NASCAR at LeMans

[aunty dive]

Haven’t seen any.

 

[Kiante]

Curious about that video title.

A Cup car going from electric to the ICE sounds good to me.

 

[Formerjackman]

Eh B.S as usual some people think this is the super bowl of the world. It used to be a pretty famous race but it isn't what it was. The Nascar car is even less important to the outcome of the race. It isn't competing for anything but competing to see if it can finish the race and other technical items. It isn't going to cause of any leading driver to toss aside their potential class winning ride to jump into a exhibition car.

I'm quite sure there are plenty of drivers without LeMans rides that could wheel that thing faster than Jeff, Jimmie, Chase, Kyle L. or any other NASCAR driver. Chase may be a great stock car road racer, but he was pretty much exposed at Daytona in the first gen Caddy, (as was Jimmie) and LeMans and the lack of experience there would only widen the gap. If it does end up being Rocky, Jimmie and Jeff, Rocky will have to drag the brake to not show up his teammates.

 

[Revman]

It is both. You see what's funny is that in the announcement, all the material had the NASCAR logo, IMSA, logo, and HMS logo beside the 24 Hours of LeMans logo, which can be seen at the top of this page for instance: https://m.nascar.com/news-media/202...ts-team-up-for-special-le-mans-entry-in-2023/

This is what's known in the biz as, a collaboration. You know. More than one entity, united for a cause.

No it's not. It's a Hendrick deal with NASCAR logos. That's not a collaboration. A collaboration is when you invite people/groups to participate and they do. This was not that. Ever.

 

[Kiante]

Oh why bother even explaining anything anymore.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Curious about that video title.

A Cup car going from electric to the ICE sounds good to me.

AFAIK they haven’t confirmed that aspect of it yet but it was said that the ACO very much wanted it to be hybrid to help fulfill the “innovative” aspect of the entry, although I doubt it’d be any more than just using the LMDh spec hybrid system. I don’t think they’re trying to reinvent the wheel. Test bed for the next set of Cup engine/power unit regulations as well.

 

[acmerocket]

no electric just gas,things changed.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

A collaboration is when you invite people/groups to participate and they do.

'Collaboration' doesn't mean the project is by default open to EVERYONE. Just because Toyota and Ford weren't invited doesn't mean there aren't organizations outside of Hendrick and NASCAR involved, ones neither of those outfits normally work with.

 

[FLRacingFan]

The race has sold out btw, record crowd anticipated.

 

[wi_racefan]

The race has sold out btw, record crowd anticipated.

I clearly don't follow this race but is a sell out this early normal?

 

[aunty dive]

It’s the 100th anniversary of the event.

Big deal.

 

[Kiante]

I clearly don't follow this race but is a sell out this early normal?

I think it sold out last year.

The new Hypercars/GTP (LMDh) platforms are creating a lot of buzz. As @aunty dive mentioned it is the 100th LeMans event. Huge anniversary events like this sell out quickly.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I clearly don't follow this race but is a sell out this early normal?

Definitely not. I’m not sure there’s ever been a formal sellout in the modern recordkeeping era either. You’d have to go back to the late 60’s, back when there were likely no capacity limitations, to see unofficial estimates higher than what they’re expecting next summer.

 

[kkfan91]

How do you sell out an 8 mile race track?

 

[FLRacingFan]

How do you sell out an 8 mile race track?

It’s mostly a giant street course, they have dedicated grandstands/camping areas/fan zones so people don’t wander into the woods, businesses, or residential villages within the track. There’s obviously going to be some level of crowd containment involved.

 

[wi_racefan]

It’s mostly a giant street course, they have dedicated grandstands/camping areas/fan zones so people don’t wander into the woods, businesses, or residential villages within the track. There’s obviously going to be some level of crowd containment involved.

After the 1955 crash I imagine they are pretty particular where they let fans observe the race from

 

[StandOnIt]

How do you sell out an 8 mile race track?

I could say one ticket at a time, but without any figures of crowd capacity it's impossible to tell but IMO sell outs are never a bad thing.

 

[aunty dive]

Carbon brake package and a spool.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

The dive planes just look bad ass. It's like horns on a dinosaur spine - can't have too many.

 

[StandOnIt]

Carbon brake package and a spool.

I think they got rid of the locker rear end. They are finding plenty of bugs to iron out.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I think they got rid of the locker rear end. They are finding plenty of bugs to iron out.

While I think the project is interesting overall, I'm primarily interested in seeing if NASCAR finds anything they can apply to its touring series.

 

[StandOnIt]

While I think the project is interesting overall, I'm primarily interested in seeing if NASCAR finds anything they can apply to its touring series.

I hope the thing stays together for 24 hours and has decent pace myself. These guys racing from across the pond know how to do that.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Driver lineup is set to be announced this weekend, ahead of next week’s attempt at a 12-hour test at Daytona. I think this is where functioning lights are set to make their first appearance.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Driver lineup is set to be announced this weekend, ahead of next week’s attempt at a 12-hour test at Daytona. I think this is where functioning lights are set to make their first appearance.

It will be interesting to see how the numbers compare to Roar speeds.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[FLRacingFan]

Great blend of experience, skill, and cachet. This is gonna be fun. Big time!

 

[FLRacingFan]

 

[Zerkfitting]

Is the car too different to run at an IMSA event? I would think they would want to run the car in a race before LeMans.

 

[wi_racefan]

Can't say I'm surprised by any of these guys

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[Jorge De Guzman]

so it wasnt going to be Jeff Gordon as a driver all along. Excited to see Button in a "NASCAR Cup Car", maybe this will open the door to him racing some in Xfinity and Cup in the near future.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[donthaveanickname]

Can't say I'm surprised by any of these guys

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Button did surprise me. Would've loved to see Junior and Gordon alongside Jimmie but this is still a great lineup.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Is the car too different to run at an IMSA event? I would think they would want to run the car in a race before LeMans.

They’re best off just working on endurance testing and hammering out laps on their own. Sebring is the only enduro between now and June and they’d have to get a one-off invitational bid for that too. Procedurally WEC and IMSA races work differently enough that focusing on one set of sporting rules would also be best.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I'm a bit surprised there are only three drivers. Is that standard for most Le Mans teams?

 

[FLRacingFan]

I'm a bit surprised there are only three drivers. Is that standard for most Le Mans teams?

Three is the rule for Le Mans, yep.

 

[wi_racefan]

Button did surprise me. Would've loved to see Junior and Gordon alongside Jimmie but this is still a great lineup.

Would be cool to see but I think Gordon is beyond that point in his career

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[FLRacingFan]

2-day test at Daytona starting today, including a 12-hour test on Wednesday.

 

[Kiante]

Can't wait to see headlights on Cup cars.

 

[wi_racefan]

Is it me or does this angle look more mustang than camaro?

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