FLRacingFan
Team Owner
This is gonna be wild.
Guaranteed banger.
This is gonna be wild.
For real. Bring hearing protection or your head will be buzzing for a week, especially around a joint that small.People think next gen cars are loud? Well, be prepared.![]()
Attracting new customer teams for 2025 will be a hard task. With eight-figure budgets understood to be required for customer Hypercar and GTP programs, you can count the number of teams ready, willing and able on one hand.
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“I don’t think there are many privateer teams that are waiting to get into WEC at the moment,” he (Urs Kuratle, Director of Factory Racing) told RACER when asked for his thoughts on the two-car rule’s impact on the entry.
“I think it’s a very small market. There are three very good teams doing it at the moment but I am not hearing of any teams knocking down the door trying to get in.”
Yeah, but just imagine how crazy it would get if there were more cars available. Back in the Group C days, you could buy a competitive (if not dominant) 956/62 and at Dijon the grid went down the straight, around the last corner and out of sight.![]()
Does IMSA hold the key to future customer Porsche 963s?
With the future of Porsche’s 963 customer stable looking unclear for 2025 and beyond, Porsche LMDh boss Urs Kuratle has revealed that talks are ongoing with “people in IMSA” about future prog…racer.com
I guess we know the cap of how many cars we can see in action of top flight prototype racing now isn't about selling customer cars as much as it is how many factories want to get into the sport.
If we can get a second JDC and a second Proton I’ll be happy. I think economies of scale and the data/setup sharing capabilities dictate that two cars are the way to go for a team.![]()
Does IMSA hold the key to future customer Porsche 963s?
With the future of Porsche’s 963 customer stable looking unclear for 2025 and beyond, Porsche LMDh boss Urs Kuratle has revealed that talks are ongoing with “people in IMSA” about future prog…racer.com
I guess we know the cap of how many cars we can see in action of top flight prototype racing now isn't about selling customer cars as much as it is how many factories want to get into the sport.
Krohn put it in the barrier at the Kink during morning practice and the team couldn’t get the 24 fixed in time for qualifying, and the 25 couldn’t replicate their practice speed. Another pretty disappointing day from that team.BMW needs a decent result, and this weekend they're off to a good start: https://racer.com/2024/08/03/de-phillippi-puts-bmw-ahead-in-second-road-america-practice/
They've got a good chassis in the Dallara, and the motor looks strong, so what could possibly be up with them? Why can't they put it all together?Krohn put it in the barrier at the Kink during morning practice and the team couldn’t get the 24 fixed in time for qualifying, and the 25 couldn’t replicate their practice speed. Another pretty disappointing day from that team.
Hey, are you getting any of Debby?A lot of opening lap argybargy. Jeez.
Got a feeling it’s a bit of everything right now. I think at the very least we’ll see some significant changes in driver lineup next year. Probably some young blood, BMW have developed a number of drivers through their Junior Team the last few years who are probably ready for prototypes.They've got a good chassis in the Dallara, and the motor looks strong, so what could possibly be up with them? Why can't they put it all together?
Rain has stopped for a brief period now, but definitely got some heavy stuff in the morning and early afternoon. Will probably catch some more shortly but not bad, all things considered.Hey, are you getting any of Debby?
Looking for 8-10" over the next 72-96 hours, but only 35mph winds. Bro in law just arrived in Hilton Head for a week.Rain has stopped for a brief period now, but definitely got some heavy stuff in the morning and early afternoon. Will probably catch some more shortly but not bad, all things considered.
I'm in Pinellas and right now the radar says this is as bad as it's going to get for us. The people north of us might be in for a rough ride though.Rain has stopped for a brief period now, but definitely got some heavy stuff in the morning and early afternoon. Will probably catch some more shortly but not bad, all things considered.
Yep, the track moved out a decent bit westward from earlier projections. Looking like a Big Bend landfall now.I'm in Pinellas and right now the radar says this is as bad as it's going to get for us. The people north of us might be in for a rough ride though.
Getting the TV time though.Not a good day for Mission Foods signage.