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The long haul is underway, Sebring is now just a memory and the next leg of the journey that is the 2008 ALMS season was held around the waters of Saint Petersburg last weekend.......more

On The Waterfront
I could have had class, I could have been a contender. I could have been somebody.............Terry Malloy
Well, that would have been the story line for the R10 back in 2007 but on the mean streets of Long Beach, Audi made the transition from contenders to champs......................more....

All Your Base Are Belong To Us
Certain events fill you with keen anticipation and the arrival of the latest batch of images from Rick Dole is high up on that list.
While we mere mortals crept around Monza he was in top form Hendricks Field, ... more >>>

Bill Oursler looks at Old Friends and the Wall of Division
What seems clear even at the early stage of the 2008 sports car season is that in any head-to-head confrontation, the Peugeot diesel is going to be faster than its Audi opposition. Does that mean the Peugeot 908 is going consistently sit atop the victory podium, while the T10 suffers from inferiority complex in second place? ....more

Bill Oursler on Real Time Class Warfare
There are ironies in life to consider. Clearly one of them came at this year�s Sebring 12-Hour where the Audi team was forced to settle for third place in the overall standings behind two Porsche RS Spyders with another of the Porsche LMP2 category prototypes fourth and LMP2 Acura ARX-01b fifth. ... more >>>

Bill Oursler looks at the FIA beyond The Mosley Affair
Whether or not FIA president Max Mosley�s escapades are viewed as a private matter, or a public scandal, the real issue is what happens when, and if, he is forced from office. Clearly under the tandem team of Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One has become the more than billion dollar giant that drives the world of international motorsport.....more

Time Marches On
May Bank Holiday.......a reminder in the UK that "summer" is just round the corner with The Season to be followed..........Wimbledon, Henley, Cowes, Ascot and of course, Goodwood.
Since Lord March assumed his title the Festival of Speed and the Revival have taken on must do status..........2008 is no exception to this rule....... more >>>

Final Rehersal
2008 is shaping up to be a great year in the world of the Le Mans Series, full grids, manufacturers aplenty, top pilots, better promotion, yes things can only get better............last week at the HTTT Paul Ricard the final rehersal was played out, next time it will for real.
David Lister blew the cobwebs off his Nikons, here are some of the clarsy results......more

Renn and Strudel: David Soares on Lollaporscha 3 at Daytona
This past November I flew to Daytona Beach for the latest tri-annual edition of the Porsche Rennsport Reunion by way of Atlanta. It felt like my connecting flight was the Porsche Cars North America charter, as it was full of PCNA personnel on their way from HQ to staff that gathering, which has become a very �official� marketing-department event for the company................more

East � West: Bill Oursler and David Soares on the Merger
We at SCP aren�t all that eclectic, what goes down with the single seaters in the U.S. is important. Several major sportscar races piggyback with the large go- karts and if a race gets canned from the schedule, it affects our half of the drainpipe. Up first is Wild Bill, then the DA himself�let it roll..
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DAVID LESLIE & RICHARD LLOYD
The news came through as I sat in the Brands Hatch Press Room��a jet had crashed at Farnborough, no, not the one in Hampshire but Kent, just up the road��there was some question as to whether Sunday�s BTCC races might be affected��.the track�s emergency services would be on standby if the accident scene required additional assistance
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April Fools
Shiver Me Timbers!
April and Silverstone rarely make a good mix............climate wise that was the case over the weekend.............but the main race was a cracking event..............it would appear that we are in for another close, competitive season in the FIA GT Championship.
David Lister's effort with the Nikons matched the track action ......more