8 Things you NEED to Know about the 2023 IMSA Season!
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- There has been lots of offseason news in the world of IMSA! Get caught up with everything you need to know ahead of the 2023 season!
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What do you think happens with the LMP3 class next year? Will they stick around or will they be gone?
I saw someone (maybe you) who said they might move the p3 class to the Michelin series. That would be a good call I think, but maybe I'm wrong.
@@blazar3125 I have definitely said I would love to see that! I think it would make a ton of sense long term as a stepping stone into the faster lmp cars!
Rather see those 3 spots go to wec lmh entries or something.
@@TwoAcresandaMule unfortunately no LMH entries showed interest in racing this season otherwise they likely would be on the grid! Hopefully there will be some in future years though!
@@TwoAcresandaMule agreed!
As a Corvette fan I’m so stoked about Ford coming to gt3 next year. Finally there’s another American manufacturer in the series.
Corvette vs Mustang, Ford vs Ferrari, there’s so many great battles that get reignited with Fords return!
While I am happy to see Mustang show up to the grid but it would have been jaw dropping to see a Midengined Vette Vs the GTs.
@@Axle0Bullitt019 I’m begging Ford to enter GTP with a car based on the GT, kinda like what Mercedes, Porsche, and McLaren did in the 90s
I miss seeing Dodge on grid, those vipers were insane
I’m also happy to see Corvette finally release a full GT3 car that can be bought by customers. It would definitely help the branding, IMO, to see the Corvette running in GT3 series around the world. And I’d be able to play it for the next assetto corsa release haha
Anyone that wants an early look at the new Mustang GT3, the Australian V8 supercars series has a new 'gen 3' mustang which will be similar to the GT3 spec without a lot of the aero parts
Very good point!
I'm so excited for the 2023 season! Not just IMSA but WEC as well.
There’s lots to be excited around both series right now!
I'm glad to see BMW coming back into sportscar racing!
I am so excited to see a Mustang in sports car racing again
Ford being back on the grid in Weathertech will be awesome!
Really glad to have Sportscar racing specific content. Can't wait for this season. Hoping the P3s stay to their own series again and allow for more GTP/P2/GT entries.
Yeah I love this channel and sports car racing. I think sports car racing is the ultimate in car culture motorsport, it’s cool to see cars that look almost the same as the cars you can go out and buy (well, if you have $100k on you). And I’m excited for 2023 and especially 2024; imagine a Le Mans being contested by Toyota, Ferrari, Peugeot, Cadillac, Porsche, Glickenhaus, as well as BMW, Alpine, Lamborghini, Isotta Fraschini, maybe even throw Vanwall in there (basically brands rising from the dead to compete). Maybe even Acura will find their way over. It would be exciting as hell.
Isn't the point of the new sports car challenge to give P3 their own series again?
The GT class qualifier should look a lot like an actual race. 32 GT cars!! Oh yeah. Better get the order in early for extra caffeinated coffee. 24 hours of GT3 is just a warm up for what looks like an incredible year of sportscar racing. Always happy to hear about customer cars.
And what more can you say about Matt Campbell? His 2019 pass for victory at Bathurst put him in my favorites column. He may not be driving with Jam Jam but he will clearly put on a great show in IMSA.
Does it seem like IMSA has been the beneficiary of moves and changes by drivers this year? I can't remember a year quite like this one when it comes to upgrading drivers and teams within a single sanctioning body.
It sure does seem like there have been some huge driver moves this year! Maybe it has to do with the introduction of GTP and the heavy manufacturer focus there but it sure is super exciting to see!
So excited for the future or imsa
You and me both!
I'm so glad I'm finding more and more sports car channels now. When I first started getting into endurance racing, I always struggled to get more content
That was exactly the reason I started this up! There was little to no sportscar content out there! Glad you found the channel and hopefully you’re enjoying it!
Best racing series! Looking forward to this season
Oh dude. This is the channel for sure. Please keep covering racing!!!
We’ll be continuing to cover the world of IMSA, I’m not going anywhere!
Excellent information and very well spoken. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!
Congrats on pass 1k subs man, seriously great job!
Thank you!!!
Where’ve you been all my life? Subbed. Great stuff dude.
Glad you found the channel and glad you’re enjoying the content!!!
Your videos are great !
Full of info and concise speculation.
Thanks.
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying them!
Bro first vid I’ve seen of your stuff, earned a sub! I started my interest in F1 but endurance has the best wheel to wheel action
Couldn’t agree more! Welcome!
I hope LMP3 is at the rear of the field on restarts for the 24. It was almost dangerous last year
didn't really watch IMSA races before but since WEC isn't going to have GT3 cars anymore I'm going to start watching IMSA !
WEC will still have the GTE Am class next year, just the GTE Pro class is gone for now.
WEC never had GT3 cars. It had Gte cars
I have to agree with you, and I think this year will see the final year of LMP3 cars in the WeatherTech Championship.
I think they definitely have a place in the IMSA ecosystem but I just don't think it's in the top series. Looking forward to see how they perform in the VP Sportscar Challenge series this year with the GT4's!
@@offintheesses Precisely. The LMP3 cars have their place in IMSA, but not in the WeatherTech Championship. I agree. Looking forward to seeing how they race in VP Sportscar Challenge with the GT4 cars.
It would be cool if ford turned their ford GT LM GTE pro into a LMH.
When will we see HyperCars on the grid? With plans for teams like Ganassi running Le Mans in GTP.... will we see WEC powerhouses like Toyota and Ferrari ever in IMSA?
Hopefully 2024! Apparently there have already been teams in North America interested in running the Ferrari Hypercar when it is available. As for Toyota there's nothing really holding them back and hopefully they'll send entries over next year!
GT Class BABY!!!!
Outstanding 🎉🎉
Thank you!
I'm hoping they put mid-ohio back on the schedule for 2024. It's local to me and the next closest track is like 7 hours away
Hopefully Mid-Ohio will get some funding to make the needed facility improvements, it's a great track and deserves a spot on the calendar!
Loving all of the content recently. Keep up the great work.
Thank you!!!
Good stuff!
Thank you! Good luck this season!!
Are their commericals on peacock?
I am not in a country where I can get peacock but I am told that there are not ads but the commentary will just cut out during the ad breaks.
Something that wasn't mentioned, Mid-Ohio is taken off the schedule. Sad to see, I took place in the Spectator laps for the few last years. Also, Indy is on the schedule for this year. With a endurance race scheduled for the future.
Yes you are correct! I should have added the schedule changes to this!
I don’t mind lmp3 but it gets zero air time unless they crash and they really aren’t faster then a good gt3 pro team. Sounds like it could go away especially if we get more gtp customer cars in the future.
Very nice look for IMSA sportscar racing for 2023. I don't think there is a need for LMP3 class (I hope its the last of them). GO PORSCHE
id bet on this being the end of LMP3 in weathertech, i dont get why we have two possible championships for them to run in
Can't wait to see how Bmw does
They haven’t looked the quickest so far but IMSA will take a look at the data and could make an adjustment to the BoP still!
I love LMP3 but some GT cars are faster and I just feel like they get in the way
I think regarding the LMP3 long-term plans, a big reason why the VP Racing sprint series is here will be to transition teams and faculties over from IWSC to it. The past two years have given a lot of information to IMSA for how viable it is to have a "filler" class when attendance is stronger now. GTP may well be a huge boon for sportscar racing in the US. Excited for Daytona next month, lots of questions will be answered there.
My big question is what cars are staying in North America to race
Each brand will have at least one of their cars stay and race in the full season. Last I heard there are 40-45 cars entered in the full season. Unfortunately I am not aware of a list of cars that committed to the full season, IMSA usually does not release this
please get rid of lmp3 and bring back gtlm
Well nobody builds cars anymore that could run in GTLM, I doubt that will happen.
Hey will you be at Rolex 24?
Unfortunately not in the budget for this year so I will be watching at home!
Kinda disappointed Nasr isn’t staying in WEC. Wonder what the choosing process was for Penske Porsche
Great info. I think the LMP3's should be dropped from the Weathertech series and just be in the new VP program. Looking forward to being at Daytona for the first time since the 1981 500 (and planning to attend the Indy race in September). Will be there for the Roar and the 24. Planning visits to the Brumos museum in Fort Lauderdale and the Don Garlits museum in Ocala. Great time to be a sport car racing fan!
It is a great time to be a sportscar racing fan! That sounds like a great trip, hope you have a good time!
I see you’re a pfaff fan too eh! 🇨🇦 not a good qualifying for the Rolex but we got 24 hours..anything can happen
Hey it's a long race! Don't know if that car has the pace but we'll see what happens!
@@offintheesses oh for sure! Yeah I agree they seem to be having trouble finding speed with this new Porsche. Looks like they’re gonna have to rely more on strategy for this one.
How many cars run at Lemans ?
I believe it is a 62 car max grid size at Le Mans. The other WEC grids are a fair bit smaller though
Do we know what's happening with the TCR cars? Could the VP series be the step down like the GT4/tcr series from previous series, and tcr is going away? It would make sense, I've run gt4/lmp3 races many times and they are a great fit. I don't know as it signals the end of P3 in the big show, although I wouldn't be UNhappy with their departure, they have seemed to be more of an AM class than the GTD's over the past few years and having them be the lead category in a separate series might do all of them some good.
The Michelin Pilot Challenge is staying as is with the GT4/TCR cars! One of the key differences between Michelin Pilot and the VP Racing Fuels Challenge will be the race length. MPC will remain multi hour races with driver changes, VPSC are going to be 45 min sprint races!
@@offintheesses fair, as I say, didn't remember, so was asking for clarification. Wonder if this VPRFC (or VPC?) IS looking to replace the classes of MPC, it's unlike Doonan to do anything without a long term plan, or at least some integration into the larger endurance-oriented IMSA family.
@@EikeSky I don’t think the MPC is going anywhere! I think the VP challenge will be geared towards AM drivers (haven’t seen any info on driver licence requirements to back this up) and the MPC will remain open to the Pro-Am entries. I think the long term of this would be the LMP3’s Jon the MPC grid buuuut maybe that’s just me being hopeful.
If this is the Golden Age of sports car racing, what was the SCCA CanAm series? What about the IMSA Prototypes like the Porsche 956/962, the Jaguars, the Nissans and the Toyotas? I'll believe this new Golden Age when I see it. IMSA still runs too many classes of cars. If they want to have races for minor class cars and/or amateur drivers, run them as separate races. Let's have a serious Prototype class for the "heavy metal."
You make fair points, I think there are a number of periods you could point at as a golden age!
Important to remember that gentleman drivers are a huge part of the sport and having a place for them to be able to race or aim to race in is big in bringing in funding for teams. The amateur drivers can make mistakes at times but play an important role in the sport.
We're entering A golden age for sportscar racing it's not 'the' golden age. But it may turn out to be that way. 🤞
Will audi be in race?
They will not. They stopped the development of their LMDh and their customer support for their GT3 car is said to have been lacking in North America. This has lead to no GTD teams running the car. There will be at least one of the new Audi TCR cars running in the Michelin Pilot Challenge race though!
Full grid, empty stands
Tbh I'd be glad to here LMP3 to leave the main IMSA races. They're moving chicanes hahaha
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The buzz and hype of new categories is always great but any fan who has been around more than a couple years understands it's only downhill from here. The manufacturer teams are run by boardroom bean counters full of custom 15K suits and egos to match. The first rule change or questionable BOP decision that someone don't like will cause them to pull out completely. So cutting out LMP3 is short sighted at best, and likely never return to the same level if it is axed. If u watched IMSA in the mid 10s u remember the GTLM hype train, w new cars and tons of manufacturers joining the series. A top class sports car series the way it should be, sadly within 5 or 6 years there's 2 teams and 3 cars in the field. Let's hope the GTP formula is sustainable and teams race for trophys and pride instead counting pennys spent on marketing.
Yes they do tend to be cycles in sportscar racing where years of healthy grids are followed up by years that may not be so healthy. Us as fans don’t really have any say in who stays and who goes manufacturer wise. What we can do though is make sure we tune in or show up to the races so that manufacturers, sponsors etc can see enough of a return on investment to continue in the sport. Many things led to the demise of GTLM/GTE and hopefully the sanctioning bodies learned from that and made the regulations for the LMDh cars something that is sustainable financially
lmp3
LMP3 is such an obsolete category and the performance doesn't even make sense when comparing to GT3 cos you've got pro drivers lapping faster than the majority of them and clowning them on race days :D scrap LMP3 from the IMSA field entirely and just go ahead with that VP Series and the GT4's with them. At least that way they'll be fast enough next to something else and they sound decent so it'll be some form of a spectacle haha!
I am very excited for the VP Series, they have 24 entries so it won't be a small grid out there either!
I'd rather watch IMSA and WEC any day than F1. In fact I'd rather watch the worst IMSA race than the best F1 race.
Sportscar racing is great and the community as a whole are even better! Super excited to see what the 2023 season brings for both IMSA and WEC!
The nimsa races are totally boring
I am sorry that you feel this way. They have some times during the race where it can get dull but there are a lot of great battles that take place!