Team Falken Tire survived the storm that hit Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 30 minutes before the finish and took top honors in GT class for the first time in the performance tire manufacturer's three-year ALMS career.
Derrick Walker, Falken's ALMS Team Manager, made the comment after previously expressing confidence in Falken's capability at Mid-Ohio, a track he knows very well from years of competing as a manager and owner of IndyCar teams.
Credit also went to Falken's two team drivers, Porsche works driver Wolf Henzler, and his partner, Bryan Sellers, who persevered through the race on a track notoriously tough on tires. Sellers qualified 9th and expressed disappointment with the position, considering Falken has finished in fifth place the last two races. However, Sellers started the race and started moving forward until he was hit from behind by the #04 Ford GT, which dropped the Porsche to 12th. The veteran driver fought hard and turned the car over to his teammate in 10th. Henzler entered the race and gradually moved to 7th place in GT, remaining there for a good portion of the race.
Falken opens the ALMS season with 2012 Porsche RSR
In its quest to extend the momentum generated in the 2011 American Le Mans Series, Team Falken Tire has taken delivery of a brand new 2012 Porsche GT3 RSR chassis.
Falken takes on the 2011 Long Beach Grand Prix
Finishing just one place out of a podium spot in the hotly contested GT Class, Team Falken's Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, piloted by Porsche Works and team driver Wolf Henzler, and his partner, team driver Bryan Sellers, ran strong all afternoon on the challenging streets of Long Beach, and ended up 4th out of 14 GT entrants during the annual visit by the American LeMans Series to the Long Beach Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious street races in the world, now in its 37th year.
2011 Falken Porsche GT3 RSR Testing - Sebring, FL
Falken Tire tests their 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR at the 2011 American Le Mans Series Winter Test in Sebring, FL at the historic Sebring Raceway. In a few short weeks this course will host the season opener of the 2011 American Le Mans Series with a grueling 12 hour endurance race.
Team Falken Tire, along with team manager Derrick Walker and drivers Bryan Sellers and Wolf Henzler hope to improve on their performance from last year with new slick compounds and a newly managed team.
Derrick Walker's background includes open-wheel racing such as Formula One and Indy Car.
Falken Tire 2009 GT2 Porsche 911 RSR Testing
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As Falken Tires enters its second year of sports car competition, the tire manufacturer returns to the important and highly regarded American LeMans Series (ALMS) competition where it will once again compete in the series GT2 class.
What's different for the ALMS competition 2009 season is this year, Falken is running its own team, based at its corporate headquarters in Fontana, CA. The car is the powerful Porsche 911 RSR. The 3.8-liter boxer engine of the GT3 RSR remains unchanged with the exception of slight improvements in specified areas. The motor delivers 465 hp at 8,000 rpm. Weight of the race car is 2,700 pounds.
To ensure its competitiveness, Falken has developed a special Azenis RT Slick tire for this car, which the company will manufacture in Japan. A dedicated engineering and development crew will attend each ALMS competition event to observe and provide appropriate resources. Falken has developed much of its technology from its motorsports efforts throughout the world, including competition in Super Taikyu, at the 24 hours of the legendary Nurburgring - a punishing race - and the highly regarded Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
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Porsche 935/78 "Moby Dick" mit Stéphane Ortelli in Spa Francorchamps
http://www.motorsportvideo.tv Chassis 935-007 aufgebaut von Freisinger Motorsport mit Originalteilen, Motor und Getriebe wurden früher in 935-006 genutzt.
Beim Rennen der Classic Endurance in Spa Francorchamps fährt Stephane Ortelli das Fahrzeug.
FALKEN BMW DRIFT TEAM
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Falken drift team and friends drift demo at 100% tuning, Ahoy - Rotterdam.
Five cars gave three times a day a 30 min demo.
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- Remmo Niezen, BMW E30 V8
- Lars Verbraeken, BMW E30 1JZ
- Michel Ditmarsch, BMW E30 M3
- Mark Vissers, Volvo 360 turbo
- Wim Lemmers, Toyota Soarer 1JZ
Honda NSX Twin Turbo vs Porsche 911 Turbo S
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ALMS 2011 Season Tribute
My highlights video of the 2011 American Le Mans Series season. Nothing fancy, just awesome cars and close racing. Roll on 2012!
Nurburgring Porsche Cayman S chase
Porsche Cayman S chase around Nurburgring during the annual Nurburgring track day with the Porsche Club of Sweden.
Falken Drift Show - VLN Nürburgring
Falken Drift Team - Nürburgring / VLN 37. DMV Münsterlandpokal
Falken Drift Show / VLN Oktober
Driver: Remmo Niezen
Lars Verbraeken
Michel Ditmarsch
Matt Carter
Alan Green
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