Well done to IMSA for continuing to upload their races in a reasonable time for fans of the series to be able to watch the races. The Australian GT RUclips page could learn a thing or two from IMSA Official.....
Seeing Mazda win this race, especially with a 1-2 proves that anything is possible with dedication and commitment. IMSA, you let Mazda make history, and it was such a surreal experience to be there and witness it. From what I understand, Mazda hasn't won something this prestigious with a prototype car since the 90's, and I witnessed them win. They won with that little engine, and they proved you only need a little to go a long way. Thank you for this amazing coverage, and an amazing race. You guys have such amazing prodigies racing on these tracks, and watching them grow is what I love about this sport. Once again, thank you for letting this race occur, because history was made. ❤
I finished watching this over the last couple days. I really appreciate IMSA uploading these events in their entirety, on RUclips. Especially since NBC didn't end up broadcasting them, in my area. What a race that was!
It is great that you allow us to watch these races. I was away and missed the entire thing so I am really grateful for this . Many thanks. American Sports Car racing is my favourite class and has been since I first started to follow motor racing before even the days of the first Can-Am championship (1966) There is much change in the world and not all of it is good, despite what politicians tell us, but Sports Car racing from America is ALWAYS something to really look forward to, from Daytona onwards. I am REALLY looking forward to Lime Rock Park... the track I think of as "The World's Smallest Nurbugring!"
Thanks for the spoiler :-P I think it would be better to put the FCY times one or two more lines down, where they'll be hidden. I appreciate the start time (seriously, I do!), but I didn't want to know there would be a wreck immediately, in one of the first turns, before I started watching the race.
I have been pulling for Mazda for a long time. Congratulations on this one! I knew you could get there. And thinks to IMSA for putting this one up so quick. Caught me off guard. Happy 4th everyone!
They've always had my support for that soul crystal red color alone (which does not at all come through in video), and they have always had the necessary ingredients for these 1-2 finishes. Amazing drivers, amazing crew, and amazing engineering. They're finally where they deserve to be, in the thick of things and winning races. I'll be at Road Atlanta, and it's a bit of a longshot, but I'll be cheering for them to bring it all home!
I run two races with Richard Westbrook on iRacing last week here at the Glen. We run them in the iRacing IMSA series. We both run the Ford GT and finished P6 and P7(me) after starting P12 and P15(me) in the first race. It's always kinda cool to race with real world drivers and see how they run certain tracks etc.
Finally!! Thanks for the upload! I tuned in Sunday evening to watch this only to find cars that arn't IMSA going around a circle in Chicago because of a little rain delay.
I believe Jason Gardner was referring to the NASCAR race at Chicagoland Speedway that was delayed and bumped/pushed the WeatherTech Championship TV broadcast.
Watched it start to finish. What a fantastic race. And what an effort by Juan Montoya. He gave it his all. Everything he had. Pushed that acura to the brink. Still, when cars are 2 seconds quicker, there's no shame in coming in 3rd. Class effort. Big Montoya fan.
Watching right now, thanks so much IMSA Official, missed big parts if not most of it, I wont rant, at least now I cant watch uninterupted, happy 4th to you guys, cheers.
Thank you for posting for replay. It was a great race! Antonio was soo close....its fun to watch the different perspective from being at the track to seeing the all the race angles you provide here reliving all those moments....I love this race.... already looking forward to next year! Xoxo #michelinsuperfan
All WeatherTech Championship races will normally be posted the Thursday following the race broadcast on TV. However, given the holiday we wanted to make this available in advance. Thanks.
@@yazansakran3326 Guy throws ball through hoop gets 100 million dollars. Downhill skiers, motorcycle and auto racers don't even come close and they are risking death at every event. It's even worse for Xgames athletes who really put their asses on the line and most can barely afford to sustain a mortgage.
I have always been into road racing having grown up near Riverside International. Saw the Penske 917s of Donohue and Follmer. Nobody was smother in a stock car than Gurney.
The gtlm class is probably the most impressive, only class of car ive seen be able to race in a line for any length race, even in a 24 hour race almost all of the field is on the same lap and can challenge for a podium
2:48:34 That wasn't a battle for second. It was Montoya trying to get around a lapped car, the #5 in 6th place. That was the car that was puffing smoke too.
5:15:52 Isn't there supposed to be a guy standing there with a fire extinguisher at the ready next to the fuel man? They were fumbling around with an extinguisher behind the wall for a few seconds.
have always had one question in regards to the cars, have noticed that on alot of them, when they enter the pits and when they are leaving the pits after a pit stop, I see that alot of their headlights flash, Dont know if this is correct or not, but does thaqt mean as a possible suignal to the officials that the drivers are on their pit road speed buttons inside of their cars?????
The IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race was streamed live from Watkins Glen on the IMSA mobile app and IMSA.com June 29. The broadcast is 7/11 at 6 PM ET on NBCSN. I would recommend visiting IMSA.com and subscribing to the newsletter/tune-in emails by visiting the footer on the website and inserting your email address.
Imsa you realy slow to update Driver and car rankings. After a driverchange it takes several laps to get it updated. We live in 2019,get a better and faster system.
In Aussie speak, Ryan Briscoe wasn't having a pee.....he was having a quick slash outside the off stump (the Aussie and UK viewers here would know what that means lol).
How is this series even economically feasible? Don't get me wrong, I love it and I am very grateful that I can watch. But with free coverage and empty stands at the track - where does money come from ?
Vanthoor effectively took 4 cars out of the race or out of contention with that first lap move. The #4 Corvette, #33 Mercedes, #31 Cadillac (which got a puncture from the debris the next time round) and the#48 Lamborghini which like the Cadillac got a puncture. It was the first lap of a 6 hour race. No need on cold tyres to be pushing that hard through the esses on the very first lap of the race. And yet somehow there was no penalty to the 912.
You guys made a mistake with the nation's flags you had at that race. The proper flag etiquette is all of the countries official flags must be flown at the same level. Not the country you are currently in being higher than the other country. You might want to let your venues know about that proper flag etiquette for nation flags.
Not sure what is going to happen to the GTLM class when Ford leaves.... BMW replacing the M8? That pretty much leaves Corvette and Porsche. Is the GTLM just going to dissolve, or will it be competitive again with more cars. I have to say the Blancpain series is bad ass, so unless they ... IMSA steps it up or changes the entire program to basically WEC. We need to see the likes of the Viper, Mclaren, Ferrari, as well as the staple of Corvette and Porsche... Ford privateers I guess after 2019? Will regulation change to make what is the GTLM a in between of the old GT1 and GT2 class? Whatever the case.. I am sure I will still be watching.. LOL
Did you see the Ford GT Ben Keating brought to Le Mans to race in GTE AM? That's what I want to see more of. Not the fuel thing, but more AM Ford GT's, in GTD class :D
Well there is a lot going on right now. Next year we will see a new GT2 class and in the next few years there will be races with GT1 cars. To add to all of that there will be Hypercars in the near future, so Sportscar racing is getting a lot of changes, it's quite hard to predict what will happen to GTLM (GTE).
@@Maenfy I'm so confused. I'm still kinda new to sports car racing, and I kinda get the classes across different series, but now it seems they're all being thrown up in the air! Will GTD still be GT3 cars? Will GT3 still exist?
Although it was nice to see Mazda win that pass for the lead was pretty bootleg. Pass the car, hit it, drive off the track forcing the other car off as well and keep the position ? I don't mind it being a little rough but alot happened in that turn.
Well done to IMSA for continuing to upload their races in a reasonable time for fans of the series to be able to watch the races.
The Australian GT RUclips page could learn a thing or two from IMSA Official.....
Seeing Mazda win this race, especially with a 1-2 proves that anything is possible with dedication and commitment. IMSA, you let Mazda make history, and it was such a surreal experience to be there and witness it. From what I understand, Mazda hasn't won something this prestigious with a prototype car since the 90's, and I witnessed them win. They won with that little engine, and they proved you only need a little to go a long way. Thank you for this amazing coverage, and an amazing race. You guys have such amazing prodigies racing on these tracks, and watching them grow is what I love about this sport. Once again, thank you for letting this race occur, because history was made. ❤
Camped by the boot and watched the racing all weekend with my kids. Fantastic venue and best form of motor racing in my opinion.
Probably saw each other abd would never know
@@turtlebs1948 possibly? Dont remember seeing a bassy turtle🤣
the Glen its an amazing track should come back on the F1 calendar!
I finished watching this over the last couple days. I really appreciate IMSA uploading these events in their entirety, on RUclips. Especially since NBC didn't end up broadcasting them, in my area.
What a race that was!
It is great that you allow us to watch these races. I was away and missed the entire thing so I am really grateful for this . Many thanks. American Sports Car racing is my favourite class and has been since I first started to follow motor racing before even the days of the first Can-Am championship (1966) There is much change in the world and not all of it is good, despite what politicians tell us, but Sports Car racing from America is ALWAYS something to really look forward to, from Daytona onwards. I am REALLY looking forward to Lime Rock Park... the track I think of as "The World's Smallest Nurbugring!"
Green flag: 15:34
Full-course yellows:
1) 16:04-27:57
2) 29:21-39:35
3) 1:57:19-2:10:50
4) 4:47:40-5:08:03
White flag: 6:14:07
Thanks mate.
You’re a hero
Eccentric Gamer thx EG!
Thanks for the spoiler :-P
I think it would be better to put the FCY times one or two more lines down, where they'll be hidden. I appreciate the start time (seriously, I do!), but I didn't want to know there would be a wreck immediately, in one of the first turns, before I started watching the race.
Beena Plumber
Duly noted. I’ll try to be more careful next time. :)
My first ever race with my family and we all loved it
Yeah same
I have been pulling for Mazda for a long time. Congratulations on this one! I knew you could get there. And thinks to IMSA for putting this one up so quick. Caught me off guard. Happy 4th everyone!
They came from far so great to see. And Nunez is a great driver I wish they would take part in European races also.
They've always had my support for that soul crystal red color alone (which does not at all come through in video), and they have always had the necessary ingredients for these 1-2 finishes. Amazing drivers, amazing crew, and amazing engineering. They're finally where they deserve to be, in the thick of things and winning races. I'll be at Road Atlanta, and it's a bit of a longshot, but I'll be cheering for them to bring it all home!
Going to finish watching this over the long weekend. Thank you IMSA.
Watch this race for the second time and just as good as the first. Thanks IMSA
Thank you so much #IMSA. We love you!!
In advance of the 4th of July holiday... enjoy!
IMSA Official thank you!
God Bless America
Thanks, IMSA! My favorite racing series at my favorite track. :)
Thank you so much ;-)
Thank You so much!
IMSA is the best
I run two races with Richard Westbrook on iRacing last week here at the Glen. We run them in the iRacing IMSA series. We both run the Ford GT and finished P6 and P7(me) after starting P12 and P15(me) in the first race. It's always kinda cool to race with real world drivers and see how they run certain tracks etc.
That's Great....
That sounds pretty great to us!🏁
Thanks! I walked over 42,000 steps last weekend, great time.
My first ever IMSA race, and wow it was a good one.
Thanks for the quick upload! Was at the race and loved it.
Finally!! Thanks for the upload! I tuned in Sunday evening to watch this only to find cars that arn't IMSA going around a circle in Chicago because of a little rain delay.
Full WeatherTech Championship broadcasts will always be uploaded no later than the Thursday following the TV broadcast. Thanks.
I believe Jason Gardner was referring to the NASCAR race at Chicagoland Speedway that was delayed and bumped/pushed the WeatherTech Championship TV broadcast.
This will be my first IMSA race this weekend. Let's go Jimmie! 👏
Ppppp
Pp
Pp
Pppppppppppppplpppp
Pppppp
Thanks IMSA for upload this race. Great IMSA tv and radio crow 🏁🏆
Thx. for the upload. keep them coming
Watched it start to finish. What a fantastic race. And what an effort by Juan Montoya. He gave it his all. Everything he had. Pushed that acura to the brink. Still, when cars are 2 seconds quicker, there's no shame in coming in 3rd. Class effort. Big Montoya fan.
I love all of those 2019 IMSA Races.
Amazing fight between Mazda and Acura. Good job IMSA.
Watching right now, thanks so much IMSA Official, missed big parts if not most of it, I wont rant, at least now I cant watch uninterupted, happy 4th to you guys, cheers.
Absolutely loved the experience of being there. Can't wait to go to Northeast GP later this month!
Enjoyed the race, thanks IMSA
Thank you for posting for replay. It was a great race! Antonio was soo close....its fun to watch the different perspective from being at the track to seeing the all the race angles you provide here reliving all those moments....I love this race.... already looking forward to next year! Xoxo #michelinsuperfan
Congratulations to Mazda! Fantastic race!
Great race! Nice to see Mazda and Team Joest finally get that first win.
What a battle for 1st, even though i knew the outcome this was a pleasure to watch! Love this series. Too bad NBCSN screwed this one up.
Thankyou for this. This race was awesome in person. Any IMSA race for that. But the Glen is sick!
Thank you for bringing us the race!
Thanks for finally posting this. NBCSN totally screwed the pooch with this race broadcast.
All WeatherTech Championship races will normally be posted the Thursday following the race broadcast on TV. However, given the holiday we wanted to make this available in advance. Thanks.
@@imsaofficial awesome, thanks again! We love you guys!
Thank you IMSA
Thanks IMSA
Thank you. As always
the better commentary too
I'm not a fan of Kevin Lee either.
MAGNIFICENT MAGNIFICENT MAGNIFICENT !
Watched entire 6 hrs, Thanks IMSA,
So much sexier than nascar crap stage racing,
thank you imsa!!!
Finally!!! I thank you for putting this on youtube. My cable channels will only broadcast stick and ball boringness.
You mean obsessive, cult based, 20 year olds throwing fits whilst sports castor's talk crap about Twitter posts?
@@yazansakran3326 Guy throws ball through hoop gets 100 million dollars. Downhill skiers, motorcycle and auto racers don't even come close and they are risking death at every event. It's even worse for Xgames athletes who really put their asses on the line and most can barely afford to sustain a mortgage.
IMSA 🎸 ROCKS
Thank you! They didn't show the whole race on TV. Hate NBC
the Glen its an amazing track should come back on the F1 calendar!
Far too narrow a course for F1
Fantastic 🏁 race. For Mazda. On 📌 and needles. Love the race.🇺🇸💪🦅😄🏁
thanks for the upload! i missed the race T_T
Thank you!!!
Had to watch this again due to no race at the Glen for 2020.
very cool IMSA
How many corvettes in how many racing series can Porsche take out at this point
Brilliant Mazda we have wait so long to see a win
I have always been into road racing having grown up near Riverside International. Saw the Penske 917s of Donohue and Follmer. Nobody was smother in a stock car than Gurney.
The gtlm class is probably the most impressive, only class of car ive seen be able to race in a line for any length race, even in a 24 hour race almost all of the field is on the same lap and can challenge for a podium
Congrats been a loooooonnngggg time overdue
Thanks.
2:48:34 That wasn't a battle for second. It was Montoya trying to get around a lapped car, the #5 in 6th place. That was the car that was puffing smoke too.
Dethmeister the live timing, which Shea probably would've saw, said it was a 0.6s gap.
16:40 The #4 Corvette looks like it was broken in two right behind the front wheels
I wonder what that smoke is that comes out of the Mazdas during the pit stops.
That #55 group C 787b from 1991 is smiling all the way from Hiroshima
5:15:52 Isn't there supposed to be a guy standing there with a fire extinguisher at the ready next to the fuel man? They were fumbling around with an extinguisher behind the wall for a few seconds.
Happy 4th, everyone!!
have always had one question in regards to the cars, have noticed that on alot of them, when they enter the pits and when they are leaving the pits after a pit stop, I see that alot of their headlights flash, Dont know if this is correct or not, but does thaqt mean as a possible suignal to the officials that the drivers are on their pit road speed buttons inside of their cars?????
Viper days.....i remember those days
Watkins Glen is better track for race than every street circuit in F1, it would be awesome to have Watkins Glen in F1 calendar 💪
When are you posting the Michelin Pilot Challenge race?
All IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge races are posted the next business day after they air on NBCSN. The CTMP broadcast is 7/16. Thanks.
@@imsaofficial They didn't broadcast the Glen race at all then? :(
The IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race was streamed live from Watkins Glen on the IMSA mobile app and IMSA.com June 29. The broadcast is 7/11 at 6 PM ET on NBCSN. I would recommend visiting IMSA.com and subscribing to the newsletter/tune-in emails by visiting the footer on the website and inserting your email address.
Whywas the first 4 minutes of this video muted?
I am just wondering if any of the drivers have made a mistake by using a different part of the race track
Good on Mazda. The engine in my MK1 Focus is a MAZDA design. Runs great at 193K miles , almost no oil use.
How long until the Michelin Pilot Tire Challenge video of their race comes out?
Typically the day after they air on NBCSN. WGI airs 7/11 and CTMP airs 7/16.
Golden Age
absolutely those Mazdas were gorgeous
why o why wasnt that second pit guy helping put the spoiler/rear diffuser part back on the car immediately?? it was giving issue right away
Is John and Jeremy's commentary, and I guess Shea as well, broadcast over the track PA?
Yes. For every on track session of the weekend. At least it was at WGI this year.
@@DamnStraightM35A2 gotcha, thats pretty sweet
At the start the audio feed fades in and out
Well there goes 6hours of my evening...
congrats to Mazda, nice surprise
Parabens !
So is GTD or GTLM the faster class?
GTLM
Yay a win for Mazda :). Routing for 77 but hey ho 1-2 is fantastic
Why they are taking so much time with even the Canadian highlights?
Imsa you realy slow to update Driver and car rankings. After a driverchange it takes several laps to get it updated. We live in 2019,get a better and faster system.
Chill Hans, chill.
It's down for the teams to update it...
Finally!! #zoom-zoom
Yes a win for Mazda
Congrats Mazda and the #911 Car! B.P.
HINDAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!
And once more the porche caused another incident poor corvette team
Hope to see their new 2020 Chevy next year.
必勝＝certain victory
I was there it was my first race
In Aussie speak, Ryan Briscoe wasn't having a pee.....he was having a quick slash outside the off stump (the Aussie and UK viewers here would know what that means lol).
Oy, at least he weren't wearing no budgie smugglahs, eh?
You should have the lead car be a drift car and have the driver link the entire track on the formation lap as dpi lmp gtlm follow
How is this series even economically feasible? Don't get me wrong, I love it and I am very grateful that I can watch. But with free coverage and empty stands at the track - where does money come from ?
Through sponsors and TV deals, also Sebring for example was packed with spectators, it just seems like this race doesn't have that much attendance.
Most fans stay in the infield, instead of the stands. But to answer your question: entry fees, sponsors/partners, TV deals and tickets.
aint that right Jeremy?
1.57.38 F for that Yellow Cadillac
Those Porsche North America driver in the 911 & 912 are real dirty drivers.
Reminds me of that one time in Long beach
Vanthoor effectively took 4 cars out of the race or out of contention with that first lap move. The #4 Corvette, #33 Mercedes, #31 Cadillac (which got a puncture from the debris the next time round) and the#48 Lamborghini which like the Cadillac got a puncture.
It was the first lap of a 6 hour race. No need on cold tyres to be pushing that hard through the esses on the very first lap of the race.
And yet somehow there was no penalty to the 912.
Mazda finally didn't blow up.
You guys made a mistake with the nation's flags you had at that race. The proper flag etiquette is all of the countries official flags must be flown at the same level. Not the country you are currently in being higher than the other country. You might want to let your venues know about that proper flag etiquette for nation flags.
2019, Watkins Glen, www.theglen.com if you would like to contact them. Thanks.
Why race so long not just like 22 rounds? Is that a same time they experiment all this car?
yes its for how far your drubality car, and this race only 6 hours 1/4 time from 24 le mans
It's endurance racing, that's why it's a long race
Not sure what is going to happen to the GTLM class when Ford leaves.... BMW replacing the M8? That pretty much leaves Corvette and Porsche. Is the GTLM just going to dissolve, or will it be competitive again with more cars. I have to say the Blancpain series is bad ass, so unless they ... IMSA steps it up or changes the entire program to basically WEC. We need to see the likes of the Viper, Mclaren, Ferrari, as well as the staple of Corvette and Porsche... Ford privateers I guess after 2019? Will regulation change to make what is the GTLM a in between of the old GT1 and GT2 class?
Whatever the case.. I am sure I will still be watching.. LOL
Did you see the Ford GT Ben Keating brought to Le Mans to race in GTE AM? That's what I want to see more of. Not the fuel thing, but more AM Ford GT's, in GTD class :D
Well there is a lot going on right now. Next year we will see a new GT2 class and in the next few years there will be races with GT1 cars. To add to all of that there will be Hypercars in the near future, so Sportscar racing is getting a lot of changes, it's quite hard to predict what will happen to GTLM (GTE).
@@Maenfy I'm so confused. I'm still kinda new to sports car racing, and I kinda get the classes across different series, but now it seems they're all being thrown up in the air! Will GTD still be GT3 cars? Will GT3 still exist?
@@beenaplumber8379 Yes GT3 will still exist, it's the biggest GT class out there.
@@Maenfy Woot! That's the one thing I can relate to when watching endurance races everywhere - I know what GT3 is!
What in the world was that Porsche thinking!
Although it was nice to see Mazda win that pass for the lead was pretty bootleg. Pass the car, hit it, drive off the track forcing the other car off as well and keep the position ? I don't mind it being a little rough but alot happened in that turn.
Sadly it isn’t happening this year
Porsche + Corvette again...plus Mercedes