2013 Endurance Talk

And this is where SRT trolls us Forza guys by being the fastest thing down Mulsanne, right? Vettes are pulling 180 while the Viper's going 187, something like that?

Just to make Turn 10 look bad?


(Not like it's going to happen, those Vipers have to bet on a massive failure from literally every other team to have a chance at Le Mans with their lack of speed)

Hailfire97x wrote:And this is where SRT trolls us Forza guys by being the fastest thing down Mulsanne, right? Vettes are pulling 180 while the Viper's going 187, something like that?

Just to make Turn 10 look bad?


(Not like it's going to happen, those Vipers have to bet on a massive failure from literally every other team to have a chance at Le Mans with their lack of speed)

they led at Petit, they aren't exactly slow, plus the Forza physics are wrong a lot of times. Look at the Pagani Huarasufdygfshf. It's fastest around the Top Gear test track by a truckload over the nearest closed-wheel car. And it's sheite in FM4

plus it was a development year, they have added a bunch of new parts to the car (see the latest SR news post)

XPR Roadrunner wrote:

Hailfire97x wrote:And this is where SRT trolls us Forza guys by being the fastest thing down Mulsanne, right? Vettes are pulling 180 while the Viper's going 187, something like that?

Just to make Turn 10 look bad?


(Not like it's going to happen, those Vipers have to bet on a massive failure from literally every other team to have a chance at Le Mans with their lack of speed)

they led at Petit, they aren't exactly slow, plus the Forza physics are wrong a lot of times. Look at the Pagani Huarasufdygfshf. It's fastest around the Top Gear test track by a truckload over the nearest closed-wheel car. And it's sheite in FM4

Very true, its 2.4 secs faster than the Mclaren MP4-12C which is the next closed wheel in line. In forza i have never come across anybody driving one so that says it all.

just noticed....

NO DELTA WING!

indeed, but that Hydrogen green GT is entering, no?

http://en.automobile-propre.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/green-gt-24-heures-du-mans_002-1000x750.jpg

^^^

XPR Roadrunner wrote:just noticed....

NO DELTA WING!

Delta wing is in the reserves I believe...

Standaman94 wrote:

XPR Roadrunner wrote:just noticed....

NO DELTA WING!

Delta wing is in the reserves I believe...

is it? I know the Deltawing is definatley in the ALMS this year, but not le mans again.

Here is the List

LMP1
1. Audi Sport Team Joest Audi Andre Lotterer
2. Audi Sport Team Joest Audi Tom Kristensen
3. Audi Sport Team Joest Audi Marc Gene
7. Toyota Racing Toyota Alex Wurz
8. Toyota Racing Toyota Anthony Davidson
12. Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota Nicolas Prost
13. Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota Neel Jani
21. Strakka Racing HPD-Honda Nick Leventis

LMP2
24. OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan Jacques Nicolet
25. Delta-ADR ORECA-Nissan John Martin
26. G-Drive Racing ORECA-Nissan Roman Rusinov
27. Sebastien Loeb Racing ORECA-Nissan Franck Montagny
28. Gulf Racing Middle East Lola-Nissan Fabien Giroix
29. Gulf Racing Middle East Lola-Nissan Frederic Fatien
30. HVM Status GP Lola-Judd Jonathan Kennard
31. Lotus Lotus Kevin Weeda
32. Lotus Lotus Thomas Holzer
33. Level 5 Motorsports HPD-Honda Scott Tucker
35. OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan Olivier Pla
36. Signatech ORECA-NIssan Franck Maillieux
38. Jota Sport Zytek-Nissan Simon Dolan
40. Boutsen Ginion Racing ORECA-Nissan Koen Wauters
41. Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan Christian Zugel
42. Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan Tom Kimber-Smith
44. Starworks Motorsport HPD-Honda Alex Popow
45. OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan David Heinemeier Hansson
46. Thiriet by TDS ORECA-Nissan Piere Thiriet
47. KCMG Morgan-Nissan Alexandre Imperatori
48. Murphy Prototypes ORECA-Nissan Brendon Hartley

GTE Pro
51. AF Corse Ferrari Gianmaria Bruni
66. JMW Motorsport Ferrari Tim Sugden
71. AF Corse Ferrari Olivier Beretta
73. Corvette Racing Corvette Antonio Garcia
74. Corvette Racing Corvette Oliver Gavin
91. Porsche AG Team Manthey Porsche Marc Lieb
92. Porsche AG Team Manthey Porsche Jorg Bergmeister
93. SRT Motorsports Viper Marco Goossens
94. SRT Motorsports Viper Dominik Farnbacher
97. Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Darren Turner
99. Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Stefan Mucke

GTE Am
50. Larbre Competition Corvette Patrick Bornhauser
54. AF Corse Ferrari Yannick Mallegol
55. AF Corse Ferrari Piergiuseppe Perazzini
57. Krohn Racing Ferrari Tracy Krohn
61. AF Corse Ferrari Jack Gerber
67. Imsa Performance Porsche Pascal Gibon
70. Larbre Competition Corvette Pedro Lamy
76. Imsa Performance Porsche Raymond Narac
77. Dempsey Proton Porsche Patrick Dempsey
80. Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari Scott Sharp
81. 8Star Motorsports Ferrari Enzo Potolicchio
88. Proton Competition Porsche Christian Ried
95. Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Allan Simonsen
96. Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Roald Goethe

Garage 56**
56. Green GT Green GT Christian Pescatori

Reserves (in order of priority)
LMP2
34. Race Performance ORECA-Judd Michel Frey
43. Morand Racing Morgan-Judd Natacha Gachnang
39. DKR Engineering Lola-Judd Olivier Porta
37. Signatech ORECA-Nissan Pierre Ragues
23. Delta-ADR ORECA-Nissan Shinji Nakano
20. HVM Status GP Lola-Judd Warren Hughes

GTE
98. Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Stuart Hall (Am)
75. ProSpeed Competition Porsche Abdulaziz Al Faisal (Am)
52. Ram Racing Ferrari Johnny Mowlem (Pro)
90. TRG AMR North America Aston Martin Kevin Buckler (Am)

I was rly happy to find out that SRT have entered a car but 2 cars......Seems this years GTE is gonna be close I would be very surprise if they won it in their first year back. Aswell as the fight between Audi and Toyota. I do see toyota winnin it this year......its also great to see a big line up of LMP2 cars

23. Delta-ADR ORECA-Nissan Shinji Nakano

Sounds like Deltawing to me...

Standaman94 wrote:23. Delta-ADR ORECA-Nissan Shinji Nakano

Sounds like Deltawing to me...

its not...its an normal ORECA LMP2 chassis they competed last year

its a reserve tho, thus not in the race as of now.

lets just hope it stays like that.

Nuh uh Stan;
http://delta-motorsport.com/adr-delta/
Competed in le mans last year
Edit- oh I didn't see the new page

D'oh Close enough

Now it's official, as of yesterday the WEC will be coming to COTA in their only North America visit and will race the same weekend as the ALMS.

AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 1, 2013) – Circuit of The Americas today confirmed that it has been selected through a competitive bidding process to host an installment of the prestigious FIA World Endurance Championships through a six-hour race scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22. The 6 Hours of Circuit of The Americas will be partnered with two days of the American Le Mans Series set for the preceding Friday and Saturday (Sept. 20 and 21).

Here's a video aboard the Muscle Milk HPD ARX-03c at the Circuit of the Americas.

^^^ very nice!

I'm not sure where this is relevant to go under this thread, but a totally new thread would be a waste....

Maserati....GT3......it's coming!

http://gt1world.com/news/details/maserati-gt3-undergoes-homologation

2014 BATHURST 12 HOUR
ENTRY LIST AS AT 23/01/13

1 Phoenix Racing Phoenix Racing Johan Kristoffersson Harold Primat Andreas Simonsen    Audi R8 LMS Ultra
5 Quinn VIP PETFOODS Klark Quinn Tony Quinn Shane Van Gisbergen Porsche GT3-R
6 Rod Salmon Skwirk / Oneworld Bar Rod Salmon Craig Lowndes Warren Luff Audi R8 LMS
9 Mark Eddy Network clothing / Hallmarc Mark Eddy Marc Cini Dean Grant Christopher Mies Audi R8 LMS Ultra
11 Roger Lago JBS Swift Roger Lago David Russell Peter Kox Lamborghini LP 560
14 Peter Conroy Peter Conroy Motorsport Peter Conroy Rob Huff James Winslow Audi R8 LMS
16 Liqui Moly LIQUI MOLY Team Engstler Franz Engstler Kristian Poulsen Charles Ng John Modystach BMW Z4 GT3
23 United Autosports United Autosports Mark Patterson Alain Li TBA Audi R8 LMS Ultra
29 Trofeo Motorsport Trofeo Motorsport / Pirelli Jim Manolios Greg Murphy Ivan Campelli Corvette Z06 R-GT3
33 Clearwater Racing Clearwater Racing Mok Weng Sun Craig Baird Matt Griffin Ferrari 458
36 Erebus Motorsport Erebus Motorport Bernd Schneider Thomas Jaeger Alex Roloff Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
48 Justin McMillan GB Galvanizing Justin McMillan Steven Richards Ross Lilley Lamborghini LP 560
51 Andrew Macpherson IMAK/KWIKMIT Andrew MacPherson Ben Porter Garth Walden Mosler MT900 GT3
58 AF Corse SRL AF Corse Steve Wyatt Michele Rugolo Cioci Marco Ferrari 458
63 Erebus Motorsport Erebus Motorport Tim Slade Lee Holdsworth Peter Hackett Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
71 Dean Koutsoumidis EQUITY-ONE Dean Koutsoumidis Andrew McInnes Simon Middleton Darryl O’Young Audi R8 LMS
81 Dragonspeed Zais Group Rembrandt Charms Christian Zugel Eric Lux Elton Julian Audi R8 LMS Ultra
88 Maranello Motorsport Il Bello Rosso Allan Simonsen Mika Salo John Bowe Peter Edwards Ferrari 458
No Competitor Sponsor Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Manufacturer Model
4 Stephen Grove Grove Group Stephen Grove Max Twigg Daniel Gaunt Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
8 Level Racing WE ARE LEGEND Kurt Dujardyn Philippe Broodcooren Philippe Richard Olivier Muytjens Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
12 Competition Motorsports ASM/BRM Motorsports/BlundstoneDavid Calvert-Jones Alex Davison James Davison Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (MY11)
45 Indiran Padayachee Rentcorp Forklifts Indiran Padayachee Duvashen PadayacheeAaron Zerefos Barton Mawer Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
67 Motorsport Services Motorsport Services David Glasson Phil Hood Tony Richards Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
68 Motorsport Services Motorsport Services Jeff Lowrey Marcus Mahy Todd Murphy Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
69 Motorsport Services Motorsport Services Scott O'Donnell Allan Dippie Lindsay O'Donnell Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
30 Nathan Tinkler Hunter Sports Group Nathan Tinkler Steven Johnson Jonny Reid Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
No Competitor Sponsor Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Manufacturer Model
10 Mark O'Connor Simply Sports Cars Mark O'Connor Adam Gowans Chris Lillington-Price Richard Meins Lotus Exige
54 Tony Alford Donut King Tony Alford Peter Leemhuis Adam Beechey Nissan GTR R35
62 Robert Thomson nurburgring.com.au Robert Thomson Laim Talbot Romano Sartori Lotus Exige S
76 Aston Martin St. Gallen TBA Andreas Baeneiger Florian Kaitelger Chris Porrit Aston Martin Vantage GT4
No Competitor Sponsor Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Manufacturer Model
22 Robinson Racing Developments TBA TBA TBA TBA Ford FG-FPV GT
7 Dean Herridge Maximum Motorsport Dean Herridge John O'Dowd Angus Kennard Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
19 Sherrin Racing Sherrin Rentals Grant Sherrin Iain Sherrin Michael Sherrin David Ayres BMW 135i
24 GWS Personnel Motorsport GWS Personnel Peter O'Donnell Andre Heimgartner Anthony Gilbertson BMW 335i
80 Beric Lynton Bruce Lynton BMW Beric Lynton Matt Mackeldon Andrew Fisher BMW 1M
No Competitor Sponsor Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Manufacturer Model
3 Ryan McLeod Racer Industries Ivo Breukers Morgan Haber Damien Ward Holden Astra HSV VX-R
26 GWS Personnel Motorsport GWS Personnel Jonathan Venter Daniel Lewis Daniel Studdart BMW 130i
27 Allan Shephard The Shire Conveyancer Allan Shephard TBA TBA BMW 130i
No Competitor Sponsor Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Manufacturer Model
20 Stephane Caillet Team Peugeot RCZ Stephane Caillet Julian Ruefun Jason Bright Peugeot RCZ Cup
21 Bruce Jouanny Team Peugeot RCZ Bruce Jouanny David Wall Andrew Jones Peugeot RCZ Cup
60 Motionsport 1Cover Travel Insurance Simon Phillips Pete Storey Ben Gower Lotus Elise
72 Michael Sherrin Sherrin Rentals tba tba TBA Mini Cooper S
No Competitor Sponsor Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Manufacturer Model
2 Ryan McLeod Racer Industries Ryan McLeod Jake Camilleri Keith Kassulke Opel Astra VX-R
17 Tony Burrowes SHOWERSHOP (NZ) Stu Owers Lewis Scott Tony Burrowes Subaru Impreza WRX STI
35 Ric Shaw Sennheiser / Ric Shaw Racing Ric Shaw Andrew Bollom Stephen Borness James Parish Mazda RX-7
55 Motorsport Services Motorsport Services Malcolm Niall Clint Harvey Brett Niall Seat Leon Supercopa
56 Mark Pilatti Motorsport Services Mark Pilatti Simon Piauaninj Kerry Wade Seat Leon Supercopa
70 Motorsport Services Motorsport Services Kevin Gallichan Sam Fillmore Michael Driver Aaron Harris Seat Leon Supercopa
No Competitor Sponsor Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Manufacturer Model
44 Mal Rose Mal Rose Racing Mal Rose Adam Wallis Aaron Tebb Holden Commodore VY-3A
65 Richard Bendell Daytona Sports Cars Pty Ltd Jaime Augustine Andrew Miedecke Ben Shoots Daytona Coupe

so aston martin and bruno senna speak to me guys

yup, he's not an F1 driver anymore!

VERY pleased with this.
He was mighty in the Oreca a few years ago. He will be again : )

defo ^^

Does anyone else think this is dumb? Running a Sprint race within an entirely seperate endurance race??

A political mess has shrouded the opening round of the Australian GT Championship presented by Pirelli as the crews took part in the first 50-minute race of the Championship.

The race took place as part of the opening minutes of the Liqui-Moly Bathrust 12 Hour, with 14 crews nominating for points in the race. Five cars would pull out after 50 minutes and not complete the 12 Hour event.

The teams could put any of their nominated 12 Hour drivers in for the GT event and all drivers in that car would score points, rather than just the driver in the car.

The race would run without pitstops.

All was fine. Star drivers like Mika Salo (Maranello), Greg Murphy (Trofeo) and Tim Slade (Erebus) would start the race.

A number of incidents including a major accident for Tony Quinn in the Darrel Lea Aston Martin would bring a number of yellows to the race. Quinn would suffer a couple of broken ribs in the multicar accident on Conrod.

Due to the incidents, the race only ran a handful of laps under green and Mika Salo in the Maranello Motorsports Ferrari would cross the line first - under yellow flag conditions.

It was thought that was that but the results of the race were not released until about eight hours after the race finish and at that time, defending Champion, Klark Quinn was the winner. Maranello had been demoted to second.

“How good’s that, it was certainly action packed," Quinn said after the race. "It wasn’t expected, but I’ll take every win I can. To win at Bathurst, no matter what race you’re in or what car you’re in is fantastic, I’m really proud.

“I didn’t have any nasty moments, the car’s going pretty good but we’re having a few brake issues which is just me pushing a little bit too hard for a 12-hour, I just needed to back off a little bit.”

The reason for the penalty for Maranello was down to ‘seeding rules’ but why it was applied to Salo and not other seeded drivers was not clear. Additionally, the time penalty was not specified in any releases from GT Management, preferring to also not release time gaps in the post race communications.

Runners in Class B - the GT4/Cup Car class would be beset by bad luck with one of the Ginettas drvien by Mark Griffith being caught up in an incident with the 12 Hour field.

“My contact was light,” Griffith admitted afterwards. “It looked worse, but I actually threw the car sideways to brush off speed because I was trapped by all the cars going down the inside of the Porsche as it spun. I took a bit of a knock, but I’m alright and damage to the car is superficial.”

Ben Fossell would take out the category in his Porsche but his joy for the win would be tempered by time under safety car.

The Australian GT Championship has changed many rules in 2013, including the tire rules (now a sole supplier) and has different people leading the class. This race was not one they would want to follow into the future and they have a lot of soul searching to do before the Championship rolls onto Clipsal (Adelaide) in on 28 February to 3 March.

RESULTS:
1. Quinn/Quinn/Van Gisbergen (VIP Petfoods Porsche Type 997 GT3-R) - 14-laps

2. Edwards/Bowe/Simonsen/Salo (Il Bello Rosso Ferrari 458 Italia GT3)

3. Manolios/Murphy/Capelli (Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R GT3) 

4. Koutsoumidis/McInnes/Middleton/O’Young (Equity-One Audi R8 LMS)

5. McMillan/Richards/Lilley (GB Galvanizing Lamborghini Gallardo LP600)

6. Salmon/Lowndes/Luff (Skwirk.com.au Audi R8 LMS ultra)

7. Weng Sun/Baird/Griffin (Clearwater Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3)

8. Slade/Holdsworth/Hackett (Erebus Racing Mercedes Benz AMG SLS GT3)

9. Schneider/Jaeger/Roloff (Erebus Racing Mercedes Benz AMG SLS GT3)

10. Tony Quinn (VIP Petfoods Aston Martin Vantage GT3) - 11-laps

11. Lago/Russell/Kox (JBS Swift Lamborghini Gallardo LP600)

12. Michael Hovey (ESP Print Management Ginetta G50 GT4) 
- 13-laps

13. Ben Foessel (Motor School Porsche Type 996 GT3 Cup)

14. Mark Griffith (Griffith Corporation Ginetta G50 GT4)
- 5-laps



uh....

no lol great idea

yea i was thinking that, it's stupid IMO, it's not parts of the seaason, that starts at adelaide, so it should not count, it's like us using ISCC results in the TEC or vice versa

hmmm Briscoe back to sports cars?

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-briscoe-open-to-sports-car-indycar-opportunities/