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#1 Afterburner

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 15:38

Yo!

You busy this weekend?

I am.

But that’s OK.

Because so is IMSA.

That means I have 12 hours of racing to listen to while I work.

12-Hours-of-Sebring-at-Sebring-Internati

Yeah, it’s time for the

12 Hours of Sebring

I may not even be posting here through much of the race but that sure as hell doesn’t mean I won’t be following. Bahrain and Texas being this weekend means we won’t see any superstar crossover, but that doesn’t mean the race won’t be worth watching. Hell, between F1 qualifying and IndyCar practice and whatever the NASCAR is doing this weekend, you don’t even have to watch the whole thing! You can crack open a beer and recline on your back porch as you bask in the glory of Mercedes steamrolling everyone and pretending to be surprised about it, then watch Jimmie Johnson put it in the wall for the third time, then watch a bunch of rowdy fans throw some beer cans at Kyle Busch (I didn’t say they were Rowdy fans), and then come back to Sebring to find that the running order has been inverted and your favorite drivers in all five classes are out of the race in a monumental collision at Turn 10 because one of the LMP3 drivers was busy watching something in Green Park (they don’t call them “Viewing Mounds” for nothing).

Are you sold yet?

No?

Well WEC and hypercars are there, too.

In fact, here’s THE WHOLE DAMN SCHEDULE!

If you’re in the US, Peacock it. If you’re international, try IMSA.tv. If you’re not on this planet, well, look around you because you’re probably at the track right now and you’re so drunk you forgot.

Get the picture? Let’s have some fun. :)

12-hours-of-sebring--29.jpgI have to do this because picutres are worth 1000 words and I can’t type that many.

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#2 OvDrone

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 15:45

Hell Yeah AB!

Fantastic thread and intention - Sebring is always one of the absolute gems of the year.

See y'all IMSA aficionados on Saturday for some classic Sebring DPi sendoff.



#3 FLB

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 16:14

This will be one of the crazeist weekends of the year  :lol: I'll catch the 1000km FIA WEC later on the 'tubes because of work though.

 

FIA WEC

F1

IMSA

IndyCar

 

 

Edit: Dear me, I forgot F2!  :lol:

 

 

...


Edited by FLB, 16 March 2022 - 16:23.


#4 TyphoonAlice

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 16:28

Great OP Afterburner, I love the thread title.

 

Really looking forward to this, will be watching it online while watching F1 and Indycar on the TV. I've watched Le Mans for a while now, but this is the first year I'll be watching the whole IMSA series, thanks to finding out they stream it live on their website and thoroughly enjoying the Daytona 24hrs.

 

Rookie question, is there an easy to find an entry list for this weekends race?



#5 FLB

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 16:31

Great OP Afterburner, I love the thread title.

 

Really looking forward to this, will be watching it online while watching F1 and Indycar on the TV. I've watched Le Mans for a while now, but this is the first year I'll be watching the whole IMSA series, thanks to finding out they stream it live on their website and thoroughly enjoying the Daytona 24hrs.

 

Rookie question, is there an easy to find an entry list for this weekends race?

https://www.motorspo...ebring/8850569/

 

The TBA for the second Ganassi Cadillac has been filled by Neel Jani.


Edited by FLB, 16 March 2022 - 16:32.


#6 ARTGP

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 16:33

This weekend is simply insane.

#7 TyphoonAlice

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 16:33

This will be one of the crazeist weekends of the year  :lol: I'll catch the 1000km FIA WEC later on the 'tubes because of work though.

 

FIA WEC

F1

IMSA

IndyCar

 

 

Edit: Dear me, I forgot F2!  :lol:

 

 

...

It's gonna be great, and we've got F3 with the F1 circus, and MotoGP too if you like two wheels. it's almost too much motorsport!



#8 FLB

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 16:34

This weekend is simply insane.

Yes, but the best possible kind of insane!  :cat:  :lol:  :clap:



#9 TyphoonAlice

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 16:44

https://www.motorspo...ebring/8850569/

 

The TBA for the second Ganassi Cadillac has been filled by Neel Jani.

Thanks, great to have Seabass racing, I really miss him in Indycar, and will of course be watching JPM and his son with interest. it's quite cool how endurance racing gives father and son racing drivers a chance to compete together in the same car, I remember watching the Brundles and Mansells racing together at Le Mans, is there any others and has a father and son (or even a daughter) ever won at this kind of level?



#10 F1 Mike

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 17:13

It's gonna be great, and we've got F3 with the F1 circus, and MotoGP too if you like two wheels. it's almost too much motorsport!

I would definitely recommend MotoGP this year!!!

I'll be trying to keep half an eye on Sebring

Edited by F1 Mike, 16 March 2022 - 17:14.


#11 Beri

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Posted 16 March 2022 - 18:33

Wait, what did Risil do?

#12 ARTGP

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Posted 17 March 2022 - 19:03

https://www.dailyspo...c-practice.html

 

Glick has been pretty quick around Sebring so far, I wonder if they'll be a real contender in the race? Would love to see that car take a win this season.

 

Surely Toyota is sandbagging? I almost can't believe it. 



#13 Bloggsworth

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Posted 17 March 2022 - 19:31

WEC on Eurosport1. Is it really a Friday race? Oops! 2 races this weekend.


Edited by Bloggsworth, 17 March 2022 - 19:34.


#14 Afterburner

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Posted 17 March 2022 - 19:32

It's on Eurosport1. Is it really a Friday race?

WEC 1,000 miles is on Friday, IMSA 12 Hours is on Saturday.

#15 ArnageWRC

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Posted 17 March 2022 - 20:49

We already have an Endurance thread, not sure we need one for the individual races......



#16 ezequiel

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Posted 17 March 2022 - 23:33

Surely Toyota is sandbagging? I almost can't believe it. 

Apparently not



#17 ezequiel

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Posted 17 March 2022 - 23:35

It seems Lopez put a 1.49.174 at the end but got screwed by the red flag?



#18 Afterburner

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 03:24

I will always remember Jose Maria Lopez for being the driver who’d allegedly signed with USF1.

#19 ARTGP

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 03:38

We already have an Endurance thread, not sure we need one for the individual races......

 

We usually do this for the endurance events as it quickly becomes a race chatter thread, rather than news about entries, etc which belong in the other thread.



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#20 jonpollak

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 04:11

Hello from the Segerstrom Performing Arts center in Costa Mesa.

7-A7-FF38-A-4028-4-BE9-B621-75-A6-F9-C92

The hotel has internet TV in the rooms.
I’m gonna watch it all on delay…All of it IndyImsaF1 and the odd football match too. . Nothing live.


I’ve never done this before so wish me luck.

!!!!
Jp

#21 jonpollak

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 04:29

Now watching qualy

https://youtu.be/z4ncQuFg4CM

Jp

#22 William Hunt

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 04:53

I will always remember Jose Maria Lopez for being the driver who’d allegedly signed with USF1.

 

Not alledgedly, he did in fact sign a contract to drive F1 for them but off course the car never materialised. Lopez was also a former Renault F1 test driver (2006).



#23 jonpollak

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 04:58

Toast !!!
It was all about toast.

I’m booking for LeMans 2023 NAO !!!
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#24 Peat

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 09:43

Very exciting news here in Oxfordshire, I have spotted a car in the work car park with an IMSA sticker in the rear window. Going to have to lurk in order to locate/intercept new sportycar fwend. 



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Posted 18 March 2022 - 13:37

There may be too much racing on if the Sebring 12 Hrs is not the first race you think of. 



#26 ezequiel

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 14:27

Bourdais on pole



#27 red stick

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 14:39

Very exciting news here in Oxfordshire, I have spotted a car in the work car park with an IMSA sticker in the rear window. Going to have to lurk in order to locate/intercept new sportycar fwend.

If nothing else, there's always the note under the wiper blade. Probably not stalking . . .

Edited by red stick, 18 March 2022 - 14:40.


#28 ezequiel

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 17:27

So the Alpine is ultraquick but lacks range



#29 ARTGP

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 19:51

That second shunt was absolutely brain dead from Lopez. How can you drive back that fast? They guy lost his head after the first incident. 



#30 PayasYouRace

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 21:04

Just saw that crash on the front page. Just goes to show that when your car is damaged you can't just bomb around to get back to the pits. Could have been really nasty.

 

PS. You might want to check your font colour settings, ARTGP. Your post was unreadable.



#31 paulb

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Posted 18 March 2022 - 22:17

So the Alpine is ultraquick but lacks range

They are over a lap ahead with less than two hours remaining, I think they will take the trade.



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Posted 18 March 2022 - 23:19

Not sure which thread to post in, but this has the better title so here I am. Been catching up on the WEC race, what was Lopez thinking? the first hit was bad enough, but to then floor it back with a damaged front end was so reckless, I'm not a racing driver but even I know to slow down when my car is knackered so it has a chance of getting fixed. Dude should drive a classic as a daily like I do and he'd soon learn how to nurse a car home.

 

P.S Loving the race so far. More races to watch and get into is never a bad thing, I'm officially a fan.



#33 jonpollak

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 00:48

Well I got to tune in to MotorTrend TV . I saw that lovely sunset and the FIA must have called an end to the racing to let everyone experience the beauty of nature. Really very thoughtful of them.
Jp

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 11:24

Just saw that crash on the front page. Just goes to show that when your car is damaged you can't just bomb around to get back to the pits. Could have been really nasty.

PS. You might want to check your font colour settings, ARTGP. Your post was unreadable.


It was like he was Sim racing and thought there was no possibility that his car might be damaged. Absolutely crazy.

#35 ANF

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 13:50

10 minutes until the start of formation laps for the 12 hours.



#36 ARTGP

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 14:28

The attrition in the first 15 minutes  :rotfl:


Edited by ARTGP, 19 March 2022 - 14:28.


#37 FLB

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 14:29

The attrition in the first 15 minutes  :rotfl:

I missed the start... and  :eek:

 

United car stopped on track.



#38 Afterburner

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 16:30

Wow, skimmed the first hour… that was nuts!

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 16:55

Both Montoyas out… that sucks.



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#40 red stick

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 17:09

Kid is a chip off the old block.

#41 FLB

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Posted 19 March 2022 - 17:59

Think Vandoorne would rather have been struggling in the McLaren in Barhain or fighting for a win at Sebring?



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Posted 19 March 2022 - 20:19

Watching Peacock and it’s nice to have raw audio and pictures during NBC ads.
Jp

#43 jonpollak

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Posted 20 March 2022 - 00:40

Got a glimpse of Kat Legge there for a sec.
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#44 ezequiel

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Posted 20 March 2022 - 00:49

What happened to the #48? Lost 5 laps while I wasn't looking



#45 FLB

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Posted 20 March 2022 - 00:52

What happened to the #48? Lost 5 laps while I wasn't looking

Brake issues. They had to change the discs at the front.



#46 FLB

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Posted 20 March 2022 - 01:04

Earl Bamber just made a pretty big blunder. He clipped an LMP3 and got a penatly for it... which has cost him the lead.



#47 John B

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Posted 20 March 2022 - 01:14

Back in front with under a hour to go....long green run.

ETA and now a spin to keep things interesting...

Edited by John B, 20 March 2022 - 01:18.


#48 FLB

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Posted 20 March 2022 - 01:14

Bamber retook the lead... and promptly spun!  :eek:



#49 FLB

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Posted 20 March 2022 - 01:26

Bamber is less than a second behind Westbrook now.



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Posted 20 March 2022 - 01:27

And leads again!