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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">LE MANS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">09/03/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Lagorce</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">To Panoz</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/orceTo%20PLE%20.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"> Franck Lagorce becomes the fifth Panoz Motor Sports driver at Le Mans, alongside the four regular ALMS crew.<BR> <BR> The Frenchman drove for DAMS in a Panoz GTR in 1997 (FIA GT Championship and Le Mans), and has since been in demand with other teams for the French classic (Nissan, Mercedes and Cadillac – all ultimately unsuccessful).<BR> <BR> Dave Price reckons that, “Franck is another Magnussen in the waiting - he has a lot of speed and untapped potential which, with the right management, is waiting to be brought out.” <BR> <BR> "This is a really good opportunity for me,” said the Frenchman. “I love Le Mans but it has never been very kind to me in terms of results. This year, with the fantastic new LMP 07 and the quality driver line-up they have, I am sure it will be my best yet."<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>