After careful consideration involving fan input, the event promoter, television partner and sponsors, the American Le Mans Series has decided to make a minor adjustment to its 2005 schedule.
Resulting from cooperation between the event organizer and supports series, the ALMS has changed the date of the event at Mosport International Raceway near Toronto from August 26-28 to September 2-4 in order to provide the best possible package of racing, headlined by the ALMS and involving the SCCA SPEED World Challenge. The ALMS race will continue to be televised live by SPEED Channel across North America and on MotorsTV in Europe.
"The American Le Mans Series decided to make this change to further strengthen our annual event at Mosport International Raceway," said Scott Atherton, President and CEO of the American Le Mans Series. "With a small modification to the series schedule, the American Le Mans Series will provide Mosport fans another incredible weekend of the world's best sports car racing. We have enjoyed record crowds the last two years at Mosport and this adjustment is a testament of the American Le Mans Series' continued commitment of truly being 'for the fans.'"
Mosport International Raceway and its fans will benefit from the schedule change as both classes of the SPEED World Challenge will now have the opportunity to take part in the event and bring a full weekend of professional sports car racing to Canadian fans.
"The American Le Mans Series continues to thrill our fan base year after year," said Myles Brandt, President and General Manager of Mosport International Raceway. "We are very happy about the SPEED World Challenge returning to Mosport in 2005, which will again make the American Le Mans Series weekend our biggest of the year on our new Labor Day weekend date. Our fans wanted both series back and made this known to us. We are pleased that the American Le Mans Series is able to accommodate this change and we look forward to another action-filled and entertaining weekend for Mosport fans."
REVISED 2005 American Le Mans Series Schedule
Mar. 16-19 - 53rd annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Sebring (FL) International Raceway, (3.7 mile), 12 hours (SPEED Channel).
Apr. 15-17 - Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA, (2.54 mile), 2 hours 45 minutes (CBS)
May 20-22 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH, (2.225 mile), 2 hours 45 minutes (CBS).
July 1-4 - Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT (1.54 mile), 2 hours 45 minutes (SPEED Channel).
July 15-17 - Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA (2.53 mile), 2 hours 45 minutes (CBS).
July 29-31 - Portland (OR) International Raceway, (1.944 mile), 2 hours 45 minutes (SPEED Channel).
Aug. 19-21 - Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI (4.048 mile), 2 hours 45 minutes (SPEED Channel).
Sep. 2-4 - Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, ON, Canada (2.459 mile), 2 hours 45 minutes (SPEED Channel).
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 - Chevy presents Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA (2.54 mile), 1,000 miles or 10 hours (SPEED Channel).
Oct. 14-16 - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA (2.238 mile), 4 hours (SPEED Channel).
