IMSA IMSA 2024 - Page 8

fergus_r · 17 Sep 2023, 10:10 (Ref:4177015)

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Originally Posted by E.B

KMag was my immediate thought as well.
Wasnt he due to start Daytona last year but had to bail out due to a hand surgery required before the race.... having the op post race would have compromised his ability to be healed and ready in time for higher priority F1 pre season testing

Yep, he had been entered with Jan in a GTD Porsche at this year’s race.

broadrun96 · 20 Sep 2023, 12:32 (Ref:4177562)

Andretti Global joining GTD full time. Oh that's Jarrett Andretti with his GTD program to replace the LMP3, hopefully it goes better than this year's effort

https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/a...rt-with-aston/

veeten · 20 Sep 2023, 19:44 (Ref:4177598)

It's Alex Albon...
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/0...e-rolex24.html

E.B · 20 Sep 2023, 20:26 (Ref:4177605)

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Originally Posted by veeten

It's Alex Albon...
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/0...e-rolex24.html

That link doesnt work for me. Try this one which does seem to work.
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/...-rolex-24.html

JT240Z · 20 Sep 2023, 20:51 (Ref:4177609)

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Originally Posted by veeten

It's Alex Albon...
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/0...e-rolex24.html

rolex24 needs to be rolex-24 in that link.

J Jay · 20 Sep 2023, 21:10 (Ref:4177611)

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Originally Posted by veeten

It's Alex Albon...
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/...-rolex-24.html

"I understand that, without my agreement, Marshall Pruett has speculated yesterday that I am driving for WTR next year. This is right and I have signed a contract with WTR for Daytona 2024."

Hopefully this is true, it would be good to see Albon back in endurance racing.

broadrun96 · 20 Sep 2023, 21:43 (Ref:4177614)

Ouch, the without my agreement part is rough there. Sounds like he wanted to do something with the team instead to announce

J Jay · 20 Sep 2023, 22:19 (Ref:4177616)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

Ouch, the without my agreement part is rough there. Sounds like he wanted to do something with the team instead to announce

My post was a joke, sorry for the confusion.

Full explanation - I was riffing of a Tweet/X Albon made last year signing for Williams, that itself poked fun at the fiasco surrounding Oscar Piastri, whom Alpine had announced he was driving for only for him to rather bluntly refute it.

awegrzyn · 22 Sep 2023, 06:15 (Ref:4177749)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

Guessing we'll still have folks crying about field fillers and drivers who shouldn't be in the series and the old days were better

This is actually correct we always had this amount of teams in USA across both ALMS and Daytona Racing Series. 30+30.

Look at results from Indianapolis though, 80% of the field is GT3 cars, LMP3 cars, Spec Racing cars. You only have 10 cars that would make 1998 rules. Everything else is not really sports cars.

Coach Ep · 22 Sep 2023, 13:05 (Ref:4177788)

I'm glad you're enjoying it!

IMSA is at an all-time high - does that make the series perfect? Far from it. But it has made huge strides from a decade ago and for the majority of the (not so) average fans, a joy to watch (check the grid walks and attendance numbers if you're not convinced).

The fact that the grid will be oversubscribed and the entry will be announced at the preceding season's finale, is uncharted territory for sportscar racing.

You have a choice in watching or not.

broadrun96 · 22 Sep 2023, 16:45 (Ref:4177826)

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Originally Posted by awegrzyn

This is actually correct we always had this amount of teams in USA across both ALMS and Daytona Racing Series. 30+30.

Look at results from Indianapolis though, 80% of the field is GT3 cars, LMP3 cars, Spec Racing cars. You only have 10 cars that would make 1998 rules. Everything else is not really sports cars.

How are either of those any more spec than GTP? You build it, homologate it and race. That's it

broadrun96 · 22 Sep 2023, 16:47 (Ref:4177827)

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Originally Posted by Coach Ep

for the majority of the (not so) average fans, a joy to watch (check the grid walks and attendance numbers if you're not convinced).

The fact that the grid will be oversubscribed and the entry will be announced at the preceding season's finale, is uncharted territory for sportscar racing.

You have a choice in watching or not.

I think they'll start the clear the grid announcements soon. According to the track they're selling faster than any year before and expected to be packed on Friday and Saturday.

tomcug · 23 Sep 2023, 17:23 (Ref:4177928)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksRxWnqufDw
Porsche mentioned upgrades for the 963 not long ago and now Cadillac is testing the updated V-Series.R

**joeb** · 23 Sep 2023, 20:47 (Ref:4177942)

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Originally Posted by tomcug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksRxWnqufDw
Porsche mentioned upgrades for the 963 not long ago and now Cadillac is testing the updated V-Series.R

I wonder what the Porsche and Caddy are upgrading exactly? Also Ferrari and Peugeot are nearly certain to have upgrades. So this ruleset of keeping costs lower by locking in the car homologation seems to be working

tomcug · 24 Sep 2023, 08:06 (Ref:4178037)

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Originally Posted by joeb

I wonder what the Porsche and Caddy are upgrading exactly?

No word yet. Porsche only said they're focused on reliability in their upgrades.

tomcug · 24 Sep 2023, 11:55 (Ref:4178065)

And some wet testing as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q8wUdnsfpI

Simmi · 26 Sep 2023, 08:22 (Ref:4178364)

Flights booked for Daytona 24 next year! Excited is an understatement.

Gerard C · 26 Sep 2023, 08:31 (Ref:4178367)

Lucky you! I went only twice but a long time ago.

**joeb** · 27 Sep 2023, 14:03 (Ref:4178512)

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Originally Posted by tomcug

And some wet testing as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q8wUdnsfpI

The proportions of that car seem exaggerated in black, i love it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmi

Flights booked for Daytona 24 next year! Excited is an understatement.

That is going to be an epic race, congrats!

broadrun96 · 28 Sep 2023, 19:09 (Ref:4178685)

Paul di Resta and Dan Goldburg in a United LMP2 for IMSA full season, Marino Sato in for endurance.

https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/d...ed-lmp2-entry/

Di Resta may have to skip a few IMSA rounds for WEC duty, or at least you would assume

**Adam43** · 28 Sep 2023, 19:32 (Ref:4178688)

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Originally Posted by Simmi

Flights booked for Daytona 24 next year! Excited is an understatement.

Wonderful

Simmi · 3 Oct 2023, 14:21 (Ref:4179453)

MSR news confirmed. They won't be around next year - https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/...e-in-2024.html

Does sound like they have something cooking so hopefully it's only a brief time away.

veeten · 3 Oct 2023, 14:55 (Ref:4179460)

The second WTR/Andretti got that second car, I think we knew they were done with it all. That deal about Daytona and the tire pressure kinda left a bit of a bad taste in the mouth. Shame, that.

But, hopefully, they will be back with that Alpine LMDh in '25. Get a second chance to prove they can get the job done. Just call it "unfinished business", if you know what I mean...

**Adam43** · 3 Oct 2023, 17:47 (Ref:4179490)

When will a 2025 thread be needed?

J Jay · 3 Oct 2023, 18:03 (Ref:4179491)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

When will a 2025 thread be needed?

Give it a year or so.

As for MSR, the long wait is over, at least they can now be open about next year and what will potentially replace IMSA GTP.

I hope that wherever they go next year, the tyre regulations are read carefully.

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