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In addition to the IRL racing on Belle Isle , we also had the fun and hard-charging swagger of ALMS racing. We has the opportunity to tag along with Corvette Racing, who snagged a swank chalet location right on the corner of turn seven this year, a perfect spot to watch the Jake-emblazoned Corvette C6.R's doing their thing. The American LeMans Series runs four different classes simultaneously; GT2, GT1, LMP2 and LMP1, each with escalating levels of financial backing. With a crowded track and hugely varying performance capabilities, it can be a treat to watch. galleryPost('belleislelmp', 18, 'Belle Isle Grand Prix'); LeMans Prototype 2 (LMP2) saw great success for Andretti Green Racing and the Acura racing program as the AGR team finished first and Acura took all three podium spots. The one, two, three finish also catapulted Acura past Porsche in the manufacturers championship as well. We're betting there was a fair bit of off-colored language amongst the Porsche...
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And in other non- Detroit Grand Prix racing news -- anyone watching the Nascar race in Cali tonight? [ Jayski ]
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OMG! Is that really Danica in the lead?!? Oh wait, no -- she just hasn't pitted in a while.
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We're up and runnin' today from the Corvette chalet here in the middle of the Detroit River to finish off our Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix coverage with some hot IndyCar racing action. So whether you're coming to the race today, watching it on ABC at...
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Ben's down at the autograph session for the ALMS drivers. He should be back shortly to show us his pics. Yup, any minute now. Where the #$%@ is he?!?!
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With IndyCar's Saturday practice session over here at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix it's time for the ALMS cars to get a chance to burn up some rubber and turn a tire or two into little rubber pellets for collection in the corners of the Belle Isle...
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Ben's been up in the grandstands taking shots of the practice sessions, and now that they're over -- here's his shots of the not-so-hot IndyCar practice run. It was fairly uneventful -- other than Dario Franchitti clipping a wall and having to get towed...
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If anyone needs a map of the island, we've got one -- feel free to borrow it. Need a larger version ?
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We've got our tickets, we've taken the shuttle over to Belle Isle , and we're now coming to you live from the middle of the Detroit River as we begin our two-day coverage of the 2007 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix . The hot racing action hasn't even started...
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