Endurance Racing News Thread

frostie500 · 12-03-2013 2:27pm

Just after seeing on Autosport that Greg Murphy has set up his own team for the 2013 ELMS and Le Mand 24 Hours. They did very well last year so hopefully the can keep progressing. They'll be based out of Brackley

Daniel S · 12-03-2013 2:32pm

frostie500 wrote: »

Just after seeing on Autosport that Greg Murphy has set up his own team for the 2013 ELMS and Le Mand 24 Hours. They did very well last year so hopefully the can keep progressing. They'll be based out of Brackley

Saw that on Facebook there also.

Would being based out of Brackley have anything to do with being near Merc AMG F1 team as Brendon Hartley is their test driver.

EDIT: They are literally three football pitches in length away from each other. Google Maps link.

Killinator · 13-03-2013 12:26am

While looking into the garages last year at Le mans I had the opportunity to met Greg and the drivers, a nicer man you couldn't meet, couldn't do enough for me and my brother and invited us into the garage to see the car bring stripped and prepped for the race, gave us several caps(signed)and pens and signed my Irish flag(as did the drivers)

That, you may put down to making themselves look good( media were doing interviews at the time) but later that evening we were eating some food at a trackside eatery, Greg spotted us and came over and thanked us for showing our support!

We were at the ford chicane when the car went off with what I believe was suspension failure........gutted.

Desperate for them to succeed this year.

Would also like to come across senna and kamui this year at Le mans:)

Grim. · 14-03-2013 7:40pm

Guess Who!

Daniel S · 14-03-2013 7:41pm

Grim. wrote: »

Guess Who!

McNish?

Grim. · 14-03-2013 7:47pm

Daniel S wrote: »

McNish?

correct

SniperSight · 14-03-2013 7:55pm

Ha, it could only be!!
I suppose he's the best man to see how good the pit crew are :-P

KenSwee · 14-03-2013 11:35pm

Launched today, the new logo and name for the amalgamation of ALMS & Grand-Am.

http://www.unitedsportscar.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELaWlSmqcs

The new competition class names for 2014 were announced:
• The lead Prototype (P) class, combining GRAND-AM’s Daytona Prototypes plus the ALMS’ P2 and DeltaWing cars;
• Prototype Challenge (PC), retained from the current ALMS class structure;
• GT Le Mans (GTLM), consisting of the ALMS’ current GT class;
• GT Daytona (GTD), consisting of GRAND-AM’s current GT class and the ALMS’ current GTC class;
• GX, coming over from the current GRAND-AM structure.

Also launched was a new IMSA logo.
Personally I think they should have named the championship IMSA. Lots of history and heritage with that name.

KenSwee · 17-03-2013 6:28pm

Sebring results.
http://scoring.alms.com/

Grim. · 20-03-2013 12:44am

Could explain why the Audi sounded so differant at the Abu Dhabi test

but fair play to the FIA for stifling innovation once again.....:rolleyes:

Grim. · 20-03-2013 12:50am

Class video from Drive and Tommy Milner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf0hSVL6y9A

Grim. · 20-03-2013 6:18pm

not something you see in your wing mirror every day

TheChrisD · 20-03-2013 6:30pm

Grim. wrote: »

not something you see in your wing mirror every day

What is it? Far too small to make out

Daniel S · 20-03-2013 10:14pm

TheChrisD wrote: »

What is it? Far too small to make out

Looks like the Audi Le Mans car to me.

Grim. · 21-03-2013 12:10am

TheChrisD wrote: »

What is it? Far too small to make out

It's taken from the passenger seat of the pace car before the start of the 12 hours of Sebring

SniperSight · 21-03-2013 6:03pm

I noticed when watching Sebring the rear view camera display in the Corvette, thought it was really cool the way it displayed graphics to show up the cars behind. Very video game style.

Grim. · 31-03-2013 10:29pm

well he's pretty handy in a GT car, great livery too.

Killinator · 01-04-2013 3:49am

Grim. wrote: »

well he's pretty handy in a GT car, great livery too.

I read he was due to race at Le Mans this year but his team had to back out due to losing a major sponsor, think I saw it on the ACO's Twitter feed.

Grim. · 02-04-2013 3:53pm

Superb line up for Murphy prototypes for Le Mans, just hope they have better luck with the car this year http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106481

Grim. · 14-04-2013 12:13pm

amazing racing from silverstone atm

Grim. · 14-04-2013 12:29pm

ehhh what kind of sorcery have Audi used on their cars, looking immense atm.

ARGINITE · 14-04-2013 1:03pm

http://live.fiawec.com/

Dcully · 14-04-2013 2:08pm

ARGINITE wrote: »

http://live.fiawec.com/

Thanksfor that, the wife is sick of me hogging the living room all day,time to retire to the computer, just after the WSB :P

CaptainFreedom · 14-04-2013 3:12pm

Last hour of BES Monza http://www.youtube.com/user/gt1world/featured

Grim. · 14-04-2013 3:29pm

really wasn't expecting Audi to be this dominant, Toyota are still using 2012 car but i expected them to be much closer.

frostie500 · 14-04-2013 5:14pm

Deadly buzz! Hit on Eurosport thinking that their hour long show would be highlights, didnt realise that the race wasnt over!

What's happened so far, seems like it's a decent enough race

KenSwee · 18-04-2013 8:46pm

Anybody have an update on the Porsche WEC P1 car?

Is it going to be a factory effort only or will there be customer cars?

I know it's impossible but I would love to see a Ferrari P1