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List Of American Le Mans Series Circuits
The American Le Mans Series raced on 27 different circuits during its 15-year history. Four tracks: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Road Atlanta, and Sebring International Raceway; hosted an event in each year of the series. In its early years, the series visited rovals at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, and Texas Motor Speedway, Texas, but the last of these events was held in 2001. The ALMS held events on 8 temporary street circuits, although only Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach lasted more than 3 years. In 2000, the series raced in Europe, at the Nürburgring and Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, as a precursor to the 2001 European Le Mans Series season. Two more European races (Donington Park, Donington and Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Jarama) were joint events with the ELMS in 2001. The Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide event in 2000 was also planned as a precursor to an Asia-Pacific Le Mans Series wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The American Le Mans' headquarters was in Braselton, Georgia, adjacent to Road Atlanta. In 2014, the series merged with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series to form the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. History The series was created by Braselton, Georgia-based businessman Don Panoz and ran its first season in 1999. Panoz created a partnership with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), the organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, to begin a 10-hour race in the spirit of Le Mans, dubbed the Petit Le Mans. The inaugural Petit Le Mans took place in 1998 as a part of the Professional SportsCar Racing series, in which Panoz was an investor. For 1999, the series changed its name to the American Le Mans Series, and adopted the ACO's rulebook. The partnership with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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