r/wec 22d ago

24hr Series Bentley is Back

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484 Upvotes

r/wec 4d ago

24hr Series A Toyota Gazoo Racing logo in a Porsche race car? šŸ¤”

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429 Upvotes

r/wec Jan 27 '24

24hr Series Looks like Safety Car @ Daytona isn't safe any more

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850 Upvotes

r/wec May 21 '23

24hr Series Michelle Gatting on the 24 hours of NĆ¼rburgring

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196 Upvotes

r/wec Nov 16 '24

24hr Series New to WEC, IGTC and IMSA. Cars seem to be going fast under a single waved yellow flag at 24 Hours of Nurburgring. Does this just serve as a warning for drivers to be cautious because there's a hazard on the track?

68 Upvotes

https://youtu.be/HRvGosd36yk?t=7844

Thomas Preining, driving the Grello Porsche 911 GT3RS, seems to be going fast despite a single waved yellow flag. Donā€™t the drivers need to slow down in such situations? In F1, a single yellow flag requires drivers to reduce speed, so this seems quite different. So does a single waved yellow flag in IGTC/WEC/IMSA just serve as a warning for the drivers to be cautious? How do single/double waved yellow flags work at Nurburgring? Is it different from other tracks? I came across Code 60 zones as well which seem to be limited to Nurburgring only.

For some context:
A month ago, I started watching the WEC, and itā€™s been quite the learning curve. It took me a while to wrap my head around the rules and classes. Iā€™ve figured out the difference between LMH and LMDh, learned that LMGT3 replaced LMGTE, and that LMP2 was dropped while LMGT3 became a Pro-Am class. Just when I thought I knew enough about endurance racing, I came across the regional series like IMSA, ELMS, ALMS and realised they have their own quirks, like no hypercars but LMP2, LMP2 Pro-Am, and LMP3 instead.
Honestly, Iā€™ve never spent this much time figuring something out outside of work, but itā€™s been such a blast. The racing in these events is so fucking good, I might even say better than F1 (though Iā€™m sure someone will challenge me on that).

r/wec Jul 02 '24

24hr Series Limit on how many times a driver can flash their lights?

107 Upvotes

While watching the 24 hours of spa (I know itā€™s not WEC) I heard the commentators say something about drivers only being allowed to flash their headlights for a certain amount of time.

Is this a rule in WEC and if so what does the rule actually say?

r/wec May 21 '23

24hr Series The state of the Logan

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388 Upvotes

r/wec Sep 03 '24

24hr Series 12h Spa race exclusively for Porsche 992 Cup Cars?! It is real and here is spotter's guide for the event held this weekend (link to PDF in comments)

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103 Upvotes

r/wec Oct 19 '24

24hr Series Has anyone tried going to 24 hours of Le mans, Nurburgring and Spa in a row?

42 Upvotes

I really want to go to 24 Hours of Spa since the tickets recently dropped and realized that the big 3 24 hour races are 3 weeks in a row. Has anyone tried to go to all of them in a row? If so what was it like and if you donā€™t mind dropping the itinerary.

r/wec Jan 09 '23

24hr Series First 24h race of 2023 - Dubai is this week! Official Spotter's Guide is now available (link in comments)

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340 Upvotes

r/wec Dec 27 '23

24hr Series 24h Dubai postponed by two weeks

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152 Upvotes

r/wec Jan 27 '24

24hr Series Bentley šŸ˜

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277 Upvotes

Up close with this beast today at Dubai 24hr, never seen one racing in person before!

r/wec Sep 12 '24

24hr Series 24H Barcelona track action begins tommorow - Spotter's Guide for the event is now available (link in comments)

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107 Upvotes

r/wec Jul 16 '24

24hr Series Bburago's 296 gt3!

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r/wec Dec 06 '23

24hr Series 24h Series Middle East Trophy starts this weekend! Kuwait 12h Spotter's Guide is mow available! (link to pdf in comments)

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120 Upvotes

r/wec Jan 23 '24

24hr Series With Daytona in picture this weekend our watching schedules are almost full, but if you plan to catch some action at Dubai 24h, you can follow the race with my spotter's guide (link to full version in comments)

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160 Upvotes

r/wec Mar 19 '24

24hr Series Spotter's guide for upcoming 10th edition of Mugello 12h race is now available (Link to full version in comments)

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190 Upvotes

r/wec Jun 02 '24

24hr Series most difficult 24Hours race to win/finish

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so this question came to mind when i saw the results of the 24 hours of Fuji. and made me wonder what is the most difficult 24hour race. i recon the best way to compare it through GT3 spec as it is used in all of the races. if it would be more appropriate to do top classes do that. here is a list that i could find. i recon this i more or less in level of prestigiousness. i tried to pick races that still exit/being run.

Le Mans, Daytona, Nurburgring, Spa, Fuji, Dubai, Portimao, Barcelona

and then a list of 12 hour events as they are also somewhat relevant to the question

Sebring, Bathurst, Mugello, Estoril, Monza, Kuwait

r/wec Jul 07 '21

24hr Series 69 Cars Registered So Far For 2021 Dubai 24 Hours

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r/wec Jun 02 '24

24hr Series My setup yesterday watching the N24h

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117 Upvotes

r/wec May 06 '24

24hr Series Spotter's Guide for the returning 24h Portimao this weekend is now available (Link for pdf in comments)

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69 Upvotes

r/wec Jul 01 '24

24hr Series I watched my first 24 hour race

33 Upvotes

Hey guys, I've always been interested in cars & Motorsport. My parents cut the TV subscrption in 2013 so I unfortunately didn't have any way to watch racing.

In 2018 I got into F1 (thanks to pirate streams) then stopped around 2022 because there were things I didn't like about F1. Anyways, I watched the 2023 Le Mans 24 hours replay over the past week and I was honestly impressed.

In F1 races would have died down by hour 1 but in Le Mans the racing was engaging from race start till midnight. I thought the leaders would be spread by minutes by then. Even the last hour was super interesting.

The commentary was also relatively engaging even when nothing was going on on-track. Big props to the commentators

Here's what I liked: - great racing. It's nice to see drivers respect each other when driving side by side (unlike Verdtappen in F1 2021) - good commentary. I found it odd how calm they sounded compared to crofty, but I ended up appreciating it

Here's what I disliked: - the graphics aren't as informative as F1 and they honestly look really bad - there was too much focus on hyper cars. There was great racing in the other cats but they only showed it near the end of the race when hyper car was spread out - the camera crews love to cut away at the worst time (I wanted to see the Nascar pit stop but they cut away before it started and then cut back when it was already done šŸ¤¦šŸæā€ā™‚ļø) - they never show on-board replays from crashed cars. In F1 they will show it once they know the driver is ok - why are the drivers allowed to cut corners so much and not get penalties!?

r/wec Nov 28 '22

24hr Series First time collaborating with racing series on Spotter's Guide - I will be covering all Creventic races for 2023 starting from Kuwait!

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322 Upvotes

r/wec Jan 15 '24

24hr Series This week's 6h of Abu Dhabi attracted quite a grid! You can follow the race with my spotters guide (Link to full version in comments)

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152 Upvotes

r/wec May 21 '23

24hr Series The writing on the track is one of my favourite parts of the Nurburgring

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297 Upvotes