IMSA 2021

[S griffin]

Indeed, exciting times ahead. No reason why the seat shouldn’t go to someone on merit. This is the great thing about the series, loads of top quality drivers, where the rewards are massive. Can’t wait to see who gets that seat

[WyldStallion]

What do you think eh? I think it will be a good move for them. Especially Cooper. No dobut IMSA will be generous in the BoP.

https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/s...witch-in-2021/

(rendering I quickly stitched together using Microsoft paint below)

[S griffin]

It would be good to see that happen. Ferrari have done well out of GT racing, so would be great for both them and the series if they gave IMSA a try

[broadrun96]

Well this should go over well for GTLM in 2021, BMW to possibly only enduros for 2021.

https://racer.com/2020/11/06/bmw-tea...ogram-in-2021/

[WyldStallion]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Well this should go over well for GTLM in 2021, BMW to possibly only enduros for 2021.

https://racer.com/2020/11/06/bmw-tea...ogram-in-2021/

1. Would be better to try to get R.L.L to redirect their sked to run the 2 all GT races. I would prefer to see them there than Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta. If they only stick to 4 races. Maybe they can fit in the NAEC plus all-GT for 6 races at least.

2. No worries Corvette racing team. You got the LMP3 cars to race against!

3. 2021 is most certainly the last year of GTLM. I'm sure the Corvette C8's will get grandfathered into the next GT pro based category that will come after. But it was a great run. The category will certainly be remembered as one of the greatest memories of the 2010's decade when we are all old men and looking back at retrospectives years from now. From 2011 ALMS season through the 2020 Daytona 24 hours. It was top to bottom pound for pound the best sportscar class on Earth. I highly recommend everyone to watch replays of all of the races at VIR and Lime Rock for the past few years. All great events.

[canaglia]

Originally Posted by WyldStallion

1. Would be better to try to get R.L.L to redirect their sked to run the 2 all GT races. I would prefer to see them there than Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta. If they only stick to 4 races. Maybe they can fit in the NAEC plus all-GT for 6 races at least.

2. No worries Corvette racing team. You got the LMP3 cars to race against!

3. 2021 is most certainly the last year of GTLM. I'm sure the Corvette C8's will get grandfathered into the next GT pro based category that will come after. But it was a great run. The category will certainly be remembered as one of the greatest memories of the 2010's decade when we are all old men and looking back at retrospectives years from now. From 2011 ALMS season through the 2020 Daytona 24 hours. It was top to bottom pound for pound the best sportscar class on Earth. I highly recommend everyone to watch replays of all of the races at VIR and Lime Rock for the past few years. All great events.

Have to agree, seasons like 2014 IMSA (or TUSC as it was named) were basically the GT racing at its finest with work corvette, porsche, bmw, dodge/SRT and semi-official work ferrari involvment

[broadrun96]

Action Express appears to be leading seat for a Nascar retiree and the champion for the 24 Hour in 2021.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Action Express appears to be leading seat for a Nascar retiree and the champion for the 24 Hour in 2021.

Would be cool if it was in a second Caddy instead of the 31 full season car.

[S griffin]

It’s good he’s in the series at all. I wish him the best of luck

[seanyb505]

Originally Posted by joeb

Would be cool if it was in a second Caddy instead of the 31 full season car.

It appears that is the case:

"Sportscar365 understands the planned ‘all-star’ effort would be in a Cadillac DPi-V.R fielded by Action Express Racing.
It would come alongside the team’s returning full-season Cadillac DPi of Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr in the top prototype class."

[joeb]

Originally Posted by seanyb505

It appears that is the case:

"Sportscar365 understands the planned ‘all-star’ effort would be in a Cadillac DPi-V.R fielded by Action Express Racing.
It would come alongside the team’s returning full-season Cadillac DPi of Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr in the top prototype class."

Well, there you go! thanks, i hadn't seen the story on s365. I wonder who will be the sponsor on the car? Given that they are all chevy drivers I would expect GM to be backing it, but i'm sure they would be able to get a decent sponsor.

Oh and that s365 article mentions Pagenaud as the 3rd driver.

[broadrun96]

Yeah, you have to assume between the 2 of them there’s no shortage of a one-off race sponsor interest. And GM cash to fill in what’s needed. I’m thinking Action Express will try to leverage being on the car for some full season funding, or at least endurance races even if Chase and Jimmie can’t run them.

[WyldStallion]

https://racer.com/2020/11/09/castron...h-msr-in-2021/

Helio for Shank racing in Indycar for 6 races. I got the feeling Helio will be in fo the Shank Acura as the endurance driver too. My guess it is Dane Cameron and Oliver Pla for full season. Helio for NAEC. AJ Allmendinger for Daytona.

[WyldStallion]

A team of Chase Elliott, Simon Pagenaud, and Jimmie Johnson in a Cadillac DPI is no joke. They will certainly be contenders for the win for the Daytona 24. Maybe they will be car #9. Action Express has used that number before. That is Chase's # too. But I think Pfaff Porsche has that number right now.

[S griffin]

Yeah, a good mix of drivers in that car from different backgrounds and I am sure the car will do the job too. I would not bet against them being up there again. Whatever happens, they are sure to be a real threat. And with Chase fresh off winning NASCAR, he's bound to be eager for more success. But not forgetting there should be plenty of other competitors up there to make the race another exciting one

[krzysiek_aleks]

RACER says Chip Ganassi Racing might be back with Caddy DPi https://racer.com/2020/11/11/ganassi...with-cadillac/

[broadrun96]

Well the long rumored Ganassi return to IMSA looks closer, willing to trust MP reporting they're close to fielding a Caddy DPi for 2021. No mention of drivers, sponsors or anything.

https://racer.com/2020/11/11/ganassi...with-cadillac/

[joeb]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Well the long rumored Ganassi return to IMSA looks closer, willing to trust MP reporting they're close to fielding a Caddy DPi for 2021. No mention of drivers, sponsors or anything.

https://racer.com/2020/11/11/ganassi...with-cadillac/

Could be interesting on the driver front. But I'd like to see certain recently sacked Dutchman with Caddy experience get one of the seats......

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by joeb

Could be interesting on the driver front. But I'd like to see certain recently sacked Dutchman with Caddy experience get one of the seats......

You have to think he would be the front runner for it. Assuming the drivers aren't expected to be the source of the program money

[WyldStallion]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

You have to think he would be the front runner for it. Assuming the drivers aren't expected to be the source of the program money

Maybe the exact same driver lineup from what was in the #10 WTR Caddy this year?

[nasportscar]

first crack of an organized entry list tracker https://northamericanracecar.wordpre...rtech-and-mpc/

[WyldStallion]

Kind of a silly article

https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/l...formance-tech/


If TV time is what they want, LMP3 won't be much better. Why does Performance Tech after all of these years never consider GTD?

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by WyldStallion

Kind of a silly article



https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/l...formance-tech/





If TV time is what they want, LMP3 won't be much better. Why does Performance Tech after all of these years never consider GTD?

Pretty simple and in the article. LMP3 cause it's at least 500k cheaper, that's not an insignificant portion of the LMP2 season costs. And GTD isn't cheaper or any easy to sell. Sell a guy a P2 ride with little competition at GTD or so rates, which do you think they're going to take? And in LMP2 they were one of the only teams, GTD has multiple other teams. And they run LMP3 cars as well, they are a prototype team.

[WyldStallion]

LMP3 color code is going to be.....orange?? What the heck. Strange choice. Purple I thought for sure would be it. I always hoped IMSA Weathertech series would line up the class color codes to what WEC had. ALMS did that. But IMSA feels like they want to go MGTOW when it comes to this.

[broadrun96]

Move one GTD from Audi to Porsche

EBM teaming up with Hardpoint to field a 911 GT3R in GTD for 2021. Hardpoint owner Rob Ferriol will codrive.