Pirelli World Challenge

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by pederb

Papas switches to Viper

I'll miss the Mercedes, but that looks pretty cool!

[joeb]

Originally Posted by pederb

Papas switches to Viper

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

I'll miss the Mercedes, but that looks pretty cool!

I agree, the merc was nice but love to see Riley get more Vipers on track.

[Rodger Davies]

Definitely good to see another Viper GT3; we know Mercedes are doing fine with GT3 so good to see a bit of extra variety and Pappas has often brought that.

[TF110]

The SLS is on its way out anyway, so good to see more American makes in this series.

[TRspitfirefan]

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

I'll miss the Mercedes, but that looks pretty cool!

Imagine the Viper in the chrome livery.

[TRspitfirefan]

Originally Posted by TF110

The SLS is on its way out anyway, so good to see more American makes in this series.

Yeah, I'm not sure that I like the new Mercedes GT3 quite as well as I do the Gullwings.

[TF110]

I feel the opposite. Its a smaller car but looks better (imo) because the racecar's width is more pronounced vs the roadcar. Glad it keeps that thunderous V8 too!

http://youtu.be/P3b-9Hpv7d0

[Accident]

So maybe I'm just being blind here, but I can't seem to find two of the races on the series' goofy TV site... Am I just missing them or are they not actually there?

Looking for St. Pete GT/A/Cup Round 3, and GTS Round 4... I see the highlights videos, and I see the full streams for GT/A/Cup Round 4 and GTS Round 3.

It's always been a pain for me to try to follow this series. I can never catch the live streams, so I always have to use the awful site, where it spoils the damn races right at the top of the page when you first visit, then they have their fancy flash-y looking page set up that always seems to run slowly and the videos are very poorly organized with a bunch of interviews and commercial segments and such all mixed in with the other clips. At least now they use YouTube for their uploads so I can go watch them on a decent streaming service instead of whatever it was they used to use.

[Lagunaseca_4life]

Of course a lot of unhappy customers.........is this Imsa or PWc we are talking about here??

http://sportscar365.com/gt/world-cha...s-to-barber-2/


I hate to say I told you so...but i....

Originally Posted by Lagunaseca_4life

Don't get me wrong and I'm Not saying I don't like all these cars,but I don't think PWC is going to be all that stellar.i don't trust scca to handle this many cars and quality teams all at once,scca and PWC is has been more geared towards am and club racing.the grid is exploding with all these new cars and teams,but how about scca and the staff are they hiring race directors,tech inspectors,new rules or is it going to be a free for all.seriously they are going to be forced to split gt and gts,will indycar weekends even allow that?and seriously the standing starts need to go or it's going to be a distruction derby when the lights go out.

I want to see all these cars and great racing,but one hour is not enough when there's cautions.and erlier this year they were good at not calling them but as the year went on we saw 20-30 fcy which ruined several races.add more cars,more am drivers and more aggressive pro drivers for 2015 and I forsee 20-30 minute gt3 perades.not that I don't like gt3 but I want to see full on racing.1:30-2 hour races are considered sprint races,1 hour. Heck that's just warm up.then with this many teams and manufactures getting involved don't think PWC won't change bop in Cadillacs favor when it feels like it.

I really hope PWC and scca can pull off 2015, might have to be the first race series to implement code 60 in the US,that would be cool but I HIGHLY doubt that will ever happen.

Kinda wish it would of gone down different, this weekend at barber needs to be perfect.i just hope there isn't a knee jerk reaction from pwc/scca that changes the racing itself.

[MoMedic9019]

The barber weekend was better than long beach. Not much, but, it was.

SCCA is screwing the pooch. IMSA stands to benefit next year.

I know Haselgrove well. He's not an idiot by any means... They are just way in over their heads.

[Coach Ep]

Originally Posted by MoMedic9019

The barber weekend was better than long beach. Not much, but, it was.

SCCA is screwing the pooch. IMSA stands to benefit next year.

I know Haselgrove well. He's not an idiot by any means... They are just way in over their heads.

I feel IMSA is moving closer and closer to their own GT3 sprint series (they've probably signed up Elton Julian's Dragonspeed as their first entrant already! ).

[TRspitfirefan]

This is cool!
CBS Sports Network Moves to Two-Hour Pirelli World Challenge Broadcasts for GT/GTA, and GT Cup Class Races
http://www.world-challenge.com/news/...ass-races.html

[nasportscar]

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

I feel IMSA is moving closer and closer to their own GT3 sprint series (they've probably signed up Elton Julian's Dragonspeed as their first entrant already! ).

I think the relationship w/ SRO will be huge for the growth of the series and help to "settle" things down and get them to where they need to be.

[TheMightyM]

Sportscar 365 reports that IMSA is moving towards a GT3 sprint series. The key quote:

Races would be run on TUDOR Championship weekends, as well as the possibility of some standalone events that would be paired with other IMSA-sanctioned championships. No word has been given if the series would utilize single or two-driver lineups per car.

IMSA first explored the concept of a dedicated GT3 series more than one year ago, having consulted with manufacturers and teams on its feasibility in the North American market.

It’s understood further steps were made at the beginning of this year, with plans having quickly progressed in recent weeks, in the wake of an increased interest from teams that had specifically reached out to the sanctioning body.

[Mechanic Z]

McLaren's F1 team is totally going for the KPax Flying Lizard McLaren look.

[Matt]

[TRspitfirefan]

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

McLaren's F1 team is totally going for the KPax Flying Lizard McLaren look.

WOW! The resemblance is undeniable. Although I will say the 650s GT3 looks way sexier than the open wheel version.

[AFCORSE51]

PWC is a joke...

[ttdriver2009]

I see KPAX is the main sponsor on the PWC car. What exactly is KPAX? If you google it, it's either the movie, a TV station in Montana or some cloud based data something. Those seem to be some really expensive cars to be running with a sponsor that I can't figure out what it is.

[nasportscar]

Originally Posted by ttdriver2009

I see KPAX is the main sponsor on the PWC car. What exactly is KPAX? If you google it, it's either the movie, a TV station in Montana or some cloud based data something. Those seem to be some really expensive cars to be running with a sponsor that I can't figure out what it is.

This gives a better idea

http://kpaxperformance.com/

[PointDSM]

And the K-Pax name is just that, a name, that came from here:
http://www.genebrewer.com/

Basically, the owner thought of a cool team name way-back-when, and it's stuck around through his progressions.

[TRspitfirefan]

From the future of Corvette thread.

Originally Posted by pederb

C7 Corvette GT3 - an update. New link

I don't speak German, so here is Google's dubious translation of a bit that looked interesting.

Ciccone confirmed that the aufdiktierten of GM use restrictions when it comes to the North American market, are made for the new model further. "We had an American response team from the Pirelli World Challenge at the hand that would have us even fully financed the development of the car. Unfortunately, this is vetoed by the GM Corvette did not want to see against the new Cadillac GT3 competition.against GM has it allowed us the freedom the Corvette to drive now worldwide with the exception of our key US market.

I don't understand why GM won't allow a Corvette team to race alongside their Cadillac program. It's a real shame, because the Callaway C7 would have been an awesome addition to the PWC grid.

[Mechanic Z]

Speaking of KPax/Flying Lizard, they're partnering with Canadian McLaren importer, Pfaff Automotive, for Mosport.
http://www.lizardms.com/news/releases/2015/may-06.html

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by TRspitfirefan

From the future of Corvette thread.

I don't speak German, so here is Google's dubious translation of a bit that looked interesting.

I don't understand why GM won't allow a Corvette team to race alongside their Cadillac program. It's a real shame, because the Callaway C7 would have been an awesome addition to the PWC grid.

Darn GM. Would be cool to see a Vette in PWC.

[Coach Ep]

Surprising - and somewhat shocking news:

http://sportscar365.com/industry/mil...park-to-close/



2015 events will go on, closure at the end of October.