GTP Sportscar: General Discussion

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So the Le Mans 24 hours is just around the corner and I was reminded of last year's GTP:ES event, and the trip down memory lane has me rather excited for not just the real life 24 Heures Du Mans, but for our own branch of endurance racing to resume.

As many of you will remember, there were some Herculean drives on display, notably with the Avalerion/WRS squad seeing @PASM clocking in nearly 13 hours of seat time with @Whitetail who clocked about 10 after losing @GTPGhost at the 8 hour mark, AND STILL bringing the car home in 2nd place. However they were not the only 2 man squad and nor were they they FIRST two man squad, at the ORA Racing team we saw @ScuderiaLucas and @Pubs16 clocking 11 and a half hours a piece back to back upon finding their 3rd driver ineligible to compete shortly after the start. An entire 24 hours with only 2 drivers was simply insane.
Now these efforts would be impressive enough in any 24 hour race, but the 2015 edition of the race had some of the most chaotic and unpredictable weather seen in a GTP:ES race, with the weather playing an incredible roll, we saw many periods of 100% wet running, the rain was ever changing seeing most teams undertake 40-50 pitstops. We even saw an incredible mid-race pile up on the mulsanne straight in the incredibly wet conditions.
It was simply an amazing event, and it was full of many stories that I didn't cover - but its the reason we LOVE endurance racing; there is something about endurance racing in the way it weaves its own tale, creating a narrative of the race we could have never anticipated resulting in scenarios, circumstances and results that will be remembered by all those that took part (and not always for the right reasons!)

The racing we've taken part in has been some of the most enthralling, challenging and enjoyable motorsport on the planet and I simply cannot wait for it to resume. The stories yet to be told, the intense battles against competitors, conditions (and connections) are sure to be spectacular. I hope you'll all join in with the same enthusiasm and passion when we do go back racing, as it is that enthusiasm and passion that has made this series so incredibly enjoyable.

Once again, thank you to @AJ for your work on this series, to the team in the broadcast booth and the ever vigilant stewards. Your efforts are what make it all possible.
 
StigsTC
So the Le Mans 24 hours is just around the corner and I was reminded of last year's GTP:ES event, and the trip down memory lane has me rather excited for not just the real life 24 Heures Du Mans, but for our own branch of endurance racing to resume.

As many of you will remember, there were some Herculean drives on display, notably with the Avalerion/WRS squad seeing @PASM clocking in nearly 13 hours of seat time with @Whitetail who clocked about 10 after losing @GTPGhost at the 8 hour mark, AND STILL bringing the car home in 2nd place. However they were not the only 2 man squad and nor were they they FIRST two man squad, at the ORA Racing team we saw @ScuderiaLucas and @Pubs16 clocking 11 and a half hours a piece back to back upon finding their 3rd driver ineligible to compete shortly after the start. An entire 24 hours with only 2 drivers was simply insane.
Now these efforts would be impressive enough in any 24 hour race, but the 2015 edition of the race had some of the most chaotic and unpredictable weather seen in a GTP:ES race, with the weather playing an incredible roll, we saw many periods of 100% wet running, the rain was ever changing seeing most teams undertake 40-50 pitstops. We even saw an incredible mid-race pile up on the mulsanne straight in the incredibly wet conditions.
It was simply an amazing event, and it was full of many stories that I didn't cover - but its the reason we LOVE endurance racing; there is something about endurance racing in the way it weaves its own tale, creating a narrative of the race we could have never anticipated resulting in scenarios, circumstances and results that will be remembered by all those that took part (and not always for the right reasons!)

The racing we've taken part in has been some of the most enthralling, challenging and enjoyable motorsport on the planet and I simply cannot wait for it to resume. The stories yet to be told, the intense battles against competitors, conditions (and connections) are sure to be spectacular. I hope you'll all join in with the same enthusiasm and passion when we do go back racing, as it is that enthusiasm and passion that has made this series so incredibly enjoyable.

Once again, thank you to @AJ for your work on this series, to the team in the broadcast booth and the ever vigilant stewards. Your efforts are what make it all possible.
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Amazing, I wish I witnessed it. :(

One thing that strikes me though is someone became ineligible shortly after the race started?! :odd:
 
StigsTC
So the Le Mans 24 hours is just around the corner and I was reminded of last year's GTP:ES event, and the trip down memory lane has me rather excited for not just the real life 24 Heures Du Mans, but for our own branch of endurance racing to resume.

As many of you will remember, there were some Herculean drives on display, notably with the Avalerion/WRS squad seeing @PASM clocking in nearly 13 hours of seat time with @Whitetail who clocked about 10 after losing @GTPGhost at the 8 hour mark, AND STILL bringing the car home in 2nd place. However they were not the only 2 man squad and nor were they they FIRST two man squad, at the ORA Racing team we saw @ScuderiaLucas and @Pubs16 clocking 11 and a half hours a piece back to back upon finding their 3rd driver ineligible to compete shortly after the start. An entire 24 hours with only 2 drivers was simply insane.
Now these efforts would be impressive enough in any 24 hour race, but the 2015 edition of the race had some of the most chaotic and unpredictable weather seen in a GTP:ES race, with the weather playing an incredible roll, we saw many periods of 100% wet running, the rain was ever changing seeing most teams undertake 40-50 pitstops. We even saw an incredible mid-race pile up on the mulsanne straight in the incredibly wet conditions.
It was simply an amazing event, and it was full of many stories that I didn't cover - but its the reason we LOVE endurance racing; there is something about endurance racing in the way it weaves its own tale, creating a narrative of the race we could have never anticipated resulting in scenarios, circumstances and results that will be remembered by all those that took part (and not always for the right reasons!)

The racing we've taken part in has been some of the most enthralling, challenging and enjoyable motorsport on the planet and I simply cannot wait for it to resume. The stories yet to be told, the intense battles against competitors, conditions (and connections) are sure to be spectacular. I hope you'll all join in with the same enthusiasm and passion when we do go back racing, as it is that enthusiasm and passion that has made this series so incredibly enjoyable.

Once again, thank you to @AJ for your work on this series, to the team in the broadcast booth and the ever vigilant stewards. Your efforts are what make it all possible.
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Nice recap, can't wait til we get going again. After the start we had at Daytona, WRS was ready to go this year. Then came Bathurst and the Hyperion team in the GT4s, with incredible racing for over an hour with 3 teams, then the end as the platform would not allow us to continue which was sad.
 
StigsTC
So the Le Mans 24 hours is just around the corner and I was reminded of last year's GTP:ES event, and the trip down memory lane has me rather excited for not just the real life 24 Heures Du Mans, but for our own branch of endurance racing to resume.

As many of you will remember, there were some Herculean drives on display, notably with the Avalerion/WRS squad seeing @PASM clocking in nearly 13 hours of seat time with @Whitetail who clocked about 10 after losing @GTPGhost at the 8 hour mark, AND STILL bringing the car home in 2nd place. However they were not the only 2 man squad and nor were they they FIRST two man squad, at the ORA Racing team we saw @ScuderiaLucas and @Pubs16 clocking 11 and a half hours a piece back to back upon finding their 3rd driver ineligible to compete shortly after the start. An entire 24 hours with only 2 drivers was simply insane.
Now these efforts would be impressive enough in any 24 hour race, but the 2015 edition of the race had some of the most chaotic and unpredictable weather seen in a GTP:ES race, with the weather playing an incredible roll, we saw many periods of 100% wet running, the rain was ever changing seeing most teams undertake 40-50 pitstops. We even saw an incredible mid-race pile up on the mulsanne straight in the incredibly wet conditions.
It was simply an amazing event, and it was full of many stories that I didn't cover - but its the reason we LOVE endurance racing; there is something about endurance racing in the way it weaves its own tale, creating a narrative of the race we could have never anticipated resulting in scenarios, circumstances and results that will be remembered by all those that took part (and not always for the right reasons!)

The racing we've taken part in has been some of the most enthralling, challenging and enjoyable motorsport on the planet and I simply cannot wait for it to resume. The stories yet to be told, the intense battles against competitors, conditions (and connections) are sure to be spectacular. I hope you'll all join in with the same enthusiasm and passion when we do go back racing, as it is that enthusiasm and passion that has made this series so incredibly enjoyable.

Once again, thank you to @AJ for your work on this series, to the team in the broadcast booth and the ever vigilant stewards. Your efforts are what make it all possible.
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Hear hear! Thank you for the mention sir :) it's definitely a race I'll never forget, the last 5 hours were the toughest for myself :P. The rain was absolutely torrential, all through the night, I still remember driving my stint into dawn and see the clouds finally start to disappear, was an amazing sight. Huge kudos to @ScuderiaLucas for hanging in there with me.

I actually just started watching our Le Mans 24 last week to reminisce that great weekend. I'm so happy to have been apart of it, regardless of our outcome I would do it all again, and cannot wait for it all to kick off again!

Miss you guys ;). :cheers::gtpflag:
 
Yeah it's probably my best memory of this series. There were so many things that had gone wrong through that season and for it to come right for 24 hours was the most amazing feeling I've ever felt. My sleeping pattern was ruined for the next week or so but it was all worth it just to have been able to compete let alone win. It's tough not doing it this year(unless we schedule a last minute one), but I'm in next year, and the year after that :P I'll never get old of the LM24!
 
and then there was the 2014 race....it was a trial but we made it in a totally idiotically slow BIMMER that was the start of it all. It was after this race that DART was born when we discovered that @euclid58 and I were....A).too old for that sierra, B.) Both 100% disabled, and C). Loved the hell out of it. Still do. Attaboy AJ.
 

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