other new car would have. Acura is putting a lot of effort into it, and it will be really exciting to see the P1 car grow during 2009.”


Dyson Racing will have one of its Mazda-powered Lola B08/86 coupes on hand for drivers Chris Dyson, Guy Smith and Butch Leitzinger. The team moved to Mazda from Porsche and plans to enter two cars for the full season. Acura also will have an LMP2 challenger present in the form of the Lowe’s Fernandez Racing Acura ARX-01b; Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz are entered along with Michel Jourdain Jr.


There are nine entries representing five different manufacturers from the highly competitive GT2 class. One of the highlight is the new BMW M3 for BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team. Familiar faces Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand and Tom Milner will see time in the M3.


Five Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs will be present with three from Flying Lizard Motorsports. Darren Law, Seth Neiman and Johannes van Overbeek are in one car with Porsche factory drivers and former class champions Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long in the other. All five Lizard drivers will see extended testing time in the third Porsche as well. The team’s full-season plans center on a two-car attack in search of a second straight class championship.


Dirk Werner and Wolf Henzler will drive a Porsche for Farnbacher Loles Racing in their first season together. A fifth Porsche is listed for Team Falken Tire, a new entry to the Series.


LG Motorsports is bringing its Riley-built Corvette C6 with drivers Lou Gigliotti, Tomy Drissi and Randy Ruhlman. Robertson Racing has entered its Doran-Ford GT-R for Andrea and David Robertson, and David Murry. Tom Milner’s Panoz Team PTG also plans to take the team’s Panoz Esperante GTLM.


“It will be a hard year,” Milner said. “But the Panoz will be a contender, much more than this past year. I am looking forward to it.”
 
Since the minor accident the Vette hasn't moved. Came home today and now a dead battery, now I'll have to buy a charger... so Sebring Test days won't be on my schedule this year. Been there 4 years in a row. Have a good time and here are two new Acura's in LMP1 testing

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New LMP1 Aston Martin. Won't be coming stateside this year. Racing in Europe and hopes to qualify for LeMans

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My father and i make it to the testing Tuesday morning .It was wild not to see thousands of people and campers and everywhere. Still it was purdy cool to chek them out .Can"t wait until March 18:dancer01: :thumbsup::dancer01:Dad and i had a great time seein the cars at different areas of the track :thumbsup: Here's alil slideshow of the Testing http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh300/9T8Vette/?action=view&current=318e646a.pbr
 
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I only went on Wednesday so I didn't get to see LG's Vette. I'll be posting some pics, but it's taking me some time to go through the 1,568 photos I took! That's not too count the 500 or so that I deleted in camera.

Scott
 
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