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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">23/04/2002</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">British duo bid for ALMS honours with Audi</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Herbert & Wallace to drive ADT Champion R8 in ALMS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/wallace.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Two of Britain’s most experienced and popular racing drivers are teaming up for a major title assault in the American Le Mans Series. Former Le Mans 24 Hour race winners Johnny Herbert and Andy Wallace will race an Audi in the North American-based sportscar endurance championship for the Florida-based ADT Champion Racing team for the remainder of the year.<BR> <BR> Essex-born Herbert (37) and Wallace (41), who are now both based in Oxon, contested the ALMS championship together for the final six races last year and are both aiming to emulate Allan McNish and Emanuele Pirro who netted the 2000 and 2001 ALMS Driver’s "crown" respectively with Audi.<BR> <BR> Johnny drove a "factory" entered Audi to victory in the opening ALMS race at Sebring last month (16 Mar) but will now contest the remaining nine races with Sebring race runner-up Andy in Champion’s 2001-specification Audi R8.<BR> <BR> "I drove for the Champion Audi team in the Le Mans 24 Hours last June and immediately felt comfortable with the team," confirmed Herbert. "I raced for them in some ALMS races last year because not only were they friendly and fun but ultra-professional and serious about their racing. I’ll join Andy in the Champion car from the Sears Point race and I believe we’ve got a very good chance of winning races this year which could help one of us towards the title itself." <BR> <BR> Herbert and Wallace recorded a best place runner-up finish last year but led races on numerous occasions. Wallace is also excited about the prospects for the coming year.<BR> <BR> "I’m very happy to be driving for ADT Champion Audi again," stated Wallace. "I really enjoyed the atmosphere within the team last season and was very impressed with their attention to detail.<BR> <BR> "The Audi R8 is really an amazing machine. Champion has purchased one of last year’s R8 models from Audi Sport which features revised aerodynamics and engine compared to the 2000 specification R8 Johnny and I drove for Champion last year.<BR> <BR> "I’m looking forward to working with Johnny again. We got on very well during our races together last year and compliment each other in the team. He is a real team player as well as a quick driver and always gives 100%. We almost won a couple of times in 2001 and we’ll be even stronger this season".<BR> <BR> Wallace has already sampled Champion’s new Audi, recording second place in the 220mph sportscar at Sebring along with Jan Lammers and Stefan Johansson. "The revised engine impressed me - it was so smooth and had almost no turbo-lag. The chassis was also an improvement, particularly regarding traction," he concluded.<BR> <BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>