Brian
12-01-2005, 05:26 PM
Lexus announces American Le Mans Series factory team
<p><img alt="Lexus IS 350 ALMS 450 pr graphic" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000056345.JPG?0.7139120331627934" align="top" border="1" height="275" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="450"/></p>
<p>Hot on the heels of BMW?s announcement this week comes word today that Lexus will field a two-car factory team for<br />
2006. Racing alongside BMW?s M3s in the GT2S class will be a pair of IS 350s.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.teamlexus.com/">Team Lexus</a> will build, develop and race the cars with technical assistance and<br />
backing from Lexus.</p>
<p> 2006 will be the first year for the new GT2S class, designed by the ALMS specifically for sports sedans like the BMW<br />
and Lexus. While GT2S cars will score ALMS GT2 points alongside established GT2 competitors Porsche and Panoz, they are<br />
not eligible for the 2006 24 hours of Le Mans. However, ALMS is lobbying the Automobile Club de l?Ouest (the<br />
sanctioning body for the 24 hour race) for GT2S Le Mans eligibility in the future.</p>
<p> Lexus is now the second manufacturer to shift its factory support from the Grand Am series to the ALMS GT2S<br />
class.</p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/01/lexus-announces-american-le-mans-series-factory-team/)
<p><img alt="Lexus IS 350 ALMS 450 pr graphic" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000056345.JPG?0.7139120331627934" align="top" border="1" height="275" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="450"/></p>
<p>Hot on the heels of BMW?s announcement this week comes word today that Lexus will field a two-car factory team for<br />
2006. Racing alongside BMW?s M3s in the GT2S class will be a pair of IS 350s.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.teamlexus.com/">Team Lexus</a> will build, develop and race the cars with technical assistance and<br />
backing from Lexus.</p>
<p> 2006 will be the first year for the new GT2S class, designed by the ALMS specifically for sports sedans like the BMW<br />
and Lexus. While GT2S cars will score ALMS GT2 points alongside established GT2 competitors Porsche and Panoz, they are<br />
not eligible for the 2006 24 hours of Le Mans. However, ALMS is lobbying the Automobile Club de l?Ouest (the<br />
sanctioning body for the 24 hour race) for GT2S Le Mans eligibility in the future.</p>
<p> Lexus is now the second manufacturer to shift its factory support from the Grand Am series to the ALMS GT2S<br />
class.</p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/01/lexus-announces-american-le-mans-series-factory-team/)