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1 ROAD AMERICA 10 YEARS, 100 ISSUES OF MICHELIN ALLEY ULTIMATE TRACKSIDE GUIDE FOR FANS

2 CORVETTE CELEBRATING CENTURY VICTORIES ALMS GT1 70 ALMS GT2/GT 12 IMSA GT LM 9 GRAND-AM 1 Le MANS 24 8 TOTAL WINS 100 Corvette Racing

4 Corvette crossed the line less than a second ahead of the No.

The victory also was the 75th scored with Michelin as the team s tire partner. This was a great day today for this team, Milner said.

2 2 CORVETTE CELEBRATING CENTURY VICTORIES ALMS GT1 70 ALMS GT2/GT 12 IMSA GT LM 9 GRAND-AM 1 Le MANS 24 8 TOTAL WINS 100 Corvette Racing recorded its 100th race victory at Lime Rock Park with Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner leading a C7.R 1-2 finish. The No. 4 Corvette crossed the line less than a second ahead of the No. 3 Corvette of Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia to also record Corvette Racing s 60th 1-2 result. The victory also was the 75th scored with Michelin as the team s tire partner. This was a great day today for this team, Milner said. I m honored to be a part of it. I just feel fortunate to be in this program and be a part of the 100th win. There was some talk about it after, but it was pretty quiet about it around our camp. But the monkey kept getting bigger and bigger, so I m happy to get the monkey off our back.

100 EDITIONS OF MICHELIN ALLEY The Alley S E B R I N G 2 0 0 7 NEWS FROM AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES It was 55 years ago, in 1952, that an estimated 3,000 fans paid $2.

Back in the day when Humphrey Bogart won the Academy Award for the African Queen and Porsche was making its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut. Find out more about the year 1952 on page 3.

of making the new Audi prototype the first diesel powered-car in the world to win a major sports car race. The overall race victory was Kristensen s fourth, also a record.

The 2007 edition of the 12 Hours of may again be truly historic: Will Acura score its first win in its debut race?

Will Michelin break its own record by scoring its ninth consecutive win at to match its current win streak at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race? Will Audi score an eighth consecutive overall race win?

10 YEARS, 100 ISSUES OF MICHELIN ALLEY #1 #100 YOUR ULTIMATE TRACKSIDE GUIDE FOR FANS ROAD AMERICA As the 2006 American Le Mans Series season drew to a close, Silvia Mammone, the newly named

3 100 EDITIONS OF MICHELIN ALLEY The Alley S E B R I N G NEWS FROM AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES It was 55 years ago, in 1952, that an estimated 3,000 fans paid $2.00 each to witness the first running of the 12 Hours of, America s premier sports car race. Back in the day when Humphrey Bogart won the Academy Award for the African Queen and Porsche was making its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut. Find out more about the year 1952 on page 3. HISTORY in the making A udi Sport North America made history at in 2006 as the diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI of Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello (pictured) won the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of making the new Audi prototype the first diesel powered-car in the world to win a major sports car race. The overall race victory was Kristensen s fourth, also a record. Michelin also made its own history, becoming the first tire maker in the 54-year history of the race to score an eighth consecutive overall win. The 2007 edition of the 12 Hours of may again be truly historic: Will Acura score its first win in its debut race? Will one of American Motorsports iconic teams: Penske, Dyson, Andretti Green, Fernandez, Risi or Rahal Letterman claim a first ever 12 Hours victory? Will Michelin break its own record by scoring its ninth consecutive win at to match its current win streak at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race? Will Audi score an eighth consecutive overall race win? Will a LMP 2 class car take the overall win? Will this be Corvette s Ron Fellows last? 10 YEARS, 100 ISSUES OF MICHELIN ALLEY #1 #100 YOUR ULTIMATE TRACKSIDE GUIDE FOR FANS ROAD AMERICA As the 2006 American Le Mans Series season drew to a close, Silvia Mammone, the newly named marketing manager for Michelin Motorsport North America had an idea. What if Michelin produced a newsletter for each event to help tell some of the stories and introduce teams and drivers to fans? The publication must be allinclusive, recognizing both Michelin and non-michelin teams and drivers. Copies could be distributed at the race site. Thus, The Alley was born and first appeared at the 2007 Twelve Hours of. Now in its 10th season, The Alley graphics have changed, but the goal remains to help engage fans. Now, we celebrate the 100th issue of The Alley with some of our favorite images here and more online at Surprisingly, the core team of producers has remained entirely intact with photographer Rick Dole, creative director Paul Ryan, and EMCPR s editor/writer John Love and managing editor Barry Cameron. 3

DETROIT LIZARDS AT LAGUNA 2007 The Alley NEWS FROM

The American Le Mans Series - Circuit o News From The

of Sports Illustrated magazine featured a talented young

SI had the right idea, but despite his driving skills,

He parked himself shortly thereafter to buy his first car

His leadership skills and passion for racing have made RP

history with 14 Indy 500 wins and more than 400 wins in

The most recent additions to the Penske Racing effort are

championships in the LMP2 class, the Penske Porsches have

outright, overall race wins at Long Beach; Houston; Salt

After knocking everyone s socks off with his tireless

2012 leadership of the 2006 Super Bowl XL host committee,

Penske is renewing his commitment to the community by

Grand Prix featuring the ALMS and NEWS FROM AMERICAN LE

Adrian s Acura Attack And, yes, thank you for asking; the

too. Penske Automotive Group now operates 311 dealerships.

business, dealership and race transporter.

FIRSTS Duncan Dayton is DEADLY SERIOUS Victories 3/20/99

4 DETROIT LIZARDS AT LAGUNA 2007 The Alley NEWS FROM AMERICAN LE I MANS MOMENTUM MATTERS FOR LE MANS News From The American Le Mans Series - Circuit o News From The American Le Mans Series SERIES n 1961, the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine featured a talented young driver named Roger Penske, the SCCA Driver of the Year. SI had the right idea, but despite his driving skills, Penske Magic Man was not to become a legendary driver. He parked himself shortly thereafter to buy his first car dealership. His leadership skills and passion for racing have made RP the most successful team owner in American motorsports history with 14 Indy 500 wins and more than 400 wins in Indy cars, Sports cars, NASCAR and Formula One. The most recent additions to the Penske Racing effort are a pair of Penske Porsche RS Spyders in the American Le Mans Series. The team debuted with a victory in the final race of the 2005 season. After capturing the 2006 ALMS team and driver championships in the LMP2 class, the Penske Porsches have dominated much of the 2007 ALMS season, taking the outright, overall race wins at Long Beach; Houston; Salt Lake City; ; and. After knocking everyone s socks off with his tireless News From The American Le Mans Series - Sports Car Course 2012 leadership of the 2006 Super Bowl XL host committee, LIME ROCK PARK 2009 NEWS FROM AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES Penske is renewing his commitment to the community by Long Beach 08 Effort equals results Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix featuring the ALMS and NEWS FROM AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES the IRL IndyCar Series. Adrian s Acura Attack And, yes, thank you for asking; the car dealership thing seems to be working out pretty well, too. Penske Automotive Group now operates 311 dealerships. His mantra: Effort Equals Results can be found in every business, dealership and race transporter. FAMILIAR TERRITORY FOR FERNANDEZ GREEN STREET VETTE FIRSTS Duncan Dayton is DEADLY SERIOUS Victories 3/20/99 1 6/27/99 2 Sears Point 7/25/99 3 8/1/99 4 9/18/ /10/99 6 Las Vegas 11/7/99 7 3/18/00 8 Charlotte 4/1/00 9 Silverstone 5/13/00 10 Nurburgring 7/9/00 11 Sears Point 7/23/ /6/00 Texas 13 9/2/ /10/ /30/ /15/00 17 Las Vegas 10/29/00 18 Adelaide 12/31/00 Texas /4/01 3/17/01 21 Sears Point 7/22/ /5/ /19/01 8/25/ /9/ /6/ /16/02 28 Sears Point 5/19/ /30/02 7/7/02 31 Washington 7/21/02 32 Trois-Rivieres 8/3/ /18/02 9/22/02 Miami 35 10/5/ /12/ /15/ /29/03 39 Trois-Rivieres 40 8/3/03 8/17/ /24/03 Miami 43 9/7/ /27/ /18/ /20/ /27/ /5/04 Infineon Raceway 49 7/18/ /25/04 8/22/ /25/ /16/ /19/05 4/17/ /22/ /4/05 57 Raceway 7/17/05 Infineon 58 7/30/ /21/05 5/9/ /10/ /15/ /18/06 Houston 12/5/ /21/06 2/7/06 67 Salt Lake City 68 7/15/ /22/ /21/06 9/3/ /30/ /21/ /17/07 St. Petersburg 3/31/07 75 Long Beach 4/14/07 76 Houston 4/21/07 77 Salt Lake City 5/19/ /7/ /21/07 8/11/ /26/07 Detroit 82 9/1/ /6/07 10/20/ /15/08 St. Petersburg 4/5/08 87 Long Beach 88 4/19/08 Salt Lake City 89 5/18/ /12/08 7/19/ /9/ /24/08 Detroit /30/08 10/4/ /18/08 3/21/09 97 St. Petersburg 98 4/4/09 Long Beach 99 4/18/09 Salt Lake City 100 5/17/09 News From The American Le Mans Series - Long Beach 2011 David Brabham Highcroft s magician bringing racing back to Belle Isle Park with this weekend s Greg Pickett... Making winning fun Michelin 100 win poster inside! DYSON AIMS 4 TOP SPOT VIPERS ARE HERE Scot MID-OHIO BATTLE FERRARI v PORSCHE PC HOT SHOTS

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Scott Pruett, Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia, Joey Hand, Patrick Pilet, Tommy Milner, Oliver Gavin, Joerg

One of the most popular covers featured a seated Jordan Taylor with his mullet about to be chopped by his brother,

Viper s Kuno Wittmer appeared with a hockey stick and jersey. David Brabham seemingly made his helmet levitate.

Giancarlo Fisichella sipped an espresso.

basketball photo shopped into a cartoon like bomb.

Corvettes, Ferraris, Fords, Porsches, Hondas, Mazdas, Vipers, the DeltaWing, and even Peugeot featured.

5 f The Americas 2013 lley.com Unleash the sman! michelinalley.com The balancing act Life s a beach for BMW Bill AUBERLEN OUT TO REPEAT HOME TOWN VICTORY News From the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship - Long Beach 2014 michelinalley.com Corvette s closer Joey Hand s return flight SWITCHING FROM DTM TO CHARGING ON FOR FORD 12 HOURS OF SEBRING, 2016 CORVETTE DEFENDS SEBRING TITLE WE ARE AN AMERICAN RACING TEAM News From the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship - Twelve Hours of 2015 Through the first 99 issues of The Alley we ve tried to cover a lot of interesting people and cars. Audi s Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello were the first drivers to be featured on the cover of The Alley. Along the road we ve profiled stars like Adrian Fernandez, Patrick Long, Scott Sharp, Simon Pagenaud, Lucas Luhr, Scott Pruett, Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia, Joey Hand, Patrick Pilet, Tommy Milner, Oliver Gavin, Joerg Bergmeister and many others. One of the most popular covers featured a seated Jordan Taylor with his mullet about to be chopped by his brother, Ricky. BMW s California beach boy Bill Auberlen was pictured with a surf board. Viper s Kuno Wittmer appeared with a hockey stick and jersey. David Brabham seemingly made his helmet levitate. Porsche s Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber appeared on opposite covers of an expanded issue. Giancarlo Fisichella sipped an espresso. Christian Fittipaldi posed with a movie clapperboard, while Mazda s Jonathan (JBom) Bomarito reluctantly tossed a basketball photo shopped into a cartoon like bomb. Cars are often the stars of The Alley covers with everything from Audis, to Acuras, Aston Martins, BMWs, Corvettes, Ferraris, Fords, Porsches, Hondas, Mazdas, Vipers, the DeltaWing, and even Peugeot featured. The Alley takes a positive approach to the series and its key players, and even got IMSA s Geoff Carter to explain the current world of Balance of Performance (BoP). Guest writers along the way have included Marshall Pruett, John Dagys, Tony DiZinno, Steven Cole Smith, Brian Wagner and Rick Voegelin. In earlier days we caught up with with principles, engineers and other motorsports personalities including Muscle Milk s Greg Pickett, Highcroft s Duncan Dayton, Flying Lizards Seth Neiman, Dyson Racing s Chris Dyson and Gil de Ferran. More recently, we ve gone behind the scenes with Corvette Racing s Doug Fehan, BMW Team RLL s Bobby Rahal, CORE s Jon Bennett, Mazda s John Doonan and last week helped introduce Ford s Mark Rushbrook. 5

FASTFACTS Watch us now on FOX Don t miss the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the series competes at the Road Race Showcase at. Saturday, August 6 (All times EDT) Qualifying 3:50 p.m. 5:20 p.

SPRAY ZONE Ford Chip Ganassi Racing s Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe have been spraying a lot of champagne in recent weeks.

BIG NEWS Fans, teams, drivers, sponsors, manufacturers and media are all invited to attend the big 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule announcement on Friday, August 5, here at.

30-31: Daytona International Speedway All classes March 19: International Raceway All classes April 16: Long Beach Street Circuit P/GTLM/PC May 1: Mazda Raceway All classes June 4: The Raceway at

28: VIRginia International Raceway GTLM/GTD Sept. 17: Circuit of The Americas All classes Oct.

6 FASTFACTS Watch us now on FOX Don t miss the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the series competes at the Road Race Showcase at. Saturday, August 6 (All times EDT) Qualifying 3:50 p.m. 5:20 p.m. IMSA.com (Live) (IMSA App) Sunday, August 7 4:00 p.m. FOX Sports 1 Watch online on or download the FOX Sports Go app. SPRAY ZONE Ford Chip Ganassi Racing s Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe have been spraying a lot of champagne in recent weeks. The pair has been on the podium in each of their last five races with WeatherTech Championship victories in Monterey, Watkins Glen and Canada, and third place finishes at Le Mans and. BIG NEWS Fans, teams, drivers, sponsors, manufacturers and media are all invited to attend the big 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule announcement on Friday, August 5, here at. Next year may seem a long way away, but testing is expected to begin in November and December for the new 2017 s and some projected 2017 GT entries are already testing as well Schedule Jan : Daytona International Speedway All classes March 19: International Raceway All classes April 16: Long Beach Street Circuit P/GTLM/PC May 1: Mazda Raceway All classes June 4: The Raceway at Belle Isle Park P/PC/GTD July 3: Watkins Glen International All classes July 10: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park All classes July 23: Park GTLM/PC/GTD Aug. 7: All classes Aug. 28: VIRginia International Raceway GTLM/GTD Sept. 17: Circuit of The Americas All classes Oct. 1: All classes SHOWER TIME Corvette Racing s Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner, Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen wasted no time sprinting from the stage to blast Pratt & Miller boss, Gary Pratt, in celebration of the team s 100th win. Cagey program manager, Doug Fehan, made a perfectly timed exit. TIL NEXT YEAR Lexus fans will look forward to the Rolex 24 At Daytona for the competition debut of the 2017 Lexus RC F GT3 as Lexus and the Paul Gentilozzi led F Performance Racing have decided to focus on development of the new 2017 GT Daytona entry. Scott Pruett and Sage Karam are slated to drive. 6

Through the years, we ve seen ups and downs, mergers, teams and events come and go, but The Alley has been a constant in the paddock and for the fans.

Park. Their Action Express teammates, Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa, and Wayne Taylor Racing s Ricky and Jordan Taylor are all in the WeatherTech Championship mix with just the Circuit of The

Over the past four years, four different manufacturers have taken the top spot of the GTLM podium at Road America. Porsche, Ferrari, Dodge SRT Viper and BMW have all had wins at.

7 Through the years, we ve seen ups and downs, mergers, teams and events come and go, but The Alley has been a constant in the paddock and for the fans. Chris Baker, Motorsports Director, Michelin North America Game on for s The class returns to action here at with Dane Cameron and Eric Curran looking to build on their win at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Their Action Express teammates, Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa, and Wayne Taylor Racing s Ricky and Jordan Taylor are all in the WeatherTech Championship mix with just the Circuit of The Americas and on the class schedule after. GTLM FIVE FOR FIVE? always produces fantastic and competitive racing and that is especially evident in the GTLM class. Over the past four years, four different manufacturers have taken the top spot of the GTLM podium at Road America. Porsche, Ferrari, Dodge SRT Viper and BMW have all had wins at. Will Ford or Chevrolet Corvette join the group this weekend and make it five? GT WONDERLAND GT fans will be in a happy place at VIRginia International Raceway for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. In addition to the WeatherTech Championship race featuring the GT Le Mans and GT Daytona class races, fans will have a wide range of car corrals, support events, displays and hot lap opportunities. FRIDAY, AUgust 5, :00 am - 8:45 am Practice #1 - CTSCC 9:00 am - 9:30 am Practice #1 - Porsche GT3 Cup 9:45 am - 10:25 am Practice #1 - Lamborghini Trofeo 10:40 am - 11:25 am Practice #2 - CTSCC 12:40 pm - 1:40 pm Practice #1 - WeatherTech (All Classes) 1:55 pm - 2:35 pm Practice #2 - Porsche GT3 Cup 2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Practice #2 - Lamborghini Trofeo 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Qualifying - CTSCC ST 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Qualifying - CTSCC GS 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Practice #2 - WeatherTech (All Classes) 6:00 pm Tour de SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, :00 am - 8:20 am Qualifying - Porsche GT3 Cup 8:35 am - 9:05 am Qualifying - Lamborghini Trofeo 9:25 am -10:25 am Practice #3 - WeatherTech (All Classes) 11:35 am - 2:05 pm Race - CTSCC 2:50 pm - 3:05 pm Qualifying - WeatherTech (GTD) 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Qualifying - WeatherTech (GTLM) 3:40 pm - 3:55 pm Qualifying - WeatherTech (PC) 4:05 pm - 4:20 pm Qualifying - WeatherTech (P) 4:40 pm - 5:25 pm Race #1 - Porsche GT3 Cup 5:50 pm - 6:40 pm Race #1 - Lamborghini Trofeo SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, :40 am -10:00 am Warm Up - WeatherTech (All Classes) 11:15 am - 12:00 pm Race #2 - Porsche GT3 Cup 12:00 pm -12:45 pm WeatherTech Driver Autograph Session 12:25 pm - 1:15 pm Race #2 - Lamborghini Trofeo 3:05 pm - 5:45 pm Race - Road Race Showcase for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - 2 Hours and 40 Minutes 7

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CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK 2016 IMSA S CAREFUL TECH BALANCING ACT THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER S BoP 2 BALANCING ACT The toughest job in motorsports isn t making the call on whether to pit or stay out, or