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[Proto402]

It's the middle of March, and once again, American sports car racing attempts to avenge the death of a Nissan LMP by tackling the broken concrete runways of Sebring, Florida for the 12 hours / 6 hours of racing + 6 hours of follow the pace car or Sebring.  46 combatants enter, few will survive, and the winning team will be drinking the night away (not the car of course!)

 

Anyway, some details:

 

Race starts at 10:40 Eastern Daylight Time, or 15:40 Greenwich Mountain Time ( Please correct me if I'm wrong)

 

TV coverage is provided by Fox Sports 1 and 2 in the States, and online at IMSA.com everywhere else.  No subscription or Nigerian steaming required.

 

If you're attending, sunblock, hats, beer, and bikinis are recommend, but not required.  Fireworks will be exploding at the end of the race.  Also if IMSA for some reason screws up the race like last year, please vent all frustration over the internet and at Kurt Bush, wherever he's at on a Saturday night.

 

Also, this is my first time doing an OP, so I apologize if someone came up with one, but I have to try at some point, otherwise, have at it away!

Edited by Proto402, 19 March 2015 - 14:20.

[Victor_RO]

Radio Le Mans is live online now with FP1.

[Afterburner]

On break. Weather is fantastic. LMPs beautiful as always.

Hello from Turn 15.

[Victor_RO]

On break. Weather is fantastic. LMPs beautiful as always.

Hello from Turn 15.

 

Aaaand you've got a Viper stopped at your post, don't you? 

[Afterburner]

Aaaand you've got a Viper stopped at your post, don't you?

Yeah, was going to edit to add that but I needed to go help.

My brother and I are in the orange vests, so when you see something get eff'd up, you'll know who to blame.

EDIT: And thanks for the OP, Proto.

Edited by Afterburner, 19 March 2015 - 15:28.

[jonpollak]

Thanks for this Proto..

Great seeing a new member throwing down

 

I'll be at the pub on Sat night, commandeering the satellite, pissing off the Chelski fans, as usual.

 

Jp

[Victor_RO]

Yeah, was going to edit to add that but I needed to go help.

 

I swear I was reading your post and 2 seconds later the RLM guys piped up with "there's a red flag, car stopped at T15". 

[Sheepmachine]

It will also be on motors TV from 14:30-3:05 on Saturday

[Imateria]

Hoping for an LMP to win it but not holding my breath, would be nice to see ESM get the win they were denied last year.

[Richard T]

Will be missing this one due to a vacation related problem. Hope y'all have a good weekend 

[Risil]

It will also be on motors TV from 14:30-3:05 on Saturday

 

12 hours of racing, yellow flags and adverts about cancer/personal injury insurance/sad snow leopards. Fantastic!

 

And thanks for the stylish OP Proto.

Edited by Risil, 19 March 2015 - 18:23.

[Proto402]

Your welcome Risil.  Looking forward to your next masterpiece!

 

Also, thanks for the comments Afterburner and jonpollak  

[AlexLangheck]

I hope it's a good race, and far better than last years; which was ruined by some inept driving, and too many FCYs. And while we know the reasons why it isn't, this should be in the WEC.

[DampMongoose]

12 hours of racing, yellow flags and adverts about cancer/personal injury insurance/sad snow leopards. Fantastic!

And thanks for the stylish OP Proto.

You forgot 23,567% APR payday loans.

[Lipp]

Great! Will be looking forward to the race this weekend.!

[paulb]

Thanks Proto for bringing sportscars into the NASCAR/IndyCar realm of posting.  Humor + Sarcasm + Racing is a potent mix. 

[jonpollak]

You forgot 23,567% APR payday loans.

So crooked even Nigerian Streaming Club wouldn't touch it...

 

Well, not recently.

 

 

Jp

Edited by jonpollak, 19 March 2015 - 22:46.

[TimRTC]

Will this be streamed live on the IMSA website?

[Afterburner]

Will this be streamed live on the IMSA website?

Yep. Every session should be on there. Night practice starts in a few.

[Dolph]

Are Ganassi entering just one car?

 

And Extreme Speed bringing just the ARX-03s?

 

Here's the latest spotters guide: http://www.spottergu...SG_SEB15_V2.pdf

Edited by Dolph, 19 March 2015 - 23:24.

[Prost1997T]

Still a pretty weak driver lineup for the LMP2 teams (I don't envy Wilson having to carry John Pew). Good to see Pagenaud, Briscoe, Bourdais and Dixon are back, I expect them to be up front in P\GTLM.

Edited by Prost1997T, 19 March 2015 - 23:49.

[Dan333SP]

Is the practice stream working for anyone? I'm just seeing a test color thing that says NASCAR 720P for some reason. Live timing is working, though.

[Afterburner]

Are Ganassi entering just one car?

And Extreme Speed bringing just the ARX-03s?

Here's the latest spotters guide: http://www.spottergu...SG_SEB15_V2.pdf

Yes, just ARX-03s for ESM. The ARX-04s have evidently been put on hold indefinitely. Racer magazine might know more.

EDIT: And even though night isn't very fun to watch on TV, it's easily the coolest (pun intended) time to watch live. So hopped up right now, lol.

Edited by Afterburner, 20 March 2015 - 00:33.

[Ross Stonefeld]

If the Nissan LMP can run, even as an exhibition entry, why can't Audis and Toyotas?

[Victor_RO]

If the Nissan LMP can run, even as an exhibition entry, why can't Audis and Toyotas?

They can't. I guess the Nissan-killing reference is a nod to their shambolic and problem-filled test session at Sebring last week. No LMP1 cars in this race.

[DampMongoose]

So crooked even Nigerian Streaming Club wouldn't touch it...

 

Well, not recently.

 

 

Jp

 

If you've got a contact email or number for the guy in your pic, can you send it to Lewis Hamilton, we was wondering where his chain went!

[Proto402]

Spot on Victor   It's some kind of luck the Nissan GTR-LM Nismo is as fragile and delicate as the Delta Wing .

[Afterburner]

Taking today off. Wish I could post pictures here but my image-host of choice seems to be down for maintenance at the moment.

Krohn and Mike Shank look to be on top of things this weekend. One-lap pace is good but the DPs are always quicker in the race because they can get the tyres to work better faster. Should be good fun, though. ESM is going to be a long-shot; car looks ragged and off the pace everywhere.

In GT, Corvette and Ferrari are looking pretty smooth, and the 911s in GTD look to be on it this weekend.

Another great day here. At some point we need to have a forum-gathering at this track, lol.

[slideways]

If you've got a contact email or number for the guy in your pic, can you send it to Lewis Hamilton, we was wondering where his chain went!

 

It's JP. He plaits his pigtails to fit in.

[jonpollak]

Dat's right..I do dat.

Jp

[Prost1997T]

Taking today off. Wish I could post pictures here but my image-host of choice seems to be down for maintenance at the moment.

Krohn and Mike Shank look to be on top of things this weekend. One-lap pace is good but the DPs have all-pro lineups

Fixed. Although there are less LMPCs to cause trouble this year...

[DampMongoose]

Dat's right..I do dat.
Jp

Man, you do that man?












Man.

[JHSingo]

What, a Sebring thread and this hasn't been posted yet? Poor effort.

 

 

Pretty sure I saw less than half an hour's worth of green flag racing last year. Hoping for a much better race.

[OvDrone]

Another great day here. At some point we need to have a forum-gathering at this track, lol.

 

That would be the tits.

 

Stoked for the race tomorrow. I think I'll buy myself a nice bottle of German Gin. I'll get to see the first eight hours, 'til I have to hit the town.

 

Nice OP, Proto. You should post more.

Edited by OvDrone, 20 March 2015 - 21:19.

[Dolph]

Yes, just ARX-03s for ESM. The ARX-04s have evidently been put on hold indefinitely. Racer magazine might know more.

EDIT: And even though night isn't very fun to watch on TV, it's easily the coolest (pun intended) time to watch live. So hopped up right now, lol.

 

Found on their website that the HPD ARX-04 had trouble, HPD didn't want to homologate it in its current state and that ESM bought two Ligiers for replacement, but will install HPD engines later in the year.

[Prost1997T]

Olivier Pla takes the pole position for Krohn Racing, faster than the 2013 ALMS P2s I notice...

[paulb]

Its about time Krohn racing had a result of some sort.

[OvDrone]

Rootin' for Pla, 2morrow. GO LMP2. Europe Europe Europe.

[Afterburner]

Rootin' for Pla, 2morrow. GO LMP2. Europe Europe Europe.

If a Honda wins tomorrow I'm gonna flip, lol. Those are my guys. Go Mike Shank and ESM!

[Dolph]

Way to make a 4 page post on your webpage with no pics of exciting race cars. Who the hell's gonna read that.

http://www.sebringra...ours-of-sebring

Edited by Dolph, 21 March 2015 - 08:09.

[Risil]

It will also be on motors TV from 14:30-3:05 on Saturday

 

It's just hit me that the Sebring 12 Hours, live and in its entirety, will be on free-to-air TV in the UK. Forget F1 for a second, we are spoiled.

 

Anyway. Happy race morning, everyone! Mrs Risil is up in the Midlands shopping with her bridesmaids, so I'm here by myself with a four-pack of Guinness (yeah, I'm not very ambitious). I needed one for a beef stew and apparently it's more economical to buy in bulk?

 

Don't forget your suncream, Afterburner!

[Wingcommander]

It's just hit me that the Sebring 12 Hours, live and in its entirety, will be on free-to-air TV in the UK. Forget F1 for a second, we are spoiled.

 

Also

 

 

Race starts at 10:40 Eastern Daylight Time, or 15:40 Greenwich Mountain Time ( Please correct me if I'm wrong)

 

TV coverage is provided by Fox Sports 1 and 2 in the States, and online at IMSA.com everywhere else. No subscription or Nigerian steaming required.

 

[Afterburner]

Don't forget your suncream, Afterburner!

Putting it on just now, lol.

Enjoy the race, guys!

[Risil]

Radio Le Mans/IMSA Radio pre-race is live!

[OvDrone]

My body is ready.

 

So is my gin.

[OvDrone]

And by the way, have fun Afterburner. Cheers from cold ass Transylvania.

[Dolph]

Is the race starting in 10 minutes

 

or

 

1 hour and 10 minutes

 

or

 

2 hours and 10 minutes?

[Sheepmachine]

I'm so looking forward to this. Enjoy it everyone and stay safe out there afterburner.

[Sheepmachine]

Is the race starting in 10 minutes

or

1 hour and 10 minutes

or

2 hours and 10 minutes?

Starting in a few mins.

[Risil]

And now we're live on Motors TV, the high-speed, low-cost, standard-definition racing channel!