IMSA 2021

[FLRacingFan]

Feel pretty bad for Turner Motorsports for having at worse a 2nd and quite possibly a win taken from them due to a rare poor mistake by Antonio Garcia. Their title hopes are probably gone now. Pretty hard but fair racing throughout though, VIR showcases these cars really well.

 

[Kiante]

HELLO!?

It's not IMSA, but there will be a *checks notes* a 24 Hours of Sebring next month with GT3/GTX/GT4/991/992/TCR/TCX/TC.

Sounds like absolute madness:

Entry Growing For Inaugural 24H Sebring | dailysportscar.com

A 35 car provisional entry has been published for the inaugural 24H Sebring next month (18-20 November). Some 25 cars, principally from amongst the 24H Series' regular customer base, look set to make the trip from Europe including a smattering of GT3 cars. They are set to be joined by 10...

www.dailysportscar.com

 

[FLRacingFan]

HELLO!?

It's not IMSA, but there will be a *checks notes* a 24 Hours of Sebring next month with GT3/GTX/GT4/991/992/TCR/TCX/TC.

Sounds like absolute madness:

Entry Growing For Inaugural 24H Sebring | dailysportscar.com

A 35 car provisional entry has been published for the inaugural 24H Sebring next month (18-20 November). Some 25 cars, principally from amongst the 24H Series' regular customer base, look set to make the trip from Europe including a smattering of GT3 cars. They are set to be joined by 10...

www.dailysportscar.com

Also OT but the Indy 8 Hours this Sunday has a really good field too. I think the biggest GT3 grid there’s ever been in the States, like 27 cars + 14 GT4.

 

[Barbara Charles]

I am watching the 8 hours of Indy right now and it is quite enjoyable. Beats listening to the gerbils

 

[Kiante]

Bourdais/Bamber/Lynn have been confirmed for the second CGR DPi:

CCGR adds Bamber, Bourdais, Lynn to expanded 2022 DPi program

The Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing team has confirmed its plans to add a second DPi-V.R to its stable and a trio of new drivers in Sebastien Bourdais, Alex Lynn, and Earl Bamber. As RACER reported in…

racer.com

 

[Kiante]

Tristian Nunez will be replacing Felipe Nasr at AXR, Mike Conway will continue to race in the Endurance races:

Nunez joins Derani at AXR in '22, Conway remains for enduros

Action Express Racing today announced that Pipo Derani will partner with Tristan Nunez in the #31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac in IMSA next year, with Mike Conway joining the team for the four endurance events.

www.motorsport.com

 

[Kiante]

So, there will be six entries for the GTLM class at Petit Le Mans, WeatherTech Racing will have a second Porsche entry:

Second WeatherTech Porsche Set To Complete Six Car GTLM Grid For Petit Le Mans | dailysportscar.com

WeatherTech Racing are set to field a second GTLM class Porsche 911 RSR-19 for the IMSA season finale at Petit Le Mans. The car, understood by DSC to be a full Pro-crewed effort alongside the full-season, Proton Competition prepared #79 car, should complete a six-car farewell to the GTLM class...

www.dailysportscar.com

Would have been great to see Risi back for this event as well to end the GTLM era.

 

[FLRacingFan]

So, there will be six entries for the GTLM class at Petit Le Mans, WeatherTech Racing will have a second Porsche entry:

Second WeatherTech Porsche Set To Complete Six Car GTLM Grid For Petit Le Mans | dailysportscar.com

WeatherTech Racing are set to field a second GTLM class Porsche 911 RSR-19 for the IMSA season finale at Petit Le Mans. The car, understood by DSC to be a full Pro-crewed effort alongside the full-season, Proton Competition prepared #79 car, should complete a six-car farewell to the GTLM class...

www.dailysportscar.com

Would have been great to see Risi back for this event as well to end the GTLM era.

Will probably have a better shot than the #79 thanks to the all-pro lineup. I wonder if we can get back to 40+ cars for Petit, should be close and I think some other extra entries have already announced.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Looks to be 43 entered for Petit Le Mans next weekend - 7 DPi / 5 LMP2 / 10 LMP3 / 6 GTLM / 15 GTD. Biggest field this season since the Rolex and the biggest Petit (heh) since the first post-merger running back in 2014.

 

[Kiante]

MAN LOOK:

Mustang and Corvette GT3 pony car wars coming in 2024

IMSA is expected to have two American automotive titans fighting for dominance in its GT3 classes when the 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season gets under way. RACER has learned that not …

racer.com

 

[FLRacingFan]

MAN LOOK:

Mustang and Corvette GT3 pony car wars coming in 2024

IMSA is expected to have two American automotive titans fighting for dominance in its GT3 classes when the 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season gets under way. RACER has learned that not …

racer.com

Ahhhhhhh, hell yes! I’ve been missing those Ford GT/Corvette battles from peak GTLM.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Corvette’s 2024 car will be the Z06 GT3.R. Interestingly, several mentions of a strong customer focus but no confirmation of any continued factory effort from 2024 and beyond. Looks like a mean car though.

Also announced the #3 will run GTD Pro in IMSA next season while the #4 will be the WEC car.

 

[Barbara Charles]

Helio.

 

[Kiante]

Damn, well the time is finally here for Mazda:


Going to miss this beast.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Do BMW design teams just have competitions to see how big they can make their grille?