Lexus announces American Le Mans Series factory team

Alx · 12-01-2005, 02:44 PM

Hot on the heels of BMW’s announcement this week comes word today that Lexus will field a two-car factory team for 2006. Racing alongside BMW’s M3s in the GT2S class will be a pair of IS 350s.

- ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER will build, develop and race the cars with technical assistance and backing from Lexus.

2006 will be the first year for the new GT2S class, designed by the ALMS specifically for sports sedans like the BMW and Lexus. While GT2S cars will score ALMS GT2 points alongside established GT2 competitors Porsche and Panoz, they are not eligible for the 2006 24 hours of Le Mans. However, ALMS is lobbying the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (the sanctioning body for the 24 hour race) for GT2S Le Mans eligibility in the future.

Lexus is now the second manufacturer to shift its factory support from the Grand Am series to the ALMS GT2S class.

Brookside · 12-01-2005, 03:03 PM

This is great news...another manufacturer team in the most exciting race series run in the U.S. Sweet.

Carbon · 12-01-2005, 03:55 PM

So maybe that does mean that the Bimmer will be the E90.

siko · 12-09-2005, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Carbon

So maybe that does mean that the Bimmer will be the E90.

The rules state that it has to be a production car at the base... so I guess it'll be an E9x M3, only if it'll be on the market.

Alx · 12-09-2005, 01:10 PM

i sure hope so!!!

zetableh · 12-09-2005, 07:23 PM

Looks good; I see Opel Astra DTM in the nose.

12-01-2005, 02:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alx 007 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: -Poconos, PA.- 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Posts: 5,458 My Mood: Thanks: 886 Thanked 551 Times in 224 Posts	Lexus announces American Le Mans Series factory team Hot on the heels of BMW’s announcement this week comes word today that Lexus will field a two-car factory team for 2006. Racing alongside BMW’s M3s in the GT2S class will be a pair of IS 350s. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER will build, develop and race the cars with technical assistance and backing from Lexus. 2006 will be the first year for the new GT2S class, designed by the ALMS specifically for sports sedans like the BMW and Lexus. While GT2S cars will score ALMS GT2 points alongside established GT2 competitors Porsche and Panoz, they are not eligible for the 2006 24 hours of Le Mans. However, ALMS is lobbying the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (the sanctioning body for the 24 hour race) for GT2S Le Mans eligibility in the future. Lexus is now the second manufacturer to shift its factory support from the Grand Am series to the ALMS GT2S class.

12-01-2005, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brookside Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brookside Posts: 177 Thanks: 62 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Lexus announces American Le Mans Series factory team This is great news...another manufacturer team in the most exciting race series run in the U.S. Sweet.

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Carbon Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 795 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Lexus announces American Le Mans Series factory team So maybe that does mean that the Bimmer will be the E90.

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Alx 007 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: -Poconos, PA.- 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Posts: 5,458 My Mood: Thanks: 886 Thanked 551 Times in 224 Posts	Re: Lexus announces American Le Mans Series factory team i sure hope so!!!

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zetableh Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut/New York Posts: 546 Thanks: 63 Thanked 58 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Lexus announces American Le Mans Series factory team Looks good; I see Opel Astra DTM in the nose.

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