Friday, September 6, 2024

29 Cars for Inaugural 992 Enduro at Spa

First-ever 12-hour contest for Porsche 992 Cup machinery attracts plenty of familiar faces...

https://sportscar365.com/other-series/24hseries/29-cars-for-inaugural-992-enduro-at-spa/

Stay tuned.  Planning to post both video and results of this race even though it is not one I am not sure I would follow too closely except, when I have ample time, to enjoy and be entertained.


Thursday, September 5, 2024

Confirmed Teams for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship so far

The 2025 season will be here before we know it even with two more endurance races to go in 2024 for the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.  I think one of these teams and drivers' combinations has been highlighted already.  But it will be worth mentioning again just to even things out.  This is the very beginning of the jigsaw puzzle or what most folks in the motor racing business call the "silly season".  

United Autosports Confirmed for Two LMP2 Entries in 2025 WeatherTech Championship


BMW M Team RLL Confirmed for Two GTP Entries in 2025

Three Cadillac GTPs Confirmed for 2025 WeatherTech Championship


Ford Multimatic Motorsports Confirms Two Mustang GT3's for 2025 GTD Pro Season


TDS Racing LMP2 Confirmed for 2025 WeatherTech Championship Season


Plenty more team and driver announcements will come together in due time looking ahead to 2025.  So, stay tuned.


Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Intercontinental GT Challenge Headlines

Now that the dust has settled and the smoke has cleared from both the Nurburgring 24 Hours and the 24 Hours of Spa, here is an update on the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge, including a decision on the appeal made by ROWE Racing after the Nurburgring 24's conclusion, an early conclusion, due of course to the terrible weather and the fog on the Grand Prix section of the Nurburgring while a good part of the fabled Nordschleife remained clear.  

First of all, ROWE Racing puts up a good point about this proposed doubleheader within a single week's time for the 2025 running of both the Nurburgring 24 Hours and the Spa 24 Hours.  This idea is impossible, and I hope to explain why in a forthcoming editorial post.  

ROWE Affected by "Impossible" N24-24H Spa Double Header


An appeal was filed by ROWE Racing BMW after the Nurburgring 24 Hours.  But that appeal has been rejected, so Audi Sport Scherer PHX are the official winners of the Nurburgring 24 Hours for 2024 with the race being cut short due to torrential rain and fog.  

ROWE N24 Appeal Rejected by DMSB

The DMSB motorsports court, rejected the appeal.

2025 Indy 8H Date Moved as Full IGTC Calendar Confirmed


Ratel Not Ruling Out Jeddah for Potential IGTC Round


Capestro-Dubets Drafted into ST Racing BMW Lineup for Indy 8H


Porsche is not planning to send any factory drivers or factory nominated international teams to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Intercontinental GT Challenge and SRO GT World Challenge America season finale, the Indianapolis 8 Hours.  Their reliance will be on the existing entrants in GT World Challenge America to score manufacturers' points for the Intercontinental GT Challenge.  This is in the spirit of how the rules are written, to have local teams score points for a given GT3 manufacturer.

Porsche to Rely on Local Customers for IGTC Title Bid



Tuesday, September 3, 2024

More WeatherTech Championship News

More news from the IMSA WeatherTech Championship between the all GT VIR race and the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Insight: Why Gradient Racing is Going "All In" With Mustang GT3

United Autosports Confirmed for Two-Car LMP2 Return in 2025

In both the IMSA WeatherTech Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship, we could see Porsche Penske Motorsports shuffling and reorganizing their driver lineups for the 2025 season.  Watch this space.

Porsche Penske Not Ruling Out Driver 'Shuffle' for 2025

Porsche Penske FIA WEC stars Kevin Estre and Matt Campbell will be the third drivers in each of the two Porsche Penske Motorsports Porsche 963's for the season ending Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, the second weekend in October.

Estre, Campbell to Complete Porsche Penske Lineup for Petit


Inter Europol Secures Standalone LMP2 Entry

Vilander, Lindh Complete DragonSpeed Ferrari GTD Lineup

This is the latest update.  There will be more news as the Battle on the Bricks, 6-hour race approaches, in a few weeks.  

Monday, September 2, 2024

A Tale of Two Races: BGB Porsche Wins at VIR After RS1 Porsche Shines Early

Wittmer wills Honda to first win of season in TCR.

https://www.imsa.com/news/2024/08/24/a-tale-of-two-races-bgb-porsche-wins-at-vir-after-rs1-porsche-shines-early/

IMSA 2024 Virginia GT Challenge REVIEW

 


From Formula Jonah.  IMSA's GT only event is complete and what a thrilling race that was! The Virginia International Raceway delivered a fantastic race with action up and down the GTD Pro and GTD classes including a fierce battle for the overall win between BMW, Ford, and Aston Martin. This is the race review detailing all the details of the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR!



Sunday, September 1, 2024

Full Race | 2024 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa | FIA WEC

 


Enjoy the 2024 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa in its entirety.  

Martin Haven, Graham Goodwin, and Anthony Davidson call the racing action from the broadcast booth, trackside, with Bruce Jouanny reporting from the pit lane.