The 24-hour event endurance sports car is set to get the green flag on January 26. Drivers guests include stars from a variety of disciplines of racing, as AJ Allmendinger, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Rubens Barrichello, Tony Kanaan, Clint Bowyer, Juan Pablo Montoya, Sebastien Bourdais, Jamie McMurray, Scott Dixon, Simon Pagenaud, Dario Franchitti and Nelson Piquet Jr.
Management in 2013 will be the last under the current rules Grand Am Grand Am purchased the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), and Friday the rules governing the series in 2014 and beyond.
Cars in the Grand Am Daytona Prototype class will always be greater. But they are united by the ALMS P2 class, and experimental delta wing. The ALMS prototype class specification - PC - will operate as a separate category.
Because the rules are so remote, Grand Am GT and ALMS GT cars will run each as a separate category. ALMS GTC current cars will join the Grand Am GT class.
This makes solid four divisions: the headliners set of prototype cars, prototype cars specifications, and two GT classes. The only thing that disappears is the ALMS prototype class P1, but the few cars that currently run this division can modify their cars to run in class DP/P2 combined.
Confused? Maybe. The short of it is that few people will change the cars they have to compete with in order to comply with the new rules, and there will be more cars on the grid in the major events of sports cars in North America in 2014. Wait for 80 or more cars to be entered in the race in 2014, the Rolex 24.
The advantages to buying ALMS Grand Am are obvious. No longer will he attend series of sports cars at the highest level of motorsport U.S.. And there will be less confusion for the fans, the same cars that run in the Rolex 24 will be able to run the 12 Hours of Sebring, ALMS race now. As part of the purchase, Grand Am has the rights to lease the Sebring and Road Atlanta purchased.
The only downside is that there will be less for racing fans to attend. Expect many tracks - especially those dealing with the ALMS - lost his race date. Virginia International Raceway may be among them, although there is no confirmation. Maybe a good idea to watch the race this year in ALMS VIR, as this could be your last chance to see sports prototype cars compete in the region for some time.
The Replica Rolex 24 could mark the beginning of the racing season for some, but for fans of Supercross AMA Motocross Saturday night in Anaheim, California was the first race of the year, and was full of surprises.
Firstly, James Stewart crashed in practice and injured his knee. Then, during the race, defending champion Ryan Villopoto crashed. Ultimately, David Milsaps pulled the upset victory on his Suzuki Supercross entering his fourth win after a great battle with Trey Canard on a Honda. KTM Ryan Dungey finished third.
Local motocross begins March 2 Shenandoah Speedway with a full day of practice scheduled for March 1. The oval opens April 13 with discontinued models and IMCA Sprint Virginia, which would set a new record. Sprint cars will compete in a number of Shenandoah in 2013, visit www.shenandoah-speedway.com for more information.
With the closure of the former Dominion Speedway in Manassas, Shenandoah has a good chance to pick up more cars.
There are many cars in Tulsa, Oklahoma, now competing in the Lucas Oil Pepper Bowl Midget indoor race, an event that should be on the list of all the race fans the bucket. It will be interesting to see if Ted Christopher is one of over 300 entries. Christopher - a legend in New England - recently won the race midget inside TQ in Providence, RI, and has proven it can run almost everything. A former winner of the Tour Modified Racing Series NASCAR weekly and he won almost everything he has trained, including Late Models and Supermodifieds and has more wins in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway that any any other driver.
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