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[Tired Tyres]

It's done. Well done #60

 

[Michelin Man]

Superb victory for the #60 as it takes the flag in 1st! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it's 10 years since MSR last won the Daytona 24hrs? And after a somewhat difficult and underwhelming 2021 with the AXR-05, it's the best way to kick off 2022. And better yet, it's an Acura 1-2, so I'm happy with that .

Speaking of which, whilst the WTR hot-streak of the last few years ends, it was a great recovery to 2nd considering the #10 was 3 laps down at one point. DPi was close and hotly fought throughout, so if that's a sign of things to come this year in IMSA, I'll take that.

Edit:
I could see that KCMG v Pfaff battle boiling over, and sure enough it did. Nevertheless, up to that point it seemed like a near race long battle between the 2. I'd say GTD Pro was a success on it's debut, nice to see some manufacturer variation in both GT classes. I'd imagine the BMW's will have some debriefing to do with the M4, both RLL and Turner. Off the pace and with new car teething issues it seemed.

GTD, well frantic and action packed as ever there, not much else to say.

 

[Dylan]

That was awesome! What a battle in GT Pro!

 

[Savolainen83]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but that Porsche spin was all Vanthoors fault?

Jaminet had the inside line for the first left on that chicane and had the lead turning on to the right, so he had the right to choose and keep his line?

 

[Tired Tyres]

No action on the Porsche boys.

 

[VulcanSpirit]

2022 24 Hours of Daytona class winners:

DPi: #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura (Blomqvist, Castroneves, Jarvis, Pagenaud)
LMP2: #81 DragonSpeed Oreca (DeFrancesco, Herta, Lux, O'Ward)
LMP3: #74 Riley Motorsports Ligier (van Berlo, Cooper, Fraga, Robinson)
GTD Pro: #9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche (Campbell, Jaminet, Nasr)
GTD: #16 Wright Motorsports Porsche (Hardwick, Heylen, Lietz, Robichon)

No action taken for the last-lap incident between the #9 and #2 Porsches.

What a race, what a fantastic stream from IMSA despite the occasional buffering issues. I for one can't wait to see what the LMDhs and Hypercars can deliver when they take their first bow this time next year.

 

[Xavier2342]

I am patiently waiting for the post race interview of Jaminet and Vanthoors.

 

[Savolainen83]

Ok, That is enough action for me.

Thanks you fellow forumers for keeping company during this race.

I'm off to sleep now, see you in may for the Nürb 24h.

Cheers

 

[Jezza819]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but that Porsche spin was all Vanthoors fault?

Jaminet had the inside line for the first left on that chicane and had the lead turning on to the right, so he had the right to choose and keep his line?

Yeah I think it was Vanthoor's fault. He must have thought he wouldn't be able to draft past the #9 to the finish line so he had to go for broke in the chicane. But I thought they had another lap to do.

 

[Tired Tyres]

IMSA have put the prototype challenge race on their YouTube channel.

 

[Dylan]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but that Porsche spin was all Vanthoors fault?

Jaminet had the inside line for the first left on that chicane and had the lead turning on to the right, so he had the right to choose and keep his line?

I would say it was both their faults since neither made the corner.

 

[RACECAR]

I lean more towards Vanthor as not only did he initiate all the shoving in the horseshoe, but he then went for a dive that had no chance of sticking and more of an chance to take out the 9. He effectively became Earl Bamber lite as far as I could tell.

That said, final few minutes of a one-off race for a win at one of the big ones and being that close was more or less all bets are off. Hard racing, abit on the extreme side but hard racing.

 

[SKOALBANDIT]

Man that fight to the finish was incredible. I hope the rest of the season is this exciting

 

[Chikane_GTR]

So how did team corvette racing do? now that they have more then just themselves to beat.

 

[SKOALBANDIT]

So how did team corvette racing do? now that they have more then just themselves to beat.

Complete disaster. 30th and 31st overall, 6th and 7th in class

 

[24HuresdeLoL]

So how did team corvette racing do? now that they have more then just themselves to beat.

Alternator issues for both, as well chassis and/or diffuser issues for the #4

 

[Dylan]

Rick Ware continues to expand his racing empire.

 

[Tired Tyres]

IMSA have put the entire Daytona 24 hours on their YouTube page broken up into four parts.

 

[VulcanSpirit]

As posted in the general Endurance Racing Discussion thread, a new official teaser has just dropped for the 2023 Cadillac GTP (LMDh):

 

[Jezza819]

Audi restructuring North American GT customer support.

Audi Restructuring North American GT Customer Support – Sportscar365

Audi restructuring North American customer support, looking at

sportscar365.com

This goes back to the point I brought up during the Rolex 24 where there were no Audis in the GTD division for the first time in a while.

 

[ro_har_]

As posted in the general Endurance Racing Discussion thread, a new official teaser has just dropped for the 2023 Cadillac GTP (LMDh):

I'm liking the looks of the lmdh/GTP cars

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Watch Porsche's 963 LMDh racer storm Goodwood

Here's a first look at Porsche's LMDh racer that will compete at the top level in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

www.motorauthority.com

New images of the Porsche LMDH

The internal-combustion component has been confirmed as a big-cube twin-turbocharged V-8. Porsche said the engine is designed to run on renewable fuel, which means a significant reduction in C02 is possible.

Thomas Laudenbach, Porsche's vice president of motorsport, said in a statement that the twin-turbo V-8 format was chosen for its combination of performance, weight and cost attributes.

Porsche said the V-8 in its LMDh can generate anywhere between 643 and 697 hp to suit any Balance of Performance parameters. As mentioned above, the combined output of the engine and any electric drive system can only be about 670 hp, as measured at the half-shafts.

Porsche's LMDh features a single motor-generator, thought to sit at the front axle. The motor-generator and related control electronics is supplied by Bosch, while the race car's battery and transmission are supplied by Williams Advanced Engineering and Xtrac, respectively.

Porsche's LMDh racer will continue testing throughout 2022. The first LMDh race will be the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, the opening round of the 2023 SportsCar Championship.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

That side profile of the shark fin is wild.

 

[JackRyanWMU]

Scott Dixon will miss Sebring due to the clash with Indycar at Texas. Ryan Hunter-Reay will replace him in the 01 Cadillac.

RHR Returns: Hunter-Reay Joins No. 01 Cadillac DPi Lineup with Chip Ganassi Racing | IMSA

www.imsa.com

 

[TheElbows]

Good news about Audi restructuring. On a number of different podcasts the gouge I'm getting is that Audi customer service sucks dingus in the United States (I don't know about other countries). That's pretty embarrassing considering their history in the sport. I know Audi and Audi USA are also having some business related clashes, etc.

 

[JackRyanWMU]

Audi LMDh Program Paused Amid Uncertain Future – Sportscar365

Audi puts LMDh program on hold for

sportscar365.com

Shame that we seem to be losing a GTP manufacturer before it even reached the grid.

 

[TheElbows]

If it wasn't a VAG company, I'd be more upset. As mentioned in the article, Lamborghini is still a rumoured option (though for pure silliness I'd rather VAG race under Lamborghini name in F1...because).

Either way, bad news...particularly since I would have imagined Audi would have been a pretty solid option for a customer car - if they can get their customer service in order.

Unfortunately I could not care less about Audi joining F1, so all told it's a loss for me.

 

[Jezza819]

Ferrari releases first images of new 296 GT3 car

www.motorsport.com

 

[Dylan]

Ferrari releases first images of new 296 GT3 car

www.motorsport.com

Dear Lord that is gorgeous.

 

[TheElbows]

Pretty enough, but let's see it without 24" wheels...and given the slats over the fenders, I could see visibility being an issue as it has been with prototypes in the past. I normally do find these cars actually look better in real race trim than fancy promo images...so there's hope.