Reigning Grand Am Rolex Series GT title winners Farnbacher Loles will aim to carry its form over to the American Le Mans Series as the team prepares to embark on its first full season in the championship this year.

The team will field a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the GT2 class this season with 2007 driver Dirk Werner also making the move over to the ALMS with the team. Marc Basseng will complete the team's 2008 line-up, with Bryce Miller also joining the pair for the season-opening Sebring Twelve Hours this weekend as well as the races later in the year at Road America, Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca.

The team recently completed a test with the new Porsche at Sebring ahead of the big race, with the results of the session leaving team-owner Gregory Loles confident for the year ahead.

"We arrived in Sebring last week hoping the 2008 RSR would show the improvement necessary to take on the Ferrari,” he said. “After a successful test, we left confident our RSR will be very competitive. Porsche's engineers have worked diligently, improving the RSR in many ways. Our technical director, Horst Farnbacher, is always able to get the best out of every car we give him and I know he is more than ready for the challenge ahead. We are looking forward to campaigning this car.

"This year we are also glad to welcome Michelin as our tyre supplier. With Michelin's proven record in the series, it will be an asset to have them involved in our programme. We are looking forward to helping Porsche win races and rewarding our sponsors and fans with the results they expect from our team."