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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">20/02/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">American Viper Racing </FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Two Cars</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/ing%20Two%20AME.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"> <BR> Patriot Motorsports – which debuted two Vipers at the PLM last year (above) – return to the ALMS for a full 2001 season under their new name, American Viper Racing.<BR> <BR> Tom Weickardt is still behind the operation, along with Eric Burch. Weickardt will share one car with Joe Ellis, a former Viper Challenge Series class champion. The team are sponsored by ESP (Electronic System Protection) and will field a second car for Texas for two other drivers, who are yet to be named.<BR> <BR> The team will carry the logo "Get Well Justin" on its cars at Texas, a message to Weickardt's 21-year-old-son, Justin. He has Cystic Fibrosis, and recently had double lung transplant surgery.<BR> <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>