Thread 149123561

Time for Le Mans Edition

>Saturday, June 14 (all times EDT)
10:00 AM: WEC, Rd 4/8, '24 Hours of Le Mans', Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
4:30 PM: NASCAR Xfinity, Rd 15/33, 'The Chilango 150', Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
7:00 PM: ARCA, Rd 7/20, 'Berlin ARCA 200', Berlin Raceway, Marne, Michigan, USA

>Sunday, June 15
2:00 PM: Formula 1, Rd 10/24, 'Canadian Grand Prix', Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3:00 PM: NASCAR Cup, Rd 16/36, 'Viva México 250', Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
4:30 PM: Indy NXT, Rd 6/14, 'World Wide Technology Raceway', World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois, USA
8:00 PM: IndyCar, Rd 8/17, 'Bommarito Automotive Group 500', World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois, USA

/lm24/-timetable:
>Wed Jun 11 (EDT)
08:00am WEC FP1 (3h)
12:45pm WEC Quali
04:00pm WEC FP2 (2h)
>Thu Jun 12
08:45am WEC FP3 (3h)
12:25pm Road to Le Mans race 1
02:00pm WEC Hyperpole
05:00pm WEC FP4 (1h)
>Fri Jun 13
05:00am Mustang Challenge race 1
>Sat Jun 14
02:45am Mustang Challenge race 2
04:05am Road to Le Mans race 2
06:00am WEC Warm-up
10:00am WEC Race

Spreadsheet:
https://pastebin.com/D9ZzLBrv (embed)

More races and times at:
https://raceday.watch/

Previous Thread:
>>149089457

3rd for the sandbagger poojoo win

I miss Bentley

Just want to let you's all know

Fuck hybrid

>>149123610
Based and Drebin Pilled.

For me? Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, no discussion.

>>149123718
Le Mans Pre Race containment thread

Three threads now. Excellent...
Singaporebro must be pleased, wherever he is.

>>149123581
same car with kobiyashi and de vries had to start last last year due to causing a red flag, finished second

>>149122555
>Paul Andrews
Based

>>149123561 (OP)
Le Mans, 2 NASCAR races in Mexico, Indy Car at night, Formula 1 in North Mexico... WHAT A WEEKEND!

>>149124163
>Formula 1 in North Mexico
Oh, you...

>muh iron cunts on tnt sports 2
kek

>>149124418
why do they keep getting injured

>>149123774
>Singaporebro must be pleased, wherever he is.
It's 3:00 am over there, so I'm guessing asleep.

>>149124384
Don't worry, we are starting to fix that. It's actually been in the news a lot this week.

>>149124499
Literally because their bones aren't as strong.

>>149124163
>Indy Car at night
don't hold your breath on that one

red pill me on sports car racing posting

>>149126310
It's largely one guy whose mission is to spam the thread

>>149126310
I just really like sports car racing desu and wanted to post it.

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/no-6-porsche-thrown-out-of-first-qualifying/
Team Penske cheating again, what a surprise

Classic
>FERRARI
even before the race begun

>>149126310
It's a way to bump the thread without just posting
>Bump
We don't really need it lately because the thread is pretty healthy. Especially during the summer.
Also, sports car racing is without a doubt the most based and kino type of racing in the world. You will have many examples in the following weeks.
>>149126339
This is not correct on any level.

>>149126383
>Aston Martin advances to Hyperpole

>>149126383
Jesus, Penske teams can't continue fucking up. At least it wasn't the #4.

>>149126562
>>149126626
Roger is going to be very mad.

Jealous of anyone who gets to hear these girls in person on the track they were meant to be on.

I should have waited for this year's race instead of 2023.

>>149126936
>I should have waited for this year's race instead of 2023.
Nah, man. You have to do the thing when you have the chance. Besides, in 2023 we thought they would never be a real race car. Heck, hopefully, they will be around long enough for you to go back again.
BTW, how did you do your trip? Did you book everything individually, or did you get a package? Did you camp or stay at a hotel?

>>149127068
Piece meal, hotel first because those are the first to run out, then ticket+campsite package through whatever UK ticket distributor was advertising via Radio Le Mans the year before.

Reminder that Dale Earnhardt had some serious, serious, big time daddy issues and was a shit dad to his kids

>>149123610
>Fuck hybrid
Based.
I think that is one of the coolest things about GT3. Even cars with hybrid systems in the road cars had them removed from the homoligated race version.
If the NSX has been a turbo V6 only, it would have weighed less, cost less and sold more. Honda has lost the plot almost entirely and Toyota is eating their lunch.

>>149127478
>whatever UK ticket distributor was advertising via Radio Le Mans the year before.
Oh, yeah. I forgot about them. I don't think Hindhaugh would punt something disreputable, so I would feel good about that. Anyway, maybe you can do it again in a year or two if you start saving now.

>>149126626
>>149126818
Roger is gonna run out of people to fire if this keeps up

>>149127508
caring about a driver's off track private life drama is womanbrain shit

>>149127508
I too just watched the Earnhardt documentary.
Anyone who has been familiar with NASCAR for more than two minutes knows Dale wasn't the greatest dad in the world and had serious Dad issues of his own.

I’ve decided to start following F1. Give me the qrd. Who are /ourguys/? Who are we rooting for and who do we hate?

>>149128707
You're in the wrong thread

>>149128760
I’ve also decided to follow NASCAR. Give me the qrd.

>>149128707
>Who are /ourguys/?
Either the guy front your country or whoever is winning. Whatever the case, you have to block out any criticism of them no matter how legitimate and blame the car and dog the shit out of all the other drivers and blame their car if they win.
It's all your basic divegrass logic, just with cars.

really trying not to place an order for a Brun Motorsport 962 kit.
it's hard.

>>149128779
NASCAR is a uniquely interesting set of series in that straight up luck is legitimately 20% of the equation. You have to be a good enough driver with a good enough car to be there at the end, but you also have to be lucky enough not to get caught up in someone else's wreck or fucked over by meme restart and overtime procedures.
As far as picking a driver, just about anyone will do. You can pick a guy who wins a lot or a guy who has a livery you like. There are actually a lot of decent drivers and as Joey Lagano proved last year, you only need to win two races to win the championship.

>>149128824
tamiya or hasegawa? either way both kits were originally made in the 80s so take that in count

>>149123774
>>149124527
I wanted to have a quick lie down before quali but ended up falling asleep
FUCK

>>149128936
it's Tamiya.
was looking for Father's day gifts and saw one of the specialty stores in my city has it.

>>149128921
>>149128813
Very informative. Thank you.

>>149128965
I had to do an in person meeting at the exact entire time of qualifying. I literally got out to check my phone as the last car took the checkered flag.
Fortunately, I got to see the practice session after, but of course, I missed Cadillac doing well. Ferrari and Toyota were pretty damn quick in that session, but at least Aston Martin made it to Hyperpole...
I'm actually really quite sad to see Peugeot doing so poorly. I mean, when it was Aston or Lamborghini or Vanwall, at least it wasn't a surprise.

>>149129002
You are welcome. I always like to help the newfrens.

>>149128707
The red pill for formula 1 is that it’s a constructors series and the drivers don’t do anything apart from steer the car. Also liberty media managed to ruin the greatest day in racing by scheduling the Canadian Grand Prix concurrently with the Indy 500 because they don’t give a fuck about history and tradition and shit

>>149128779
>>149128779
Rear field shitters are soulful except for bowman because he’s a shitter in a top ride. The red pill in NASCAR is that Toyota are the protagonists (and also RCR was, and will always be shit and were carried single handedly by Dale Earnhardt, not even Kyle Busch can win in those shitboxes inb4 Fontana)

>>149128921
Kenseth won the Winston cup despite only winning one race and it assblasted Brian France so hard he came up with the meme for the Nextel/sprint cup and the memeoffs, all Logano and Elliot did was expose the memery that is nascar

>>149129422
Sadge. Sucks when real life gets in the way of vrooms doesn't it? Especially during Le Mans week
I'm rather upset about the Proton only qualifying down in P20 and my guy Estre being relegated to the back of the field. Seems like Porsche's 20th LM win would have to wait another year at least
On the other hand, at least one of the Astons and the #83 made it into Hyperpole

sports car racing

>watching 2018-19 road course replays
TOTAL AEROSCREEN DEATH
TOTAL HYBRID DEATH
AHHHHHH

suzuka 8 hour test, it's one guy with a camera enjoying the vrooms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCTlxY70Y-E

>>149132467
Pre-aeroscreen but post rear pod removal was peak car for this era. I'm not even opposed to the aeroscreen, but the next car needs to properly integrate it to lose weight. Also V10's.

Good morning from a rainy Le Mans.
It's been pouring for a few hours, like full on thunderstorm. Shouldn't last long enough to affect FP3 but who knows.

Today we're going through all stages of grief, mourning the loss of sleep time, and tomorrow won't be much different. We're definitely in the home stretch now.

Le Mans News: Tuesday edition

>Qualifying: Lynn Puts JOTA Cadillac On Top Of First Qualifying Session
Hypercar Results: https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FIA-WEC-2025-Le-Mans-Qualifying-Hypercar.pdf
LMP2 & LMGT3 Results: https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FIA-WEC-2025-Le-Mans-Qualifying-LMGT3-LMP2.pdf
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/11/lynn-puts-jota-cadillac-on-top-of-first-qualifying-session.html

>FP1: Bourdais Sets Free Practice 1 Benchmark In JOTA Cadillac
Results: https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FIA-WEC-2025-Le-Mans-Free-1.pdf
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/11/bourdais-sets-free-practice-1-benchmark-in-jota-cadillac.html

>FP2: Toyota Leads Free Practice 2 After Kubica Time Deleted
Results: https://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/14_2025/04_LE%20MANS/600_FIA%20WEC/202506112200_Free%20Practice%202/03_Classification_Free%20Practice%202.PDF
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/11/toyota-leads-free-practice-2-after-kubica-time-deleted.html

>Le Mans Wednesday Notebook
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/11/le-mans-24-hours-wednesday-paddock-notes-4.html
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/le-mans-wednesday-notebook-11/

>#6 Penske Porsche Excluded From Qualifying
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/11/6-penske-porsche-excluded-from-qualifying.html

>De Vries Explains No. 7 Toyota Qualifying Elimination
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/de-vries-explains-no-7-toyota-qualifying-elimination/

>Bovy “As Ready as I Can Be” for Late Le Mans Callup
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bovy-as-ready-as-i-can-be-for-late-le-mans-callup/

>Liquid Hydrogen-Fuelled Toyota GR LH2 Racing Concept Unveiled
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/11/liquid-hydrogen-fuelled-toyota-gr-lh2-racing-concept-unveiled.html

>Ziggo Sport Tempesta, Flying The Flag For SRO At Le Mans
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/11/ziggo-sport-tempesta-flying-the-flag-for-sro-at-le-mans.html

is there a garage56 entry this year?
great to see the silver arrow back in LM

>>149132987
Not this year, sadly.
We might see a hydrogen car next year though, since they're pushing for that thing for years, now.

>>149126562
Absolutely based.

>>149128965
I watched the first half of FP2 before falling asleep, as I wake very early.
One pisser about watching 'alternative' streams is that I can't go back and watch the part I missed.
WEC's YT only put out highlights, which is a shame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzqYhZse_k
Anyway, despite the multiple split threads fiasco, seems we've finally split off a Le Mans thread, like you mentioned.
Reading through last years archive, a Germanbro baked a lot of the threads.

>>149132922
Based. Thanks for the update.
Hopefully they won't be so gay to put an SC out for the rain if it happens during the race.
Word was that the race will be dry though.

>>149133067
damn
if the toyota hydrogen concept will compete, i sure hope they also finish the new lexus GT3s. the hydrogen concept (sorta) felt like it was the basis for that design

>>149132987
The Valkyrie makes up for it

>>149130792
>Sucks when real life gets in the way of vrooms doesn't it?
Yeah, I eventually some stuff lined up to look busy while I watched, kek.
>Proton only qualifying down in P20
Yeah, it really is. The gap between them and the Penske teams is getting wilder and I can't imagine why.
>my guy Estre being relegated to the back of the field.
Yeah, that was a bit of a surprise. It's not like penske to make such a simple mistake. At least it didn't used to be.
>Porsche's 20th LM win
It's a long race and they still have 2 cars in Hyperpole.
>On the other hand, at least one of the Astons and the #83 made it into Hyperpole
That is one good thing about sports car racing, there are always plenty of cars, teams and drivers to get excited about.

"Ford has made it clear that its return to Formula 1 is not a short-term experiment – but its continued involvement is firmly tied to one key principle: electrification must remain a core part of the sport’s future."
Which will be the next series where ford demands electrification?


>>149133067
we wont see it before 2028 iirc

>>149133653
Also Ford
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/future-tech/ford-patents-tech-where-its-cars-could-have-built-speed-cameras

Also Ford
https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-in-vehicle-advertising-patent

The Ford Mustang STD is a pigfat fuck that is somehow more expensive that a 911 GT3 RS but still manages to be slower. The Mustang GT3 is a car that has consistently fallen apart.

The Ford GT 2017 is a faux LMP that only won by refballing the ACO. Total Ford death.

>>149132580
What an hero. O7

>>149133499
>>149133499
>Yeah, it really is. The gap between them and the Penske teams is getting wilder and I can't imagine why.
Massive budget and resource difference to be honest. Not a surprise to me that they can't extract the maximum out of the car relative to the Penske team
Not to mention the fact that they don't do any testing in between the races and their driver lineup is a few tiers below that of the works teams
I really hope they return to WEC next year but if they were disappear from the grid I wouldn't be too surprised, not least since they've already scaled back their IMSA involvement this year
>That is one good thing about sports car racing, there are always plenty of cars, teams and drivers to get excited about.
Absolutely. We're lucky in this era that there's a team for almost everyone

>>149133270
I feel pretty ashamed to have fallen asleep for quali but I sure as hell am not gonna miss Hyperpole later tonight

indybros, we're so back

>>149123561 (OP)
Lets go Toyotas !

>>149134197
I might not make it to (or through) FP4 tonight, but I'll definitely watch Hyperpole.
FP3 starts in about two hours from now. Three hour session.

>>149134418
>Lets go Toyotas !
Inshallah brother

>>149134418
Based and Cave Pilled.

it's surreal watching everybody pretend that china isn't the reason why the dominant method of propulsion in the automotive world is being turned inside out

>>149134916
actual kino? in 2025? i must be dreaming!

>>149134916
>WWTR
Nope, still calling it Gateway

>>149132922
>https://pastebin.com/D9ZzLBrv
How did you get tickets and what camera gear are you using?

I was considering of going there:
>Flixbus
is about 120
>Hotel prices are rocket high everywhere
lowest for two nights 300
>Entry costs
??? dont know

All I want to do is photograph boys. I know maybe I should have planned ahead, but I wanted to go here then next week to greece for WRC.
Can you guys help me out with tips and more information? I have never been at a motor sport event.

>>149135190
might give unaliving yourself a try, twinkfaggot

>>149134418
>>149134461
Turbo kek

>>149134805
I'm not.

>>149134805
And also pretending that the West didn't completely sell out to Red China by letting them into the WTO in 2001, so they could undercut the planet. Then be so surprised when almost all non-service jobs were ripped out of the West. Globalism is slavery and Red China is the engine room.

>>149134418
lmao based
>>149135440
deindustrialisation and outsourcing everything to china started way before 2001, thank yourselves for letting the vile bitch thatcher show the jewish way to the world

>>149135619
Yes, it has been going on for decades before.
https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

Latvala will compete at rally finland in a Rally2 yaris again

>>149134418
lmao

>>149136004
'Miss Ken...

Just subbed to Motor Sport magazine lads
Looking forward to my first copy arriving in the mail

>>149136062
IIRC with the sub you also get access to their archive, it is pretty great
I was a subscriber when I had a slower/calmer life and had time for things like that and read the archive a lot

>>149136062
FAT's merchandise is crazy expensive

>>149136281
That's awesome holy shit
I love going down research rabbit holes and I'll find some spare time to start doing my reps
>>149136339
Yeah it is. I got both the white and black versions of their Le Mans t-shirt last year and it's really high quality. I'm skipping on their LM drop this year though

>>149136422
it must be nice being from a wealthy family with wealthy connections and you can just instantly create a brand and make a shit ton of money

>>149134916
I just want Conor to have a good day for once

>>149123561 (OP)
NASCAR weekend schedule

>>149123595
Trending in the right direction

Michelin Le Mans Cup | Road to Le Mans | Round 3

>Race 1 (12:25 PM ET, 11 June)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GmQOX-Vyzw

>Race 2 (4:05 AM ET, 14 June)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev7q3Onulx0

>Live Timing
https://live.lemanscup.com/en/live

>Entry List
https://storage.googleapis.com/ecm-prod/assets/1/course/4924/2025-mlmc-rtlm-provisional-entry-list-v2-1_83ee7e.pdf

>Spotter Guide
https://storage.googleapis.com/ecm-prod/assets/1/course/4924/2025-mlmc-rtlm-spotter-guide-v2_849b31.pdf

>Onboard Laps
DKR Engineering #2 Ginetta LMP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HUDsomv5JE

>Pure Sound from Le Mans | Road To Le Mans 2025 | Michelin Le Mans Cup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovztPDISkXQ

>News
Grids Set By Practice Results After Incident Packed Qualifying
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/12/grids-set-by-practice-results-after-incident-packed-qualifying.html
Iron Dames Withdraws Porsche From Road To Le Mans
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/08/iron-dames-withdaws-porsche-from-road-to-le-mans.html
Road To Le Mans Entry Complete
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/06/road-to-le-mans-entry-complete.html

>>149138139
>No Vanina
I sad

>>149138204
Yeah it's a shame

>>149138204
Hawt.

>>149136987
Same

for fuck's sake...

https://racer.com/2025/06/12/indycar-shifts-new-car-to-2028

>>149138945
whaa

>>149138945
As expected. All eyes on Honda. If they leave and the hybrid stays then scrap the whole series I'm an USAC chad

How do the licenses work for Le Mans? Like how do you get them, and are some required for certain cars?

>>149138945
Its fucking honda. They have the specs for the new engine and hybrid and honda is stringing everyone along again. To hell with and drop a V8 or V10 in there.

Are we watching hyperpole here or where?

>>149139950
we're here >>149123718

>>149140004
thanks

Road America getting F-35s for indycar

>>149135619
>tf
>unironically acting like Thatcher is the devil incarnate
what's it like, to have come full circle to the soviet era?

>>149139824
I vote for a V8.

apparently a bunch of nascar folks who were flying to mexico city from nc today are stuck since the plane engine done blowed up.

>>149141763
Freaking BASED!

>>149142329
>the plane engine done blowed up.
On the ground or in the air?

>>149142329
>>149142383
>The captain of a grounded plane carrying NASCAR industry people to Mexico as it aborted a takeoff said "I dont know if we took a bird but engine 2 blew."
>The industry personnel are off that plane and have their luggage back.

>>149142421
IF IT'S BOEING I AIN'T GOING

>>149142329
>>149142409
big guys dont have back up pleins or somethiing?
or is that reserved only for politics

>>149142307
2.65L turbo v8 like god intended

>>149142530
I am pretty sure NASCAR has a few dedicated planes for NASCAR personnel because so many of them live in the Charleston area that it is economically and logistically logical. I believe that what Jimmy said in an interview a few weeks ago.
>>149142409
>The captain of a grounded plane
Well, that the best place for an engine failure.

>>149142602
>2.65L turbo v8 like god intended
Man, that could easily make 1,000 hp without much concern about a failure these days.

No Dennis this weekend. Staying home cuz his daughter was just born

>>149142934
*son i mean

>>149142934
>>149142946
Hmm... but now he deleted the post so IDK

>>149142934
and tone alfredo is on standby for bowman
>>149142968
JGR made it official as well

>>149142934
>>149142968
too bad

>>149142968
This will cost him the championship.

>>149142968
removing the gender because that decision is up to the kid

Hoping for a Jenson win... its been so long Yensonbros

>>149142102
>tf
>unironically thinking dismantling and selling all your industries to china and worshipping le GDP while giving all the power to the one percent who floods your country with cheap brown labour to undercut you is good
you voted for kamala or what

So special that Ryan Truex finally gets to race at his home track

>>149143420
Ryan Truexico

>>149142891
Its imminent catastrophic death is half the point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbz8KONVrUk

Speaking of CART things there's a distinct chance that the new car being delayed to 2028 is the prelude to the new car getting killed off entirely when it becomes a single engine supplier spec series and everybody decides they are too broke for anything. That's how the IRL got 8 years of the previous shitbox too.
https://www.espn.com/racing/racing/indycar/columns/story?columnist=oreovicz_john&id=5374329
Have fun with this 2010 article where you can just change the dates and numbers and series staff names and pass it off as being written this year.

Is kraut anon alive for Saturday thread management?

>>149144185
Also has everyone learned how to make mp4s and webms on their own so we can run shifts?

AF Corse LMP2 car, any info on why this Italian team French car has a China nose but no Chinese drivers

>>149144725
probably a Chinese sponsor

>>149144746
I'm guessing Wafa?

>>149138945
>IndyCar promises something by X year
>is delayed to Y year
>or doesn't happen at all (remember that video game we were promised?)
many such cases, it's so predictable.I don't know why anyone is surprised by this.

>>149144707
I can try ~2 min. webm clips on any highlights

>>149138945
does anyone even believe this
also i wasnt aware there was an annoucment before this
>The IndyCar Series is formally shifting its new chassis and engine introduction from 2027 to 2028.
why dont they just glue the super formula chassis to the current nascar engines

>>149144976
not sturdy enough to withstand smashing into a wall at 230

>>149144976
>super formula chassis
not designed for ovals
>nascar engines
fuck that

>>149144976
>5.8 liter V8
that wouldn't even fit in the Super Formula chassis.

>>149145080
>we'll never see F5000 revived

>>149145110
pretty sure they revived it last year, it has a different name but its the coyote on a new formula chassis with halo and everything
let me see if i can track it down again

I fucking hate the hybrid system in Indycar, not because it ruined the racing and is only there to appease Honda, but because indycars are supposed to be really technically simple for an open wheel car, they started out racing on dirt for fucks sake

>>149145192
you're thinking of S5000 in Australia, that used to do support races for Supercars. that series is already dead. the final season was 2023.

>>149145236
CART set the cultural standard that Indy should be just as advanced as F1.

>>149145236
>>149145290
None of your IRL dick sucking has even the slightest basis in truth

>>149145241
yeah i was off by two years
also it was a fia f3 tier chassis
if a couple of wild kangaroos can stick a big block to a karting im pretty sure the (((premier of motorsports))) can do a similar job just fine
p*nke needs to find a way to attract more engine suppliers instead of competing on different series just to cheat and try to get away with it

>>149145414
Perfect example of a car that demonstrates Indy's history of hosting more experimants than F1.

>>149145428
>attract more engine suppliers
>NA V8
pick one

>>149145414
>>149145491
that also raced in F1.

>>149145500
Cosworth, Judd, Gibson, Ilmor, and a few others would all leap at the chance to build a simple 4L customer racing V8. several of those already do

>>149145500
if they job not mine, if they cant then i hope youre ready to enjoy indybrown sponsored by velo, betbetbetbetbetindy, coca cola 600 an dick curve-correcting drugs
oh and running on hybrid 3 cylinder engines

>>149145633
>Ilmor
Roger Penske owning Ilmor is part of the problem.

>>149145670
>3 cylinder engines
this might actually convince Toyota to join IndyCar, that's what the GR Yaris has

https://speedcafe.com/le-mans-news-2025-grove-racing-iron-lynx-crash-stewards-decision-stephen-banned-night-stint-luca-stolz/
>Per article 10.1.2 of the supplementary regulations, drivers must “cover at least five laps of practice by night and cross the start/finish line at least once between 22h and 24h00”.
>That meant the driver line-up did not complete the minimum night running.
>At 00:25am local time, the team’s representative was summonsed for an alleged breach of the aforementioned article.
>After the hearing, the stewards determined at 1:03am that the team could compete under two conditions.
>Luca Stolz, who made his last Le Mans start in 2018, must start the race.
>Stephen Grove will also not be allowed to race between 10pm and 6am (local time).

>>149123561 (OP)
>>149137580
updated because of the plane issue or whatever

>>149143712
nice vid
>ganassi loses it the 2nd time monotoya blows up
hehehehe

>>149147160
I get moving Mexico Series race 1 up, but why is the entire Saturday schedule starting a half-hour later now?

>>149147910
I don't think there's going to be any proper racing this weekend anyway.

>>149148177
Sunday too.

Since when did Mexico have rain desu

>>149148254
rain goes wherever nascar goes

>>149148177
>>149148232
>rain tire shitter kino

Are the Mexico Series races on the meme oval like usual or the full course because there are other cars using it?

>>149148366
I hope they packed the arca brakes too

>>149148086
What happened during quali? They stopped early, some shit break? Expected the Stang to perform a lil better than P10. Strong performance at Spa. Hopefully the boys pickup for the race.

>>149142968
His oldest daughter looks just like him.

Damn shame.

since i started the @spreadsheetanon on twitter, i've been followed by so many hot women! who knew chicks with big booba were into frogs making charts and shitposting about racing
wagmi

>>149149758
SpreadsheetAnon, I...

>>149149478
Yeah I don't know what happened, The Stangs did well in last years qualifying I was hoping they would do it again..
I hope they get it together in the race.

>>149142968
Denny asked her to hold on just one more week because he didn’t want to be around a bunch of beaners all week. Absolute patriot.

>>149130961
I previously thought my penis could only get so erect.

>>149133731
>Total Ford death
That happens just by running them, doesn't it?

>>149145241
Those cars were slow as fuck, for whatever reason, on paper they would seem not that slow, but I heard a civic with a few simple mods was faster around eastern creek, let alone bathurst where they actually cucked the engines even more. I'm glad that series died. They should have done it properly and they should have done it 20 years earlier. Ideally with proper manufacturer support and Ford vs Holden rivalry. Look at the Japanese SuperGT/Superformula for example.

>>149150525
I'm not sure if it's fair to compare what was always meant to be a junior category (F3 but with V8's) to Super Formula or Super GT.

>>149150525
>proper manufacturer support
>Ford vs Holden rivalry
pick one, the obsession with Ford vs Holden shut out a lot of manufacturers from the racing scene down under. I'm frankly shocked that Toyota wants to join Supercars. but maybe it's a better deal now that Holden and Ford Australia are dead.

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/bourdais-cadillac-has-no-chance-to-win-le-mans-24-hours-despite-pole-position/10732051/
>«Some people aren’t showing what they’re doing, what they can do,” Le Mans veteran Bourdais claimed. “We’ve seen two or three things we don’t like at all regarding some people’s performance, and clearly, they’re keeping their cards damn close to their chest.
He also says that Ferrari and Toyota heavily sandbagging, "making fun of us"
Also explains why they will suffer in the race:
They have shit top speed and they are making up their advantage in the Porsche Curves, but in the race most of the time you have traffic there so that advantage is lost, and the others will breeze past of them on the straight, with Porsche being like 10kmh faster than a Caddy with a little bit of slipstream
And he says thats the fault of the BoP

>>149150671
tbdesu I don't put much stock into what Sebastien Bourdais says, he's a notorious whiner.

>>149150703
the porsche curves advantage explanation though sounds plausible

>>149144725
their sponsor is a chinese logistics/procurement company

>>149149418
burns & reid?
or sasha & digweed?

>>149134197
post that didnt age too well i guess

when will the aco, mclel, hyundie talks start?

>>149145765
kek true. the rules allow 4cyl, everyone went 4, yet they went for a 3cylinder in the rally car as well

nascar schedule for friday and saturday changed completely because of logistical difficulties

Damn the weather will be dogass over Le Mans tonight, and probably this week end as a consequence

>>149151406
yesterday meteoblue said that the weekend will be dry apart from some morning shower

>>149151416
Weather is changing very quickly over northern France these days, last week it felt cold, yesterday it was 32-35°C, so I'm not surprised if there's storms tonight

>>149143712
How many open wheel series have multiple engines manufacturers?

>>149146913
It is absolutely insane and quite sad to see that team shitting so much.

Mustang Challenge le Mans edition race 1 in now
https://www.youtube.com/live/V9Fzno_x7z4

Let's go Muniz bros!

Can't hear a fuckin thing in this race

Damn the boss of Ford is racing? What if he dies

This race is so fucking gay

>>149150988
>>149141979
>>149141940
Yeah I feel like a clown now. Fuck
Work's made me way too tired these days and I slept through the alarm

>>149151850
dunno how it works in SG but here employers have to give minimum 24 days pto at my age (mid 30s, and the amount increases as you get older) per year, so I just took off 3 days for le mans every year (until recent years bc since I work remotely, I just dont care)

< David Wall in the wall
pottery

Damn

There it is. It took much longer than I thought it would.

Munizbros
podium time
malcolm is not yet in the middle

Muniz top 20!

>>149151681
I am absolutely certain Ford has a continuity of leadership plan.

> ORECA & Ligier To Supply Next Gen LMP2 Chassis, Gibson Awarded Powertrain Contract
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/13/oreca-ligier-to-supply-next-gen-lmp2-chassis-gibson-awarded-powertrain-contract.html

Now this is something. Privateer gypermemes will be a thing I guess

>>149152097
>designed to a set of dimensions that will make them slightly longer, wider and heavier than the current ORECA 07s

It's over for LPM2 racing being any good.

>>149152123
- Also IMSA and ACO extends their working relationship
- And Hypermeme rules extended till 2032

Also next years WEC calendar revealed, its a copy paste of this year's

>>149152132
that's my concern as well

>>149152123
> After receiving several requests from manufacturers,
I bet it was Ferrari and Porsche
Also, this means we will finally see LMP3 dentist on Hypercar dentist violence! Exciting times ahead!

>>149152123
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I'll be going up to Sepang in this case. Methinks this will spell the return of Vanwall as well

>>149150671
Bourdais is a hall of fame whiner, never forget him bitching about the "old" Aston Martin being allowed to go as fast as the brand new Fraud GT

>ERC qualy stage cancelled
I love how people literally ran onto the stage at monte carlo and nothing happened but when someone takes a step beyond the tapes in poland the stage gets red flagged

>>149152928
anti polish behaviour

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/13/mclaren-shares-key-hypercar-programme-details.html
> McLaren shared key details about its programme today
> the new McLaren prototype will be powered by a V6 twin-turbo engine designed by McLaren Racing and McLaren Automotive, produced and engineered in conjunction with Italian constructor Dallara. The target is for the car to be on track and testing in the first half of 2026.
Reveal tomorrow:
> McLaren presents an exclusive reveal of its Hypercar challenger at the Manufacturers’ Village in Le Mans, at 10:00 CET (local time).

>>149153006
>v6
i sleep

>>149151406
Fuck. Cucked SC duration record incoming.

>>149146913
The WEC commentators predicted as much.
Grove fucked up too many times and lost all that running he (and the team) should have had. He's lucky to be allowed to race at all.

>>149152966
same thing happened here that's why rally hungary is a gravel rally now

I take it back the stage was run but there was no stream because rally tv shit the bed lmao

>>149153215
depends on the rain intensity. If there is high intensity rain, it's SC
If it's just some slow rain enough to spice things up, they still let them race. Last year it was proper storm
Meteo france says it will rain today all day, it will clear up at night and the whole weekend will be bone dry

while working ate all my sweets I bought for race day
fug

Good morning frens, I love sportscar racing

>>149152132
>longer, wider and heavier than the current ORECA 07s
TFW you make a turbo 4 heavier than a V8
>It's over for LPM2 racing being any good.
I'm thinking yes.

>>149152264
>I bet it was Ferrari and Porsche
It is likely popular among most or all manufacturers, especially the ones that haven't even fielded or built a car like Genesis and Ford.

>>149153439
Sports car racing rules

How was the mustang race? I was asleep because it started at 3am

>>149153706
bit meh
but at least vrooms

>>149152097
such a healthy and thriving market no one else even applied

>>149154155
(I mean no one that actually expected they could win)

>>149154155
tatuus and lola was in the race, multimatic originally applied but withdrawn

>>149154155
oreca got (((gigalucky))) with lmp2 and we are stuck with them forever

vroom

>>149154307
kek

>>149154227
there will be bop supposedy in the new regs to not become an oreca spec series

Hello from Le Mans, so cool to be here (even though it's hot as shit) (like the two girls I have right in front of me)

>Less then 24 hours to go
Wish there was a truggs race today. Also thinking for tomorrow to toss a beef roast and some potatoes in the slow cooker and let it cook all day during the race.

>>149153706
It went much, much better than I anticipated. The on track competition was about average for the series, but there wasn't a big Juan until the very end. It did end the race a bit early, but I don't think it really cost us any last lap kino.
I really want the series to be a success, so I do all the social media stuff to try to help. I really think it has a lot of potential and will be really good once we get a slightly better class of drivers like MX-5 Cup or Carrera Cup.

>>149154307
What is this channels name? I actually like that stream, but it never get reccomend.

>>149154615
There do be some hot bishis at the races. A lot of the IMSA officials are actually hot chicks.

>>149155106
damn, i actually forgot
the original filename was just "illegal stream 24 hours le mans 2024"
i did also liked the stream when other anons' m3u8 or spinmaze would buffer hard
iirc after Le Mans, he'd start YT mirror streaming too after twitch

>>149154711
That sounds insanely brutal.
>>149154991
Sounds based and delicious.
For me, it's going to be Beef Bourguignon, with a French onion soup, baked brie, probably Crème Brûlée and Louis Jadotpino noir.

>>149155198
It's how I watched almost all of le Mans last year. I just remembered one year the stream for Spa was called
>6 Hours od Bathing Relaxation
Kek

>>149154991
I'm smoking a brisket for Gateway tomorrow, I'm going to have my parents over and hopefully to meet my girlfriends parents as well.

>>149154615
based

>>149155198
isnt "lememestream" the name of the chanel on the top right corner?

>>149154711
>>149155214
They even did the old le mans start kek
https://youtu.be/gYUlwS_NSYo?feature=shared

>>149123629
That's a nice one anon. For me, it's the Ferrari 333 SP or Bentley Speed 8

>>149123561 (OP)
So the race is on saturday?

>>149155354
They should bring it back for the 100th race

>>149155391
the race starts in 23h

>>149155325
it probably is

>>149144185
I am well, alive and ready

there is no pitwall, lol

>>149155827
So its more like an F1 paddock?

>>149155827
uhm is that a NOOSE DANGLING WHERE YOU CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR????

>>149153439
>>149153573
I love sports car racing and sports cars so fucking much, it's actually unreal

>>149155722
You baked the breads during the last LM24? Based. I read a bunch of them in the archive.

Tried to gather the input for the Bingo and replaced a few spots myself, which I think haven't happened for way to long time.
Here >>149089796 old bingo for comparison.

>>149156179
I baked the breads the past 5 years for /lm24/ and /n24/ and occassionally some other 24h breads. /lm24/ is also very much the busiest one.

Le Mans News: Friday edition

>Hyperpole: Cadillac Takes First Ever Le Mans Pole In JOTA Front-Row Lockout
Results: https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FIA-WEC-2025-Le-Mans-Qualifying.pdf
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/12/cadillac-takes-first-ever-le-mans-pole-in-jota-front-row-lockout.html

>FP3: Jaminet, Penske Porsche Lead Practice 3
Results: https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FIA-WEC-2025-Le-Mans-Free-3.pdf
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/12/jaminet-penske-porsche-lead-practice-3.html

>FP4: #83 Ferrari Leads Final Free Practice
Results: https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FIA-WEC-2025-Le-Mans-Free-4.pdf
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/12/83-ferrari-leads-final-free-practice.html

>Le Mans 24 Hours: Thursday Paddock Notes
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/12/le-mans-24-hours-thursday-paddock-notes-3.html

>2026 FIA WEC Calendar Revealed
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/13/2026-fia-wec-calendar-revealed.html

>Hypercar Ruleset Extended To 2032, Added To Asian Le Mans Series
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/13/hypercar-ruleset-extended-to-2032-added-to-asian-le-mans-series.html

>McLaren Shares Key Hypercar Programme Details
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/13/mclaren-shares-key-hypercar-programme-details.html

>Ford Confirms ORECA As Hypercar Chassis Supplier, Appoints Dan Sayers As Programme Manager
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/13/ford-confirms-oreca-as-hypercar-chassis-supplier-appoints-dan-sayers-as-programme-manager.html

>Genesis Magma Racing Makes Key Appointments For Hypercar Effort
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/13/genesis-magma-racing-makes-key-appointments-for-hypercar-effort.html

>Lynn Hails “Special” Le Mans Pole
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/12/lynn-hails-special-le-mans-pole.html

>ORECA, Ligier, Gibson Win LMP2 Tenders
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/oreca-ligier-gibson-win-lmp2-tenders/

>>149151903
Ah well, Asian working culture is what it is. I've put in a request though so I should be getting less busy next week onwards
I'm also taking 4 days off for my trip to Sepang at the end of the month

>>149152123
>>149152264
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/13/pro-am-hypercar-entries-to-be-accepted-for-2026-2027-asian-le-mans-series.html

Pro-Am Privateer Hypercar Entries To Be Accepted For 2026/2027 Asian Le Mans Series
>Hypercar entries will be eligible for the Asian Le Mans Series from the 2026/ 2027 Series following “requests received by some manufacturers”.
>The Hypercar entries will be for non-factory, privately entered teams only with Pro-Am crews consisting of at least one bronze driver and the additional high-profile category
>“Maybe at the beginning we will have 2-3 cars, but we will improve every year. It’s important to have private teams and not factory cars.”
>When asked if he was confident that manufacturers would position themselves to supply customer cars for the Asian Le Mans Series, Fillon gave DSC a very firm “Yes.”
>“We have to be very precise about which kind of Bronze driver will be eligible. You will have to have a minimum level of experience, of course.
>“There will be no obligations on manufacturers to have a presence in the Asian Series, but it will be open to all manufacturers,” Lequien later clarified. “We never expected the success of Hypercar to have this kind of success in WEC… But we are sold out.
>“When we solved the idea of the Hypercar regulations, everybody agreed that they would have the possibility to do some customer racing. But I think you will agree with me, it’s going to be very difficult to have some additional private cars in the WEC as things stand, because the grid is full.

Insanely based and I'm already looking forward to going to the Sepang 4H at the end of 26

>>149145633
>judd
newfag detected

>>149156301
Looks good. It'd be pretty cool to check off
>Alpine wins race
I'm glad it's still on there.

>>149156098
It really is.

Guys. We're still cleaning out the warehouse. I'm in shock that this is still here. More pictures when I get home

>>149156452
Where the fuck were you during Hyperpole and FP4? I was expecting you.

>>149157338
Work got me knackered as can be and I slept through the alarm: >>149151850
>>149156558
It's been a particularly shitty showing from me for LM this year and I'm pretty ashamed ngl

>>149157290
Nice.

>>149157338
he was sleeping if you actually read the thread

> Hyundai Motorsport will move into a new Headquarters in Offenbach and Technical Centre in Fechenheim, near Frankfurt, which will become the central base for the company’s World Rally Championship and Customer Racing operations. Combined, the French and German premises will cover more than 10,000 square metres for the nearly 300 employees, including around 50 people who will be recruited by Genesis Magma Racing before the end of 2026.
So Hyundai leaving WRC was just political wrangling to get the rules they want
(as I said a bunch of times)

>>149157290
BRAD KESELOWSKI WON THIS RACE(CAR)

Finally bought my ticket for trucks+ARCA at Lime Rock

>>149155722
>>149156301
Based Germanbro. I don't mind baking the bread(s) come tomorrow since I've been baking most of the WEC and IMSA breads over the past 2 years, but if you'd like to do the honours, I can help to piece together the OP, onboards, news and useful resources

>>149157446
> touring car legend Gabriele Tarquini as sporting director.
INSANELY BASED

DRIVEN: The Porsche 963 RSP street-legal Le Mans hypercar | Henry Catchpole - The Driver's Seat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ZFUe9m16s

> McLaren has not ruled out a future IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship program with its new factory LMDh effort, although it won’t come any earlier than 2028 according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
DO IT FUCKERS

/gireizquierda/ y dereche carrera 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvyL0KFShpQ

>>149157654
BeanerCAR?

>>149157654
https://mrn.streamguys1.com/mrn-hls/playlist.m3u8 for English audio

>>149157895
Does this link not work outside the US?
www.mrn.com/live-audio-popup

>>149158009
works fine

>>149158009
He posted the MRN stream itself

>>149157654
>Sears commercial
What decade is this?

>>149158296
they know what's good

grande juan

>>149158619
ackchyually is "el grande", or "el gran juan" if you still want to keep juan

four new tires, splash of fuel and a bit of paint, as good as new

>>149158718
got it

Formula car barriers are not fit for stock cars.

K E N N Y
B R A C K

>>149158833
those wheels are so sexy godamnit

>>149158749
those barriers have always caused troubles even with open wheel cars

>>149158643
that was a pretty high speed impact
did his brakes fail or sg?

noo, not Rayo McQueen

>>149159004
Yes.

RAIN

IMSA GTP Bob Tullius Jaguars >Silk Cut Jaguars

when is my /boi/ on?

which team's drivers would blend in the best within this image

>>149157575
https://pastebin.com/yjnqRvUL
Usually I do this alone, but I don't mind having some input for the streams and onboards-streams. In the paste is a template I usually use. Mind those main streams in there, which were alive for the whole 24 hours last year. Propably gonna be alive again. Also putting in there news would be a bit too much input imho.

>>149159501
are you the anon who wants to photograph boys ?

>>149157290
Wait... how big is that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2IhqLNdW4M
oh shit its not geocucked this time
i think i missed like 10 minutes but whatever

>>149160039
paper says 4 feet, looking up the different numbers to try and get more info

>>149157373
Relax, fren. You make amazing posts and have big fren energy, but it's pretty insane to expect anyone to wake up at 3:00 am to watch qualifying, even for le Mans. I know you love it and it's my favorite thing too, but you have to manage your real life first. That's much more important.
You put an awful lot of effort into your posts and we all appreciate it, but it isn't your job and you don't owe us anything. My one and only concern is that I know how disappointed you must feel. I know how asian work culture can be (I worked for the Japs for a long time) so make sure to take care of yourself.
Now everyone rest up, we have a looooooong day ahead of us tomorrow.

It's as wide as my queen size bed. It's made out of plastic, cardboard, and screws. It has to be over 10 years old and it was just sitting in storage the whole time

>>149160167
>>149160209
from what i found it's a promotional item, promo #7134
found a marketplace posting of one in MN

>>149157575
>>149159513
My only request is that we use this image for at least one OP

fuck i love purple and yellow

It is a shoot 4' in length

>>149160242
Mine has a different promo number. 9031

>>149160281
hm, might just be the number it was made, like 9,031 of 10,000

>>149160298
That's a possibility. Here's the sticker on bottom. You said that other one is on marketplace. How much do they have it listed for?

>>149160315
Forgot the picture

>>149160315
$115

>>149157594
11/10 would drive daily

>>149160334
This is a cool piece of memorabilia. I don't know if I would want to part with this

has anyone hit the turn 1 of hermanos yet?

>>149158296
>ears commercial
Holy shit how do we go back?

>>149158718
>Señor Juan Grande

>>149160377
it's definitely pretty unique, i would hold onto to it

>>149160167
>paper says 4 feet
Holy crap, that's awesome. You should make some kind of glass case coffee table for it and put it in the Dale ceiling fan room.
Like a non reddit verson of pic related

>>149160377
OMG, yeah. Keep that baby!

why arent truggs running here again? if the cup car is feeling good then imagine xfinty and truggs

Was that an anime reference?

>>149160542
Probably not enough room for all the haulers. Track is like right in the middle of the city not out in the cut like most American tracks.

>>149160248
I think that one is good for a comfy night-thread

>>149160508
Unfortunately my wife doesn't want to see it. So I've got it in my spare bedroom right now

>>149160387
>>149158643

ross consistently has the best scheme, week in and week out. that wendy's frosty car is awesome.

When i originally dumped IMS pics someone asked for novi. This was tucked in a corner I never went in.

SVRA practice today, race this weekend

corey is way better on the set than i thought he'd be. him and carl work well.

TiKey living the dream
https://x.com/TonyKanaan/status/1933617403944186061

Every Penske and Trackhouse car is in the top 10. Two RFK cars too.

Decided to start following NASCAR and F1. Who are the /goodguys/ that we’re rooting for and who are the /badguys/ we hate? Who are the Niki Lauda and James Hunt of this generation? Who is the GOAT? Are there any GOAT aspirants? Like the Lebron/McDavid/Ohtani/Mahomes of F1? What constitutes “making a nice play” in Motorsport? What do I look out for??

Decided to start following NASCAR and F1. Who are the /goodguys/ that we’re rooting for and who are the /badguys/ we hate? Who is the GOAT? Are there any GOAT aspirants? Like the Lebron/McDavid/Ohtani/Mahomes of NASCAR? What constitutes “making a nice play” in Motorsport? What do I look out for?

Bozian Racing :)

>>149160644
>>149160657
>the little guy on top of the Borg-Warner trophy is naked
So is Mercury on the Isle of Man TT trophy, but they put a little cover on his hang low.

>>149160767
That really is pretty cool.

>>149160809
>SVRA practice today, race this weekend
Based. Where are they? I can't believe they would schedule against le Mans, then again, I bet they get a deal on the venue.

didnt even think about this but give it some time and historics will be all gt3 too

>>149161345
>Who are the /goodguys/
Anyone but 23IX.
>who are the /badguys/ we hate?
Bubba for being a race grifter and Ty Gibbs for being a nepo baby and taking a top ride away from a better driver.
>Who is the GOAT?
Probably Jommy Johnson, although saying that will irritate a lot of people.
>Are there any GOAT aspirants?
Kyle Larson, maybe, but he's pretty far off the mark at the moment. Again, saying that will irritate a lot of people. A few years ago, you could have said Chase Elliot, but he isn't so hot lately. Conor Zillisch is a rookie you should absolutely keep your eye on. I think he'll be quite successful.
>What constitutes “making a nice play” in Motorsport?
Well, if you really pay attention to the race, you'll know it when you see it, but it's two basic things. One is using aerodynamics and momentum over a couple of laps to make a pass, but that isn't everything. The other part is long term race strategy. The really good guys will often give up positions pretty easily early in the race so they have the tiers and fuel at the end. Not beating up the bodywork and suspension is also critical.
The engineers and strategists (crew chiefs in NASCAR) , pit crews and spotters (guys on the roof of the press box tellingthe drivers where they are in relation to other cars) are all hugely important to the success of the team, too.
It looks really simple, but once you understand what's going on, it's actually pretty complicated.
IDK if you're just trolling or whatever, but I hope you enjoy vrooms. You should join us tomorrow for the 24 hours of le Mans. It's the most sacred event on the calendar and it is supremely comfy.

Bros, I think we are in for the best le Mans 24 hours in a quite a while.

Sports car bros how are we feeling

>>149162130
if everything goes well I expect to have a stroke this weekend

>>149162130
Absolutely fantastic.

>>149161850
I’m not trolling.

>>149161345
>Decided to start following NASCAR and F1. Who are the /goodguys/ that we’re rooting for and who are the /badguys/ we hate? Who is the GOAT? Are there any GOAT aspirants? Like the Lebron/McDavid/Ohtani/Mahomes of NASCAR? What constitutes “making a nice play” in Motorsport? What do I look out for?

Currently in the cup series field the two goats in the modern era are Kyle Busch and Joey Logano. Busch drives the 8 car and it is a shit box and it sucks seeing Kyle suffer in the 8 car. Logano is in the 22 car for Roger Penske and has won the most championships in the post Jimmie Johnson era at 3 championships.

Making a nice play is usually subtle and takes a while to build up to it, like taking a tremendous amount laps to catch up the leader and pass him like how Ross Chastain took like 350+ laps to pass William Byron at the coke 600 at Charlotte motor speedway. Also the pit crew can make some banger moves like how Denny hamlins pit crew member caught the fuel can last race which would have been a penalty. As for good guys and bad guys just root for who you want, me? I like everybody but the 24, 5, 9, and 48 cars because FUCK Hendrick.


In formula 1 they’re all bad guys who have no buisness being in the seat except for Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen


TL;DR take the Mike Harmon pill

Pic rel it’s the man himself based Harmon

>>149161850
Why is Le Mans on Max? Why isn’t it on national TV or ESPN? Was Keselowski good?

>>149162339
BRAD KESELOWSKI WON THIS RACE

>>149162339
24 hour races on national tv is a logistical nightmare, the Rolex 24 was on like 4 different channels

>>149162339
Don't worry about that. We'll hook you up with streams on race day. I strongly suggest you get your ad blocker game up to date, but we will have pirate sites and probably m3u8 links you can play in VLC and maybe even a bootleg YouTube stream. If you have a VPN (Urban VPN is free) you can set it to Indonesia and they get a free YouTube stream because one of the drivers is from there and his dad is super rich from owning the rights for KFC in Indonesia and bought the rights for the entire country. At least he did last year.

>>149159513
I usually put the onboards in the OP, then the weekend news and point system in 2 separate replies: >>148454079
I'll do my due diligence and post it in this thread in about 12 hour's time. If you find it useful maybe you can use it to bake but otherwise it's fine as well

>>149156301
>excessive shots of cuties in the paddock
Le Mans has the best looking chicks just wandering around the track. No idea why.

>>149162541
Do drivers have primes and then they age out? Like, is Jimmy Johnson still racing like LeBron at 40 where it’s cool and all, but he’s not competing for a championship realistically?

>>149150604
old school 70s F5000 wasn't far off F1 in terms of performance. it was effectively America's premier open wheel road course championship, because at the time USAC Champ Cars were ovals-only. Australia developed a taste for the ruleset as well to serve as a successor to the Tasman Series which itself was basically just an antipodean F1.

>>149162541
Also, what are the storylines going into tomorrow? Who’s the favorite? Who’s up-and-coming? Also, are there like major tournaments like is tennis and has anyone won a Grand Slam if so?

>>149162854
NTA but the triple crown is winning the Indy 500, Monaco Grand Prix (or the formula 1 championship), and the 24 hours of Le Mans. Only one man has done it (graham hill) and the two closest drivers were Juan Montoya and Fernando Alonso who both have won Monaco and the formula 1 championship, but Alonso has never won the 500, and Juan Montoya has never won Le Mans*

*he won in LMP2 but not outright

In terms of sports car racing, the triple crown is Le Mans, Daytona 24 hours, and 12 hours of Sebring, which most recently has been won by Nick Tandy.

>>149161345
>NASCAR
The good guys drive the Fords.
The neutral guys drive the Chevys.
The traitors drive the Toyotas.

>>149161661
https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/

>>149163011
Based and roush-Yates engines pilled

>>149160729
Trackhouse seems like the best at branding because the owner isn't an absolute boom boom and understands that stuff, so I'm sure they have a bad ass graphics dude on the team or contracted.

For me I’m rooting for the
>Aston Martin Valkyrie
>Peugeot
>chadillac
>toyota (but not the one driven by that faggot buemi)
>the one alpine driven by mick schumacher
>the Ferrari driven by giovanazzi
>any Porsche

Hell I’m rooting for the whole damn field except for that douchebag buemi

>>149162711
>Do drivers have primes and then they age out?
Kinda. Of course ages takes it's toll, but there are are plenty of drivers over 40 out there and they ate still good, but they usually aren't going for championships.
>>149162854
>Who’s the favorite?
NASCAR has about a dozen teams who can win it. I didn't watch qualifying, so IDK who is showing well in Mexico. Also, there isn't any history to go off of. I'm going to guess... Christopher Bell, he's pretty good.
Also, different teams and drivers are better at different tracks and while most of the tracks are ovals the length, shape, surface and banking make them all unique.
>Who’s up-and-coming?
Connor Zillisch is by far the best rookie.
>Also, are there like major tournaments like is tennis and has anyone won a Grand Slam if so?
Most racing series have a points system that is totalled up at the end of the year and whoever has the most wins. Technically that means you could win a championship without winning a race, but it's extremely rare. NASCAR has a playoff system most anons, myself included don't like. There are a number of "regular season" races that pay points and are "win and your in" and the last dozen or so races are playoff races where everyone still runs, but the guys who made it into the playoffs are in an elimination race, so the bottom two or 4 get kicked out of the playoffs until the season finally when there are only 2 left and whoever finishes ahead wins. At least that's how I understand it.
I'm mostly a sports car and IndyCar guy so I'm not super knowledgeable about how it works. Here is a YouTube video explaining how it works.
https://youtu.be/p-GEmBSePLE

40 points for a race win
35 for 2nd, then descending by 1 point per position until 36th-40th where they are awarded 1 point. 1 point is awarded for fastest lap.

10 point for stage win, descending by 1 point for the top 10 and the end of the stage.

A race win awards you 5 playoff points and an automatic berth into the playoffs. A stage win awards you 1 playoff point. The driver with the most regular points at the end of the regular season/start of the playoffs is awarded 15 extra playoff points. (The next 9 drivers are awarded extra playoff points but I don’t remember how many). When the playoffs start, your regular points get set to 2000 PLUS your playoff points. So if you win a race you’ll have 2005 points going into the playoffs. The top 16 drivers in points go into the playoffs, seeded by playoff points. The last 10 races of the season are the playoffs. The bottom 4 drivers after ever 3 races in the playoffs are eliminated from the drivers championship. At the last race of the season, 4 drivers compete for the drivers championship, and whoever finishes ahead of the other drivers wins the championship. You do not have to win the race to win the championship.

Sports car racing is based because it becomes a test of endurance as a race fan to stay up for 16-18 hours. I think I watched all but 4 hours of the Rolex 24 the year before last

>>149163146
why do we hate Buemi?
here's who I am rooting for
>Peugeot
>Caddy driven by Bourdais
those are pretty self-explanatory, I think French people are neat.
still on the fence about Alpine tbqh.
>Ferrari
I like Bobby, Tony and how the #83 looks.

>>149163278
Going to an endurance race is really pretty exhausting. The sound of the cars is inescapable and I also tend to walk around most of the time.

>>149163146
>Aston (Probably wont even finish the race)
>The 83 ferrari

Thats it, I cant really give a shit about many of the rest, most of them have played their part in pushing clown world.

>>149163381
He almost ran that Porsche off the straight at circuit of the Americas for no good reason. Also he complains about everything all the time

Didn’t Aston Martin get bopped to death for Le Mans?

>>149163458
No, they're at min weight and max power below 250 kmh.

>>149163497
Based

>>149163146
>Hypercar
The /FAT/mobile
#83 Ferrari
The Valkyries
#4 Penske Porsche because of Tandy
>LMP2
#18 IDEC Sport because of Lotterer
>LMGT3
#90 Manthey Porsche
#150 Richard Mille Ferrari because of Wadoux

>>149163381
>>149163409
BASED fellow #83 McDonald's car enjoyers

I think tomorrow I'll wake up, watch the first few laps, then go buy more snacks since I don't think I have enough

>>149163642
I stopped eating snacks like 2 months ago

>>149163642
I’m gonna drink coffee and put in a nicotine pouch and absolutely shit my guts out for the first few laps

>>149155911
Definitely.

>>149163146
For me it's
>Aston Martin
>Cadillac
Honourable mentions:
>Alpine
>Yellow 'rari

>>149163978
That's pretty based and about the same as me. I'd also throw in Alpine.

For me, it's going to be a full French meal, plus some Reese's Pieces and Andy Cap's hot fries.

Plot twist, Peugeot is sandbagging and the sun rises on a race where they are 2 laps ahead of 3rd place.

>>149163809
Based nothin wakes you up like a spicy b whole

>>149163409
>Probably wont even finish the race
I know im risking a jinx saying this but even if the pace is off they've done a pretty good job of getting the laps in.

>>149163642
Ill probably order some breakfast from dunkin or something.

Trying to figure out how to watch Le Mans on my Roku. I know it's on Max but I already did a free trial so I'd have to pay ~$20. Different sources online say it'll also be on Motortrend through the Discovery+ app (which I do get a free trial of) but I can't find for certain whether this is accurate or not.
Does anyone know if it'll be on Discovery+? Am I going to have to pay $20?

>>149165733
No one does that. Just watch pirate streams and listen to RadioLeMans.

>>149165733
just use acez

>>149165733
People were streaming hyperpole on twitch, and someone streamed spa on youtube. If you can find one of those streams it should be pretty easy to watch on your Roku.

>>149163978
Winnie the rari is sovl m8

>>149163146
for me, it's
>Cursed red-white Yoda
>asston hyper sound generator
>Winnie the rari
>Gold caddy

For GTs
>Pussywagon
>Rossiwagon
>Sean Mclel

>>149160767
Looks fantastic

>>149161468
IIRC they fucked over our late Ranga with a car only having ⅔ of the supposed bhp so fuckem

>>149163381
je is a serious whiner and simply look at him

>>149164157
hope so

There was enough practice to see who the players are for the Cup race. 1, 17, 60, 2, 20, 54, and 12 are really fast. RFK, Penske, and Trackhouse were all very good (except Bread).

>>149165733
just watch the twitch streams
this year fia-aco werent handing out the banhammer on the streams

>>149167054
Also worth noting that outside of Trackhouse, Chevy was slow as hell. Not even in the teens, a lot of the HMS and RCR guys were in the 20s and 30s. Higher elevation throwing some teams off, while others nailed it. We'll have to wait for the race to see whose brakes hold up with less cooling.

>>149166775
werent they leading last year at night at some point when BMW was doing homicide on track?

First time seeing it today, but I like this Mexico City circuit. So many slow corners I suspect there will be carnage in both races, and a lot of hurt feelings afterwards.

>>149167095
They were actually in the mix for overall victory for most of it last year until their car gave way in the pits with about 3 hours to go

SOVL

>>149167193
ah thanks

>>149167193
it's effectively a third factory entry, only there to be a failsafe in the main two cars break. not surprising it's competitive.

NASCAR in Mexico is a lot of fun and it's a shame that the average race fan would rather bitch and whine about it because they can't distinguish Mexico City from Venezuela

>>149163146
>GabeN Martin Valkyries
>IDEC Sport LMP2 (future Hyundai LMDh team)
>GabeN Martin Vantage

So caught up in Le Mans that I forgot the SRO Japan Cup's kicking off this weekend

>>149167812
>they can't distinguish Mexico City from Venezuela
can't blame them, nowadays it's a shithole from el paso to cape horn

SRO Japan Cup | Sportsland SUGO | Round 1

>Qualifying (2:00 AM ET, 14 June)
https://www.youtube.com/live/pfCfRFw4E5k?feature=shared

>Race 1 (9:30 PM ET, 14 June)
https://www.youtube.com/live/GeAegq9P83Q?feature=shared

>Race 2 (2:05 AM ET, 15 June)
https://www.youtube.com/live/y8Q9u4jTWng?feature=shared

>Live Timing
https://www.gt-world-challenge-asia.com/watch-live#live-timing

>Onboard - #9 Bingo Racing with LM Corse Ferrari
Qualifying
https://www.youtube.com/live/CD66FhjxtRQ?feature=shared
Race 1
https://www.youtube.com/live/0YL3PcAE1I8?feature=shared
Race 2
https://www.youtube.com/live/QfRvOy9rIWg?feature=shared

>Onboard - #39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia Supra
Qualifying
https://www.youtube.com/live/xEQVZ142o6E?feature=shared
Race 1
https://www.youtube.com/live/QTE_-4PJmDI?feature=shared
Race 2
https://www.youtube.com/live/OZBiG1dxUV0?feature=shared

>Onboard - #45 Ponos Racing Ferrari
Race 1
https://www.youtube.com/live/pjaLmAmFmws?feature=shared
Race 2
https://www.youtube.com/live/5FBCjnrQi2s?feature=shared

>Onboard - #555 Maezawa Racing Ferrari
Qualifying
https://www.youtube.com/live/2ifFf-YzwJU?feature=shared
Race 1
https://www.youtube.com/live/zN5p84_AUgE?feature=shared
Race 2
https://www.youtube.com/live/G9fg-8K5rI0?feature=shared

>Onboard - #666 Seven x Seven Racing Porsche
Qualifying
https://www.youtube.com/live/gDHIrB6u1WI?feature=shared
Race 1
https://www.youtube.com/live/RZCvmfPVsEE?feature=shared
Race 2
https://www.youtube.com/live/kXZvFG8qbxs?feature=shared

>Entry List
https://sportscar365.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-Japan-Cup-Full-Season-Entry-List.pdf

>Spotter Guide
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtYItt5bEAAJjB8.jpg?name=orig

>News
27 Cars on Full Season Japan Cup Entry
https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-asia/record-27-cars-on-full-season-japan-cup-entry/
Parsons Establishes New Team for Japan Cup Assault
https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-asia/parsons-establishes-new-team-for-japan-cup-assault/

is that time of the year when i watch the le mans and then I get into motorsports for a few months even if I dont care about cars

While waiting around for the start of Le Mans I found this absolutely priceless interview with legendary engine builder Ed Pink. In this video he's 92 years old but still razor sharp, and he goes into detail about the very last engine he would ever build: a 427 Ford SOHC.

Pioneering men like Ed Pink made the racing we loved then and today possible.

RIP Ed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKOYRWHDChQ

"The Ford 427 SOHC: Through The Eyes of Legendary Engine Builder Ed Pink (His LAST Engine Build)"

>turn on mustang race
>sc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F4a7Z6Irig

Absolutely ERECT

>>149168413
A followup to the Ed Pink post: even though Ed was most famous for his drag racing engines, in this video he gives a tour of his engine shop (which the City of Los Angeles will be demolishing to put in a...bus stop) and a person asks "what's that?" as they point to one of the engines wedged off to the side. And Ed replies as if it's commonplace "that's the engine for a Porsche 917."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dp6C4D_E5Y
(917 engine is around 21:00)

>>149123561 (OP)
Sports car racing.

>Leader going slow!
>Ah, slow zone.
every time.

>mustang last lap shootout
>no merican watches it
real crime

I've seen the McLaren LMDh
It's pretty meh
Literally could be anything and just has lights like a McLaren Senna on it

Good morning everyone,
As per tradition, during the starting ceremony there will be a massive data blackout for phoneposters like me. There's just too many people streaming stuff over the internet and it becomes impossible to do anything besides texting for a good while around the start of the race.
I'll make sure to post an update a few hours into the race in the appropriate /lm24/ threads.

Enjoy the spectacle lads. However good or bad it may end for my car, it's always a pleasure to follow the race along with you.
See you later and have fun!
Until then, have a crashed 'stang.

I wish you a successful race, Italy bro!

>>149168885
good morning, anon
thank you for the KINO+SOVL in advance
good luck for your team and enjoy the race!

>lmp3 crashing five meters out of their holding area
come the fuck on

Are you ready for some sportscar racing, frens

>>149168934
my body has never been this ready

>>149168931
two cars spinning on the formation lap
>holy kwab moment

>>149168235
yes

>>149163146
For me it's
>#36 Alpeen
Big dick Mick
>All BMWs
My first Car was a Beemer so I always have a soft spot for that brand

>>149168754
After that absolute idiocy on the first lap the Mustang Invitational should be renamed the Cars & Coffee Invitational.

But that last lap was excellent.

>>149163146
for me it's the KINO+SOVL as i have no favorites but if i really have to choose it's (hot passionate sex with all of) the Iron Dames

>>149168885
Good luck and safe racing today!

Shitter kino...

ehhh that could have been a big one

wth

aaaaaaand it's SC

Race 2 of the Road to Le Mans is live now: >>149138139

RAGE

wow NASCAR moment

think he mad

Lmao RAGE

>>149169025
>racing moment of the year
>turn 1
>getting knocked out by a shitter
yeah, i would also be fucking mad

>>149168885
Have a good one italian-bro. What helped me in Spa 24h for data, was to forcefully set the phone to 3G. It ran a lot better, cause it uses a more stable connection then. But that is only if it is available there or already shutdown.

>>149169054
the cheers of the crowd made it kino

>>149168989
Is it just straight up on YouTube with a Russian VPN?

>>149169129
kek

kek holy autism

>>149169135
it is just straight up on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev7q3Onulx0
is it geoblocked in NZ?

>>149169151
>>149169155
Sorry, I was mistaking the feeder series for 24h Le Mans proper

>>149169129
it was all pyramids and shieet

>>149169135
The most effective method of bypassing blocking today is DPI bypassing. Everything is done on your PC, and you don't have to redirect all the traffic to servers abroad

>lmp3 three wide on one of the straights
>argie bargie
some of these lads have a death wish tbqdesu

>>149169161
no probs, btw i watch the proper race on (hbo) max for stability and no commercials

I support Mick Schumacher, but I work at a Toyota dealership, so I’ll “support” Gazoo Racing with my coworkers. It’s not that bad, though, I mean, I get to spend business hours watching WEC and WRC too!

I don’t know, I watched the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, and I loved that Ford v Ferrari vibe at the end with Toyota Gazoo pushing so hard for third place but falling short. Everyone at the dealership was hyped: coworkers, even the customers! It was awesome. I can’t even sleep, lmao, I'm so hyped

>>149169179
There's a Kiwi in each the 8 TGR and 38 Cadillac, so they're my guys

>>149169179
based

Also love seeing cars blast down the Hunaudières

PHILIP ALLEN HAS CRASHED AGAIN LMAO

>GT3 cars racing the LMP3 cars
hehe

anybody got a stream for lemans?

>>149169205
he's getting faster at crashing out from rallies kek

lmp3s crashing in pitlane: checked

>>149169291
F

>>149168885
have a great 24 hours!

based retards

never a dull moment in le mans cup

>Sexo fastest by over 9 seconds
Fucking madman. I wish they gave him more screentime, what we did see looked crazy

she cute

sexoo

>>149169266
Looks like it was a mechanical issue for once. Mabellini said it looked like he crashed

Truly the safety car - the race

>>149169328
still packed with action so i can live with this

looks nothing like a mclel yet still managed to make it ugly af lol

>>149169339
McLel is trying their hardest to make me hate orange cars...

>>149169339
wew
when a fucking hyundai mogs in the looks department, you need to get a new designer

>>149169339
thats a nice looking rear diffuser

pls no more SC

KWAB

the fuck :DDDDDDD

oh no, not the car from the team formerly known as cool racing

If anyone's watching ERC, what did Allen do this time?

fucking hell :(

>>149169432
mech >>149169323

how many whole laps of green flag racing did even rtlm has this year?

one more lap (turn?) of Le Mans Cup KINO

man this erc broadcast is more ass than usual, the all live format is 7 years old and they still can't make onboards work lmao
>>149169432
mechanical issue

>>149169339
unironically looks like a late 80s Group C car put through AI to be reimagined for 2025

>KINO
>SOUL
great last lap

Hungarian CHAD in the P5 LMP3 car (starting at P14)

millener btw already looking for retirement

>>149169525
kek

>>149169522
kino

>>149169525
that will be the test mule for the '27 msport car

>>149169536
will be good for dragging out munsters car from ditches

>>149169552
He'll find a way to fuck it up

>>149169552
He's preparing for the inevitable Philip Allen Rally1 drive

>>149169592
KEK

I hope the wrc soc media team is following what the official lemans account does bc it's miles better

seggs almost crashed out

wtf is this video quality, did they slash the erc broadcast budget or what

Livestream for 24 hour?

Total Cadillac Victory

>Had a brief bad dream that they moved the start of the race up 2 hours cause of weather and i missed it.
And here i am awake about 2-3 hours earlier then i wanted.

it begins

>FCY
SLURP

Business idea: A 1995-like race where it is wet and dirty and the softer, road-car DNA of the Valkyrie affords the driveability for it to win the race in said conditions

wait, it's not a training FCY, lol

>no rain expected
Meh

>>149169971
Thats a good thing these days, i miss rain racing but they throw the yellow/reds too much now cause of it.

SORT YOUR FUCKING SHIT OUT CADDY FFS

boobens

Sexo is so fucking good on fast gravel. I really hope he gets the hang of everything else as well

>>149167379
>Ferrari AF Corsa
>Ferrari AF Corsa
>AF Corsa Ferrari
Why did they even bother doing that.

>>149169977
last year it was pouring.
there are levels of rain they dont throw sc/fcy at

Any streams?

>>149170403
8:00am ET // Superbikes - Misano - Race 1
9:15am ET // F1 Academy - Canadian Grand Prix - Race 1

>>149170444
Guess Superbikes will be the goto until lelmen