Endurance Racing 2015+

Grim.

thought id get a new thread going since the other one has been around for a few years now.

So to get things going Porsche have unveiled the 2015 version of the 919

afatbollix

Is that the paint scheme do you think? Not sure I like the black, but is it to save weight of a paint job?

Grim.

na its just for testing

speaking of which, here's the Nissan or Bigfoot or something testing at cota

Grim.

better photos of the Nissan this time with pixels

PopePalpatine

Strangely enough for something with "GT-R" in its name, not even its headlights resemble that of the road-going car of that name.

TheChrisD

The cockpit of the Nissan seems very far back compared to the other three, or is that just my eyes playing tricks with me?

Grim.

TheChrisD wrote: »

The cockpit of the Nissan seems very far back compared to the other three, or is that just my eyes playing tricks with me?

nope the Nissan is front engined hence the rearward cockpit

plenty of fairly reliable info on http://www.mulsannescorner.com/newsjan15.html

Killinator

The Nissan does appear to be keeping the 'mouth' of the road going GTR but there appears to be a kind of nose sticking out aswell.

As for the 919, the black paint job would be far preferable to the livery from last year which was ok but far from inspiring.

Sterling Archer

Lamborghini Huracán gt3 for 2015 Blancpain GT Series



http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/pretty-sure-we-nailed-it-dude-lamborghini-reveals-hur-1680864552

Sterling Archer

Just came across this absolute gem on twitter, a video of

http://vimeo.com/59410466
Mike Hawthorn(Lemans winner 1955) driving a preview lap on the Le mans track in a Jaguar.(1956!) with some traffic (bikes and cars going both directions)

Sterling Archer

Handy little cheat sheet for the rolex 24

http://www.spotterguides.com/portfolio/15imsa/

Sterling Archer

Shows how simple it can happen.
Wayne Taylor Racing loses podium, points after time infraction

IMSA Pit Notes data indicates Jordan Taylor logged 4 hours and 19 minutes in the car between two separate stints. That doesn't include time time spent in the pits, which is not counted towards the rule.

Jordan Taylor .. was pulled out of the .. car with 11 minutes remaining in the race after the team had reportedly discovered its error.

http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/rolex-24-wayne-taylor-racing-loses-podium-points-after-time-infraction-013015

Killinator

Shane_ef wrote: »

Shows how simple it can happen.
Wayne Taylor Racing loses podium, points after time infraction





http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/rolex-24-wayne-taylor-racing-loses-podium-points-after-time-infraction-013015

It's a pity because with that last safety car we were set up for a cracking finished until they pulled Taylor in.

Sterling Archer

I know the rules are the rules, but was the team penalising themselves with the double stop, not enough really.. Probably would have been worse for them to find out after the race, assuming the didn't stop

Grim.

hmm some big names rumored to be testing for Toyota at aragon, Kamui Kobayashi, Jean-Eric Vergne and Matthias Beche

possible third car for spa/le mans?

Grim.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/02/02/the-new-nissan-gt-r-lm-nismo-lmp1-in-pictures.html

Killinator

Another completely different solution to the LMP1 question, love it.

Zcott

Fantastic looking car.

Frank Bullitt

When I hear the reference of F1 being the pinnacle of motor racing, I laugh.

Endurance racing really is getting some great machines out there now. And this is no exception. Amazing.

Jordan 199

Speaking of front engined cars like the Nissan, I love the looks of this Panoz Esperante GTR-1:

Sterling Archer

Murphy Prototypes confirmed they got an invitation the the 83rd 24 hours of Le Mans
http://www.murphyprototypes.com/racing/html/2015/2015entry-confirmation.html

Grim.

,

LMP1 (14 Entries)
1 – Toyota Racing – Toyota TS040 Hybrid – Anthony Davidson*
2 – Toyota Racing – Toyota TS040 Hybrid – Alexander Wurz*
4 – ByKolles – CLM P1/01 AER – Simon Trummer*
7 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 e-tron quattro – Marcel Fassler*
8 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 e-tron quattro – Lucas di Grassi*
9 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 e-tron quattro – Filipe Albuquerque
12 – Rebellion Racing – Rebellion R-One AER – Nicolas Prost*
13 – Rebellion Racing – Rebellion R-One AER – Mathias Beche*
17 – Porsche Team – Porsche 919 Hybrid – Timo Bernhard*
18 – Porsche Team – Porsche 919 Hybrid – Romain Dumas*
19 – Porsche Team – Porsche 919 Hybrid – Nico Hulkenberg
21 – Nissan Motorsports – Nissan GT-R LM NISMO – Tsugio Matsuda
22 – Nissan Motorsports – Nissan GT-R LM NISMO – Harry Tincknell*
23 – Nissan Motorsports – Nissan GT-R LM NISMO – Olivier Pla*

LMP2 (20 Entries)
26 – G-Drive Racing – Ligier JS P2 Nissan – Roman Rusinov*
27 – SMP Racing – BR01 Nissan – Mikhail Aleshin
28 – G-Drive Racing – Ligier JS P2 Nissan – Gustavo Yacaman*
29 – Pegasus Racing – Morgan Nissan – Leo Roussel
30 – Extreme Speed Motorsports – HPD ARX-04b – Scott Sharp*
31 – Extreme Speed Motorsports – HPD ARX-04b – Ed Brown*
34 – OAK Racing – Ligier JS P2 Nissan – Ho-Pin Tung
35 – OAK Racing – Ligier JS P2 Nissan – Jacques Nicolet*
36 – Signatech-Alpine – Alpine A450b Nissan – Nelson Panciatici*
37 – SMP Racing – BR01 Nissan – Maurizio Mediani
38 – Jota Sport – Gibson 015S Nissan – Simon Dolan
39 – Team SARD-Morand – Morgan Evo SARD – Christian Klien*
40 – Krohn Racing – Ligier JS P2 Judd – Tracy Krohn
41 – Greaves Motorsport – Gibson 015S Nissan – Johnny Mowlem
42 – Strakka Racing – Strakka-Dome S103 Nissan – Nick Leventis*
43 – Team SARD-Morand – Morgan Evo SARD – Pierre Ragues*
45 – Ibanez Racing – Oreca 03R Nissan – Jose Ibanez
46 – Thiriet by TDS Racing – Oreca 05 Nissan – Pierre Thiriet
47 – KCMG – Oreca 05 Nissan – Matthew Howson*
48 – Murphy Prototypes – Oreca 03R Nissan – Greg Murphy

GTE-Pro (9 Entries)
51 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Gianmaria Bruni*
63 – Corvette Racing-GM – Corvette C7.R – Jan Magnussen
64 – Corvette Racing-GM – Corvette C7.R – Oliver Gavin
71 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Davide Rigon*
91 – Porsche Team Manthey – Porsche 911 RSR – Richard Lietz*
92 – Porsche Team Manthey – Porsche 911 RSR – Patrick Pilet*
95 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage – Marco Sorensen*
97 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage – Darren Turner*
99 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage – Fernando Rees*
GTE-Am (13 Entries)
50 – Larbre Competition – Corvette C7.R – Gianluca Roda*
55 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Duncan Cameron
61 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Peter Mann
62 – Scuderia Corsa – Ferrari F458 Italia – William Sweedler
66 – JMW Motorsports – Ferrari F458 Italia – George Richardson
67 – Team AAI – Porsche 911 GTE RSR (997) – Jun-san Chen
68 – Team AAI – Porsche 911 GTE RSR (997) – Han-chen Chen
72 – SMP Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Viktor Shaitar*
77 – Dempsey Proton Racing – Porsche 911 RSR – Patrick Dempsey*
83 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Francois Perrodo*
88 – Abu Dhabi Proton Racing – Porsche 911 RSR – Christian Ried*
96 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage – Roald Goethe*
98 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage – Paul Dalla Lana*

*Denotes full-season FIA World Endurance Championship entrant.
RESERVES (7 Reserves)
53 – Riley Motorsports-TI Auto – Dodge Viper GTS-R – Jeroen Bleekemolen
49 – KCMG – Oreca 03R Nissan – Alexandre Imperatori
60 – Formula Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Johnny Laursen
86 – Gulf Racing UK – Porsche 911 RSR – Michael Wainwright
25 – Algarve Pro Racing – Ligier JS P2 Nissan – Rudolf Munemann
65 – Proton Competition – Porsche 911 RSR – Wolf Henzler
44 – Ibanez Racing – Oreca 03R Nissan – Pierre Perret

Killinator

Toyota may be missing a trick only running 2 cars at LM.

Sterling Archer

Bathurst 12 hour this weekend Approx 05:50 Local time (GMT +11) so 18:50

Promo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKuYFi0rCc

Killinator

There was a fairly big accident last night during practice, at least one of the cars written out of the race, there was also a car accident away from track which put a few drivers in hospital, so it's started with a bang.

Sterling Archer

Might be NSFW

Nissan's GT-R LM Nismo naked

Grim.

god i love bathurst

Grim.

first Kangaroo related retirement

Killinator

Grim. wrote: »

god i love bathurst

It's not a bad auld race is it

EDIT: the saftey car must have run as many laps under yellow as the racers have under green!

Grim.

frustrating amount of safety car running this year

Killinator

Grim. wrote: »

frustrating amount of safety car running this year

They do seem to be running perhaps a few more laps under yellow than needed, making for some amusing tweets though:)

Grim.

ffs

Killinator

Did we even get 2 green laps in there, surely they could have towed the Ferrari with local yellows

Grim.

think that last four minutes made up for all the safety cars

Sterling Archer

Anyone read the below article on the Nissan.. my head hurts trying to figure this car out. http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/nissan-le-mans-racer-lmp1-gt-r-explained-2015-02-09

Killinator

Shane_ef wrote: »

Anyone read the below article on the Nissan.. my head hurts trying to figure this car out. http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/nissan-le-mans-racer-lmp1-gt-r-explained-2015-02-09

The whole deal with the flywheel is mind boggling!
Hopefully it'll last a bit longer at LM this year then the ZEOD did last year. The Sebring test will be massive.

Killinator

OSI wrote: »

Similar set up to the 997 GT3 R Hybrid I think?

It sounds similar alright though it's carrying just a few BHP extra

Sterling Archer

Is it just me (or lack of knowledge) or is there no "experimental" car in this years entry list for Le Mans?

smellslikeshoes

Shane_ef wrote: »

Is it just me (or lack of knowledge) or is there no "experimental" car in this years entry list for Le Mans?

Yep, http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117651

Grim.

A very different looking R18 testing at Sebring

Nissan are there too

Killinator

Grim. wrote: »

A very different looking R18 testing at Sebring


Nissan are there to

The front end on that Audi (especially the lights) is awe inspiring good looking.

racersedge

Speaking of Nissan, Former F1 driver Max Chilton will he part of their line-up this year.

http://m.crash.net/sportscars/news/215200/1/max-chilton-swaps-f1-for-lmp1-with-nissan.html

Interesting choice. Max was the butt of many jokes during his F1 career. Did have a good finish record though in a 'slow and steady' way of getting around. His ability to bring cars home probably seems like an asset to an endurance team!

Grim.

another video of the Audi testing today

Killinator

Nathaniel Berthon will return to Murphy Prototypes this season according to dsc.
A great re-signing for Murphy's.

oneofakind32

Shane_ef wrote: »

Is it just me (or lack of knowledge) or is there no "experimental" car in this years entry list for Le Mans?

There is no Garage 56 this year but seeing what Nissan have been able to do within the LMP1H rules, you would wonder if there is any need for an experimental entry.

Killinator

Picture of the new R18 testing posted on twitter by Filipe Albuquerque

Grim.

Great video from Racer.com

Killinator

Grim. wrote: »

Great video from Racer.com

Fantastic stuff, looks like it was shot in miniature or something with the clarity of the picture.

Also the Audi looks like an RC car the way it changes direction, Audi's continued disregard for the laws of physics is something to behold

Killinator

Hope folks don't mind me posting this, it's a compilation of our week at Le Mans in 2014:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BPgY-VS9F8

Sterling Archer

Nissan say they will be delaying until Le mans

Killinator

Shane_ef wrote: »

Nissan say they will be delaying until Le mans

One reason being they failed a crash test apparently.