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ALMS: VIR added to 2012 race schedule

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Antoine Cremer
Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is the latest venue to make its way on the 2012 ALMS race schedule.

ALMS’ first ever race at VIR will be held on September 15. The event will feature a four hour enduro.

"For years we have received numerous inquiries from fans and competitors on when we would race at VIR, I’m proud to say that time is now," said Scott Atherton, ALMS President and CEO on the series' website.

"Given VIR’s history […], this is a natural fit," also said Atherton.

VIR
Aerial view of the VIR

A history that includes more SCCA events than what can be remembered. VIR's crowd has witnessed over the years the likes of Carroll Shelby and Carl Haas duke it out.

Indeed, it was only a matter of time before two of America’s biggest names on the motorsport scene joined their forces.

The Grand Course, on which the ALMS race will be held, has been known for some time as a mini Nürburgring Nordschleife, probably the world’s most daunting track.

If many other circuits also have claims to that title, at the very least, it can only be said of VIR that it is Paul Newman’s ‘heaven on Earth’.

Antoine Cremer
Antoine Cremer
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