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[OvDrone]

Still two hours to go of the 4th round of 6 of the ELMS season at the one and only Spa-Francochamps.

Great weekend for GTs this one with races at Spa, Magny Cours and Virginia Raceway.

[OvDrone]

GT World Challenge stream for Magny Cours is up now:

[OvDrone]

Aaaaand we have the traditional GT only IMSA race at green ol' VIR

[AlexPrime]

DTM on Sachsenring this weekend. Contrary to my expectations, I enjoy the GT3 era quite a lot when I got used to it. I don't remember the series being so much fun.

[OvDrone]

Well, if there are some of you out there still hungering for some quality Racing after that Singapore borefest, you are in luck as it's the GT World Challenge Europe endurance race at Monza, starting right now and Live on Youtube:

[OvDrone]

If any one of you gents / gals are feeling race starved - rejoice as there's the 5/6 round of the European Le Mans Series right now Live from Mugello of all places:



Would love to see more 4 wheeled racing at this legendary track.

[DJH63]

Iron Dames competing to see how many penalties can be gained in a short window 

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Iron Dames competing to see how many penalties can be gained in a short window 

The Dames are not having a good year.

[mclara]

Indy 8 Hours on this weekend. With Alex Palou

 

Edited by mclara, 04 October 2024 - 20:00.

[DJH63]

Watching now there are literally under 100 people in the grandstands…..the series is entirely funded by the gentleman drivers?

[OvDrone]

Perhaps - I honestly thought that the race was today - but if you all are Race starved this weekend you can watch the replay below and also skip the boring parts courtesy of Youtube:



Would like to see this final round of Intercontinental GT be on a different North American circuit perhaps ? It was just two weeks ago when we had IMSA here.

[mclara]

Watching now there are literally under 100 people in the grandstands…..the series is entirely funded by the gentleman drivers?

Dont know. But there is usually more spectators at an average round of GT America. I dont know why so few decided to show up at Indy.

The manufactures at least bothers to send their factory drivers

[OvDrone]

Dont know. But there is usually more spectators at an average round of GT America. I dont know why so few decided to show up at Indy.

The manufactures at least bothers to send their factory drivers

Again, I blame that IMSA was just there 2 weeks prior. 

I'd go for IMSA any day of the week, so someone should look at the calendar better or communicate together with Indianapolis Motorspeedway to see how to maximize their returns. 

[ARTGP]

Dont know. But there is usually more spectators at an average round of GT America. I dont know why so few decided to show up at Indy.

The manufactures at least bothers to send their factory drivers

 

Indy road course is my least favorite racetrack in the United States. It is even worse than the painted parking lot in Miami. Perhaps I am not alone in this thinking...

[Stephane]

It's a bit better without the two hairpins. But it lacks the banked part now.

[jonpollak]

Artie Artie… please !

Absolutely no way is it as piss poor as ANYTHING Miami.
Jp

[FLB]

You've just reminded me that the old FIA GT series raced at Homestead.

 

FIA GT Championship Homestead 1998 - Racing Sports Cars

 

FIA GT Championship Homestead 1999 - Racing Sports Cars

[OvDrone]

First race of the penultimate round of the GT World Challenge Europe has just started at Barcelona:



2nd race starts at the same time - 1pm UK / 8am Eastern - tomorrow.

[Ruusperi]

Pretty interesting race considering they've been 30 minutes behind the SC.

[messy]

Olivier Panis looks quite different these days with all the tattoos doesn’t he!

[Dan333SP]

Saw this thread and was reminded of this post on DSC that's always fun to look back on... chronological photos of every homologated GT3 racer going back to the very beginning of the class in 2006-

 

https://www.dailyspo...ctures-2-2.html

 

Funny to remember that the Mustang has actually already been homologated on 2 different occasions before this current car, and both by Multimatic as well. Also, completely forgot about the Morgan and the attempt at a Camaro by Reiter Engineering. You can literally see the costs and development in the class ballooning as you move towards the current day. 

[sportyskells]

erm if it take 30 minutes of Safety car the race should have been red flagged

Edited by sportyskells, 12 October 2024 - 15:11.

[OvDrone]

No rain and hopefully no 30min SC this race. 



Race 2 and last Sprint race of the season is getting underway right now at Barcelona. 

[FLB]

Lorenzo Patrese is beginning to look like he'll build a decent career for himself 

[OvDrone]

Well that was more straightforward.

The #48 Mercedes of Engel and Auer win the Sprint title but iirc the overall one is still open. And that will conclude with the late November Endurance round at... *checks papers* Jeddah. Ah yes, of course.

[OvDrone]

Last round and title deciding time in the ELMS at Algarve is starting in 15 minutes from the time of posting:



AO are favorites to win LMP2, but you never know, as LMP3 is extremely close with just 2 points separating the Top 3 and even closer in the GTs with the Top 2 tied on points, so winner takes all. 

[OvDrone]

Am away and on te phone and forgot to mention that we gave the finale of GT World Challenge Europe… in Jeddah lol

https://www.youtube....NuMejmDDwprGF4-

Catch the last hour eith the above link. Cheers

[FLB]

Am away and on te phone and forgot to mention that we gave the finale of GT World Challenge Europe… in Jeddah lol

https://www.youtube....NuMejmDDwprGF4-

Catch the last hour eith the above link. Cheers

With Niels Wittich as Race Director 

[azza200]

6 hrs of zzzzzzz 

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