2015 TUDOR United Sportscar Championship

[catamount39]

Noticed the metal exhaust looking thing on the back of the Vette' got removed, guess it was a testing device of some sort.

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'd just like to voice an opinion I have. Championship title sponsors, or at least naming the championship after them, is moronic and erodes a championships own history.

That's all.

Should've kept American Le Man Series' name or something along those lines. It was cleancut and cool.

 

[IforceV8]

Graham Rahal will race the 24hr in a P car according to MWM. The natural fit is to take over for #badass in the Shank car but ESM will need a Pro to fill Dalziel's seat who will be in the 90 DP.

Some great shots here. http://sportscar365.com/features/photography/photos-november-daytona-test-wednesday-gallery/

 

[trustjab]

I think the Viper will be strong. At the very least in the beginning. Most teams are figuring out their new cars. The Viper Exchange guys have been running it for a couple years now and won umerous races with it neutered. Now its in full gt3-spec I bet theyll get the bop stick though. Cant have that 8.4L snake destroying the rest of gtd

 

[RACECAR]

Note the blue numbers and the Imsa windshield banner which means they havent paid the ransom yet.

If Mercedes needed some data for Daytona, they could've just asked me

 

[Earth]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'd just like to voice an opinion I have. Championship title sponsors, or at least naming the championship after them, is moronic and erodes a championships own history.

That's all.

Not sure why they dropped the United Sportscar name. What was wrong with calling it the WeatherTech United Sportscar Championship?

 

[catamount39]

Not sure why they dropped the United Sportscar name. What was wrong with calling it the WeatherTech United Sportscar Championship?

Yeah, actually, I would have liked the method ALMS used...for example:

American Le Mans Series, presented by Tequila Patron

So why not...

United Sportscar Championship, presented by WeatherTech

It'd keep the cleanness of a pure name but have the sponsor in it still. Plus we could just call it the USC or IUSC.

 

[RACECAR]

*Sigh* BMW, I am disappoint. A Turbo V8 with that same Anti-lag noise as the Ford GT AND the blowoff noise in that ring video. You had so much potential and yet I heard....nothing.

 

[catamount39]

*Sigh* BMW, I am disappoint. A Turbo V8 with that same Anti-lag noise as the Ford GT AND the blowoff noise in that ring video. You had so much potential and yet I heard....nothing.

It was so quiet I almost thought it was a diesel engine for a moment....BMW WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

 

[Panoz]

Ford is making clever use of the fake exhausts on the GT.

 

[HELLAFLUSH240SX]

Why aren't they real like the regular car?

 

[catamount39]

Why aren't they real like the regular car?

While the roadcar uses those as exhaust, the racecar has the side pipes so those become redundant, no idea what they're being used for now, maybe something involving the turbos.

 

[Earth]

Looks like they're using the holes for high tech cameras, so the driver can get a nice view out back like Corvette

 

[catamount39]

Looks like they're using the holes for high tech cameras, so the driver can get a nice view out back like Corvette

Now that you say it, I just realized they're camera's. Figures since the entire rearview is blocked off.

 

[ukfan758]

Probably not...they just taped over Seb's name so...yeah.

Man that new motor in the Mazda Lola is LOUD!


Oh....my...God.
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I think Daytona went over the top with that press/suite box...

A beautiful corvette!!!

 

[RACECAR]

Deltawing onboard:

 

[RACECAR]

Some footage from dat Lanky Turtle:

 

[GTPorsche]

http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/123863-imsa-action-express-confirms-scott-pruett-for-daytona-sebring

 

[IforceV8]

Ancient news from yesterday bro. With Rojas testing the car in Bahrain after the WEC it is probably a safe bet he is the 4th driver. http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/smp-racing-confirms-br01-entry-for-daytona/

 

[GTPorsche]

 

[RACECAR]

Ancient news from yesterday bro. With Rojas testing the car in Bahrain after the WEC it is probably a safe bet he is the 4th driver. http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/smp-racing-confirms-br01-entry-for-daytona/

Sick, bro.

 

[Northstar]

Hopefully we can see a P2 car compete for the win instead of self-destructing like they did last year. At least they will have a decent amount of entrants this year so that should help.

Speaking of self destructing, has anyone heard if Krohn is planning on doing the 24 again?

 

[IforceV8]

Very subtle

 

[Mac K]

Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller, Richard Westbrook, and Ryan Briscoe for full IMSA season.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ganassi-confirms-ford-gt-full-season-imsa-lineup/

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller, Richard Westbrook, and Ryan Briscoe for full IMSA season.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ganassi-confirms-ford-gt-full-season-imsa-lineup/

Wow two Vette Drivers and two BMW drivers.

 

[GTPorsche]

Joey Hand hasn't been a BMW driver for a year now.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Joey dove Chip's DP this year. He was probably a frontrunner by default for a Ford GT seat because of that.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller, Richard Westbrook, and Ryan Briscoe for full IMSA season.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ganassi-confirms-ford-gt-full-season-imsa-lineup/

Wait till you hear who the WEC drivers are.

 

[IforceV8]

Wait till you hear who the WEC drivers are.

After Mucke, Pla, and Franchitti that is a good question.

 

[catamount39]

Edit: Meanwhile, another Viper is going to join the ranks.
http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/123976-imsa-lone-star-viper-squad-plans-2016-gtd-effort

Edit Edit: Another entry in the GTD ranks, and its a classic...literally...a 997 GT3R from Autometrics Motorsports. 👍
http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/124141-imsa-autometrics-outlines-naec-plans

 

[Northstar]

Stevenson will keep their 2015 drivers, not that anyone expected differently.

I don't think the eagle works as well as it did on the Camaro's, it still isn't bad though.