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[h=2]Coming Sebring 2019.....and a second set of pits........[/h]
WEC Sebring race moved ahead of 12 Hours
Wednesday, 04 April 2018
By Marshall Pruett / Image by Dole/LAT
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The recent rumors are true and sanity has swept over the scheduling of next year's trip to Sebring, where IMSA and the FIA World Endurance Championship will host rounds over the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours weekend.
Under the previously announced schedule, the start of the FIA WEC's 1,000-mile race was meant to follow two hours after IMSA's 12-hour event, or approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday; in the new agreement with IMSA and the fabled 3.7-mile circuit it owns, the European series will shift its race to Friday. A cap of eight hours has also been placed on the WEC round.
To accommodate the WEC, Sebring will build a new pit complex on the left side of the Ullman Straight – the long stretch between Turns 16 and 17 – directly across from the standard paddock where IMSA teams will be located. WEC transporters will be based near the new pit lane on the outside of the circuit.
"The decisions that came from our discussions with the WEC, FIA and track management promise to make the 2019 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts weekend an absolute must for sports car racing fans from across North America and around the world," said IMSA president Scott Atherton.
"There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the initial announcement of this combined event, but we always believed we could all find solutions to the many questions and challenges that needed to be addressed to host two world-class events on one weekend. And that's exactly what we did. In the weeks and months ahead, we know this spirit of cooperation will continue as we complete the process of planning what promises to be an unprecedented showcase of sports car endurance racing for the fans - and competitors in each championship."
The WEC will also schedule a test at an undetermined date for its teams at Sebring prior to the race.
"Everyone went in to the meeting with a willingness to find a solution which worked well for all of us, knowing that some flexibility would be required on both sides, and the key points such as the schedule and the pitlane and paddock were agreed very quickly," added FIA WEC CEO Gerard Neveu.
"We would like to sincerely thank Scott Atherton and all his team at IMSA, Wayne Estes and his staff at Sebring Raceway for the co-operation, flexibility and positive attitude they displayed throughout the recent weekend. We received a very warm welcome, had many meetings while in Florida, and a lot of the logistical bumps have already been smoothed out ready for the WEC's visit next year."
With the WEC race set to start Friday afternoon and stretch into the night, IMSA will need to look at where its large volume of support races will fall on the event calendar, including its Continental Tire Series, which has normally been offered as the featured Friday race.
Wednesday, 04 April 2018
By Marshall Pruett / Image by Dole/LAT
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The recent rumors are true and sanity has swept over the scheduling of next year's trip to Sebring, where IMSA and the FIA World Endurance Championship will host rounds over the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours weekend.
Under the previously announced schedule, the start of the FIA WEC's 1,000-mile race was meant to follow two hours after IMSA's 12-hour event, or approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday; in the new agreement with IMSA and the fabled 3.7-mile circuit it owns, the European series will shift its race to Friday. A cap of eight hours has also been placed on the WEC round.
To accommodate the WEC, Sebring will build a new pit complex on the left side of the Ullman Straight – the long stretch between Turns 16 and 17 – directly across from the standard paddock where IMSA teams will be located. WEC transporters will be based near the new pit lane on the outside of the circuit.
"The decisions that came from our discussions with the WEC, FIA and track management promise to make the 2019 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts weekend an absolute must for sports car racing fans from across North America and around the world," said IMSA president Scott Atherton.
"There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the initial announcement of this combined event, but we always believed we could all find solutions to the many questions and challenges that needed to be addressed to host two world-class events on one weekend. And that's exactly what we did. In the weeks and months ahead, we know this spirit of cooperation will continue as we complete the process of planning what promises to be an unprecedented showcase of sports car endurance racing for the fans - and competitors in each championship."
The WEC will also schedule a test at an undetermined date for its teams at Sebring prior to the race.
"Everyone went in to the meeting with a willingness to find a solution which worked well for all of us, knowing that some flexibility would be required on both sides, and the key points such as the schedule and the pitlane and paddock were agreed very quickly," added FIA WEC CEO Gerard Neveu.
"We would like to sincerely thank Scott Atherton and all his team at IMSA, Wayne Estes and his staff at Sebring Raceway for the co-operation, flexibility and positive attitude they displayed throughout the recent weekend. We received a very warm welcome, had many meetings while in Florida, and a lot of the logistical bumps have already been smoothed out ready for the WEC's visit next year."
With the WEC race set to start Friday afternoon and stretch into the night, IMSA will need to look at where its large volume of support races will fall on the event calendar, including its Continental Tire Series, which has normally been offered as the featured Friday race.
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[h=2]HPD Trackside - Sebring race report[/h] Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Both Ricky Taylor, starting driver for the No. 7 Penske Acura ARX-05 prototype, and co-driver Helio Castroneves led during the early hours. Along with third driver Graham Rahal, the Acura remained in the top three until the car suddenly lost oil pressure just as the race reached its six-hour mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=ldU8QoG3Uo8
[h=2]HPD Trackside - Sebring race report[/h] Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Both Ricky Taylor, starting driver for the No. 7 Penske Acura ARX-05 prototype, and co-driver Helio Castroneves led during the early hours. Along with third driver Graham Rahal, the Acura remained in the top three until the car suddenly lost oil pressure just as the race reached its six-hour mark.
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[h=2]Spirit of Daytona still reeling from Sebring wreck[/h] Thursday, 29 March 2018
Marshall Pruett / Images by LePage, Levitt/LAT
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Racing's cruel hammer has once again found a prototype owned by Spirit of Daytona and delivered a fatal blow. After stripping the No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R to the tub following Tristan Vautier's heavy crash late in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, inspections at Dallara's U.S. base in Indiana confirmed SDR's worst fears.
"We got it up there on Friday, and after a couple of days looking through everything this week, it looks like it's done," team owner Troy Flis told RACER. "It's been a tough start to the season on sporting and commercial side."
SDR's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship effort got off to a fast start in Daytona, but the team was out of the race early after terminal engine problems struck the No. 90. The Florida-based crew was riding a high earlier this month at Sebring after Vautier took pole position (below) and was in a strong position as darkness fell, but a driving error pitched the DPi-V.R into the Turn 17 wall where extensive damage was suffered.
"The worst part's been that this is some of the best I've ever had with crew and engineering and drivers, and we've taken two big shots that are hard to recover from," Flis continued. "You can't yell at the drivers for crashing when they're going hard and pushing like Tristan was. The safety provided by the Cadillac in the crash was incredible; Tristan said he didn't have a bruise on him after.
"But the roughest part has been commercially. We'd hoped to be a lot further along in that department by now, and all this damage, the replacement parts and the tub, couldn't have come at a worse time."
SDR went through a similar scenario in 2017 where its first Riley/Multimatic Mk. 30 tub was destroyed in a crash at Long Beach, and after a second hard crash at Detroit, the team's resources were stretched as an eventual move to Ligier – it's third chassis of the year – took place.
Just as getting the No. 90 Cadillac back on track is a priority for Flis, shoring up SDR's sponsor portfolio has also been a heavy focus since Sebring. With the team's previously announced plans to skip the next IMSA round at Long Beach, there should be enough time to get ready for the May 6 race in Mid-Ohio.
Flis will have a better idea on whether SDR will miss one or two rounds once the delivery time for a new tub is provided by Dallara, and depending on how the sponsorship hunt goes, it sounds like June 1 at Cadillac's home event in Detroit is the fallback position.
"Our goal is Mid-Ohio," he said. "We'd love to be there because we really don't want to miss multiple races. But it comes down to the timeline of parts and tub, and on the commercial side, I need to be sure we're cover our obligations to Cadillac. Detroit's a big one for them that we want to do.
"So we don't want to rush going too fast just to get out and race if everything isn't coming together as quickly as I need. We might miss the next two [races] until I see where we're at with everything. We have some meetings next week with the commercial side so we'll know more then."
Once the blue No. 90 is ready for action, Flis hopes one wish will come true.
"I could go for a boring finish now," he said with a laugh. "Doesn't even have to be a win. Just a finish with nothing to replace, nothing to fix. But we'll get through this, regroup, and come back stronger."
Marshall Pruett / Images by LePage, Levitt/LAT
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Racing's cruel hammer has once again found a prototype owned by Spirit of Daytona and delivered a fatal blow. After stripping the No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R to the tub following Tristan Vautier's heavy crash late in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, inspections at Dallara's U.S. base in Indiana confirmed SDR's worst fears.
"We got it up there on Friday, and after a couple of days looking through everything this week, it looks like it's done," team owner Troy Flis told RACER. "It's been a tough start to the season on sporting and commercial side."
SDR's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship effort got off to a fast start in Daytona, but the team was out of the race early after terminal engine problems struck the No. 90. The Florida-based crew was riding a high earlier this month at Sebring after Vautier took pole position (below) and was in a strong position as darkness fell, but a driving error pitched the DPi-V.R into the Turn 17 wall where extensive damage was suffered.
"The worst part's been that this is some of the best I've ever had with crew and engineering and drivers, and we've taken two big shots that are hard to recover from," Flis continued. "You can't yell at the drivers for crashing when they're going hard and pushing like Tristan was. The safety provided by the Cadillac in the crash was incredible; Tristan said he didn't have a bruise on him after.
"But the roughest part has been commercially. We'd hoped to be a lot further along in that department by now, and all this damage, the replacement parts and the tub, couldn't have come at a worse time."
SDR went through a similar scenario in 2017 where its first Riley/Multimatic Mk. 30 tub was destroyed in a crash at Long Beach, and after a second hard crash at Detroit, the team's resources were stretched as an eventual move to Ligier – it's third chassis of the year – took place.
Just as getting the No. 90 Cadillac back on track is a priority for Flis, shoring up SDR's sponsor portfolio has also been a heavy focus since Sebring. With the team's previously announced plans to skip the next IMSA round at Long Beach, there should be enough time to get ready for the May 6 race in Mid-Ohio.
Flis will have a better idea on whether SDR will miss one or two rounds once the delivery time for a new tub is provided by Dallara, and depending on how the sponsorship hunt goes, it sounds like June 1 at Cadillac's home event in Detroit is the fallback position.
"Our goal is Mid-Ohio," he said. "We'd love to be there because we really don't want to miss multiple races. But it comes down to the timeline of parts and tub, and on the commercial side, I need to be sure we're cover our obligations to Cadillac. Detroit's a big one for them that we want to do.
"So we don't want to rush going too fast just to get out and race if everything isn't coming together as quickly as I need. We might miss the next two [races] until I see where we're at with everything. We have some meetings next week with the commercial side so we'll know more then."
Once the blue No. 90 is ready for action, Flis hopes one wish will come true.
"I could go for a boring finish now," he said with a laugh. "Doesn't even have to be a win. Just a finish with nothing to replace, nothing to fix. But we'll get through this, regroup, and come back stronger."
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