• FIA WEC Imola Build-Up

    Ah, Italy. Great food, great wine, great motor racing… …and sun! LMGT3 Manthey and Iron Dames lead the way in laps completed. There was a little difference in approach. On Saturday it ended with lots of short runs for both before qualifying. Manthey’s…

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    FIA WEC Imola Build-Up
  • Imola Hourly Update

    After Practice and Qualifying Read more…

    Imola Hourly Update
  • FIA WEC Imola Friday Practice (UPDATED)

    Ah, Italy. Great food, great wine, great motor racing… A quick look at the number of laps after the first days practice. LMGT3 Manthey and Iron Dames lead the way in laps completed. There was a little difference in approach. Manthey’s longest run… Read more…

    FIA WEC Imola Friday Practice (UPDATED)
  • Even a Brick Can Fly

    A quick look at the drag of Hypercars. An adjustment for High Speed Power was introduced into FIA WEC in 2024 and IMSA for 2025. After reviewing the BoP adjustments for High Speed Power it seems that the FIA adjust the power in… Read more…

    Even a Brick Can Fly
  • JDC Miller MotorSports at Long Beach

    A quick look at the stints and times of the #85 car, which ended up 10th after stopping twice after contact with a GT3 Aston Martin. How did #85’s race pan out: Two stops. The first was normal and similar to everyone else.… Read more…

  • Long Beach Race

    Penske Porsche have the race pace1. GTP BMW had the pace, but Porsche took advantage of a quicker stop and then had more pace as the race went on. The two BMWs held 1-2 at the start, but the #7 kept a 3s… Read more…

    Long Beach Race
  • WEC Imola BoP

    Second race of the new 3 race average approach. Here is an attempt to understand how that might work. Let’s remind ourselves of the performance order from the last three races and the race that falls off the list Combined Peak and Stint… Read more…

    WEC Imola BoP
  • Long Beach Qualifying Notes

    Quick takeaways Porsche, whether GTP (Penske) or GTD (Rexy) scrubbing in tires in qualifying. GTD wouldn’t have been able to do that last year. Does that mean they will definitely change tires in the race? Wickens was a little off his pace in… Read more…

  • Long Beach Practice Sessions

    Update after the second and last practice session. GTP Laps completed Aston Martin continues the trend of fewer practice laps compared to others. #85 Porsche that leads the way. BMW continue their trend of putting in the miles, but relative to others this… Read more…

    Long Beach Practice Sessions
  • Long Beach Practice 1

    A short race this weekend, on a double bill with Indycar. Laps completed – GTP (after practice 1) Aston Martin continues the trend of fewer practice laps compared to others. BMW continue their trend of putting in the miles, but it is #85… Read more…

    Long Beach Practice 1
  • Long Beach BoP

    A fun little sprint race coming up, here are the BoP changes.1 Power to Weight BMW and Aston Martin gain relative to the others who lose power. BMW has been strong, but not got the results recently, so this could be good for… Read more…

    Long Beach BoP
  • Driver Comparisons – GTP Sebring

    A look at how the intra-team drive line ups compare. Porsche Let’s look at Penske first, because Penske was first. And second. Penske’s approach was to give one driver (#7 Nasr, #6 Jaminet) in each car the bulk of the time. This driver… Read more…

    Driver Comparisons – GTP Sebring
  • The battle for Sebring

    It was a close fight throughout, but in the end Penske Porsche had the legs to take their 19th Sebring win. 1 Battle shows the 1st, 2nd, 4th cars at the flag. The Cadillac lost out because it couldn’t keep the stint length… Read more…

    The battle for Sebring
  • Sebring Sells Sanctuary

    IMSA 2025 Round 6 SebringWinner #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport, 353 laps Race lap comparison is v. 2022 Cadillac DPi-V.R 351 laps which is the highest in the DP/GTP eras.Absolute record distance was 2009 Audi R15 TDI 383 laps. Lap Chart: It’s wide, but… Read more…

    Sebring Sells Sanctuary
  • Sebring Lappery (after practice) UPDATED

    Laps after two practice sessions. Aston Martin low on laps again. Read more…

    Sebring Lappery (after practice) UPDATED
  • Sebring Race BoP

    After some big swings for testing (Daytona and Sebring tests) it has settled down, but we are left with a bigger spread than we normally have. 1 Power:Weight The spread is noticeable in Power:Weight. Lamborghini has gained here, mainly by the others losing… Read more…

    Sebring Race BoP