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Nic Minassian: “I would never say I would retire…”

Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

There is little doubt that Nic Minassian became a fan favourite. A stellar and strong career that, like for so many, started with open wheelers before making his name in sportscars. There was a time that it looked like he was going to be the next great French F1 hope. Testing for Williams F1 – […]

Interviews

Feature interview: Harold Primat on Le Mans, GT and more

Posted on April 11, 2014November 13, 2018

[mudslide:picasa,0,racerviewsphotos,6000575022145569713,7,640c,center] Harold Primat shot to the world’s attention when he joined Rollcentre for the 2005, 24 Hours of Le Mans qualifying 13th. It would be the start of a wonderful sportscar prototype career after competing in junior karting and open wheel formula. His career saw him compete with Serge Sauliner’s Swiss Spirit squad in 2006 […]

Interviews

In depth with Oliver Gavin

Posted on February 16, 2014August 31, 2020

Olly Gavin, along with Rob Huff, Richard Meins and Richard Glasson were quick in Class B at the Bathurst 12 Hour but a broken valve spring ended their day

As we continue to catch up on our Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hours coverage, we were lucky enough to get some time to talk with ALMS and Le Mans legend, Oliver Gavin. Olly and I were distracted a couple of times and therefore the audio was cut on three occasions. In this interview, however we discuss […]

Driver Columns

Thanks for your support in 2013 – a mini year in review

Posted on January 1, 2014January 6, 2018

It was a year that saw Sebestian Loeb step down from the throne of the WRC kingdom. It was a year that ALMS and Grand Am ended their separate runs. It was a year that Allan McNIsh retired from factory driving as WEC Champion. It was a year that we lost too many drivers. We […]

Video

The final checkered flag – ALMS and 2013 at an end

Posted on December 31, 2013January 6, 2018

The Rebellion team of Nicolas Prost, Nick Heidfeld and Neel Jani celebrate winning the final ALMS race (photo: Rebellion Racing)

2013 will go down as a historic year in motorsport as the landscape of American sportscar changes. After 14 years of competition, the American Le Mans Series will join with the Rolex Grand Am to make the Tudor United Sports Car Championship. The final race was, appropriately enough the same as the first – Petit […]

Driver Columns

Looking back at Petit Le Mans and thoughts for looking forward

Posted on October 26, 2013January 6, 2018

Last weekend was certainly the end of an era. You probably know by now, that I am – well, was a massive ALMS fan. There was something about the regional series – both the ALMS and ELMS that I loved. Despite falling grids and rule sets that really benefit the WEC rather than the national […]

Driver Columns

We take a look back at an ALMS great race – Washington 2002

Posted on October 5, 2013August 31, 2020

Another week and we take a look back at another great ALMS event. This time we take a look back at another short lived street track – at Washington DC. Unlike Adelaide, this one was probably doomed from the start with a lack of community consultation ensuring that the neighbours screamed everything from noise to […]

Driver Columns

A special look back at the ALMS Race of 1000 Years

Posted on September 28, 2013January 21, 2020

It was one race but it was THE race of 1000 years – aptly named to bring in the new millennium. Held on 31 December 2000 on the Adelaide street circuit, this race was enormously well attended, very popular and despite having a 10 year contract, the only ALMS race to be held in Australia. […]

Race Reviews

American Le Mans Series takes on COTA

Posted on September 23, 2013January 6, 2018

With the American Le Mans Series circus hitting the Circuit of the Americas we took to to Twitter to find out what people were saying… First up, the news #IMSA Announces 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Schedule -> http://t.co/YM0tE0eAbX — ALMS Racing (@almsnotes) September 20, 2013 Bit slow. Retired 17 laps from the end. Needs […]

ALMS

Tom Chilton talks ALMS and that Laguna Seca win

Posted on September 21, 2013November 13, 2018

[mudslide:picasa,0,racerviewsphotos,5921774544301459985,13,400c,center] In our ongoing look back at the ALMS we caught up with Tom Chilton who famously won at Laguna Seca in 2005 beating out the all dominant Audi team. He confirms that the efforts from the Arena team and the Zytek squad was a fraction of what Audi spend and was a victory he […]