JL Racing’s season starts in just over two weeks from now on May 17.

The car has been undergoing a total ground-up rebuild for the 2008 season, complete with MY2008 panel work and a number of mechanical enhancements.

One of the new developments is a deal with Quarter Master to provide racing clutches for the team. Not only will JL Racing get a great, reliable source for some critical components, they’ll also be the focus of some development for these parts with the distinct possibility of street applications arising.

Click here for the full press release.

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JL Racing’s Diana Dale has recorded a podcast with regard to JL’s groundbreaking move into E85 racing. They’re going to be the first team in the Canadian Touring Car Championship to run on the fuel.

They’re converting their 2005 Saab 9-3 to run on ethanol and running it in the touring class of the competition. It’s an interesting conversation and I’m sure there will be a few race teams, some of which are in Sweden, watching their progress with this car.

Hit the podcast link from the main page to listen to the podcast.

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New aerodynamic latches. Cool.