News during the brief offseason for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. Round one of 2025 at Daytona International Speedway will be here before you know it.
Endurance... the sports car racing blog
Sports car racing, is my passion and I have been dedicated to it for well over two decades. A great quote from Steve McQueen in his 1971 movie, when he starred as Gulf Porsche driver Michael Delaney, comes to mind. "Racing is life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting." - Steve McQueen From the movie, "Le Mans" - 1971
Friday, November 29, 2024
Michelin Pilot Challenge offseason news
Thursday, November 28, 2024
More IMSA WeatherTech Championship News During the Offseason
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Thankful every day for endurance sports car racing, my favorite motorsport. Here is the latest news via Sportscar365 over the offseason in the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Included within this update is everything and anything you should know about the recent test session that took place for IMSA at Daytona International Speedway, the traditional November test session that always happens before the Roar Before the Rolex 24 which is slated of course for the third weekend in January right before the Rolex 24 itself.
This post is jammed with useful content and information if, like I do, you follow the goings on of the WeatherTech Championship often.
BMW have multiple options on the table for their 2025 programs in IMSA and in FIA WEC, both.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
DOUBLE STINT: News Roundup, Listener Questions & More (11-26-24)
Davey Euwema joins Jonathan Grace for this week's episode of Double Stint...
https://sportscar365.com/podcasts/double-stint-news-roundup-listener-question-more-4/
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
HOWLING V12 Valkyrie AMR-LMH Testing at Sebring
From Lanky Turtle. The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH testing at Sebring International Raceway in preparation of its 2025 IMSA and WEC race debut.
Monday, November 25, 2024
Top 5 GT Cars NOT in WEC LMGT3
From Formula Jonah. The LMGT3 Class has been a huge success for the WEC, as 9 manufacturers joined the category in its first year in the series. But did you know that there are quite a few more GT3 cars that are NOT racing in LMGT3? Well, in this video, I will be talking about 5 of them, as we take a look at the Top 5 cars not in the new GT class.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Gounon Coy on Full-Time Alpine Promotion Chances
Gounon says promotion to full-time Alpine drive not being discussed amid Fuji one-off...
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/gounon-coy-on-full-time-alpine-promotion-chances/
FIA Insider - How to Read Timing Screens in WEC (ft. Supercarsoflondon)
Discover the inner workings of the FIA World Endurance Championship’s timekeeping and learn how to read the timing screens, and get the most from them, with Paul Wallace (@supercarsoflondon) as he goes behind the scenes, to the room occupied by Al Kamel Systems, FIA WEC’s official timing supplier. 📍 Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:48 - Center of command 1:25 - Step by step 2:49 - Getting the information 3:41 - Lap times 5:42 - Race Control 6:06 - Conclusion