Pirelli World Challenge

[cbbrit]

Originally Posted by nasportscar

We might get another GT entry as well

Pity that it's so soon after Petit Le Mans, as it would have been nice to see Magnus Racing bring their Audi R8 LMS to Laguna Seca, after their recent disappointments in the WeatherTech Championship, with two disqualifications in two races! Perhaps next year they'll enter the series?

[cbbrit]

Originally Posted by nasportscar

We might get another GT entry as well

#66 DIME Racing driver Jonathan Summerton has been reclassified into the GT class from GTA.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by cbbrit

Pity that it's so soon after Petit Le Mans, as it would have been nice to see Magnus Racing bring their Audi R8 LMS to Laguna Seca, after their recent disappointments in the WeatherTech Championship, with two disqualifications in two races! Perhaps next year they'll enter the series?

The Petit DQ was completely their fault and they have admitted to the mistake.

[cbbrit]

Originally Posted by Matt

The Petit DQ was completely their fault and they have admitted to the mistake.

Correct! But you have to wonder whether John Potter wants to continue in IMSA or switch to PWC for next year. The disqualification which took them out of Championship contention at VIR, followed by the team's error at Petit, has got JP thinking about the team's plans for next year.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ma...vir-exclusion/

[nasportscar]

Originally Posted by cbbrit

#66 DIME Racing driver Jonathan Summerton has been reclassified into the GT class from GTA.

That's not it

[jjvincent]

Originally Posted by cbbrit

Correct! But you have to wonder whether John Potter wants to continue in IMSA or switch to PWC for next year. The disqualification which took them out of Championship contention at VIR, followed by the team's error at Petit, has got JP thinking about the team's plans for next year.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ma...vir-exclusion/

In the article, no PWC:
http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ma...t-2016-season/

My guess is to go run something like the Creventic series since I know many others that are doing the same just because it's actually fun. If you are paying for something out of your pocket, you might as well have fun while you are doing it. Plus, many guys want more track time and in PWC, that's not happening and IMSA keeps cutting back on it too.

[cbbrit]

Originally Posted by nasportscar

We might get another GT entry as well

Still no sign of another GT entry. And DIME Racing haven't even turned up! What a joke!

[nasportscar]

Originally Posted by cbbrit

Still no sign of another GT entry. And DIME Racing haven't even turned up! What a joke!

You may want to look at GT again where a former CRP driver is listed.

There's some messed up stuff w/ the DIME program..wouldn't touch that with a 40 foot pole

[jjvincent]

Originally Posted by nasportscar

You may want to look at GT again where a former CRP driver is listed.

There's some messed up stuff w/ the DIME program..wouldn't touch that with a 40 foot pole

What's going on with Dime? It would be interesting to hear why you wouldn't want to touch them with a 40 foot pole.

[broadrun96]

Once I heard the Montecalvo interview where they ran a car at Mid-Ohio that AMG hadn't inspected yet after its wreck at Long Beach I was wondering what they were thinking. He pulled out and someone else ran I think. And the team manager said they understand Frankie's disappointment but they want to see what else they can learn from the chassis. What else can you learn from that bent chassis?

[jjvincent]

What else can you learn from that bent chassis?

Why would it be bent? All you have to do it strip it and send it to AMG. They can cut off the bent parts and replace it with new. That's what every other team does running those cars. There's a reason why they make jigs for them.

I can see if there's a problem if the team didn't do that though.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by jjvincent

Why would it be bent? All you have to do it strip it and send it to AMG. They can cut off the bent parts and replace it with new. That's what every other team does running those cars. There's a reason why they make jigs for them.

I can see if there's a problem if the team didn't do that though.

The way it sounded from the interview was it had not been checked over by AMG, admittedly that was all from Frankie's side. But even if it was checked, fixed or cleared as is; what could they learn if they were getting a new car?

Thought they had an SLS and were going to the GT with the new car, is it similar enough to gain anything? Honestly don't follow it enough to know in depth, just catch the Racer and S365 stories.

[Mechanic Z]

Some interesting stuff in Sportcar365's Friday Notebook:
http://sportscar365.com/gt/world-cha...ay-notebook-4/

***With the car no longer being eligible in IMSA competition, the Dodge Viper GT3-R is expected to have a larger presence in the PWC paddock next year, with up to three full-time entries. “The short-term future with the race cars… is to be in PWC next year with multiple teams,” said SRT Motorsports Engineering Manager Erich Heuschele.

[jjvincent]

I don't see how FCA would care one way or another. The Viper is done in 2017 and SRT as a brand was put back into Dodge in 2015. In the end, with a number of them just sitting around, might as well run them in PWC because it'll be historics after that.

As for the AMG, I'd think that somewhere here in the US, there's a dealer that can put the chassis on a jig, cut the parts off and install new ones. If you own a GT3R, all you need to do is take it to any certified Porsche Collision center and they will fix it (actually they are the only ones allowed to fix it because those are the only places Porsche will sell the correct parts to do so).

With the number of these AMG's out there on the planet getting wrecked on a regular basis, I seriously doubt they are hard to do structural repair to them. If it was, nobody would run them.

[nasportscar]

2017 Schedule confirmed. Final sprint/sprint x format decisions coming later. Hopefully soon

http://nasportscar.com/pwc-confirms-...tah-sonoma-on/

[Coach Ep]

I have to admit that the latest SprintX race at Laguna attracted more entries than I expected, it certainly has started to grow and almost has an early Blancpain Enduro feel to it (even though it being a copy of the sprint series) and I especially like the multi class aspect of it.

There's thinking about getting rid of the minimum pitstop time however, I'd say that would be only a good move if there's gonna be a Pro class next year, no need to increase costs for the (Pro-)Am entrants, they're fine with having to keep stationary for a minute-and-a-half or whatever.

On the season ending Laguna 8H enduro: It's only a week after the Petit, if SRO/PWC is seriously trying to attract some of IMSA's GTD runners, the gap needs to be at least one week more (so 2 weeks in total, preferably 3 weeks) instead of just 1 week as things stand right now. Having the race at Laguna over CotA and at the end of the year are two big improvements however. Too bad the race has to end in the early evening ("6:30 the latest") as a 'night time' finish would have been awesome.

See http://sportscar365.com/gt/world-cha...e-in-monterey/

[HighParker]

Originally Posted by nasportscar

2017 Schedule confirmed. Final sprint/sprint x format decisions coming later. Hopefully soon
http://nasportscar.com/pwc-confirms-...tah-sonoma-on/

And yet their own press release also says:

... the five PWC headliner races ... will feature all eight racing divisions.

What does that mean? Are they just pointing out that the Sprint-X races involve multiple classes (GT, GTS, etc.) -- or are they now waffling on the arrangement they announced back in late July that the five PWC headline weekends will have Sprint-X races but not Sprint races?
If there is a good entry of more than 10 cars each of GT and GTS cars, I suppose the Sprint-X races will be good enough, but otherwise it could be a big disappointment on those headline weekends.

[nasportscar]

Originally Posted by HighParker

And yet their own press release also says:What does that mean? Are they just pointing out that the Sprint-X races involve multiple classes (GT, GTS, etc.) -- or are they now waffling on the arrangement they announced back in late July that the five PWC headline weekends will have Sprint-X races but not Sprint races?
If there is a good entry of more than 10 cars each of GT and GTS cars, I suppose the Sprint-X races will be good enough, but otherwise it could be a big disappointment on those headline weekends.

Sounds like they are going away from the 5 and 5 Sprint/Sprint X idea for now. Still curious if an "overall PWC" champ will happen. I hope it does not.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by nasportscar

Sounds like they are going away from the 5 and 5 Sprint/Sprint X idea for now. Still curious if an "overall PWC" champ will happen. I hope it does not.

I guess I would be okay with it as long as the number of two-driver races was reasonably low. E.g. like in Aussie Supercars where they have three dual driver events over a 15(?) round season. Might even be a neat way of bringing in some star power for the two-driver races. Why not try to get some Indycar-drivers in the Hondas and Caddies and some European guns in the Porsches or Audis.

[nasportscar]

Per team release, Flying Lizards will have a 2 car GTS program in 2017 http://nasportscar.com/flying-lizard...t-partnership/

[TRspitfirefan]

http://sportscar365.com/gt/world-cha...rt-mr-program/
Very cool.


Edit: NAsportscar beat me to it.

[TRspitfirefan]

Originally Posted by nasportscar

Per team release, Flying Lizards will have a 2 car GTS program in 2017 http://nasportscar.com/flying-lizard...t-partnership/

Kind of surprised to see the Lizards racing the Porsche GT4, rather than the 570S Mclarens.
The GTS class is gonna be really cool in 2017.

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by nasportscar

Per team release, Flying Lizards will have a 2 car GTS program in 2017 http://nasportscar.com/flying-lizard...t-partnership/

Really cool, can't wait to see them at Road America!

[Bcarr6]

Cj Wilson already said The Lizards would be running McLaren GT4s?

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/0...ns-in-pwc.html

Curious




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[FormulaFox]

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Cj Wilson already said The Lizards would be running McLaren GT4s?

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/0...ns-in-pwc.html

Curious

According to that article, they were "in discussions." It was never claimed to be a definite program.

This is why you never take a report as gospel until it's officially confirmed.