Le Mans America – Acura’s 2009 Prototype Announced

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:45:16 +0000

Belle Isle – Detroit, MI. Over the past weekend, Team Acura placed a historic First – Second – Third finish in Detroit’s highly competitive American Le Mans series. Owning much of the 104 lap race was XM Satellite Radio’s Andretti Green Acura ARX-01b. The # 26 car took advantage of a late caution period to take first and keep this position until Le Man’s checkered flag came down. An additional bragging point for Acura – at every point during the race an Acura vehicle led the pack.

Next season Acura will have two prototype entries for the 2009 American Le Mans season. The new LMP1 ARX-02a is being developed in England with track testing set to start in November. Acura has yet to confirm whether or not Andretti Green Racing, which operates Acura’s current LMP2 racers, would continue with the company next season. Michael Andretti spoke to AutoWeek, saying there was about a “70 percent” chance of the relationship continuing. Hopefully we can expect more Acura-Andretti victories for future Le Man’s series.

Looking for photos and possibly specifications of this new Acura LMP1 racer? Good luck – The automaker keeping their mouths zipped and not looking forward to releasing any spec information; whether it be engine type, fuel capacity or body design. Acura hopes this new Le Mans entry will give quite the marketing boost for 2009′s season. Le Mans is not only one of the most heavily watched racing events in the world, but it also allows car makers to show of their pinnacle automotive technologies, and incorperate them into street legal consumer vehicles.

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Le Mans America – Acura’s 2009 Prototype Announced