2024 Sportscar Thread (WEC, IMSA, NLS, GT World Challenge)
Discussion
flatlandsman said:
To be honest that Vortex thing was a disaster, it should not have been there,I would rather see none of those daft cars and 15 GT4's
Yep, its all well having a mixed field but that car and or drivers just weren't at the level needed for the eventThe Ginetta wasnt much better
IMSA have found that Ferrari and BMW GTD & GTD Pro cars guilty of exceeding the performance expected and agreed by all before the race
Both have lost all of their championship points
Oddly (or not) they were not excluded and keep the race wins
So like Meyer Shank last year it seems cheating is fine, you keep your wins and watches
Porsche won at Watkins Glen, at failed post race due to a women undertray/plank, yet they were put to the rear of the GTP field and lost the win
There’s something very wrong with those decisions
Both have lost all of their championship points
Oddly (or not) they were not excluded and keep the race wins
So like Meyer Shank last year it seems cheating is fine, you keep your wins and watches
Porsche won at Watkins Glen, at failed post race due to a women undertray/plank, yet they were put to the rear of the GTP field and lost the win
There’s something very wrong with those decisions
freedman said:
IMSA have found that Ferrari and BMW GTD & GTD Pro cars guilty of exceeding the performance expected and agreed by all before the race
Both have lost all of their championship points
Oddly (or not) they were not excluded and keep the race wins
So like Meyer Shank last year it seems cheating is fine, you keep your wins and watches
Porsche won at Watkins Glen, at failed post race due to a women undertray/plank, yet they were put to the rear of the GTP field and lost the win
There’s something very wrong with those decisions
It's an absolutely joke that they haven't been fully disqualified from the race and lost the teams/drivers points too.Both have lost all of their championship points
Oddly (or not) they were not excluded and keep the race wins
So like Meyer Shank last year it seems cheating is fine, you keep your wins and watches
Porsche won at Watkins Glen, at failed post race due to a women undertray/plank, yet they were put to the rear of the GTP field and lost the win
There’s something very wrong with those decisions
Won't look good if one of the Ferrari's or BMW's win the championship.
freedman said:
IMSA have found that Ferrari and BMW GTD & GTD Pro cars guilty of exceeding the performance expected and agreed by all before the race
Both have lost all of their championship points
Oddly (or not) they were not excluded and keep the race wins
So like Meyer Shank last year it seems cheating is fine, you keep your wins and watches
Porsche won at Watkins Glen, at failed post race due to a women undertray/plank, yet they were put to the rear of the GTP field and lost the win
There’s something very wrong with those decisions
Came on here to post similar.Both have lost all of their championship points
Oddly (or not) they were not excluded and keep the race wins
So like Meyer Shank last year it seems cheating is fine, you keep your wins and watches
Porsche won at Watkins Glen, at failed post race due to a women undertray/plank, yet they were put to the rear of the GTP field and lost the win
There’s something very wrong with those decisions
The entire top 5 were cars running outside of the performance window. How is that a result that stands?
All the PR /, marketing has already been put out there. The people who should have won get no podiums, no watches, no press for their sponsors. Just a bizarre set of decisions imo.
Some Gump said:
Came on here to post similar.
The entire top 5 were cars running outside of the performance window. How is that a result that stands?
All the PR /, marketing has already been put out there. The people who should have won get no podiums, no watches, no press for their sponsors. Just a bizarre set of decisions imo.
Sadly IMSA set a precedent with last years Daytona 24H and Meyer Shank Racing cheating with the 'winning' #60 Acura.The entire top 5 were cars running outside of the performance window. How is that a result that stands?
All the PR /, marketing has already been put out there. The people who should have won get no podiums, no watches, no press for their sponsors. Just a bizarre set of decisions imo.
After Dinamic GT's abrupt end to their relationship with Ford, they have announced that they are returning to running Porsche machinery in Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe.
https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-europ...
And as if Proton Competition aren't busy enough, they have also entered Ford in the Pro category of the Sprint & Endurance Cup.
https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/news/272...
https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-europ...
And as if Proton Competition aren't busy enough, they have also entered Ford in the Pro category of the Sprint & Endurance Cup.
https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/news/272...
I watched most of the WEC race from the onboard cam on the #5 Penske Porsche since they streamed it on Twitch. It was very close at the end between that car and the #12 Jota. Terrible luck for the #93 Peugeot though.
Matt Campbell is a beast. He drove for nearly 5 hours and was pushing like crazy at the end.
Matt Campbell is a beast. He drove for nearly 5 hours and was pushing like crazy at the end.
Was a good end to the race.
Sadly I didn’t see any of the early action, couldn’t find it on sky.
Love seeing those defensive drives. I can really relate, having done similar in my karting days - either in drying track or if cold getting hot and you scamper away but then are being reeled in by the person with higher pressures. Defending a decreasing gap is really really intense!
What were Illot’s tyres at the end? 83 laps old vs 40 ish? That’s epic against a factory backed pro. Surely a talent for the future (and ex- Strakka so even more to like)!
Sadly I didn’t see any of the early action, couldn’t find it on sky.
Love seeing those defensive drives. I can really relate, having done similar in my karting days - either in drying track or if cold getting hot and you scamper away but then are being reeled in by the person with higher pressures. Defending a decreasing gap is really really intense!
What were Illot’s tyres at the end? 83 laps old vs 40 ish? That’s epic against a factory backed pro. Surely a talent for the future (and ex- Strakka so even more to like)!
Not sure this track is great for WEC it is just a money thing obviously other venues are more suitable but with series like this the rights holder doesn't give a toss they just go where pays the most.
Poor overtaking and a very one line track, plus without LMP2 the differences are huge, lots of incident with people touching while being lapped also, mainly due to the track. I also think there needs to be a Pro only GT3 class.
And the WEC feed is great but they are so completely and utterly obsessed with pit reaction, there was a battle for second and we get the choreographed winner and stupid graphic nonsense instead of watching the last few corners of a battle, it is so staged.
Seems the tide has been turned, Toyota relatively nowhere after being BoPPed into oblivion Ferrari neither, yet Caddy Porsche with amazing pace, I dont know what Penske found on that thing but it clearly worked
As for Peugeot this is the last race for that car, and the way it retired was fitting, it has not been a great car other than for few hours in the wet at Le Mans and here.
Poor overtaking and a very one line track, plus without LMP2 the differences are huge, lots of incident with people touching while being lapped also, mainly due to the track. I also think there needs to be a Pro only GT3 class.
And the WEC feed is great but they are so completely and utterly obsessed with pit reaction, there was a battle for second and we get the choreographed winner and stupid graphic nonsense instead of watching the last few corners of a battle, it is so staged.
Seems the tide has been turned, Toyota relatively nowhere after being BoPPed into oblivion Ferrari neither, yet Caddy Porsche with amazing pace, I dont know what Penske found on that thing but it clearly worked
As for Peugeot this is the last race for that car, and the way it retired was fitting, it has not been a great car other than for few hours in the wet at Le Mans and here.
flatlandsman said:
As for Peugeot this is the last race for that car, and the way it retired was fitting, it has not been a great car other than for few hours in the wet at Le Mans and here.
What an awfull thing to say, you obviously have never worked in a wec team, they will all be heart broken, ive had it at lemans 2 laps from the end, ive never seen so many grown men in tears. Hundreds of people if not more will have given everything to get that car to a point where it could win.Its a feeling i wish on nobody ever.
Some Gump said:
Was a good end to the race.
Sadly I didn’t see any of the early action, couldn’t find it on sky.
Love seeing those defensive drives. I can really relate, having done similar in my karting days - either in drying track or if cold getting hot and you scamper away but then are being reeled in by the person with higher pressures. Defending a decreasing gap is really really intense!
What were Illot’s tyres at the end? 83 laps old vs 40 ish? That’s epic against a factory backed pro. Surely a talent for the future (and ex- Strakka so even more to like)!
If you’ve got Sky you can get the Discovery Plus app for free which has ad free streams for all the WEC racesSadly I didn’t see any of the early action, couldn’t find it on sky.
Love seeing those defensive drives. I can really relate, having done similar in my karting days - either in drying track or if cold getting hot and you scamper away but then are being reeled in by the person with higher pressures. Defending a decreasing gap is really really intense!
What were Illot’s tyres at the end? 83 laps old vs 40 ish? That’s epic against a factory backed pro. Surely a talent for the future (and ex- Strakka so even more to like)!
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