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Fezzik
So many penalties for the GT3 field, it really decided the race rather than anything ontrack.
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Yes, it wasn't a particularly great watch to be honest.

As a Team Abba Racing fan, it was particularly difficult to watch. I thought that maybe they had stolen a march on the field by a judicious choice of timing for pit stops etc., and Sam Neary's drive when he was in the lead was absolutely brilliant - taking over 7s lead on the field was incredible. And then he trips over a back marker (which, admittedly, looked a bit clumsy - but, it wasn't all that bad IMO), and they get a big penalty for it which wrecked their race.

Some of the penalties that arise from FCYs are also pretty harsh IMO, but I suppose it boils down to being super-attentive at all times and your team not making silly mistakes with pit stops etc.
 
 
Touring Mars
Great photos @tbtstt 👍

Will you be attending the Spa 24h by any chance?

Speaking of which, they just released the 76-car Entry List for the Spa 24h this afternoon:

www.crowdstrike24hoursofspa.com

2025 Entry list | CrowdStrike 24 hours of Spa

www.crowdstrike24hoursofspa.com www.crowdstrike24hoursofspa.com
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Sadly not because - as you have pointed out - that entry list is mega.

(I'll be at Super Touring Power that weekend, so at least I will be near cars!)
 
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🔊 FORD MUSTANG GT3 | 2024 Le Mans vs 2025 Imola with LMGT3 silencers
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► Comparing the sounds of the Ford Mustang GT3: 6 Hours of Imola 2025 vs. 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024
 
SRO broadcasts their Friday program on Twitch:

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Not sure if this happens worldwide, but seen it multiple time for the North American side, they're at Sebring this weekend.
 
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Just been watching the Nürburgring 24H Qualifier race - well, the second of the weekend as there was two races back-to-back this weekend.

Patric Niederhauser and Laurens Vanthoor win both races in the Scherer PHX Porsche 911

It was a Porsche 1-2-3 in the second race, with the #33 Falken in P2, and #911 Manthey (Grello) in P3

The #14 Mercedes of Fabian Schiller had a nightmare, as they got a 33s penalty for a short pitstop - 0.3s too short :crazy: They also had an unsafe release as a result, but didn't get hit was a separate penalty for that.

Can't wait for the N24 :cheers:
 
Second race of the day for the British GT Championship on in 25 mins at Oulton Park



Richard and Sam Neary got an excellent 4th place in Race 1 this morning after starting P9. Starting P8 in Race 2, and the weather is expected to be rainy.

Coverage starting in 2 mins from now.
 
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Touring Mars
Just been watching the Nürburgring 24H Qualifier race - well, the second of the weekend as there was two races back-to-back this weekend.

Patric Niederhauser and Laurens Vanthoor win both races in the Scherer PHX Porsche 911

It was a Porsche 1-2-3 in the second race, with the #33 Falken in P2, and #911 Manthey (Grello) in P3

The #14 Mercedes of Fabian Schiller had a nightmare, as they got a 33s penalty for a short pitstop - 0.3s too short :crazy: They also had an unsafe release as a result, but didn't get hit was a separate penalty for that.

Can't wait for the N24 :cheers:
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Were there any BMW's in these races? I've casually watched both replays as I was doing other things and didn't see any. I think I saw one Aston or maybe two and one Ferrari.
 
Barwell are the best, do what they do and pit for slicks, 90 sec later the guys that switched to slicks are now screwed since its raining again. Brilliant color commentary :lol:
 
Jezza819
Were there any BMW's in these races? I've casually watched both replays as I was doing other things and didn't see any. I think I saw one Aston or maybe two and one Ferrari.
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Yeh, there were no BMW M4 GT3s... I don't know why though, however there is supposedly going to be one ROWE Racing BMW in the race.

Given that the Spa 24h is the following weekend, I presume they might be focussing on that - that and the LM 24h the weekend before the N24 too.

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IforceV8
Barwell are the best, do what they do and pit for slicks, 90 sec later the guys that switched to slicks are now screwed since its raining again. Brilliant color commentary :lol:
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Yeh, terrible move to go onto slicks - and Team Abba Racing fell for it as well; looks like the car was done anyway, but a disappointing end to the weekend for them after a great Race 1.
 
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It was amazing to me that the track was gone so fast after a little light rain. At the start it was at the crossover time and ready for slicks but they have to look at a radar and see what is coming. Using the phone app where you hold the phone out and count the drops on the screen isnt ideal.
 
I just booked my train tickets to the Nurburgring and Spa Francorchamps - that's the last piece of my holiday planning done, and now I am at the mercy of the weather and the local buses 😅

Having been to both places recently, I'm confident that the journeys will be smooth, and know the right buses to be on etc. - however this is the first time I'll be travelling to Spa Francorchamps from Germany, and so I ended up paying for a more expensive train to give myself some flexibility. The trip definitely feels more real when you have actual train tickets in your hand!

All that remains is for me to buy some new equipment, specifically new shoes - I did something like 110 miles for my Nurb trip last year, and so with the Spa 24h on top, it's essential that I have a really good pair of walking shoes.
 
My pass for both the N24 and Spa 24h arrived this morning :cheers:

It turns out that this year there is also a car parade in Adenau, but unfortunately I only arrive the day after :(

Last year, I deliberately arrived a day early in anticipation of there being a car parade in Adenau, but there was nothing.

This might explain why the hotels in Adenau were fully booked so early this year.
 
Today's the day :D

As of 5pm last night, I am officially on holiday and I'm travelling to Köln this afternoon, and on to the Nürburgring tomorrow. Next Tuesday, I'll arrive in Francorchamps and will be there for the week.

I remembered this morning to take photos of my entry pass in case it goes missing, and I have a secret stash of cash on my person - enough to get me a cab in an emergency. Last year, I ended up in a cab unexpectedly (I jumped into a shared cab when I heard them saying 'Breidscheid') before I realised I had no cash, so at least that is unlikely to happen again 😅
 
Day 2 at the Nordschleife - had a great day yesterday although I did scratch my left hand and arm quite badly after falling in some bushes.

Today has been interesting - Top Qualifying was postponed after Laurens Vanthoor had a huge accident at Schwedenkreuze, but fortunately he is OK - but the car, which won both Qualy races last month, is a write-off and so they will not race tmrw :(

Q3 is tonight, but my ankle is very sore - so it will be YouTube in my hotel tonight and hoping my ankle is better for the big one tmrw and Sunday.

Great to see Grello on pole... here he was this morning...

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I had been at the circuit for less than 5 minutes before spotting a topless man with a Tannoy speaker strapped to his back, pumping out techno music. Ironically, you could hardly hear it because two camps right next to each other at Breidscheid were having an AC/DC battle. Funnily enough, one of them is the same lot of people that I gate-crashed last year. I was planning to say hello but I didn't get round to it yet - however I should be there again tomorrow or maybe Sunday.

I spoke to some Marshalls and know a couple of spots where I can get trackside (like right next to the tarmac) for the parade lap tomorrow. The one place I'm guaranteed to get on track for the start is Steilstrecke - but the marshalls recommend arriving there at least 2 hours before the start, but it might be more hassle than it's worth. Getting there and back is a major pain from Adenau, and it means missing the gridwalk - though I've done that before and it was so busy that you couldn't really see very much.

Still, I'm so tired tonight that I'll be lucky to be able to see the start of the race and stay up late tomorrow night as well - however the weather is perfect and hopefully it will make for a good race. Above all, I'm just happy that Laurens Vanthoor is OK - I've just seen his accident at Aremberg this afternoon and it was HUGE.
 
No. 27 Lamborghini from Abt has been moved to the back of the (GT3 field I presume) field for tomorrow, after Mirko Bortolotti was hammering through multiple red flags and even overtaking someone.
Mirko also lost his Nürburgring license because of this, however he's still allowed to compete in the race as the penalty will only come active on Monday.
 

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