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Acura Motorsports to Enter LMP1 Class in 2009 American Le Mans Series Season
'Acura Advance' is the slogan for Honda Motor's luxury and performance models. In the motorsports world, Acura is also advancing - to the top level of sportscar racing in 2009. Acura Motorsports will enter the LMP1 class in the...
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Erik Berkman Q & A On The Acura Sports Car Program
For Openers What are your feelings after this announcement of Acura going to LMP1? We are satisfied that we could catch up in P2. We think we will be ready for P1. Why are you going to LMP1? Is it the wish to fight in the biggest ...
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Acura's Second Sports-Car Season Produces a Season High in Wins, Impressive Overall Performances
When the green flag dropped on the 2008 American Le Mans Series, there were hints that the Acura sports-car program would make plenty of noise during the season. The tough 11-event trail has developed into one of the world's mos...
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Kanaan, Pagenaud Duel Is One for The Ages
The legendary Laguna Seca road-racing circuit has produced some of the most famous motorsports moments. Many witnesses rank Alessandro Zanardi's pass of Bryan Herta at the Corkscrew turn on the final lap of a 1996 CART race as t...
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2009 American Le Mans Series Schedule
March 21 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL April 4 Streets Of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL April 18 Streets Of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA May 17 Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT July 18 Lime Rock Park...
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Acura Motorsports Scores Long Beach, Lime Rock Wins
There were new goals established for the Acura Motorsports program in the 2008 American Le Mans Series. After the inaugural campaign for the Acura ARX-01a prototype sports car produced one class victory and two overall pole positions, t...
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Erik Berkman Pleased with Acura Progress, Expects More Success in 2008
Erik Berkman had a steep learning curve when he took the reins this year at Honda Performance Development. Berkman replaced longtime HPD president Robert Clarke in January, 2008. Berkman came to HPD after a stellar engineering...
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David Brabham Makes History with Acrua and ALMS in 2008
It is a tough chore for any second-generation driver to match the marks set by a parent. For David Brabham, it has been a more difficult chore since his father [Jack] was a Formula One world driving champion and his older bro...
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Acura Teams Ready For 2008 ALMS After A Year Of Experience
04/29/2008 - The Acura-supported sports-car teams knew that 2007 was going to be a learning experience. The Acura organizations from Andretti Green Racing, Highcroft Racing and Lowe's Fernandez Racing entered the 2007 American Le Mans Series as rel...
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Erik Berkman Begins Intial Season As HPD President
04/29/2008 - Longtime Honda executive Erik Berkman has taken over the helm of Honda Performance Development. In January, Berkman took over as president of HPD for the retiring Robert Clarke. Clarke's 15-year tenure at HPD, which began in 1993, saw ...
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De Ferran Motorsports Becomes 4th Acura Entry In 2008
04/29/2008 - Gil de Ferran Will Field ARX-01b Car And Returns To Cockpit In ALMS Gil de Ferran is literally back in the driver's seat in 2008. The 2003 Indy 500 winner and two-time CART series point champion returns to U.S. motor racing in a big ...
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2008 Acura American Le Mans Series Drivers
04/29/2008 - Bryan Herta Personal Started karting at age 12... is a founder of the Snap-On Stars of Karting presented by the Indy Racing League... enjoys jet skiing, mountain biking, karting, sport fishing, golf and other outdoor activities......
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2008 American Le Mans Series Schedule
04/29/2008 - DATE EVENT DISTANCE TRACK TV March 15 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring 3.7 miles, 17 turns Sebring International Raceway Speed TV Live April 5 Acu...
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Acura Sports Car Teams Ready for American Le Mans Series
02/28/2007 - The new Acura American Le Mans Series teams have a tough task in front of them. Entering the highly-competitive world of endurance sports car racing, the new factory-backed efforts make their debut in one of the most grueling contests ...
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American Le Mans Series Leader Light System
02/28/2007 - The American Le Mans Series features four exciting races within one event on a race weekend. Four separate classes compete for category wins and the overall victory during an ALMS endurance race. The speed difference between the fast...
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