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Old 22 Dec 2017, 08:04 (Ref:3788652)   #876
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If i had an LMP2 car i'd 100% be trying for an entry into WEC super season rather than ELMS. 2 guaranteed LM24 starts in 18 / 19, would probably help to sell to funded drivers, as opposed to the ELMS lottery. Of course, if GTE-AM was sent to ELMS only, and Factory GTE PRO didn't ask for 4 entries it would help free up LM24 entries to some who have committed to a Le Mans Prototype car.
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Old 27 Dec 2017, 17:17 (Ref:3789349)   #877
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This 5 race 2018 season is certainly freeing people up to do other things.
Nicki Thiim is doing WEC, Blancpain Endurance and British GT. Busy boy.
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Old 6 Jan 2018, 22:13 (Ref:3791071)   #879
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The WEC/Le Mans/ELMS entry list day is coming up in early February. What is the exact day of it?

Do you think it is one of the most anticipated days of the year? That day for sportscars is like the NFL draft, or the World Cup soccer draw, or the Champions League draw, ncaa college basketball tournament reveal.
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Old 7 Jan 2018, 07:46 (Ref:3791143)   #880
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Friday the 9th. Should be fun.
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Old 7 Jan 2018, 22:54 (Ref:3791283)   #881
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The WEC/Le Mans/ELMS entry list day is coming up in early February. What is the exact day of it?

Do you think it is one of the most anticipated days of the year? That day for sportscars is like the NFL draft, or the World Cup soccer draw, or the Champions League draw, ncaa college basketball tournament reveal.
I look forward to it and try to watch the stream where they announce the entries twice as fast as they should! LOL
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Old 8 Jan 2018, 10:53 (Ref:3791347)   #882
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I look forward to it and try to watch the stream where they announce the entries twice as fast as they should! LOL
Without wanting sound like too much of a killjoy, for me, the 'Big Day' has definitely lost something (actually quite a lot) over the years. The sense of anticipation simply isn't there anymore, to anywhere near the same extent, because in fact, we pretty much know what is going to be announced, well in advance. There's no room for those surprises anymore, just the odd controversy over one or two teams who did, or didn't, get the nod for Le Mans from the ACO.

But maybe 2018 will be different, here's hoping...
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Old 8 Jan 2018, 11:41 (Ref:3791355)   #883
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Without wanting sound like too much of a killjoy, for me, the 'Big Day' has definitely lost something (actually quite a lot) over the years. The sense of anticipation simply isn't there anymore, to anywhere near the same extent, because in fact, we pretty much know what is going to be announced, well in advance. There's no room for those surprises anymore, just the odd controversy over one or two teams who did, or didn't, get the nod for Le Mans from the ACO.

But maybe 2018 will be different, here's hoping...
I think the age of the internet, where the teams announce all their plans well in advance and we can all read in almost real time is responsible for that. Back in the day, you had to read Autosport once a week and it didn't include everything.
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Old 8 Jan 2018, 12:33 (Ref:3791362)   #884
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Without wanting sound like too much of a killjoy, for me, the 'Big Day' has definitely lost something (actually quite a lot) over the years. The sense of anticipation simply isn't there anymore, to anywhere near the same extent, because in fact, we pretty much know what is going to be announced, well in advance. There's no room for those surprises anymore, just the odd controversy over one or two teams who did, or didn't, get the nod for Le Mans from the ACO.

But maybe 2018 will be different, here's hoping...
In recent years the only real surprises have come LMP2 (who's in and who's out) and to extent how unnecessarily many GTE-SHAMs there seem to be every year, but I think this year with the unknown quantity of LMP1 we're into one exciting press conference!

Beyond just teams I guess the other things to look forward to are whether there's G56 (at least it's not been officially denied quite yet), the proto-GT split percentage, and whether we get 10 full reserves again as we should, after last year only saw pitiful 2

Just hope the proceeding itself would be executed less embarrassingly than last year, I mean the social media sections were more cringe worthy than anything before IIRC

I still wonder how the 2019 conference will look like considering that we will already know most of the field at that point
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Old 13 Jan 2018, 15:15 (Ref:3792476)   #886
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Not sure if it's a good fit here (I did post this also in the Le Mans section), but Fox and Fox Sports has elected to not renew coverage for LM and the WEC this year. North American coverage it TBA.
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Old 13 Jan 2018, 15:24 (Ref:3792478)   #887
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Old 15 Jan 2018, 20:13 (Ref:3792982)   #888
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Pretty good coordination for Ford, AMR, AF Corse, and Porsche GT teams to be at this Abu Dahbi test together. BMW must feel like they are being left out. This test is something I would liked to have seen. A GTE Pro shootout with just them on the track only should have been tempting for them to have amongst themselves.
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Old 16 Jan 2018, 22:37 (Ref:3793204)   #889
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Does anyone see a point of the WEC running a stand alone, GTE-Am class this year with 3-5 entries in it? I think they should just think about folding GTE-Pro & GTE-Am into a single class, especially when considering we are looking a strong numbers in P1, P2, and GTE-Pro.
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Old 17 Jan 2018, 00:37 (Ref:3793223)   #890
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Pretty good coordination for Ford, AMR, AF Corse, and Porsche GT teams to be at this Abu Dahbi test together. BMW must feel like they are being left out. This test is something I would liked to have seen. A GTE Pro shootout with just them on the track only should have been tempting for them to have amongst themselves.
I don't think they are missing out. S365 rumour says they got fed over by one of the other GTE manufacturers, far along into the development. It was a massive setback. The RLL cars for Daytona are probably the only ones even ready at the moment.
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Old 17 Jan 2018, 09:16 (Ref:3793277)   #891
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It is not uncommon for competing teams to test together at the same time. Sharing learned information is a little less frequent...
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Old 17 Jan 2018, 12:25 (Ref:3793294)   #892
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Does anyone see a point of the WEC running a stand alone, GTE-Am class this year with 3-5 entries in it? I think they should just think about folding GTE-Pro & GTE-Am into a single class, especially when considering we are looking a strong numbers in P1, P2, and GTE-Pro.
Merging them together (effectively getting rid of the 1 year old car rule in the process) and having just a privateers trophy would be sufficient (yes I think there should be some kind of recognition that you are the best non-factory car, but a whole class for it is overkill). I belive most GTE-Am cars would still show up for the whole season anyway. If they want to run a true GTE-Am category then theres always ELMS for them to run! Which by the way should just be renamed GTE also, just have a ban for full factory cars and its the same as now.
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Old 17 Jan 2018, 12:44 (Ref:3793297)   #893
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Labre Competition will be applying to run a Ligier at Le Mans, no more Gte Am corvette is seems as they are also running 2 LMP3's in the Michelin Cup
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Door still open for a second Manor Ginetta...

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Yep, read that with great interest. Fingers crossed everything falls into place, they are clearly working very hard to get that second car fully funded by the 5th February, if they possibly can. Here's hoping!
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Old 24 Jan 2018, 22:27 (Ref:3794840)   #898
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What do you think could be the numbers of cars in LMP1?

I mean, will Toyota get the No. 1 on the ex 8 ?
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That's kinda how Audi got numbers 1 and 2 for Le Mans in 2012. I think that priority is championship, LM winner, and runners up.
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What do you think could be the numbers of cars in LMP1?

I mean, will Toyota get the No. 1 on the ex 8 ?
Audi in 2012 got 1, 2, 3 and 4 because won 2011 le mans while ILMC team/manufacturer champions withdrawn from competitions.

Actually Toyota didn't win neither le mans nor WEC last season, so why should they allowed to use #1 and #2 ?

If toyota will decide to follow traditions, will be using #7 and #8
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