ALMS_intro

American Le Mans Series - Road America - Elkhart Lake, WI - 2003

On any given race weekend there are several races involving different classes of cars or different race series all together. The ALMS weekend in 2003 included the big show, the ALMS race which is made up of 4 classes of cars itself, all on the track at the same time. With Le Mans prototype cars from Audi to GT class cars, mostly Porsche 911 GT3s. The speed diferentials between the different classes of cars on the track at the same time is a very real part of the race.

In addition to the ALMS cars there was the Trans-Am series, the longest running road race series in the United States, made up of Corvettes, Camaros, Jaguars, and a handful of other makes, big, loud cars.

The Speed Channel's SPEED Touring Car Series was also present. This field was full of BMW 3 series, Mazda Protogés, Acura Integras, and a few other makes.

Then there were the Strana Super Trucks. These are actually semi trucks (without trailers) that race. Semi truck racing is really popular in other parts of the world. This was just an exhibition series in 2003, they were trying to create interest in the series.

American Le Mans Series - Road America - Elkhart Lake, WI - 2003 On any given race weekend there are several races involving different classes of cars or different race series all together. The ALMS weekend in 2003 included the big show, the ALMS race which is made up of 4 classes of cars itself, all on the track at the same time. With Le Mans prototype cars from Audi to GT class cars, mostly Porsche 911 GT3s. The speed diferentials between the different classes of cars on the track at the same time is a very real part of the race. In addition to the ALMS cars there was the Trans-Am series, the longest running road race series in the United States, made up of Corvettes, Camaros, Jaguars, and a handful of other makes, big, loud cars. The Speed Channel's SPEED Touring Car Series was also present. This field was full of BMW 3 series, Mazda Protogés, Acura Integras, and a few other makes. Then there were the Strana Super Trucks. These are actually semi trucks (without trailers) that race. Semi truck racing is really popular in other parts of the world. This was just an exhibition series in 2003, they were trying to create interest in the series.
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