2023 Misc. sports car racing

[FLRacingFan]

This won’t race until 2024 but this is pretty amazing, Honda are using the Civic Type R to replace the NSX Type S as their Super GT GT500 model.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Contrary to the initial announcement, GT Masters will not compete with the Prototype Cup and Platinum drivers will still be allowed to run in the series. Only 4 races will be support races for DTM, there will be one standalone event and a companion race with the Truck race at the Nürburgring.

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Klarheit für 2023: ADAC GT Masters ohne Prototypen, überraschender Kalender

Der ADAC hat entschieden, ADAC GT Masters und LMP3 nun doch nicht als DTM Endurance auszutragen: Nur vier gemeinsame Wochenende mit der DTM geplant!

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[FLRacingFan]

Maro Engel set a Bathurst qualifying record with a 2:00.8 last night, might not be long before a restricted GT3 breaks the track’s 2:00 barrier.

12 Hour kicks off in about an hour. Modest entry count in its first year back in its normal calendar slot and with a pro class in three years but still about 10-12 cars who could win.

LIVE | Race | 2023 Bathurst 12 Hour (IGTC)

IGTC’s season opener comes live and uninterrupted from Down Under where drivers race from dawn to dusk over, under and around the fearsome Mount Panorama.Thi...

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[FLRacingFan]

Pretty good weekend for some Indy NXT drivers with Kyffin Simpson (Algarve Pro) and Nolan Siegel (Inter Europol) splitting the twin 4H of Dubai Asian Le Mans Series races this past weekend. Both showed good speed, especially Siegel, who was hounding Neel Jani before a mechanical failure Saturday and made the race-winning pass Sunday.

 

[FLRacingFan]

N*k*ta Mazep*n resorted to his usual tactics in the lead battle at the AsLMS finale at Abu Dhabi yesterday. Leclerc was right when he said he’ll never change.

Fantastic race btw. Siegel and Inter Europol should’ve had another race win but the gearbox failed out of the lead with 15 minutes left.

 

[FLRacingFan]

DTM grid is staying in shape this year.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Sonoma looks so much nicer this time of year

 

[DanicaFreak]

Love that she said she was willing to throw it all away for a pass to win...

 

[FLRacingFan]

Good finish in the British GT opener at Oulton Park this morning as the top runners were on slick tires as the rain started to come down at the very end.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Quite a nice race-winning pass in the ELMS opener at Barcelona this morning.

 

[West]

Quite a nice race-winning pass in the ELMS opener at Barcelona this morning.

The guy just give up the inside line, strange.

 

[FLRacingFan]

The guy just give up the inside line, strange.

I think he caught Jani off guard, that turn is not typically much of a passing zone and it was a pretty strong lunge.

 

[kkfan91]

I feel like this can go here. Gran Turismo is getting a movie.

Trailer doesn't look bad, typical Rocky style it looks like underdog fights to make it.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I feel like this can go here. Gran Turismo is getting a movie.

Trailer doesn't look bad, typical Rocky style it looks like underdog fights to make it.

Mardenborough made a pretty solid career out of it, there were a couple of other GT Academy graduates that had respectable careers. Will probably be dramatized a good bit by the looks of it but could be very interesting. Kind of a prelude to all of the iRacing and other racing esports that lead to real racers these days.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Had never paid much attention to this series before but British GT has had a good season so far.

 

[donthaveanickname]

DTM's third new era in four years will get underway in about 45 minutes.
While this boring ass track in Sachsen-Anhalt isn't a great venue for the start of the season, I'm happy to see they're focusing on the core market now. The field is looking good as well.

 

[rd45usa]

Super GT at Suzuka today.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Super GT at Suzuka today.

Fortunately both drivers were okay, and it doesn’t sound like there were any marshal injuries either. Those GT500 cars are pretty much the quickest tintops on the planet now so it’s very fortunate that there were no major injuries. Not sure if Matsuda didn’t realize he was three-wide with a couple of GT300s or what.

 

[FLRacingFan]

After running as a national GT race the past few years, Macau has regained FIA GT World Cup status for the first time post-COVID.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Hate that F1 got this race moved up a month to a packed racing and holiday weekend, but the biggest GT race in the world, Spa 24, kicks off around 10 AM with a field of 70 GT3 cars.

LIVE | Race | CrowdStrike 24 hours of Spa - Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS

RACE Ladies and Gentlemen, please take your seats: the biggest GT race in the world is here! Join us for uninterrupted live coverage of the 75th CrowdStrike ...

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[donthaveanickname]

The Nürburgring 24 will be a part of IGTC next year.

Nürburgring 24 to Join Four-Round IGTC Calendar Next Year – Sportscar365

Nürburgring joins IGTC calendar as second 24-hour round for next season...

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[FLRacingFan]

The Nürburgring 24 will be a part of IGTC next year.

Nürburgring 24 to Join Four-Round IGTC Calendar Next Year – Sportscar365

Nürburgring joins IGTC calendar as second 24-hour round for next season...

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I don’t fully grasp what’s going on with the whole Nurburgring/ADAC/NLS split or whatever it is right now, so this seems like a good way to add some stability to the event. At any rate, a cup that includes endurance races at Bathurst, the Nurburgring, and Spa will be pretty damn special to win.

 

[FLRacingFan]

This is a pipe dream but NASCAR going abroad to the Norisring would make for an electrifying race. Great layout for bold, hard racing.

 

[donthaveanickname]

This is a pipe dream but NASCAR going abroad to the Norisring would make for an electrifying race. Great layout for bold, hard racing.

The NASCAR Nuremberg 250. A man can dream.

 

[Kiante]

Vale wins at Misano today!

 

[FLRacingFan]

Vale wins at Misano today!

I’m actually starting up the replay right now. So stoked for the guy, especially to do it on home soil. I watched the race 1 replay yesterday and thought it was his best race yet, looked really confident and aggressive and made some great passes. He’s coming into his own nicely.

 

[FLRacingFan]

 

[Kiante]

That was incredible. SRO really is amazing, I love watching it when I get the chance.

 

[FLRacingFan]

The Sunday DTM races the last two rounds on the Nürburgring sprint layout and Lausitzring were pretty damn good.