Endurance Racing News Thread

Killinator

Rumblings on Twitter that some motorsport news source was tweeting pics from the scene which is pretty reprehensible, they're not being named so as not to give them extra views.

Grim.

Killinator wrote: »

Rumblings on Twitter that some motorsport news source was tweeting pics from the scene which is pretty reprehensible, they're not being named so as not to give them extra views.

it was Sportscar365 would have expected better from John dagys

Killinator

Grim. wrote: »

it was Sportscar365 would have expected better from John dagys

We'll I won't be checking them out regardless of who they are, it's just bad form.

Killinator

A few reports now saying both drivers are 'awake and communicating'.

TheChrisD

Shame that last lap GTD battle penalty has overshadowed the overall win in the Rolex 24...

EDIT: And four hours later after the race, they reverse the penalty!

Sterling Archer

TheChrisD wrote: »

EDIT: And four hours later after the race, they reverse the penalty!

Enjoyable race overall, except of course the early incident

Killinator

Shane_ef wrote: »

except of course the early incident

After hearing all parties seem in good health after the accident I decided to watch it(I missed it live),

It actually gets worse with every viewing!

The forces invoked to literally punt a Ferrari from the rear and send it off the track are insane.

Grim.

The 2014 R18 and what sounds like a 458 testing at Yas Marina

Sterling Archer

Was reading a few articles about the crash online, all coming to the same conclusion that because Matteo Malucell was still moving at the time of impact the forces involved were significantly lowered, the impact was horrific to look at but

For Malucelli, the main force of the impact was transmitted to him from the initial rear-end hit. The Ferrari, shunted from behind, went through an extreme acceleration—the G-forces were greater than what Gidley's car suffered in deceleration. The result for Malucelli was massive whiplash, which in turn knocks the brain hard into the front of the skull. That’s bad, and it explains his severe concussion. But again, because the Ferrari had ample room to accelerate—and, critically, not change direction—the impact force was greatly reduced. More of the energy from the crash was spent moving the Ferrari forward instead of crushing the driver.

Read more: http://www.roadandtrack.com/daytona24/memo-gidly-matteo-malucelli-crash-analysis#ixzz2sZ5lhWKs

Grim.

Bathhurst 12H about to start

http://new.livestream.com/itvl/events/2579617

Killinator

It's quite a beautiful site seeing the cars start racing at daybreak.

Grim.

That's one less kangaroo at Bathurst

Killinator

Already a kangaroo related incident? Only at bathurst:)

Grim.

balls, the 33A Ferrari and the Nissan out



both drivers are okay out of their cars and seem fine

Killinator

Lucky there wasn't a few more cars wasted in that incident.
Is that Matt Griffin's ferrari?

Grim.

Killinator wrote: »

Is that Matt Griffin's ferrari?

Yes

Killinator

Ah balls!

Grim.

amazing racing between the #37 and #1

Sterling Archer

Good race so far, there is just something about bathurst

Killinator

The twists keep coming!

This on TV?

Grim.

It's settled down for now but that was some of the best racing I've seen in a long time.

Grim.

Bathurst delivers yet again, what a race!

Killinator

And just as the dust from that spectacle settles we have the LM24 press conference in 3 days

Sterling Archer

Deleted User wrote: »

This on TV?

It was online, link was on the previous page, but the full thing is now on youtube :cool:

Grim.

WEC entry list with Matt Griffin in GTE PRO, will get the Le Mans entry list up later. ELMS sound like it'll be feckin mental with 42 cars

Grim.

ohh new pit buildings for the 2015 race to increase the size of the grid

SniperSight

Murphy Prototypes on the grid for the LM24hr :-D
Ooooohhh can't wait!!!

Grim.

And the Le Mans 24h entry list
LMP1/2



GTE Pro/am

SniperSight

Aston really are all in for it!!