Cygni posted:

24 gonna be so good.



the protos only got really small tweaks after the Roar, so will be interesting to see if the Orecas stay dominant.

Jehde posted:

My favourite part is when they interviewed Ogier after he fell into the ditch, he instantly goes to blaming his Fiesta not working right or something. Then they go interview Tanak, "The new cars are great! Way better than the garbage we had last year."

geonetix posted:

He still took top step with a serious margin

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Xisticide posted:

ByKolles are switching to Nissan's leftover LMP1 engine (without the hybrid) for the WEC this season in their quest for reliability.

Hopefully it includes a working fuel pump since they burned through around 8 of them at Le Mans.

Cygni posted:

Joest working on IMSA DPi program: http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/137926-joest-considering-imsa-lmp2-program

Bentai posted:

Was watching some of the 2004 Rolex on CyTube and the track looked a whole lot darker than it does in that video. Has Daytona turned up their track lighting over the years, or is the video poster just using a better low-light setting?

harperdc posted:

I forgot just how good the AMG V8s sounded, my goodness FWIW the Lexus GT3 sounds great too.

Cygni posted:

So DragonSpeed's Oreca tub was damaged so badly that they had to buy a new 07 tub from the Oreca trailer and build a whole new car up over night:
http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/137944-rolex-24-all-nighter-pays-off-dragonspeed-oreca-to-race

Reliability is going to be the determining factor it seems. Mazda has all old/known electronics, but their gearboxes overheat. VFR has the buggy electronics AND their gearboxes overheat. The Nissan is struggling to keep its intercoolers from getting blocked and killing their top end power (and they have the buggy electronics). Caddy has steering wheels that don't work. Gonna be a fun race!

http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/137940-rolex-24-reliability-a-big-concern-for-prototype-teams

George Zimmer posted:

And they're interviewing Jimmie Johnson because...?

Norns posted:

poo poo I forgot all about the 24 today. I miss anything good?

julian assflange posted:

That Porsche's tyres have dropped off a cliff

Boomer The Cannon posted:

Retired man drives Cadillac to win race.

Cygni posted:

Speaking of LeMans, entry list is out:

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/24h-le-mans-entry-list-revealed/

P1 is sad, and P2 is Oreca vs the world. 15 Oreca, 6 Ligier, 3 Dallara, 1 Riley.

quote:

50 – Larbre Competition – Corvette C7.R – Ricky Taylor

Cygni posted:

The WEC P2 grid is all ORECA. Not a single entry from another brand. And there is already talk that Riley may pull the plug. The FIA/ACO are bad.

dentist toy box posted:

Too bad there isn't a cool class of prototypes representing different manufacturers that could be in the race.

1500quidporsche posted:

I really wish they'd have a little counter for the number of laps the safety car has led.

Powershift posted:

The 12 hours of yellow flags.

Dr. Garbanzo posted:

Happens frequently when they let tourists out on this track

Powershift posted:

The tow truck is going to finish halfway up the field.

Cygni posted:

i guess nobody thought to give the KTM a strap for the driver to close the windshield

fyodor posted:

This inaugural Formula Tow Truck event is pretty exciting!

Cygni posted:

welp, think this is over. just what everyone wanted right, a Whincup/Ferrari win

the pass btw:

https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/828123033051074560

Dumb Username posted:

Dumb Username posted:

Holy poo poo, you weren't kidding.

VikingSkull posted:

Make a GT3 Camaro IMO, so we get GT3 Mustangs and Challengers too

Xisticide posted:

Callaway have an official licence to make the GT3 C7 but the agreement forbids them from selling it in the US. There's already a GT3 Camaro, built by Reiter with a similar arrangement. The GT3 rules mean only 1 race car design per base street car model can be homologated, so if GM want to make a new GT3 Corvette or Camaro they'll have to make a new variant of the road car to go along with it. The only GM GT3 car that they build in house is the Cadillac and even then they don't sell them to anyone.

Cygni posted:

Considering how much money they spent and how quickly they pulled the plug on the last GTLM Vipers, and how lousy the Viper sales are, I imagine that any factory GTLM/GT3 program from them at this point would be a Maserati or Alfa.

That said, although Ferrari is technically an independent company, 80% of its stock was distributed to FCA stock holders. So they basically already have a GTLM and GT3 program.