[WEC] WEC 2024

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by Mike E

We have reached the point in the cycle where even the retro liveries are red, white and black

Toyota could have kept the TRD red/orange/yellow for the Gazoo Racing, though perhaps Japanese executives would have consider them too Chinese.

Porsche should have used yellow or orange.

Nissan should have never stopped using blue.

[Adam43]

So who’s going to be green and purple? That’s what nobody has a good answer for.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Adam43

So who’s going to be green and purple? That’s what nobody has a good answer for.

AO Racing has you covered but you only get it once cause shipping and P2s are fake race cars

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

AO Racing has you covered but you only get it once cause shipping and P2s are fake race cars

And the race number decals are the wrong colour.

Blummin’ ‘eck we need the season to start.

[PascaLM]

Do you have 10 minutes, now ?
Bozzy's 10 minutes of pure Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh sounds in action at Imola Circuit

[Mike E]

I'm curious to see how the 'old' Peugeot goes in Qatar. It's a smooth track with low kerbs to keep the bikers happy. It might suit the Pug?


https://youtu.be/RQcmXtkppRY?si=qGt4ULUa32lbHgfV

[veeten]

Well, here's a good way to get into the chassis building biz, turn key operation just waiting to be snapped up.

https://www..dailysportscar.com/2024...-business.html

[joeb]

Prologue could be delayed due to shipping issues for half the grid.

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...d-sea-freight/

On the other hand, here are pictures of cars at the track:

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...d-of-prologue/

[v8supes]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA AMAZING. The whole point of going to Qatar was to get the Qatar airways money/freight deal and the first track action is delayed because of....... FREIGHT.

[Aysedasi]

What a great place to choose to go to eh?

[PhilipR]

Well when the plans for the freight were made and approved probably happened before a conflict erupted in the area that has affected shipping. If it is only 1 day delay it is still ok.
Not fair to judge the organisation when something unexpected happened that affected them, just saying

And I imagine the plan to air freight was to be out of Qatar as the equipment is already here. Coming in, a lot of equipment is probably coming from all over the world, some could have already been in storage and waiting in a port for a while now to be picked up.

[Gerard C]

Prologue officially delayed (till monday or tuesday next). https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/...le-lundi-mardi

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by joeb

On the other hand, here are pictures of cars at the track:https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...d-of-prologue/

Is there a contest for the best additional air scoop design?

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by v8supes

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA AMAZING. The whole point of going to Qatar was to get the Qatar airways money/freight deal and the first track action is delayed because of....... FREIGHT.

I'm not sure that's true lol. They're at Qatar because the Qatar government wants them there. The series is shipped by sea freight and set off a while ago. Nothing to do with Qatar Airways.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

I'm not sure that's true lol. They're at Qatar because the Qatar government wants them there. The series is shipped by sea freight and set off a while ago. Nothing to do with Qatar Airways.

Shhh, don't point out the obvious. He operates on a higher plane than we plebes

[seanyb505]

It's at least mildly humerous from a pure irony perspective. Not literally though.

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by v8supes

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA AMAZING. The whole point of going to Qatar was to get the Qatar airways money/freight deal and the first track action is delayed because of....... FREIGHT.

Last time I checked Qatar Airways don't operate a fleet of container ships.

[Adam43]

I guess with a user name like airbus it is possible you do check these things!

[seanyb505]

I was under the impression qatar airways exclusively operated container ships.

My comment was perhaps more related to initial comments about the logistics of keeping Sebring on the calendar while kicking off in the Middle East. It would seem logistical hurdles (to put it nicely) are present in kicking off the calendar anyway.

At any rate, looking forward to some racing next weekend. New job won't be a fan of me watching qualifying during work though.

[veeten]

Then again, it would be better to inquire about this with companies that actually deal with logistics and freight as a mainstay of their business, like Fed Ex, UPS, DHL, and others. International Airlines can make an attempt in transport of certain articles, but only to a degree.

It's the reason why shipping companies are the main when it comes to moving racing vehicles from one continent to another. The time gap is essential for not only those but also transport and support semis, hospitality units and the like.

[Tique]

Originally Posted by v8supes

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA AMAZING. The whole point of going to Qatar was to get the Qatar airways money/freight deal and the first track action is delayed because of....... FREIGHT.

I recall this.
The situation is so ironic. Crisis around the red sea has started last december. We are at the end of february.
Someone has clearky bot done his job.
Luckily, there is a prolog otherwise it would have been fun to rescheduled the race.
We are missing so much Sebring...

[elianne]

There are so many nice tracks in Europe or the US where you can have a prologue. Even Asia.
But no, let's go to Qatar.

I am not sorry for this mess. ACO and organizers have to blames themselves.
They did not learn anything from the troubles Creventic had with their 24 hours of Dubai.

Because we are ACO and we can do it better?

[tomcug]

It's just prologue delayed, they didn't cancel the race

[v8supes]

Originally Posted by airbusA346

Last time I checked Qatar Airways don't operate a fleet of container ships.

It wasn't really a serious comment, clearly the air freight doesn't start until after Le Mans.

Yes, shipping delays due to the ongoing disruption in the red sea were likely unavoidable and not a known issue when teams originally arranged their sea freight.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by v8supes

It wasn't really a serious comment, clearly the air freight doesn't start until after Le Mans.

Still sea post Le Mans.