Porsche, BMW raise concerns about high voltage issues ahead of Daytona 24
Porsche and BMW have voiced concerns over the reliability of the high-voltage element of the one-make LMDh hybrid system going into this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours. Their apprehension follows a spate of issues that have afflicted LMDh machinery and forced parts to be changed over the course of the pre-event Roar test last weekend and […]
How Kyle Kirkwood will drive two cars in the Rolex 24
Come 8:00am on the morning of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Kyle Kirkwood, driver for Vasser Sullivan Racing, will already be an hour and a half into his work day. The green flag won’t wave for almost six more hours. It’s the same situation for the 230-plus drivers taking part in the fabled 24-hour race […]
Four Cadillacs possible at Le Mans as WTR, AXR file entries
Cadillac could have as many as four LMDhs at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the confirmation that Wayne Taylor Racing and Action Express Racing have filed entries. The General Motors brand’s representatives in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in North America have revealed that they have each made a bid to run a solo V-Series.R […]
Shane van Gisbergen on teaming up with Scott McLaughlin
Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin have a lot in common: New Zealanders who parlayed multiple Supercars championships in Australia (often battling each other) into U.S racing careers — SVG in NASCAR, and McLaughlin in IndyCar. But this weekend, their careers paths briefly overlap, as the duo become teammates in this year’s Rolex 24 Hours […]
Why Le Mans qualifying revamp will be a purist spectacle
Another year, and another change in the qualifying procedures at the Daytona 24 Hours. The IMSA SportsCar Championship kicks off on the hallowed banking of the Daytona International Speedway this weekend and there’s still time before you have to settle down in front of your TV, computer or whatever for the sessions on Thursday afternoon […]
Vanthoor on pole for BMW in LMDh
BMW snatched pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours during an interrupted qualifying session for this weekend’s IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener. Dries Vanthoor jumped to the top of the times on his final lap in the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh run by the Rahal team to knock Meyer Shank Racing Acura driver Nick […]
Wayne Taylor on his IMSA legacy and Le Mans dreams
Many remarkable names in racing have graced the IMSA paddocks since the series’ inception in 1969, but few of the legends have been a presence so consistently, for so long — and so good at winning — as Wayne Taylor. “Mark Raffauf, who works for IMSA [as its Senior Director of Race Operations], reminded me […]
How IMSA’s new torque sensors are changing the balance of performance game
Balance of performance (BoP) has often been a taboo discussion in sportscar racing because everyone wants to find an advantage over their competition and be able to use it. But new technology arriving in the paddock could make those debates a thing of the past. Sportscar racing regulations in WEC and IMSA are unique based […]
Estre, Jani praise revisions to “fairer” Le Mans qualifying format
Le Mans 24 Hours pole winners Kevin Estre and Neel Jani have welcomed revisions to Hyperpole qualifying under which Hypercar entries will run on track alone at the French enduro. They have told Motorsport.com that the new procedure introduced for this year’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship in June will be both fairer […]