Saturday, October 5, 2024

2025 IMSA team announcements in the WeatherTech Championship, (continued)

Continuing with confirmations and team announcements for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.  Here are the latest developments.

DragonSpeed Joining GTD Class with Confirmed 2025 Entry

The DragonSpeed announcement came together during the weekend of the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti GTD Lamborghini Confirmed for 2025


Paul Miller Racing Confirmed for Two GTD Pro Entries in 2025

Inter Europol Competition Confirmed for Solo LMP2 Entry in 2025 Season


AO Racing GTD PRO and LMP2 Entries Confirmed for 2025 Season


Era Motorsport Confirmed for LMP2 Entry in 2025

Triarsi Competizione Expands IMSA Lineup


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.

  

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.

Olympic Gold Medalist Butler Named Petit Grand Marshal

Porsche #6 has incurred a post-race penalty as has at least one other GTP car and team.

No. 6 Porsche Stripped of Indy Podium in Post-Race Penalties

Sellers to Depart Paul Miller For New DXDT Management Role


Paul Miller to Expand to Two BMW GTD Pro Entries in 2025

McLaren, Acura GT3 Cars Get BoP Breaks for Petit

AO Confirms Return of GTD Pro, LMP2 Entries for 2025

DragonSpeed Overhauls Lineup; Moves to GTD Pro for Petit

Capacity 54-Car Entry for Petit Le Mans

Diuguid Explains No. 6 Porsche Wiring Loom Infraction at Indy

Plenty more news still to come as we look ahead to the season finale at Road Atlanta, the 26th running of the Petit Le Mans.  Stay tuned.


Tuesday, October 1, 2024

More Official IMSA Website News

More news stories and features from the IMSA official website for you to peruse.

Paris Olympics Gold Medalist Butler to Serve as Grand Marshal at Motul Petit Le Mans


Reposting the obituary for 1993 Rolex 24 at Daytona winner with Dan Gurney's All American Racers Toyota Eagle GTP team, in the final year of GTP 1.0, Rocky Moran Jr.  Rest In Peace, Rocky.  You will be missed.

1993 Rolex 24 At Daytona Winner Moran Dies at Age 74

With one race to spare, Mercedes Benz has clinched their first IMSA GT Daytona Manufacturers' Championship crown.

Mercedes-AMG Clinches First GTD Manufacturer Championship


Penalties issued to two of the top GTP class contenders.  Porsche Penske Motorsports Porsche 963 #6 and WTR Andretti Acura #40.

IMSA Issues Penalties from Indianapolis Following Extended GTP Inspection


Putting th Endurance in the WeatherTech Championship


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/