News - Le Mans
LE MANS, France, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the biggest names in American motorsport will join forces for the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans to showcase a unique concept demonstrating extreme performance with half the weight and horsepower of a traditional racing car.
LE MANS, France, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its variable geometry turbo (VGT) technology was featured on the Audi R15 TDI at this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, helping Audi claim a clean sweep of the podium stand (first, second and third place), while breaking the distance record for the race. The victorious Audi team of Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and Mike Rockenfeller (Germany), completed a total of 397 laps in the 24 hours, covering a record-breaking distance of 5,410 kilometers.
LE MANS, France, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Don Panoz again has captured the Spirit of Le Mans. This time, one of the world's most forward-thinking entrepreneurs is pairing his newest automotive masterpiece with the legacy of the world's greatest auto race.
STAMFORD, Conn., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Green Earth Technologies (Pink Sheets: GETG) is pleased to announce that their newly formed Green Earth Team Gunnar (GETG), the first ALMS team to run on environment-safe oil, G-OIL(TM), took top honors in the LMPC class at the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron at Long Beach on Saturday, April 17th.