Intersport Racing News

Intersport Racing's Podium Run Thwarted by Late-Race Spin

2008-04-21T12:30:07Z

Photo by John Thawley Long Beach, Calif. – Intersport Racing fought cool weather conditions and overcame a late-race spin to finish fourth in the LMP1 category in Saturday's Tequlia Patron American Le Mans Series at Long Beach. The No. 37 Very Berry Exotics Lola B06/10 AER of Jon and Clint Field ran as high as eighth overall before dropping back after a sequence of pit stops and a late-race spin on cold tires.

Jon Field, who qualified the car 11th overall on Friday, moved up to eighth in the opening laps before over braking into Turn 1 on a restart while on cold tires. Luckily, the veteran driver avoided hitting other cars and only lost a few seconds on the track.

From St. Pete To Long Beach.. Intersport Racing Knows The Streets... IT'S ON!

2008-04-09T02:40:33Z

Photo by John Thawley St. Petersburg, Florida- The demanding streets of the American Le Mans Series Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg reached out and derailed a promising day for the E85 fueled Intersport Racing No. 37 Very Berry Exotics AER-powered Lola B06/10. Approximately 45 minutes into the one hour and 55 minute race, running at a podium pace, team driver Jon Field made heavy contact with the turn four barrier. The impact damaged the left front of the Lola B06/10 beyond repair.

Field started the car and ran as high as fifth during the event, working his way forward from a 10th place starting spot. In the opening laps Field finessed his way through traffic and past the Audi R10 of Frank Biele. He went on to hold a comfortable margin for many tours of the circuit.

Intersport Racing Takes Third Spot On LMP1 Podium at 56th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring

2008-03-18T01:20:08Z

Photo by John Thawley Sebring, Florida- Intersport Racing took the No. 37 E85 fueled AER-powered Lola B06/10 to the third step on the LMP1 podium in Saturday's 56th running of the American Le Mans Series Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Florida Fresh. The team persevered through minor gremlins enroute to capturing third in class behind the diesel powered R10s of Audi and the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP V-12 diesel.

Due to the efforts of Brian Alder and the Intersport crew, who made quick work of a nagging fuel filter issue during the grueling 12 hours, the team started the 2008 season on a high note.

"It's a great way to start the season," said driver Jon Field. "Thanks to our friends at AER, Lola and Dunlop. Now it's off to St. Pete and we'll look to do it all over again."

INTERSPORT RACING JOINS GREEN RACING REVOLUTION WITH E85 CAMPAIGN IN 2008 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES

2008-02-23T22:31:03Z

Photo by John Thawley Dublin, Ohio - Intersport Racing became the first American Le Mans Series team to run the Series’ new cellulosic E85 race fuel on the track. The Dublin, Ohio-based team tested its AER-powered Lola B06/10 on Monday and Tuesday at Sebring International Raceway in preparation for the 56th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida on March 15.

“This was an easy choice for us,” remarked Clint Field, team owner and driver. “It’s the right thing to do. As one of the pioneer teams that started with the American Le Mans Series in 1999, we wanted to support its efforts in establishing itself as the global leader in Green Racing.”

Voting Continues For 10 Greatest Series Moments

2007-12-02T19:25:06Z

Photo by John Thawley The first round of voting to determine the 10 Greatest Moments in the American Le Mans Series is finished...BUT WE'RE NOT FINISHED YET! The field of 70 (plus write-ins) have been narrowed down to 40 as the countdown to the 10th season of the American Le Mans Series rolls on. You can vote in the poll HERE.

This is the second phase of voting. The procedure is the same as the first round with each user choosing their 10 favorite American Le Mans Series moments. The choices will be reduced by 10 every two weeks with fans having the chance to rank the top 10 moments starting January 11. These final 10 will be featured on americanlemans.com and during Series television broadcasts throughout the year.

Intersport Racing Announces Third Tier of Motorsport Services With Vintage Race Car Prep and Restoration Capabilities

2007-11-08T17:15:15Z

Dublin, Ohio—Building on their solid reputation, Intersport Racing today announced the company’s expansion into the Vintage Race Car Prep and Restoration market space. The company, known for their #37 American Le Mans Series prototype championships and their customer race program in the highly competitive IMSA Lite Series, sees the expansion as a natural progression in their long-term growth.

Speaking from the teams race facility in Dublin, Ohio, Brian Alder, Intersport Racing Team Manager who will be heading the Vintage program, talked about the synergy the new program shares with Intersports’ racing background and current business model.

“We see this as a natural fit for the growth of Intersport,” said Alder. “We have everything needed to handle the race prep of all historic formula cars, sports cars, customer race cars and full restorations. Our shop has an in-house paint booth, carbon fiber fabrication and repair room along with a complete machine shop. Our 85,000 square foot race shop is large enough for long term vehicle storage of over one hundred vehicles. We are truly a one-stop-shop.”

Intersport Team Spirit Upbeat With Plans For 2008

2007-10-24T03:49:21Z

Photo by John Thawley Monterey, Calif. — With the 2007 American Le Mans Series Championship now in the record books, hope springs eternal throughout the competitors’ paddock. And while their season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca may not have ended as they might have hoped, Intersport Racing, the Series’ perennial privateer team, symbolizes that renewed hope as they look forward to the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring in 2008.

The #37 Very Berry Exotics AER powered Lola LMP1 car performed well throughout the week. Having rebuilt the car after an incident at Petit Le Mans, the team had the car back up-to-speed and turning very competitive times.

“I can’t believe what a great job our guys did getting the car repaired and ready in time,” acknowledge team owner and driver, Clint Field. “After the shunt at Road Atlanta, the car had to come right down to the tub. It’s unbelievable that the car was not only here and ready, but was extremely competitive.”

With Renewed Effort, Intersport Looks To End Season On A High Note

2007-10-18T08:33:23Z

Detroit — As the 2007 American Le Mans Series Championship moves from Road Atlanta to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Intersport Racing finds themselves chasing the clock in an effort just to make the year-end finale.

Though the team made great strides with their newly acquired Lola, an early race incident at Petit Le Mans left the team scrambling to recover.

“Purely a racing incident,” commented team owner and driver, Clint Field. “It was unavoidable... I came up on two cars spinning and my only option was to gather the car up and put it into a slide. We almost dodged it, but as luck would have it, I got sideways and caught the rear end of the Fernandez Racing Acura. At point of impact I couldn’t have been doing more than 45 mph, but the hit came right in the center of the car and did serious damage to the tub.”

The crew immediately packed up and was on the road back to their Dublin, Ohio race shop in an effort to get the car repaired. In short, the team had about 4 days to do what would normally take two months.

WORLD'S BEST TO VIE FOR PETIT LE MANS TITLES

2007-09-18T17:09:32Z

Photo by John Thawley The entry list for the 10th running of Petit Le Mans sparkles with current and past stars from the American Le Mans Series. And this year's event also is attracting some of the most renowned names from other forms of motorsport including Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and Graham Rahal.

This year's IRL champion and Indy 500 winner, Franchitti will return to the American Le Mans Series for his debut on the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Road Atlanta circuit with Acura and Andretti Green Racing. The Scottish star has made an impact in his two previous 2007 starts in the Series. He scored a LMP2 victory for AGR with Bryan Herta and Kanaan at Sebring and also captured pole position in the Series' first appearance at Long Beach in April. He led 39 of the first 46 laps and posted the race's fast lap before finishing sixth overall with Herta.

INTERSPORT PREPARING LOLA-AER FOR PETIT DEBUT

2007-09-18T15:48:03Z

Photo by John Thawley With a new prototype in hand for Petit Le Mans and the Monterey Sports Car Championships, Intersport Racing is preparing its new AER-powered Lola for an initial test in two weeks at Road Atlanta. Clint Field, Jon Field and Richard Berry will pilot the No. 37 entry in the cornerstone event of the American Le Mans Series.

"We've had it for a couple of weeks," Clint Field said. "We pretty much know what to expect. We've been working with both Lola and AER for awhile. We'll test at the track Saturday and Sunday before the race."

The Lola isn't exactly new but it's new enough to Intersport. It was one of the prototypes fielded by Dyson Racing last year before the New York-based team moved to LMP2 with a pair of Porsche RS Spyders. Coincidentally Intersport's American Le Mans Series entry in 2005 and 2006 was an AER-powered Lola in LMP2 but Field said the two prototypes are worlds apart.