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  International Motor Sports Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
IMSA introduced a new prototype category for in 1993 called WSC (World Sport Car) which replaced the GTP and Lights closed cars for the following year.
The Ferrari and the R&S cars were the dominant racers of the series from 1995 to the demise of IMSA at the end of 1998.
Don Panoz renamed the sanctioning organization back to IMSA and is now the official sanctioning body of the ALMS, as well as the Star Mazda series and the Panoz GT Pro series.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/International_Motor_Sports_Association   (1412 words)

  
 International Motor Sports Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American auto racing sanctioning body.
It was started by John, a former employee of SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) and Peggy Bishop in 1969 with help from Bill France of NASCAR.
The Ferrari and the RandS cars were the dominant racers of the series from 1995 to the demise of IMSA at the end of 1998.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Motor_Sports_Association   (1429 words)

  
 Sports Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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International Motor Sports Association - The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American auto racing sanctioning body.
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 IMSA Executive Helping Shape Future Path Of Sports Car Racing
As Executive Director of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), and one of the most highly-respected officials in motorsports, Doug Robinson is a key element of the sanctioning body of the American Le Mans Series, working closely with race teams, manufacturers and others.
Robinson recently returned to IMSA's home offices in Georgia after participating on a technical committee in Paris that is bridging a long-standing gap that has existed in technical regulations affecting GT racing.
Robinson said that the GT Technical Workgroup meetings are also attended by National Sporting Authority (ASN) representatives from England, France, Japan and the United States to provide input and feedback concerning the national racing series that utilize the regulations as the basis for their competition.
www.speedarena.com /news/publish/sportscar/printer_5295.shtml   (819 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
The IMSA Sports Medicine Program is an on-site injury treatment, rehabilitation and education service plan that will be available to all participants in American Le Mans Series events.
Housed in a mobile sports medicine center that will be parked in the paddock at all events, the program will contain the equipment necessary for the administration and execution of a sport-specific health care program.
The IMSA Sports Medicine Program is funded by Physiotherapy Associates of Memphis, Tenn., a corporate sponsor that is committed to the sport of auto racing and quality medical care.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=85460&FS=IMSA   (411 words)

  
 March 10, 2003 - Sports - No Grand Prix at RFK
The sports commission has refused to publicly disclose the contract’s terms in their entirety, although it has acknowledged that the promoter can take up to 10 years to repay its half of the track construction costs.
Walton said his civic association was preparing a lawsuit "demanding all contracts and financial records" related to the Grand Prix when this year’s cancellation was announced on March 7.
A makeshift plywood "sound barrier" erected along the track’s chain-link fence perimeter was derided by neighborhood residents as falling far short of the promised high-tech noise abatement measures.
www.thecommondenominator.com /031003_sports1.html   (614 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Motor Sports - New endurance series mirrors Le Mans - Thursday October 08, 1998 04:03 PM
Prototype sports car racing in the United States has degenerated into a mess since the late 1980s, when factory teams stopped running in American races, even the high-profile 24 Hours of Daytona.
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) was an International Automobile Federation's (FIA) sanctioned series, the forerunner to today's Professional Sportscar Racing (PSR).
Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /motorsports/news/1998/10/08/american_lemans   (850 words)

  
 Sports: Champ Car casts glance at Sebring
The open-wheel series raced through the streets of St. Petersburg in February 2003, but abandoned the venue because of a litany of financial and logistical issues and the city's interest in the rival Indy Racing League.
Sebring International Raceway president Tres Stephenson said the deal is "not officially done" and he had not been privy to discussions.
FINES: The crew chief for Johnny Sauter was among five fined by NASCAR for infractions during the July 2 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
www.sptimes.com /2005/07/12/news_pf/Sports/Champ_Car_casts_glanc.shtml   (619 words)

  
 Tim Mayer: ZoomInfo Business People Information
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), the sanctioning body of the American Le Mans Series and other road racing series, has named motorsports veteran Tim Mayer to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer.
Concurrently, Mayer serves as COO of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), the premier sanctioning body of sports car racing in North America.
IMSA sanctions the American Le Mans Series along with several top-quality racing series such as the Star Mazda Championship, IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge presented by Michelin, Formula BMW USA, IMSA Lites and the Panoz Racing Series.
www.zoominfo.com /people/mayer_tim_2167453.aspx   (877 words)

  
 Alberta Motor Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
A fully updated new edition of the bible of model rocketry alberta motor association and the official handbook of the National Association of RocketryG.
Harry Stine was one of the founders of model rocketry alberta motor association and one of its most accomplished alberta motor association and respected figures.
Harry Stine, founder alberta motor association and one-time president of the National Association of Rocketry, started the world's first model rocket company, whose kits are now in the Smithsonian.
www.volendamus.com /albertamotorassociation.html   (826 words)

  
 PTG >> Series >> Grand American Road Racing
The Panoz Motor Sports Group, which includes the American Le Mans Series, is an entity comprised of many of the motorsports holdings of Don Panoz.
Father and son agreed that sports car racing could be a way of infusing heritage into the Panoz automotive emblem and launched Panoz Motor Sports.The Panoz GTR-1 started racing in 1997, leading Don Panoz to wonder about the state of sports car racing at that time.
She had worked under contract with Panoz Motor Sports Group for two years prior to being hired to dramatically increase sales revenue, quality and presentation of event and branded merchandise at the American Le Mans Series events.
www.ptgracing.com /series.htm   (3271 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports:Motorsports:Auto Racing
Autocross is a technically demanding and incredibly fun driving sport, it involves one car on the course against the clock and is also known as Solo racing.
The motor is connected to the quick change rear axle by a coupler called an "in-out-box", you either are in gear to race or out of gear to coast.
There is no starter motor and sprint cars must be pushed by a pickup truck at a fast speed to fire off the motor.
dmoz.org /Sports/Motorsports/Auto_Racing/desc.html   (1922 words)

  
 Indiana Motorsports Association, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Indiana Motorsports Association, Inc., or IMA, provides the motorsports industry with a unified voice to promote the development of the industry and a forum for networking to advance its members' business interests.
Members will also be able to take advantage of benefits that can be offered through the Association that would not be available to them individually.
A goal of the Association is to be able to offer its members less expensive banking, insurance, retirement options and other benefits.
www.indianamotorsports.org /index.html   (136 words)

  
 Miller Motorsports Park: Utah Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
American Le Mans Series events feature multi-class racing among the top sports car racing drivers and teams in the world.
ALMS races are run under the ACO rules, with the events sanctioned and conducted by IMSA (International Motor Sports Association).
Teams that regularly compete in ALMS events receive special consideration in the selection of the 48-car field for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
www.millermotorsportspark.com /detailsAlms.cfm   (108 words)

  
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Among the career highlights for the Spanish driver were victories in the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1995 and 1997 and a 10th-place finish in the 1997 Indianapolis 500.
The former International Motor Sports Association champion was the FIA World Sports Car C2 champion in 1987 and 1989 and IMSA World Sports Car champion in 1995 and 1997.
Velez ran in 58 IMSA events from 1990 through 1998, earning 11 wins, five in the Lights class, six in WSC.
cbs.sportsline.com /print/autoracing/story/6292242   (204 words)

  
 WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information
International Motor Sports Association News from Oswego Speedway
In the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge presented by Michelin, round #4 at Road America scheduled for Sunday afternoon, newcomer Kevin Roush, from Upland, California, is on the pole in the Wheel Enhancement Racing/AASCO Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racer.
The International Motor Sports Association, sanctioning body for the American Le Mans Series, is introducing new regulations regarding tire usage and testing into the professional sports car racing series.
www.whowon.com /sResultsDates.asp?SanctionID=238   (1086 words)

  
 IMSA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
International Mind Sports Association, an association formed by the international federations of several intellectual games.
International Motor Sports Association and its namesake IMSA auto racing series.
International Municipal Signals Association (IMSA), a professional association covering standards, certification, and training in areas of Traffic Signals, Fire Alarms, Dispatchers, Municipal Frequency Allocation, Roadway Lighting, and Highway Signs and Markings.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IMSA   (133 words)

  
 Virtual Library of Sport - motor racing
Equivalent to a World Cup of motor sport with national teams represented by a driver national, racing against each other during the European winter.
A very popular 4-wheeled sport with small, open 'karts' meeting fixed design criteria, racing on scaled-down tracks and regarded as an introduction to motor sports.
Banger racing must be one of the most spectacular motor sports, yet is probably one of the cheapest to take part in.
sportsvl.com /wheel/motorracing.htm   (1478 words)

  
 Welcome to GuyCosmo.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The International Motor Sports Association is the premier sanctioning body for sports car racing in North America.
Since its establishment in 1969, IMSA has conducted hundreds of auto races on a variety of permanent and temporary racing circuits in the United States and Canada.
IMSA currently sanctions several professional auto racing series, including the American Le Mans Series, Star Mazda Championship, Panoz Racing Series, Formula BMW and the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge presented by Michelin.
www.guycosmo.com /schedule_2006.asp   (182 words)

  
 America on the Move | Sports-car racing
The regionalized and fairly democratic Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) regulates the sports-car racing of wealthy amateur racers in their own interest.
Professional sports-car racing is dominated by manufacturers, through the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and recently the “Le Mans Series,” owned by Don Panoz, the race-car builder and owner of the premier sports-car track, in Sebring, FL.
Some organizing bodies of professionally run, ‘prototype’ sports cars have failed during the last several decades, due to inability to generate enough ticket-buying fans to economically survive.
americanhistory.si.edu /ONTHEMOVE/themes/story_66_7.html   (246 words)

  
 Chrysler Patriot hybrid-electric racing car
The chassis was built in England by Reynard to compete in the new World Sports Car (WSC) class co-conceived by the FIA, which overseas motor racing around the world from its headquarters in Paris, and the International Motor Sports Association, the premier U.S. road-race sanctioning body.
Using constantly changing data bits flowing its way from sensors placed around the car, the controller will always be prepared at an instant,s notice to send the demanded amount of power from the most qualified and ready source in the needed direction.
It could be from the motor back to the flywheel during hard braking at the end of the straight to "recharge" the ''battery.'' Or it could be from the flywheel to the motor to propel the car back up to speed out of a slow corner.
www.allpar.com /model/patriot.html   (771 words)

  
 Maserati To Compete in 2005 ALMS Season; www.TheRaceSite.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) today announced that it has invited Maserati to enter the MC12 in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) as a guest of the sanctioning body.
"IMSA will bear the final responsibility to regulate the performance of the car in the interest of ALMS competition, such that the race car operates within the accepted performance envelope of cars within the GT1 category," added Mayer.
The homologation process is the system by which a race car is derived from the road car through technical specifications set by the ACO or the Federation Internationale De L'Automobile (FIA).
www.theracesite.com /index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=8824   (322 words)

  
 The Historic Motor Sports Association
A world-class race driver, Brian competed at the highest levels of the sport in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
Association (IMSA) (winning the Daytona 24 hours three times) and becoming the 1981 GTP Champion.
The Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) established in 1977, is an organization specializing in race
www.hmsausa.com /services/releases/redman.html   (366 words)

  
 International Motor Sports Association
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) was a sanctioning body for sports car racing in North America.
Since its establishment in 1969, IMSA conducted hundreds of auto races on a variety of permanent and temporary racing circuits in the United States and Canada.
In 1995, a new rival for Ferrari appeared in the Riley and Scott Mk III.
www.menstuff.org /issues/byissue/imsa.html   (591 words)

  
 IMSA events at Texas World Speedway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Race-starved fans will get their appetites whetted a bit as the International Motor Sports Association visits Texas World Speedway Friday through Sunday for the Exxon SuperFlo 500.
Starting at noon Saturday will be the IMSA Endurance Championship, a six-hour race for IMSA Grand Sports, Sports, Touring and compact cars.
Richard Dean covers motor sports for the Chronicle.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/sports/car/96/04/28/motor-sports.html   (657 words)

  
 Toyota.com : About Toyota Motorsports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Toyota entered the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) in the "under-three-liters" GTU category.
The Toyota/AAR team moved up the IMSA ladder once again in 1989 to the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class, the elite level of American road racing.
The factory-sponsored team captured four victories and four track-qualifying records in 1990, serving notice to the competition that Toyota and its American-built Eagle GTP cars were strong contenders.
www.toyota.com /motorsports/about.html   (1544 words)

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