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ALMS: SPEED to Cover Petit Le Mans on Multiple Platforms
Written by: David Harris   
10/03/2008
Charlotte, NC
 
Audi will face incredible pressure from the #7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP for Petit Le Mans honors on October 4th in Braselton, Georgia. Watch qualifying on SPEEDtv.com and the race on SPEED. (Photo: Marshall Pruett) » More Photos


One of the premiere endurance races in North America will once again play out on SPEED’s multiple media platforms, as both SPEED and SPEEDtv.com will broadcast from picturesque Road Atlanta during the 2008 Petit Le Mans. On Oct. 4, six-and-a-half total hours of race coverage from the penultimate event of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season starts at 11 a.m. ET with the start of the 1,000-mile sports car classic.

Long time sports car play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey will anchor this year’s coverage, as 1989 Trans-Am Series Champion Dorsey Schroeder and road racing veteran Calvin Fish provide color commentary from the booth. On pit road, former racers Brian Till and Chris Neville are set to be joined by sports car insider Jamie Howe to cover the many storylines throughout the weekend.

In addition, similar to this year’s coverage from the historic 12-hour race from Sebring, Fla., SPEED will host a Petit Le Mans special on Thursday, Oct. 2 starting at 7 p.m. ET. The show will originate pit side, previewing the race and providing a taste of on-track activity and off-track reaction as the race’s night practice session unfolds. Then, on Oct. 3, qualifying will be streamed live by SPEEDtv.com starting at 3:25 p.m. ET.
Expect fierce battles from the GT ranks. SPEED will air a 1hr Special Thursday night the 2nd, just prior to night practice at Road Atlanta. (Photo: Marshall Pruett) » More Photos

This will be the network’s 10th year of broadcast coverage from the race’s 11 years of existence.

“The Petit Le Mans special will celebrate the first 10 years of this great endurance race,” said Rick Miner, SPEED SVP of Studio Production & Operations. “The show will also preview that Saturday’s race, especially with the great background of night practice where we’ll be able to interview drivers and get the impressions immediately after they leave the track.”

This year’s Petit Le Mans is stacked with star power, both in the driver’s seat and on track. Like Sebring and Le Mans earlier this year, Team Peugeot will re-engage its LMP1 battle with the dominant Audi factory team when they offload a diesel-powered Peugeot 908i racer stateside for the second time this season. Highlighting the Peugeot driving lineup will be former Formula One shoes Christian Klien and Stephane Sarrazin, both competed at Le Mans this past June. Among the other drivers competing in Petit Le Mans this year will be open-wheel stars Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe, Tony Kanaan, Scott Dixon, Gil de Ferran, Marco Andretti and Dario Franchitti.





LIVE QUALIFYING Friday, OCT. 3, BEGINNING at 3:20pm
2008 Petit Le Mans Television Schedule:
Braselton, Georgia
(All Times Eastern)

Thursday, October 2
Petit Le Mans Preview 7 – 8 p.m. Night Practice

Friday, October 3
Petit Le Mans Qualifying* 3:25 - 4:30 p.m. Qualifying
Follow Qualifying HERE

Saturday, October 4
Petit Le Mans 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Start
Petit Le Mans Live Streaming 1:00 p. m. - 6:30 p. m.
Petit
Le Mans 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m. The Finish

*Denotes SPEEDtv.com Live Streaming
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