WEC 2024

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https://youtu.be/ydtzWInJG34?si=aHictpZbKViI5WRl

Real people, Real real cars, real engines - what else could you want!

The 2024 Season of the World Endurance Championship has begun!

I never thought I would see the day tere would be so much variety all racing together on one track!

The Qatar 1812km is currenlty in progress. You can watch it on discovery + . Amazing racing already!

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Here a short clip of a Lamborghini SC63 with its glorius V8!

https://youtu.be/p6jdmPHPOsc?si=5yysAfxjheZHYXFf

MadYaker

That was a good race, I felt bad for poor Peugeot at the end though.

Harika

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CoAHA24F-U

LeMans will defo be worth a watch party

donspeekinglesh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121843239#Comment_121843239

Seems they ran out of fuel. And post-race, they were disqualified for using the battery for the last lap - so no points at all.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7owBb0xMPM

Here are some extended Highlights of the first race.

6 Hours of Imola is this week!!

Ted222

Thanks for this.

Will Le Mans be covered on any TV channel? I’d love to follow it.

Harika

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122022329#Comment_122022329

Eurosport

Discovery+

Ted222

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122023769#Comment_122023769

Great. Thanks

Charlie-Bravo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122022300#Comment_122022300

https://www.fiawec.com/en/race/show/4862

Cheers, Race on Sunday from 12:00 IST to 18:00 IST. Should be a good watch.

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If you have Sky TV, you can get Discovery Plus for free!

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Final Practice 3 is live right now on youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S87eZ1Sc7Tg

Have to say the cars and track look fantastic!

MadYaker

I’m going to be watching the imola race in the background as I put new brake pads on my car. Hopefully more exciting than the F1!

Harika

Looked at the result and only thought How?

Well played, le mans will be epic

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122047632#Comment_122047632

The last 20 mins were amazing! I thought Kevin Estre would have overtaken the Toyota of Kamui Kobayashi but unfortunately traffic did go the Porsche's way. Very good race overall. Can't wait for the 6 hours of Spa!

Harika

Just dropped

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39NkGjqYmRU

PsychoPete

Very enjoyable race, love a bit of lap 1 carnage! Good to see De Vries with a great result. Was always a fan of Kobayashi, feels like he's been around for a lifetime. Surprised more people don't watch wec

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Pity about Ferrari, they should have listened to their drivers

MadYaker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122051152#Comment_122051152

I think more people are watching, there was unofficial stream on YouTube that clocked up over 350,000 views.

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SPA 6 Hours is on this week!!

Porsche looking very strong.

Qualifying is on ATM

Harika

GOOD RACE AHEAD

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UPDATE!

Ferrari have been disqualified from pole after their car was 1kg underweight. Porsche will start first. https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/ferrari-loses-6h-spa-pole-as-no-50-car-underweight/

This race is going to be amazing 😍

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Btw there was a huge crash in qualifying. Thankfully the driver is ok

https://youtu.be/S3ohMVfk4Qs?feature=shared

Ghost Train

Good that they extended the race time by 2 hours instead of finishing under red.

Hope nobody switched off when it didn't look like it would restart.

MadYaker

I was ready to switch it off, pretty cool that they extended it.

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Omg I knew this would be a good race but this was absolutely mind blowing! Probably one of the best races you will see in a long time. Well done to Hertz Team Jota - fully deserving. Proton Porsche also was very strong from the start.

Also in GT3, 1-2 for Porsche. Well done to the team of Car 92 who rebuilt their car overnight after that huge crash and ended up winning. Feel sorry for the Iron Dames, they looked so strong at the beginning

Also thanks to the race director for extending the race, one of the best decisions ever made in Motorsport. F1 could learn a thing or two from WEC

The 2024 6 hours of Spa proves we are truly in the Golden Era of Sportscar racing and WEC is the pinnacle of Motorsport.

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https://youtu.be/FSsXSZedSbw?feature=shared

Extended highlights of one of the best races I ever watched

MadYaker

I thought Imola was more exciting to be honest but that was still really good, I watched all of it pretty much. Couldn't believe it when Earl Bamber binned in the Cadillac, he was driving so well!

tomcosgrave

The stage is set now for Le Mans. Did Porsche just get lucky with those stops at the end of the Spa race? Or can Ferrari defend last year's iconic victory successfully?

I'm going to this year's Le Mans, my first time there, I am incredibly excited! I have a t-shirt and hoodie printed in support of the Corvette of our own Charlie Eastwood!

Killinator

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122157738#Comment_122157738

Enjoy it, it may be your first but it won't be your last 😉

tomcosgrave

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122157855#Comment_122157855

I've been warned about that already! haha

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The race of the year is almost here!!!

Killinator

Was there at Dunlop for that flyby and they really really manage to build the atmosphere and anticipation for the race!

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I think they do the flyby every year. It's part of tradition now

Anyway, the fans who attend Le Mans or any WEC/Endurance race for that matter are a completley different to the ones that attend F1 so to speak

Killinator

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122189032#Comment_122189032

Oh I know it's every year but usually it's just the jets trailing the red white and blue.

Last year they had helicopters, the Airbus A400 and even a Euro fighter Typhoon did a few blasts.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80Mtqrc4siw

WEC are absolutely smashing the content this year!

Great behind the scenes from the 8Hours of Spa!

Killinator

Fantastic, thanks for that!!!

Some really great moments in that, specifically on being how upset that pit crew member was after that botched stop!

Also it's telling that as much as they all wanted to win, how many times was it brought up about Le Mans being the big one, don't worry we'll get Le Mans, etc...

Really gives a sense of how big Le Mans is to these drivers.

Also kudos for how they handled the red flag, F1 could learn a thing or two about how to treat fans!

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122204573#Comment_122204573

WEC just proved how fan centric they are after how they handled the 6 hours of Spa

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Can't believe it's Le Mans time already! The cars look brilliant

https://youtu.be/ZV5JLQP5bD0?si=Rd-WZnsYCmKkQO-T

Harika

Eurosport is live for the whole duration

Killinator

Seeing 55% chance of rain on Saturday and over 70% chance on the Sunday.

Its shaping up to be an all timer!!!

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Free Practice is live at the moment.

I hate the way Toyota is ruining the buzz with the BoP nonense they are saying.

Anyways, it's like the clocks went back to 1980's again, truly in the golden era of motor racing

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

The Ford Mustang GT3!

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Cadillac also released a really good documentary today. Well worth a watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMNSXFpi4Ig

Killinator

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122250920#Comment_122250920

Every year some team complains about BoP.

It's just another LM tradition 🤣

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BMW being in pole position after qualifying just proves how balanced the series is.

Free Practice 3 is live at the moment. Cadillac currently on top

MadYaker

Should we make a separate thread for the 24hrs or just use this one?

Not much chat in this thread so maybe just use this one?

Andrew76

Just tuning in now to watch the hyperpole, hopefully be exciting enough. Going to try and watch a good bit of the race over the weekend this year, usually end up missing it.

Jordan 199

Pierre Gasly and his boss showing up.

Andrew76

Starting to rain apparently.

Jordan 199

The Mustang sounds great.