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[i386]

Bovy appealed two times the silver rating, now it was inevitable

 

[IforceV8]

Not WEC but related.

Iron Dames Set Rolex 24 Lineup – Sportscar365

Karen Gaillard to join Rahel Frey, Sarah Bovy and Michelle Gatting aboard No. 83 Porsche 911 GT3 R at Daytona...

sportscar365.com

 

[Touring Mars]

Has anyone ever been to the Le Mans 24h scrutineering days, either as a stand-alone visit, or as part of the full 10-day schedule of the race?

I'm currently wondering whether I should bother going to the race if I could attend the scrutineering, see the cars up close and catch a full day of Free Practice at the track. I'm struggling to find hotel accommodation for the race weekend, but I reckon I might do the first few days instead of the race itself.

Any thoughts/experiences would be gratefully appreciated!

 

[Jezza819]

Iron Dames enters expansive partnership with Porsche Motorsport

Porsche Motorsport has confirmed that the Iron Dames will return to the marque in the start of a new multi-year partnership with the all-female squad. It marks the beginning of a new initiative to …

racer.com

 

[IforceV8]

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/12/04/genesis-launches-gmr-001-hypercar-programme-in-dubai.html

 

[RolexGTP]

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/12/04/genesis-launches-gmr-001-hypercar-programme-in-dubai.html

Damn does it look beautiful. Good to see Genesis giving us race fans something to be hyped about, no pun intended.

 

[Jezza819]

Damn does it look beautiful. Good to see Genesis giving us race fans something to be hyped about, no pun intended.

In the meantime, as part of its preparations to enter the FIA WEC, Genesis Magma Racing will cut its teeth in the European Le Mans Series with partner team IDEC Sport. This collaboration will allow Genesis team members to get up to speed with ACO rules racing before the WEC programme starts.

The ORECA 07 which Genesis will operate with IDEC Sport will be driven by former F1 driver Logan Sargeant, ex-British GT4 and W Series champion Jamie Chadwick and 19-year-old Frenchman Mathys Jaubert.

I'm assuming this is for 2025. I'm glad to see Jamie Chadwick get a drive in a prototype.

 

[RolexGTP]

I'm assuming this is for 2025. I'm glad to see Jamie Chadwick get a drive in a prototype.

Genesis is joining WEC in 2026 and IMSA in 2027...two cars each series too.

 

[Jezza819]

Genesis is joining WEC in 2026 and IMSA in 2027...two cars each series too.

Right but I wasn't sure if the ELMS part of it is for 2025 since they said in preparation for entering the WEC in 2026.

 

[Rossell2]

KMag makes the jump back to endurance.

 

[Veinz]

Glad he got himself a good seat somewhere, he has a lot of talent.

 

[Fezzik]

Right but I wasn't sure if the ELMS part of it is for 2025 since they said in preparation for entering the WEC in 2026.

Yes, ELMS for 2025.

The team will collaborate with IDEC Sport to field an LMP2 entry in the 2025 European Le Mans Series featuring a driver line-up of Logan Sargeant, Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert

 

[IforceV8]

I completely missed that Marshall Pruett broke the Genesis story a week ago in a Logan Sargeant for ESPN.

IndyCar? IMSA? After F1, what comes next for Logan Sargeant?

After his F1 exit, American Logan Sargeant has tested in IndyCar and IMSA, but he doesn't know where he'll drive in 2025. And he's OK with that.

www.espn.co.uk

 

[Fezzik]

https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/genesis-reveals-v8-engine-plan-for-lmdh-contender/10679400/

Genesis has revealed that its 2026 World Endurance Championship contender will be powered by a twin-turbo V8 that builds on sister marque Hyundai’s experience in the World Rally Championship.

Francois-Xavier Demaison, technical director of the Hyundai Motorsport organisation masterminding the Genesis LMDh programme, explained that the internal combustion component of the hybrid powertrain was being developed out of technology employed in its inline four-cylinder 1.6-litre turbo used in the Hyundai i20 N Rally 1.

 

[RolexGTP]

Side note from this big news from Genesis but it would be nice to see Ford come out with a LMDh that uses Fords current 5.0L Coyote v8 attached to a new hybrid system. Let that thing rev like the Cadillac and compete with it too in the sound department. There's a lot of cars using twin turbo v6 and v8s not enough NA goodness.

 

[IforceV8]

None of that plan sounds ideal, lets glue two 1.6L 4 bangers together and make a V8.

 

[ScottPuss20]

KMag makes the jump back to endurance.

LET'S GO KEVIN!

 

[MIE1992]

I'm hoping to attend the LM24 with my dad in '26, are there any recommended guides you'd especially recommend? I admit I have very minimal idea of where to start - or what to expect, haha!

 

[Eqill5]

Has anyone that’s been to the 24 hours of Le Mans able to explain to me where a General Admission (standing) ticket gives you access to throughout the week?

I’ve found a couple of tickets for the week long event in 2025 and am wondering how many places around the circuit you can watch from, that aren’t grandstands. And if General Admission tickets would maybe grant you access to the grandstands during practice and qualifying?

Are there shuttle services running within the circuit that could also help in getting from place to place?

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated! I’ve been watching the race since around 2005 but this would, hopefully, be my first year attending! Thanks

 

[Touring Mars]

Has anyone that’s been to the 24 hours of Le Mans able to explain to me where a General Admission (standing) ticket gives you access to throughout the week?

Most of the best spots are around the top of the track where the grandstands are, and you also have access to Porsche curves, Indianapolis and Arnage, I believe. However, there's quite a lot of the track that is not accessible, presumably because much of it is public road and the neighbouring land is private property.

I’ve found a couple of tickets for the week long event in 2025 and am wondering how many places around the circuit you can watch from, that aren’t grandstands. And if General Admission tickets would maybe grant you access to the grandstands during practice and qualifying?

You do get access to the stands for Test Day and practice sessions, though the website isn't totally clear - it says 'both Practice Sessions' but there's 4..? I assume they are not open for qualifying sessions. There is also one grandstand that is open to GA ticket holders right at the start/finish line, where I watched the end of the 2014 race. It was awesome, and I didn't know it was open to everyone. I'd imagine it'll be full alot of the time, but I was surprised at how easy it was to get in for the end of the race. I watched the start of the race at 'S de Tertre Rouge' (looking back up the track towards the Dunlop bridge) and it was fantastic.

Are there shuttle services running within the circuit that could also help in getting from place to place?

Don't know about that, I was on foot the whole time. Hopefully someone who has been there more recently can answer that one!

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated! I’ve been watching the race since around 2005 but this would, hopefully, be my first year attending! Thanks

What are you doing for accommodation? I also have a ticket but I'm not likely to go because accom is quite hard to find and the campsites are already fully booked. If you are going by car, however, you should have no problem finding somewhere to stay. It was awesome and the museum is a must-see as well, and you get 1 free visit to that with your ticket.

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Back to the reason I came to the thread... I'm swithering whether I should go to LM this year. My memories of my trip with a bunch of other ers in 2014 was so good that I seriously doubt that I could ever top that, esp. going by myself.

 

[zjn]

my digestion of Christmas lunch got stuck early

 

[TheCracker]

my digestion of Christmas lunch got stuck early

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As long as he hasn't completely lost his mojo following a few poor seasons with RedBull, a once-upon-a-time quick driver with the ability to conserve tyres, is a good fit with endurance racing IMO.

 

[zjn]

As long as he hasn't completely lost his mojo following a few poor seasons with RedBull, a once-upon-a-time quick driver with the ability to conserve tyres, is a good fit with endurance racing IMO.

I may agree, even though it's a big if.
He simply doesn't move my feelings at all

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Ferrari’s 2025 driver line-up is already set, as well as the customer AF Corse entry. If Perez does land a seat with the team, it’ll be for 2026.

 

[Balazs Toldi]

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[Eqill5]

Thanks for the response! Greatly appreciated!

What are you doing for accommodation? I also have a ticket but I'm not likely to go because accom is quite hard to find and the campsites are already fully booked. If you are going by car, however, you should have no problem finding somewhere to stay. It was awesome and the museum is a must-see as well, and you get 1 free visit to that with your ticket.

I am indeed going by car. Managed to find a small apartment with parking that was reasonably priced considering most of the accom would’ve been booked up well in advance! That solves the issue with getting parked in any of the circuit car parks too as there’s no tickets left for those either and I wasn’t wanting to chance getting into the couple of free car parks (I imagine they’re stowed out early on).

Back to the reason I came to the thread... I'm swithering whether I should go to LM this year. My memories of my trip with a bunch of other ers in 2014 was so good that I seriously doubt that I could ever top that, esp. going by myself.

I’d say go for it. Especially if you’re only considering going for the Test Day/Practice instead of the full race week. You might not top the memories you have of going as a group but what you do have is complete freedom to watch it from where and when you please around the circuit to your own itinerary!