Continuing with confirmations and team announcements for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Here are the latest developments.
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
Saturday, October 5, 2024
2025 IMSA team announcements in the WeatherTech Championship, (continued)
Friday, October 4, 2024
EDITORIAL: The Blogging Plan for the Indianapolis 8 Hours & associated SRO America final support races of the 2024 season
Just now realizing how busy I am with covering the sports car races and have decided to wait for a while to blog this weekend's running of the Indianapolis 8 Hours and all the associated support events for such classes as TC America, GT America, and Pirelli GT4 America, that each have doubleheaders of races on Friday and Sunday of the weekend, except GT4 America, who are scheduled to be the warmup race for one hour before the GT3 field is turned loose for the Indianapolis 8 Hours itself. So, you will hear about that race, maybe, in a couple of weeks. Keeping track of all of the news surrounding it, at this particular time while also contemplating other races that will be posted about in the very near future, some of which have taken place, and others, yet to take place.
It is a big job keeping all of the races together but somehow for this specific blog I am indeed able to make all of it work. It is a mental exercise, but, as you have read, I am able to pull it off for the most part. So, I look forward to bringing everyone all of the action when it is indeed possible and there is time for me to block it into my schedule. Stay tuned. Again, in a couple of weeks there will be a good opportunity for me to bring you all of the coverage from Indianapolis. When that works for the schedule, it will be great. You will not want to miss a moment of it.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Entry List Notebook - Motul Petit Le Mans
Class titles still on the line heading to season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
https://www.imsa.com/news/2024/10/02/entry-list-notebook-motul-petit-le-mans-5/
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
NEW 2025 LMP3 Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Evo TESTING - 3.5L V6 Pure Sound & Comparison
The new face, the new race car, of LMP3 competition globally, beginning next year in 2025. V6 turbo power provided by Toyota is set to replace the rumble of the current 5.6-liter Nissan naturally aspirated V8 in the back of all LMP3 cars from next year onward, so in such championships as the IMSA VP Racing Fuels Sports Car Challenge, Le Mans Cup, European Le Mans Series, and Asian Le Mans Series as far as I am aware.
The all new V6 Twin Turbo sound of LMP3 for 2025, and Ginetta's renewed return to LMP3 manufacturing. The new Toyota based 3.5L V35A-FTS V6 being tuned by ORECA to 470hp, will replace the Nissan based VK56 V8 and will share the LMP3 sector with the ADESS AD25, Duqueine D09 and Ligier JS P325. Early reports suggest that the third generation LMP3 rules are certainly faster and drink a lot less fuel, but will a full field of these rumbling under the Dunlop bridge at Le Mans quite feel the same?
More IMSA WeatherTech Championship News Between Indianapolis and the Petit Le Mans
More news from the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship between the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis, which was just completed, and the season finale Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
More Official IMSA Website News
More news stories and features from the IMSA official website for you to peruse.
DOUBLE STINT: Weekend Recap; News Roundup & More (10-1-24)
John Dagys joins Jonathan Grace for this week's episode of Double Stint...
https://sportscar365.com/podcasts/double-stint-weekend-recap-news-roundup-more-8/