Round 1 - 1000 Miles of Sebring [RACE THREAD]

[Toyotats03OUS]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Under quick reply click on Go Advanced. Then scroll down to manage attachments. Choose some files. Upload. Then submit reply.

If you are using he Tapatalk app then there is another way (possibly simpler) to do it.

I’m using google chrome on a iPhone 13, but I don’t see those options, I only see the “reply” button.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Toyotats03OUS

I’m using google chrome on a iPhone 13, but I don’t see those options, I only see the “reply” button.

If you quote someone does it go to the advanced reply. The additional options are under preview post and submit reply.

[Toyotats03OUS]

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[Toyotats03OUS]

These are some of the pics that I took during the race!

I’ve been Toyota fan my entire life, finally decide to flight to Sebring to see then race and it was super worth it seeing the race in the prime of the WEC and bringing home a commanding 1-2 finished! Seeing these car diving into turn 7 was unreal!! It look like a video that was sped forward lol!


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[Adam43]

Brilliant. Thanks for posting. Glad you found out how to do it

I wouldn’t guess you were a Toyota fan. Although there are a few photos of other cars!

[Toyotats03OUS]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Brilliant. Thanks for posting. Glad you found out how to do it

I wouldn’t guess you were a Toyota fan. Although there are a few photos of other cars!

Lol! Thank you for the help.


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[Bill38]

The Sebring WEC Hypercar entry list, includes the Vanwall and the Glickenhaus. However, the Misc column does not list them as hybrids as it does for the Ferrais, Toyotas, etc. I thought you had to have a hybrid power system to be a hypercar.

[Teretonga]

Originally Posted by Bill38

The Sebring WEC Hypercar entry list, includes the Vanwall and the Glickenhaus. However, the Misc column does not list them as hybrids as it does for the Ferrais, Toyotas, etc. I thought you had to have a hybrid power system to be a hypercar.

From FIA comment on the Hypercar BOP.

'Additionally, the option is open for the BoP values of an entire platform to change every two races, if deemed necessary. Hybrid and non-hybrid LMHs are in the same platform.'

So yes, you are a hypercar even if you are in the category but not a hybrid.

[Mike E]

From this it sounds like the main problem Porsche has is eating their tyres over a double stint.

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...ypercar-debut/

[JimboCycling]

Does anyone know when / if the race will be available on YouTube?

[Mike E]

Originally Posted by JimboCycling

Does anyone know when / if the race will be available on YouTube?

They do usually put the full race up but can be a couple weeks to wait

[seanyb505]

Originally Posted by JimboCycling

Does anyone know when / if the race will be available on YouTube?

If you're in the states, the replay has been available on motortrend on demand for a few days now. You can sign up for a free one week trial then cancel. That would probably buy some time until it's up on YouTube

[Mike E]

Originally Posted by JimboCycling

Does anyone know when / if the race will be available on YouTube?

Qualifying

https://youtu.be/NvoRCCh200U

[Simmi]

On a random side note - it's cool to see over 300 posts for a WEC race thread that isn't Le Mans. That in of itself is a good sign going forwards.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Simmi

On a random side note - it's cool to see over 300 posts for a WEC race thread that isn't Le Mans. That in of itself is a good sign going forwards.

A lot of it is me being tedious and talking about B-sides.

But yes. Lots of engagement over the weekend.

[RL17]

Originally Posted by Mike E

They do usually put the full race up but can be a couple weeks to wait

It's a shame they wait 10 days or longer as not everyone can watch an 8 hour race on the WE when its on. Bahrain was posted ages after last year.

It's not as if there huge audience and the more views soon after say. 3 or 4 days shouldn't hurt audiences on Discovery etc (and can avoid results for a few days but not 2 weeks!).

Side note - has the IMSA stream replays on you tube outside US stopped - Daytona seemed more accessible than Sebring.

[GT3_Fan]

Originally Posted by RL17

It's a shame they wait 10 days or longer as not everyone can watch an 8 hour race on the WE when its on. Bahrain was posted ages after last year.

It's not as if there huge audience and the more views soon after say. 3 or 4 days shouldn't hurt audiences on Discovery etc (and can avoid results for a few days but not 2 weeks!).

Side note - has the IMSA stream replays on you tube outside US stopped - Daytona seemed more accessible than Sebring.

IMSA posts replays on the Thursday after the race. I guess WEC is Friday it seems now.

[hondafan37]

Originally Posted by JimboCycling

Does anyone know when / if the race will be available on YouTube?

https://youtu.be/l627yZDiGqU

[J Jay]

Full Access is also up for the race. Pleasantly, they seem to be releasing the episodes as one (longer) video instead of splitting it up over successive weeks.

They're also uploading shorter, "unfiltered" videos with no commentary. They're obviously edited for syndication, but more content from around the race weekend, even if it is almost-exclusively hypercar, is only a good thing.

[Gingers4Justice]

Genuinely found it more insightful than Drive to Survive (and I’m no critic of the at either). Lots of genuinely insightful “fly-on-the-wall” moments. Massive fan of Buemi giving Mean Girls vibes about the Peugeot adding more wing, and really interesting about how the Pratt Miller engineers could tell the drivers with such confidence that the track conditions would come to the car in the latter stages of the race.

Also enjoyed Wurz telling the non-qualifying to “relax” when they got animated in a very stern dad voice.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

Genuinely found it more insightful than Drive to Survive (and I’m no critic of the at either). Lots of genuinely insightful “fly-on-the-wall” moments. Massive fan of Buemi giving Mean Girls vibes about the Peugeot adding more wing, and really interesting about how the Pratt Miller engineers could tell the drivers with such confidence that the track conditions would come to the car in the latter stages of the race.

Also enjoyed Wurz telling the non-qualifying to “relax” when they got animated in a very stern dad voice.

Very well done. Good mix of driver interviews and behind the scenes info plus on track action!

[Adam43]

TOP SPEED ANALYSIS ALERT!

Following on from the race after here is a quick look at the top speeds from the Sebring race.

Good thing: It's a competitive session
Bad thing: It could have some drafting (seanyb )

Things:
Look at LMDh v. Hyper. LMDh - faster, but close, small sample.

Standard Deviation: Hyper (all): 1.9s, LMP2: 1.4s, GTE: 1.4s. Close.
Remember, BoP is not trying to equalize top speeds, but that is pretty close.

Scales the same on each chart.

Note: there were BoP changes (planned pre-Sebring) between Sebring and Portimao.

[Adam43]

So comparison of the spreads.

It's not as dramatic as Portimao between the two cars in the same team. However, it is interesting to see there can still be a difference.

The Porsche had a pretty consistent 2km/h between them. And this is a decent amount considering the spread of the entire class. Others had more. I don't recall a significant problem with one or the other.

The Cadillac had the highest top speed in the race, but this looks like a one off draft thing. Overall it seems to be 2km/h behind the fastest Ferrari.

[Adam43]

"BUT, what about the other classes. I DEMAND to know", I hear you shout.

LMP2 shows the 1st, 6th, 9th and 12th quickest LMP2 (by fastest top speed in the race). There were 12 cars.

The GT is the car with the fastest top speed in the race for each manufacturer.