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With the number of WEC entries, the automatic invitations, "regular" teams and other teams which apply for an entry with much better performances over the last few seasons, even if the Jags apply for an entry, there's not even a guarantee they'll end up on the reserve list. 35-40 cars from the WEC, another 5-10 automatic invites, entries from the LMS, two-car US teams like Corvette or the Lizards, and you probably go beyond the 55 slots already. So I'm sorry, but there's no chance that Rocketsports will be at Le Mans with the Jaguars this year.
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And in addition to what Victor_RO rightly says, the team have no chance to convince the ACO they can be either competitive or reliable before the entries are decided and released.
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Until such time as improvement is made, their results are pretty much a joke. Still slow, still unreliable. This might just be one of the poorest efforts ever seen using a "factory" name in the history of the ALMS. It pains me to say it, as a friend has been employed by them, but they are just not getting the job done.
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Anything is possible! last yar, JaguarRSR declined to participate, not that the ACO did not wanted them. Well I know the disappointing results of JaguaRSR, but i also know that they are working hard to get a competitive car, so before we see the first results that will get on track and we'll do the right and assessments due. Is their last chance... and they know!
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Also, you can see they still have some bodywork for their LMPC entry last year. So I wonder if they are going to sell that as well, seems like that would be an easier sell than the old Lola. |
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I don't remember them racing the Lola in that livery either- it's carrying #037, with the zero at the beginning, as was used by ALMS teams at Sebring and some at Petit- Perhaps the car was reliveried in anticipation of racing last year- I don't remember, were they on either the Sebring or PLM entry list at any point?
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They wrecked in a big way in practice before Sebring 2011, but I doubt there is much of anything carbon fiber left from that car.
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http://jalopnik.com/robertson-racing/
Story about Robertson's.... As expected, doesn't look like they will be racing in 2012. |
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very predictable, also because they didn't run all races in ALMS 2011. At least they had a really good result finishind third in GT-AM at le mans. Wasn't lamba engineering developing a GTE ford GT matech derivated?
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Predictable maybe, but still a shame. Just under 1½ years ago @ PLM we actually had a very delicious prospect of having three Doran Fords in ALMS (the two Robertsons plus ACS Express) and also a promise of Matech-built GT2 Fords coming to Europe. And now...
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96985 So apparently that Quimera AEGT might run at selected events this year, probably as an unclassified.
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Looks like United Autosports could be back for Petit this year according to Zak Brown as part of preparations towards a long-term future in the WEC. Possibly linking up with DAMS again.
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ALMS website says they are going to Virginia International Raceway.
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Maybe so, but it is still a fabulous venue - great catch ALMS If there were two tracks I wanted to steal from GA, this was one of them
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If it makes you feel any better it is a 4-hour race, instead of regular 2h45min
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