IMSA Race 2023 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring - Page 2

veeten · 16 Mar 2023, 15:12 (Ref:4147292)

From what I was able to see, the Caddy's were up 1-3, and BMW is 2-4. A lot better than Daytona... 1:48.735 behind Cadillac at 1:48.534.
Very big improvement.

**joeb** · 16 Mar 2023, 15:14 (Ref:4147293)

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Originally Posted by veeten

From what I was able to see, the Caddy's were up 1-3, and BMW is 2-4. A lot better than Daytona... 1:48.735 behind Cadillac at 1:48.534.
Very big improvement.

Yes, but still no time from 1 porsche and both acuras.

red flag now for an off at turn 17.

veeten · 16 Mar 2023, 15:27 (Ref:4147297)

... And the lion has woken up... Acura #10, 1:48.303

seanyb505 · 16 Mar 2023, 15:39 (Ref:4147300)

What were the tire pressures

**joeb** · 16 Mar 2023, 15:42 (Ref:4147301)

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Originally Posted by seanyb505

What were the tire pressures

better question is, what were they reported to be?

Oh wait that was the other car.

veeten · 16 Mar 2023, 15:48 (Ref:4147303)

Yup, the #60. But WTR were left alone, and count in the BOP upgrade you had to figure one of them was going to make a hot lap.
Can't wait for session 2...

veeten · 16 Mar 2023, 17:02 (Ref:4147319)

No wonder the session was a mess.. spins, mishaps and shunts all around. This is what happens when you don't have your Wheaties this morning, eh guys...

fergus_r · 16 Mar 2023, 18:03 (Ref:4147324)

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Originally Posted by fergus_r

After the season-opener at Daytona in January, which featured 61 starters, we've lost one Porsche GT3 due to BoP-related dramas as MDK Motorsports, headed by Carrera Cup NA driver Mark Kvamme, pulled the plug on their #53 car.

Michelin Pilot Challenge entry - 42 cars
TCR increases by one since Daytona with the addition of the #91 van der Steur Racing Hyundai Elantra, but GT4 is down by five cars. However, 42 is more than enough for Sebring, especially considering the occasional shenanigans in MPC which lead to lenghty yellows.

Mark Kvamme further explains Sebring withdrawal: https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/m...petit-le-mans/

And, on the second point regarding MPC, the first 40 minutes of the race has been mostly under yellow - continuing the incident-filled nature of the week so far. Even by Sebring standards, it's been pretty messy.

**joeb** · 16 Mar 2023, 19:55 (Ref:4147329)

FP2 is just starting for IMSA. Could be some quick times as conditions appear favorable.

edit, session starts as Am only.

**joeb** · 16 Mar 2023, 21:01 (Ref:4147332)

Looking at times we have 1:47.3 for Delatraz to lead the way, but the top 3 are all different makes in GTP.

But for some reason i just remembered reading that WEC teams have 2 tire options while IMSA teams just have one. I don't know which tires teams are using in WEC, might be the same as IMSA, but might not be. That could impact comparative times.

**skycafe** · 16 Mar 2023, 21:03 (Ref:4147333)

Peacock has Qualifying and the race on their schedule.

**joeb** · 17 Mar 2023, 00:19 (Ref:4147360)

Night practice is a go!

veeten · 17 Mar 2023, 03:52 (Ref:4147370)

Just putting it out there, but It I get the feeling that there might be another BOP update to get the cars closer to the WEC level of at least 1:45.

**Adam43** · 17 Mar 2023, 04:18 (Ref:4147371)

They just need to take the sandbags out

**joeb** · 17 Mar 2023, 13:20 (Ref:4147408)

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Originally Posted by veeten

Just putting it out there, but It I get the feeling that there might be another BOP update to get the cars closer to the WEC level of at least 1:45.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam43

They just need to take the sandbags out

The imsa and wec cars are at the same spec for Porsche and Caddy, not much else you can do. that is why i speculated in one of these threads that the tires may be the issue as the wec cars have an optional tire.

**joeb** · 17 Mar 2023, 13:22 (Ref:4147409)

gt qualifying has started, will the pros get on top this time?

**joeb** · 17 Mar 2023, 13:27 (Ref:4147410)

Pfaff bends their car bad. Looks like a potential withdrawal for tomorrow.

**joeb** · 17 Mar 2023, 14:00 (Ref:4147414)

Corvette gets GT Pro pole, while Racers Edge got the Am pole with their Acura.

In P2 Keating scores the pole, while Andretti gets P3 pole

Just GTP left to be decided.

broadrun96 · 17 Mar 2023, 14:21 (Ref:4147420)

Ouch, that Porsche is slightly preowned now, hard in to the wall

**joeb** · 17 Mar 2023, 14:24 (Ref:4147421)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

Ouch, that Porsche is slightly preowned now, hard in to the wall

Another qualifying and another wrecked Porsche. Penske is 2 for 2 this year!

Derani and pole followed closely by Bourdais. Only 2 cars in the 1:45's but Taylor was on a flyer when the red came out.

fergus_r · 17 Mar 2023, 14:26 (Ref:4147422)

And Campbell was quicker than the WEC Porsches before the shunt.

veeten · 17 Mar 2023, 14:46 (Ref:4147427)

Looks like the speeds and laps are starting to match, between IMSA and WEC. This is what Doornan, Fillon, st al had in mind for the sport, where the cars, drivers, and teams can cross between and not be at a loss.

JT240Z · 17 Mar 2023, 15:33 (Ref:4147437)

Couldn't get the time to attend Sebring this year but I do have it scheduled on Peacock.

GT6 · 18 Mar 2023, 10:24 (Ref:4147684)

for those in the uk, todays race is on a channel called viaplay extra. no never heard of it before but free on my virgin box

crooky · 18 Mar 2023, 11:14 (Ref:4147692)

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Originally Posted by GT6

for those in the uk, todays race is on a channel called viaplay extra. no never heard of it before but free on my virgin box

And presumably the usual.

https://www.imsa.com/tvlive/

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