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Justice For the Mustang GT3 - WEC-Mandated LMGT3 Silencer Responsible For Proton's Dual Fire At Qatar

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You figured that when a racecar catches fire twice within a week and three times total in the span of just a few months, something had to be up, right? We'll remember that the No. 77 Proton Competition Ford lit up in flames twice in the opening week of the 2025 WEC season just two weeks ago - first in the Prologue towards the end of the opening practice session and then again in the race itself in the 1812km of Qatar after 148 laps completed and Bernardo Sousa behind the wheel. As the inside of the car began to fill up with smoke, it marked the third time that a Ford has caught fire and burned out on the side of the track in the last couple of months; the sister car No. 88 burst into flames in last season's finale at Bahrain, and the question coming out of the opening round of the 2025 season was - what in the hell is going on with the Mustangs catching on fire while racing in the desert? Or, was there something else going on? Or was it all just a load of bad luck? Well as it t...

If IMSA Expand Their Calendar, Where Else Could We Go Racing?

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Hot off the heels of an awesome Rolex 24 and just days away from the 12 Hours of Sebring, it's quite easy to make the statement that IMSAs popularity and reach has never been greater.  We're seeing an explosion of the sport in the three key areas when it comes to raising the bar with existing fans and increasing exposure to bring in new ones - TV/streaming viewership numbers, social media interactions and in-person attendance. Regardless of how we all feel in the NBC vs. Peacock debate, we're seeing levels of engagement and interest that the sport frankly hasn't seen ever before, and we wonder if that could that lead to an expanded calendar in either 2026 or 2027. Last year before the 12 Hours of Sebring IMSA President John Doonan pulled the curtain back on the 2025 season by dropping the full slate of races (11 total and five endurance rounds) well before the other two major racing series in the World Endurance Championship and the various levels of GT World Challenge ...

Samantha Tan and STR Not Expected To Run GT World Challenge America For 2025

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The initial entry list for the 2025 GT World Challenge America season was released on Wednesday and there was a notable absentee from the group. Samantha Tan and ST Racing were not listed on the entry list preview, and on the Double Stint Podcast from SportsCar365.com's John Dagys released on Tuesday, Dagys commented quickly that he's not expecting to see ST Racing on the World Challenge America grid this season.  There has yet to be an any official comment from Tan or her team. Tan and STR have elevated their operation in 2025 to enter into the revamped VP SportsCar Challenge in the new GTDX class in a solo effort. With STR's strong performance through the first two races of the season it's easy to see the scenario where Tan is ready to focus on going all-in for the VP SportsCar Challenge season after accomplishing just about everything she could in the SRO ranks with multiple race wins and various championships. Tan currently ranks first for GTDX Bronze drivers and P4...

Qatar 182km Recap - Ferrari Dominates, Corvette Pulls It Out In 2025 WEC Opener

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The opening round of the 2025 WEC season is wrapped up from the weekend, giving us plenty to look over now that we're a few days removed from the action in the desert of Qatar.  Overall the race was a bit sloppy for a lot of teams on the grid that made a litany of mistakes on track and on the pit lane, which resulted in a number of penalties being handed out and a handful of spin outs in traffic. The last 40 or so minutes made up for a lot of the race with the finishing battles between all three Hypercar Ferrari's and the dual between the TF Sport Corvette and the United McLaren. Overall, wrapping everything together, it was a great way to kick off the 2025 season, and it gives us the chance to now dive into the race recap.  Reminder - we're doing our race recaps a bit differently this year than last by choosing to bypass the '3 Up, 3 Down' format to bring you what we can confidently say is the most unique and engaging race recaps you could ever hope to find on the ...

Making the Case - Hypercar Manufacturer Winners - Peugeot or Aston Martin

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Welcome to Part V of our 2025 WEC Season Preview - the final write up before things start for real tomorrow morning. Follow along with Parts I , II , III  and IV  from previous.

Making the Case - 2025 Manufacturer Winners: Cadillac, BMW or Alpine

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Welcome to Part IV of our 2025 WEC Season Preview!  Follow along with Parts I , II and III  from previous and let's keep this season preview a'rollin as we cover the mid-pack teams in Hypercar that will try to shed that exact label and prove they're worthy of everyone's capital R-espect.

Making the Case - 2025 Hypercar Manufacturer Winners

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The 2025 WEC season is officially underway with the first two practice sessions having wrapped up out in the desert at the Lusail Circuit, with FP3 and Qualifying to come tomorrow morning (in the US). Continuing as Part III of our 2025 Season Preview, we make our arguments for why each of the manufacturer's in the Hypercar class can win the world championship, and the argument for why they will not.

WEC Season Preview Pt. 2: Top Storylines For 2025

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Welcome to Part 2 of our 2025 World Endurance Championship season preview!  If you missed Part 1 (how DARE YOU) check it out via the link here.

WEC Season Preview - Top Storylines As We Kick Off 2025

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The 2025 WEC season kicks off next week in the Middle East with the Qatar 1812km and with the new comes plenty of hype and excitement for Year 3 of the reborn (to use a phrase) WEC.

Ferrari Are Testing the 499P Like Mad As They Chase A WEC Title(s)

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The 2025 WEC season kicks off next week in the desert of Qatar and there are plenty of storylines for all teams, drivers and manufacturers that have visions of achieving glory in the new year in the form of world championships.

Hertz Team Jota Finalize WEC Lineup For the No. 12 and No. 38

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Being the last team on the grid to finalize their lineups for 2025, Cadillac Hertz Team Jota finally revealed who will be racing where in the new upcoming season. What we already knew was who the six-man squad was going to be, and now we know where each trio of drivers will settle in once the season kicks off later this month in Qatar.

Photo Gallery - 2025 Rolex 24 - GTP

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Enjoy some photos captured at the 2025 Rolex 24 - focusing on GTP.

Photo Gallery - 2025 Rolex 24 - GTD Pro, GTD

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  Enjoy some photos captured from the 2025 Rolex 24 - focusing on GTD Pro and GTD.

Aston Martin Confirm They Silenced the Valkyrie During Testing

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Aston Martin pulled the curtain back on the hotly-anticipated Valkyrie program on Tuesday evening, revealing the liveries and driver lineups for both the IMSA WeatherTech series and the World Endurance Championship The anticipation for seeing the Valkyrie finally hit the track to race competitively is arguably the biggest story of the 2025 IMSA/WEC season. The Heart of Racing and Aston Martin passed on debuting the LMH machine at Daytona, instead opting for the opening round of the WEC in Qatar to put the car on track competitively for the first time. The Valkyrie project has been years in the making, and major credit is due to The Heart of Racing for spearheading the movement to turn the road-going sports car into a prototype racing machine that can compete in the highest levels of endurance racing. The major allure of the car is the potential to hear the thunderous roar that comes from the 6.5 L Cosworth naturally-aspirated V-12 monster that serves as the motor for the car.  In t...

TF Sport Nails Their 2025 Liveries For Their Pair of Z06 GT3.Rs

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They're yellow - and that's all we need to say about these new bad boys. TF Sport unveiled their new livery designs for the pair of ZO6 GT3.Rs that they're running for Year 2 of their LMGT3 campaign in the WEC for 2025 and they look awesome. The No. 81 will be driven by Tom Van Rompuy, Rui Andrade and Charlie Eastwood, while the No. 33 will see Jonny Edgar, Dani Juncadella and Ben Keating squad up to take on the rest of the field. There are subtle differences between the two machines - the No. 33 has a yellow roof, yellow window banner and yellow side mirrors while the No. 81 has a black variant of each. The design is different from last year's where the two Corvette's shared a black/yellow split across the cars in a throwback to Corvette's of the mid 2010s. Overall it's kinda hard to mess up a good-lookin' design for a Vette - just make it yellow and accent it with black and you'll have a winner. Check it out below: View this post on Instagr...

Rolex 24 Recap - Winners, Losers and Program Builders

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Us race fans are in the Golden Age in a multitude of different ways, and leading the charge for the IMSA enjoyers across the globe is the fact that the Rolex 24 at Daytona continues to blossom and balloon into one of the best racing spectacles anywhere on the planet.  The season opener for 2025 delivered in dozens of ways. The racing itself was spectacular, the liveries on track were top-notch, the talent pool of drivers unmatched in recent years, the fan experience at the track was fantastic - list anything out and you can say the whole weekend was a banger start to finish - except for the painful experience of watching on Peacock and having to deal with those piss ant ads. Oh and the No. 40 crashing out, that sucked too, especially after Kamui Kobayashi was going Super Sayan all over everyone's asses.  Save from that, we were treated to not just one of the best races at the Rolex in recent memory, but one of the best motorsport races of any series in recent memory.  Let...