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Le Mans Preparation |
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June 11th 2008 |
GLOBAL INTEREST GROWS IN CREATION AIM |
ENDURANCE-INFO.COM’S LAURENT CHAUVEAU TALKS TO CREATION AIM’S MICHAEL JANKOWSKI AND YUKINORI SUZUKI ABOUT THE NEW CREATION LIVERY AND THE TEAM’S THOUGHTS LEADING UP TO THE RACEUnder the hot sun of this Scrutineering day, ‘she’ was one of the attractions of the day on Tuesday. The Creation CA07-AIM that presented itself at ‘Jacobins’ unveiling a never before seen new design for the front, blending through elegant swirls into the more familiar ‘Creation Blue’ at the back of the car. Wanting to know more about this subject, we spoke to Creation’s owner Michael Jankowski, but ‘Mike’ quickly credited the design towards the author of the livery, Mr Suzuki, the owner of the AIM Corporation, Creation’s partners. “He himself created this” said Mike. |
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June 10th 2008 |
CREATION #23 AUTOCON - THE "JeanRichard" CAR |
As no doubt you are aware, there are for the first time in Le Mans history, 2 Creation CA07 chassis participating in this year's 24 Heures du Mans. Our client team, Autocon from California, USA, are as proud as any team to have been given the opportunity to race in the World's biggest motor race, so we caught up with drivers Michael, Chris and Bryan to get their thoughts on the upcoming race. |
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June 10th 2008 |
CREATION AIM LIVERY PRESENTATION-IN PICTURES |
As we promised in an earlier posting, here are some more images of the new Creation Aim livery for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours. |
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June 10th 2008 |
CREATION AIM UNVEILS NEW LIVERY AT LE MANS |
Le Mans is a very special race, and by far the biggest jewel in the crown for Sports and GT cars and teams in the world. Last year, 2007 we unveiled a very special 'art car' entitled 'Children of Le Mans' which was designed by New Zealand artist Mark Olsen. This year we have chosen to launch our new Creation Aim livery at 'Place des Jacobins' in Le Mans when the Creation Aim-CA07 goes to the tech checks / scrutineering held in the city centre. |
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June 8th 2008 |
WILBUR WRIGHT'S 100 YEARS FLIGHT TO BE COMMEMORATED IN LE MANS |
This coming weekend in Le Mans, France, as you will know there will be a big car race...the Le Mans 24 Hours. What some of you might not be aware of, there will be the commemoration of the Wilbur Wright's first flight in France, which took place close to the city of Le Mans, 100 years ago. The centennial celebration is being remembered by the people of the famous French city this weekend as well as the friends, supporters and enthusiasts at the Wright Brothers National Momument more than 3000 miles away in North Carolina, USA. |
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June 7th 2008 |
MORE LE MANS ON GLOBAL TELEVISION! |
In addition to the story we posted on June 6 (Le Mans 2008, what where and when?) our colleagues at the French racing website www.endurance-info.com have some more exciting Le Mans TV news! |
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June 7th 2008 |
DRIVER Q and A - Johnny Mowlem |
June 7th 2008 |
DRIVER Q and A - Marc Goossens |
June 6th 2008 |
DRIVER Q and A - Stuart Hall |
June 6th 2008 |
LE MANS 2008 – WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN!?!? |
This year marks the 74th running of the world’s biggest motor race, the Le Mans 24 Hours. Situated just 2.5 hours South West of Paris in the Loire region of France, the Le Mans circuit comprises 8.5 miles of road course and actual public highway that is closed a month or so prior to the race to allow for the construction of safety barriers etc. 2008 will be Creation Aim’s 4th start in the ‘La Sarthe’ classic. |
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June 4th 2008 |
LE MANS TEST DAY GALLERY |
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John Brooks sent us these fabulous photos following our progress on the official test day at Le Mans. The images include shots of Johnny, Marc and Stuart behind the wheel of the Creation #14 CA07-Aim and also the Autocon #23 Creation CA07-Judd of Bryan, Mike and Chris. (all images courtesy of John Brooks) |
June 4th 2008 |
FORSYTH TECH LOOKS TO THE LE MANS - College Enters Partnership with International Racing Company |
| WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (June 4, 2008) – Look closely at the speeding cars in the world-renowned Le Mans race on June 14 and 15 in France, and you may see a familiar local name. Car number 14, Creation Autosportif’s entry in the competition, will sport the Forsyth Tech logo. |
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June 4th 2008 |
Creation Aim Le Mans Test Day - Rain and Reds Produce Frustration and Results |
Creation Aim’s official Le Mans test day proved to be frustrating but constructive. Although the team was prevented from setting a representative time during the few opportunities for running dry tyres, a large number of test objectives were achieved and certain weaknesses were uncovered. 55 laps of the circuit were completed by the end of the day. |
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May 29th 2008 |
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA REPRESENTED AT LE MANS |
The North American state flag of North Carolina (NC) will be proudly displayed in France this coming June, when the Anglo-US Le Mans Sports car team 'Creation Aim Racing' enter the World's biggest motor race, the 76th annual Le Mans 24 Hours. As well as their 'home' base in England, Creation Aim have an office in Winston Salem, NC which represents their American motor sport and sponsor activity from the region. |
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May 28th 2008 |
CREATION AIM ANNOUNCE 2008 LE MANS DRIVERS |
UK based joint project with Japanese company CREATION-AIM's regular driver Stuart Hall (England) will be in good company on his second career start at Le Mans 24 Hours this year. The eagerly anticipated news is that he will share the LMP1 Creation-AIM CA07 with the experienced Belgian Marc Goossens and fellow Englishman Johnny Mowlem. |
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News: Le Mans |
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News: Le Mans Qualifying |
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Earlier News from 2008 |
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