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Halloween coming early for AO Racing at Petit Le Mans | RACER

AO Racing's Rexy and Spike will celebrate Halloween just a little bit early this year.Both the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (Rexy) and the No. 99 ORECA 07-Gibson LMP2 (Spike) will have black and white skeleton liveries at next week's Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta....

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Let's hope their winning ways don't go extinct...

 

[-Fred-]

I'm sure AO is going to make a fortune with skeleton merch at their stand.

They're already making a fortune and the car hasn't turned a wheel yet. Case in point, I've preordered the 1:64 diecast...

Cherry on top would be if the skeleton glowed in the dark.

 

[NotThePrez]

Riley will be running a Mustang in GTD next year.

Riley confirms switch to GTD wIth Mustang for 2026 IMSA season | RACER

Riley Motorsports will renew an historic family connection with Ford’s Mustang with a 2026 IMSA GTD program fielding a new Mustang GT3.

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Edit: It's also just been confirmed that Manthey Racing will bring 2 cars to the 2026 Michelin Endurance Cup, with the #911 Grello Porsche joining the GTD Pro class.

Grello in IMSA 2026: Manthey to contest Endurance Cup

Grello? In IMSA? Have our dreams come true?

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[Fezzik]

Heart of Racing Valkyrie Quickest in Night Practice – Sportscar365

Aston Martin Valkyrie leads first-ever WeatherTech Championship session in night practice...

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[IforceV8]

The weather looks great and the field looks very close. Lets hope its not a yellow flag fest like R.A. was.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

Let's go!

I'm rooting for the Penske Porsche's and the Pratt Miller Corvette's!

 

[-Fred-]

Chaos in GTD already.

 

[IforceV8]

And a yellow...

 

[Imbissbrunto]

1 Minute into the race and FCY. FFS

 

[NotThePrez]

Not even half a lap in and we have our first FCY. Looks like the #45 WTR Lambo has come to a stop as well.

On the flipside, congrats to Winward Racing for winning the 2025 GTD Championship.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

 

[IforceV8]

Days of Thunder move by the 70 Inception to floor it when there are cars crashing ahead of him.

 

[-Fred-]

Not a complete lap under green yet...

 

[Fezzik]

So nice to see the Valkyrie running well and not far off the podium spots early on.

 

[NotThePrez]

So nice to see the Valkyrie running well and not far off the podium spots early on.

Hell, the car just stole 3rd from the #7 Porsche Penske.

The performance difference for the Valkyrie between now and the beginning of the year is night-and-day.

 

[IforceV8]

The top 4 just got screwed by that yellow.

 

[NotThePrez]

That's 2 races in a row where the Lone Star Mercedes lost its left-rear wheel at speed.

 

[suomi1]

Free tires are dangerous..

 

[Imbissbrunto]

As an aside I‘m always impressed by how well PD are able to recreate these race tracks in the game. Road Atlanta in the game looks exactly like it does IRL. Truly impressive!

 

[Imbissbrunto]

That's 2 races in a row where the Lone Star Mercedes lost its left-rear wheel at speed.

They might want to take a closer look their pit crew personnel.

 

[NotThePrez]

Championship standings at the 25% mark:

GTP: The #6 Penske Porsche still has a hand on the 2025 GTP Championship trophy. The #24 BMW GTP would leapfrog the #7 Porsche for 2nd in the championship.

LMP2: The #99 AO Racing car "Spike" still has a solid lead over the #22 United Oreca, despite being 1 spot behind.

GTD Pro: The #81 Dragonspeed Ferrari is currently poised to take the Championship from the #3 Corvette.

GTD: Lap 1 Shenanigans.

 

[NotThePrez]

Tower Motorsports LMP2 has some heavy damage. Now our 4th(?) full-course yellow.

 

[-Fred-]

I don't really understand the thought process of dragging debris halfway around the track from the #8 LMP2. But then again, LMP2, so...

 

[NotThePrez]

I don't really understand the thought process of dragging debris halfway around the track from the #8 LMP2. But then again, LMP2, so...

I can only assume it was a...very optimistic attempt to get the car back to the pits. Definitely should've come to a stop at some point beforehand, though.

 

[IforceV8]

31 pits at the end of the yellow and loses all of its track position.

 

[-Fred-]

31 pits at the end of the yellow and loses all of its track position.

I'm assuming they want to lead at the 6h mark for the Endurance cup points. Edit: supposedly a flat tire.

The Cetilar Ferrari got caught going 42 km/h too fast in the pitlane... that's wild.

 

[IforceV8]

I'm assuming they want to lead at the 6h mark for the Endurance cup points. Edit: supposedly a flat tire.

The Cetilar Ferrari got caught going 42 km/h too fast in the pitlane... that's wild.

Yeah I just back and watched their stop again, they changed the RR tire and topped it off.

 

[Jezza819]

#47 Ferrari drives into the back of the Turner #96 BMW

 

[-Fred-]

#47 Ferrari drives into the back of the Turner #96 BMW

To be fair the #40 Cadillac kinda braked a bit early there.

 

[toastet]

As an aside I‘m always impressed by how well PD are able to recreate these race tracks in the game. Road Atlanta in the game looks exactly like it does IRL. Truly impressive!

Looks very good but seeing everyone extening over the big curb after the esses I see flashing 0.500s penalties every lap 💀