▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁MC 1 2 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁an ▁accident ▁could ▁eliminate ▁their ▁ch ances ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans , ▁but ▁the ▁MC 1 2 ▁was ▁finally ▁allowed ▁to ▁race . ▁The ▁A CO ▁stood ▁by ▁their ▁r uling ▁on ▁the ▁car ▁by ▁forb idd ing ▁it ▁from ▁entering ▁other ▁Le ▁Mans ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁l one ▁MC 1 2 ▁would ▁be ▁campaign ed ▁under ▁the ▁Mas er ati ▁Cor se ▁b anner , ▁but ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁R isi ▁Compet izione ▁team . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁American ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Series ▁season ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁successful ▁for ▁the ▁team , ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁scoring ▁no ▁wins . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁race ▁at ▁Maz da ▁Race way ▁Lag una ▁Sec a , ▁the ▁MC 1 2 ▁was ▁cli pped ▁by ▁a ▁compet itor , ▁causing ▁damage ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁length y ▁pit ▁stop . ▁After ▁res uming ▁the ▁race , ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁tra ction ▁caused ▁by ▁cold ▁t ires ▁made ▁the ▁car ▁hit ▁a ▁cur b , ▁which ▁broke ▁the ▁radi ator ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁MC 1 2 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Fred y ▁L ien hard ▁and ▁Did ier ▁The ys ▁announced ▁their ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁FI A ▁GT ▁MC 1 2 ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Series . ▁The ▁car ▁made ▁its ▁debut ▁at ▁Road ▁America , ▁finishing ▁ 3 rd