PORTLAND, Ore., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials of the American Le Mans Series and AutoWeek Magazine today announced a contest that every fan of sports car racing will want to win. The American Le Mans Series / AutoWeek Insider Dream Giveaway features prizes like a VIP trip to the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans, a Panoz Racing School entry at Road Atlanta and Chateau Elan Golf/Spa package as well as a VIP trip to the 2007 Petit Le Mans.
The top prize is "Le Grand Prix" where the winners will travel to Germany next June to visit the Audi factory and pick up the keys to a beautiful Audi automobile for their personal transportation. After a factory tour, they will head for Le Mans, France where they'll enjoy VIP status at the race. They'll get the insider treatment among the teams and be provided with hospitality by the Panoz Motor Sports Group.
Another lucky couple, winners of "Le Premier Prix", will enjoy a Panoz Driving School entry for one plus a companion Spa/Golf package at the beautiful Chateau Elan resort near Road Atlanta. A third couple will be awarded an all- expense-paid trip to Petit Le Mans 2007.
In order to enter, fans should visit www.autoweek.com/alms. The contest will run from now until January 2007, and winners will be announced at the 55th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
In announcing the contest, American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton said, "We're truly pleased to partner with AutoWeek Magazine to make this contest possible. AutoWeek subscribers are our fans, and we're happy to make possible through our group's assets, prizes that any true fan of Le Mans or the American Le Mans Series would love to win."
AutoWeek Magazine Director of Marketing Cheryl Rothe said, "We are pleased to partner with the American Le Mans Series in providing our AutoWeek magazine and AutoWeek.com readers a trip of a lifetime sweepstakes opportunity - a chance to win the 'Insider's Dream Giveaway.' This partnership is very valuable to us as we see the AutoWeek reader and the American Le Mans Series fans as sharing the automotive passion that this sweepstakes offers. This is truly something money can't buy."
No purchase is necessary to enter. For Official Rules and to enter online, visit www.autoweek.com/alms . The contest is open to legal U.S. residents of the (48) contiguous states, 18 years of age or older. The odds of winning depend on number of entries received. The contest is void in AK, HI, PR and where prohibited by law and ends on January 19, 2007.
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