2023 Sportscar Thread (WEC, IMSA, NLS, GT World Challenge)

Wednesday 11th January

Those Twitter links are corrupted, so here it is in French => https://www.24h-lemans.com/fr/actualites/fia-wec-2...

Includes a link to the PDF entry list.

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Wednesday 11th January

I am hopeful of trying to do Spa WEC this year, maybe a tour. Not somewhere I have been properly, have been past and had a snoop around but not seen much there.

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Wednesday 11th January

The Vanwall is a bit of a surprise for the WEC, hopefully the Isotto can make it for Le Mans, even if it isn’t ready it’ll be more fun that’s whatever is at the bottom of the P2 or GT entry list.

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Wednesday 11th January

greeny12

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Wednesday 11th January

Shame there's no Tandy in the P1s. I'm guessing he's doing this season in the States with IMSA?

Dan BSCS

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Wednesday 11th January

greeny12 said:

Shame there's no Tandy in the P1s. I'm guessing he's doing this season in the States with IMSA?

Tandy is a factory Corvette driver isn’t he? So he’ll be driving the C8 in IMSA and WEC I would have thought.

freedman

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Wednesday 11th January

greeny12 said:

Shame there's no Tandy in the P1s. I'm guessing he's doing this season in the States with IMSA?

Yes, full season in the factory 963

Jaminet, Nasr and Matt Campbell also in the IMSA squad

Paul Dishman

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Wednesday 11th January

Dan BSCS said:

Tandy is a factory Corvette driver isn’t he? So he’ll be driving the C8 in IMSA and WEC I would have thought.

He's returned to Porsche

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Wednesday 11th January

Vanwall are mired in all sorts of issues not really linked to the car being ready so that might take a while Isotta may be there late season too.

Dan BSCS

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Wednesday 11th January

Paul Dishman said:

He's returned to Porsche

Ah! I see.

jimbobarooney_d

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Wednesday 11th January

LukeBrown66 said:

Vanwall are mired in all sorts of issues not really linked to the car being ready so that might take a while Isotta may be there late season too.

Correct. As of a few months ago, Vanwell were still struggling for funds & I don't see a big sponsor on the car... but let's see.

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Friday 13th January

Dubai 24h qualifying from 0935 GMT this morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAVi5Oyk9qQ

Night practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCCc2O6iJ8U

Race coverage tomorrow here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA2z9YT14HU

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Sunday 15th January

Slightly underwhelmed by the Dubai 24h this year.. although the support single seater races were all excellent with huge grids.

Roll on Daytona.

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Sunday 15th January

Indeed, it is a fairly dull race on a boring track, not a great series even though it must be great to drive in.

At least it went a little better than the Virtual le Mans max threw his teddies out the pram and rage quit, nothing new there.

Having said that it was a pretty poor event,

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Sunday 15th January

Did they ever explain how it was the WRT and Herberth cars switched on the last pit stop, why their pit stop times were so different?

freedman

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Friday 20th January

Daytona qualifying, or the Roar, this Sunday

Debut for the 963

https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2...

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Friday 20th January

Anyone got any UK times, IMSA is so US focused they seem unable to realise there are other people in the bloody world

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Friday 20th January

LukeBrown66 said:

Anyone got any UK times, IMSA is so US focused they seem unable to realise there are other people in the bloody world

Have a look at the RS2 schedule at the bottom of Radio Le Mans website, not sure if any of that is available with pictures

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Friday 20th January

LukeBrown66 said:

Anyone got any UK times, IMSA is so US focused they seem unable to realise there are other people in the bloody world

IMSA TV has it scheduled as Sunday 1:20 PM to 3:00 PM ET.. which is five hours behind GMT. So I'm making that 18:20 on Sunday evening UK time. Hopefully..

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