ALMS 2009 Discussion

[Hugewally]

Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

if Audi whithdrew from ALMS, is there a chance to see team Champion continue with the R10 fro their own ?

I'll go out on a limb and say no, even if they didn't have a new car coming out.

[deggis]

Ullrich interview:

http://translate.google.com/translat...-8&sl=fr&tl=en

"What is certain is that Audi Sport has no plans to manage two different engine types for next season. We will therefore run the same engine in the U.S. and Europe."

"Audi does not believe that hybrid is the right way forward and it is not a thing that we are going to work on" (right now?)

[bil588]

Farnbacher Loles Racing

back with Michelin and more factory drivers?

Gregory Loles seems to enjoy ALMS more, reading by the comments on page two.

By David Phillips

8-12-08

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...l-coexistence/

[Subaru_WRX_STi]

I am sure next year Farnbacher Loles will have Westbrook for the full season, he had a painful year in FIA, very fast but not lucky at all

[WMUCarGuy]

Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

I am sure next year Farnbacher Loles will have Westbrook for the full season, he had a painful year in FIA, very fast but not lucky at all

Rumors have pointed to Dirk Werner partnering with Pat Long.

[The Badger]

Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

I am sure next year Farnbacher Loles will have Westbrook for the full season, he had a painful year in FIA, very fast but not lucky at all

Rumour has Farnbacher with an RS Spyder for next year ..... or is that Farnbacher/Loles ?

[Subaru_WRX_STi]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Rumour has Farnbacher with an RS Spyder for next year ..... or is that Farnbacher/Loles ?

I guess Farnbacher/Loles in ALMS, the "European" Farnbacher brand is more about GTs, but I am ssure that both will stay in GT2

[The Badger]

How are you sure ?

[deggis]

Is the name only common thing with Farnbacher/Loles and Farnbacher Racing?

And then there's Dominik Farnbacher racing for Tafel, does he have anything to do with either one?

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by deggis

Is the name only common thing with Farnbacher/Loles and Farnbacher Racing?

And then there's Dominik Farnbacher racing for Tafel, does he have anything to do with either one?

Yup, Dominik is the son of Horst Farnbacher, owner of Farnbacher Racing (Europe).
Horst Farnbacher and Gregory Loles teamed up to found Farnbacher-Loles, which is not just a race-team but also sells aftermarket parts for Porsches.

[Aslak Vind]

The Porsche 997 GT3 RSR racing for Farnbacher Loles, is owned by Dirk Werner. He used to team up with Lars-Erik Nielsen, who also owns a 997 GT3 RSR, meaning that Farnbacher has a car on each side of the pond.

[Aslak Vind]

Nielsens two year old 997 is put up for sale, as LE is retiring.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Aslak Vind

The Porsche 997 GT3 RSR racing for Farnbacher Loles, is owned by Dirk Werner. He used to team up with Lars-Erik Nielsen, who also owns a 997 GT3 RSR, meaning that Farnbacher has a car on each side of the pond.

Wait, Werner owns the car? I always thought he was a paid pro??? He certainly is really fast.

[Subaru_WRX_STi]

this Farnbacher affair can make someone crazy lol, a Porsche loyal whose son compete in a Ferrari team (also with AF Corse at Spa !) and run also an F430 in the LMS

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

this Farnbacher affair can make someone crazy lol, a Porsche loyal whose son compete in a Ferrari team (also with AF Corse at Spa !) and run also an F430 in the LMS

Dominik a,so runs from time to time Porsches in Grand Am and Japanese Super-GT, the later being a true monster.

[deggis]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Yup, Dominik is the son of Horst Farnbacher, owner of Farnbacher Racing (Europe).
Horst Farnbacher and Gregory Loles teamed up to found Farnbacher-Loles, which is not just a race-team but also sells aftermarket parts for Porsches.

thanks.

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by The Badger

How are you sure ?

For one as Speed King said

Yup, Dominik is the son of Horst Farnbacher, owner of Farnbacher Racing (Europe).
Horst Farnbacher and Gregory Loles teamed up to found Farnbacher-Loles, which is not just a race-team but also sells aftermarket parts for Porsches.

Also from this article is this particular statement among others

“The whole idea of Farnbacher Loles is that we’re building a whole group of companies that will thrive off of our racing,” says Loles. “So it’s important to us to show that we can be competent in the Rolex class with, if you will, the basic Porsche Cup car, but also with the RSR. And mind you Horst Farnbacher, my partner, has had a lot of success in Europe so we definitely weren’t jumping into something totally unknown. And actually, to close the whole circle, we’re going to be announcing in the next couple of weeks an acquisition of a Porsche dealership.

That leads one to lean heavily in that direction.


L.P.

[NightStalk3r]

Originally Posted by Aslak Vind

Nielsens two year old 997 is put up for sale, as LE is retiring.

Both the Farnbacher Racing Porsche and Ferrari are 2008 cars.

[rich07]

Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

this Farnbacher affair can make someone crazy lol, a Porsche loyal whose son compete in a Ferrari team (also with AF Corse at Spa !) and run also an F430 in the LMS

Yes, I often would think of Farnbacher with Porsche and now with Farnbacher and Ferrari, it can be a bit confusing at times.

[The Badger]

Obviously a very confussed man indeed ..... Mixing a Porsche with a FIAT !!!

[Subaru_WRX_STi]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Obviously a very confussed man indeed ..... Mixing a Porsche with a FIAT !!!

but its his FIAT which finished 3rd at La Mans and not the beetle

end of the off topic, back to ALMS

[The Badger]

Thats cuz he didnt have his best car at Le Mans smartass

End of topic , back to ALMS !!!

[cmk]

Originally Posted by Aslak Vind

The Porsche 997 GT3 RSR racing for Farnbacher Loles, is owned by Dirk Werner. He used to team up with Lars-Erik Nielsen, who also owns a 997 GT3 RSR, meaning that Farnbacher has a car on each side of the pond.

As far as I know, Dirk Werner has never owned a Porsche for Farnbacher or Farnbacher-Loles. He's a young pro and Farnbacher's favourite hired gun on both sides of the Atlantic. Pro or not, I bet he could not afford an RSR!

I think you're thinking of Pierre Ehret, who has partnered Nielsen on numerous occasions. Pierre has owned many many Porsches over the years, including an '07 chassis that for a while was Farnbacher's North American chassis. That car has been sold as far as I know, and Ehret also bought one, maybe both of the Tafel 997s at the end of '07. At least one of those has been sold - it won the Britcar 24 with Paragon this year.

Pierre went ahead and bought a Ferrari for this year, which Farnbacher runs in the LMS. I think he decided it was better than running one of the ex-Tafel cars. Lars Erik Nielsen, I believe, owns an '08 RSR now, which is the LMS car. I'm not exactly sure who owns the Farnbacher-Loles ALMS car...it could be owned by the team or by a collector.

RS Spyder rumours for F-L in '09 have been floating around for a bit. I imagine it could hinge on what Stuttgart decided about Penske - wasn't that meeting last week?

[rsr]

Dirk Werner doesn't own an rsr.

In LMS the car used by Westbrook and Lars Nilson is an 07 not an 08.

[cmk]

Thanks, I was unsure about the Farnbacher LMS chassis. I know it's an '08 spec (it was an early 4.0L test car) but I was not sure when the chassis itself was made.