2014 Blancpain Endurance Series

[TR.]

Originally Posted by Ryan Smith

Just a quick dumb question, how do they add weight to the cars? More fuel? More components? I'm curious.

The black box in the passenger seat area is what's known as a ballast box. Which is essentially a safe box that lead slabs (usually made in 10/15/20kg increments) are bolted into. Fairly easy to change the weight in there, but the problem comes with Pro cars in some series that have to carry a large amount. In which case some teams bolt lead slabs to the aluminium floor trays in order to reach their weight limit.

[JoestForEver]

Originally Posted by Chiana

Favor has been returned

Since HTTT
Audi - 3mm restrictor break, 10kg weight break, 5mm ride height increase
BMW - 15kg weight increase
Ferrari - 10kg weight increase
Lambo - 10kg weight increase
Porsche - 10kg weight increase
Bentley - 10kg weight increase, turbo change
McLaren - 5kg weight increase, turbo change
Nissan - 5kg weight increase, turbo change
Mercedes - N/A
Aston - N/A

I assume they still use the Audi-favoring pit window too...

BTW, is there a source for SRO BoP updates?

[Rodger Davies]

You sure that's right? I thought the BMW lost a bit of weight rather than gained it.

BoP with the Audis seems a little silly bit I can't say it's completely ludicrous.

Put it this way, if this were any other GT race and we had no knowledge of BoP, would we be surprised on a grid that had:
1st Vanthoor
4th Sandstrom
5th Mies
and 12 Fassler?


I don't see too much suspect with the qualifying times, assuming they're representative: it's not like the Nurburgring and Estre being 8 seconds clear.

Bentley seem fairly hard hit unfortunately and I hope VdS have good race pace.

[lms]

http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/con...des-hypercars/

"Three current models should be replaced"

new mclaren 650s and what are the other two?

[rich07]

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[MitchZ06]

12C (650S), Z4 (M4 rumored) and SLS (AMG GT).

[Ryan Smith]

Originally Posted by pederb

How long was the race?

The race starts today? 3pm my time, so I'm guessing around 4pm your time in Sweden?

[I Rosputnik]

Any chance of Alpina coming back?

[Speed-King]

I wouldn't think so. The Alpina program was pretty much a toe in the water for BMW. ... now that BMW have their own car, I don't think Alpina will be back. Also they really got shafted by the BOP and were less than happy when they ended the B6 program.

[Gingers4Justice]

I think I've been on holiday for the past 9 Spa 24 Hours, so I'm looking forward to this one.

What's the drill with cameras at night? I take it that most of night time is just a single camera on the pit-straight?

[Deleted]

Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

What's the drill with cameras at night? I take it that most of night time is just a single camera on the pit-straight?

When I still followed this event there wasn't even standing camera during the night like at N24, absolutely nothing. It's probably still the same (?)

But I believe there is some of the darkness running on TV, back in the FIA GT days everything always automatically shut down at sunset and resumed at 8AM or whatever

Anyway night coverage is always crap at these events, even with the world's biggest motor race (pits-onboards repeat).

[lms]

Originally Posted by MitchZ06

M4

that doesnt make any sense

[MitchZ06]

Nothing from 11pm to 8am, only RLM audio.

And the M3 made no sense as a GT2 either...

[Gingers4Justice]

Well that's disappointing, if not surprising.

[MitchZ06]

Miss quite alot of the action and as has usually happened alot changes while they're off air.

[Ryan Smith]

I've also seen that the official Blacpain YouTube channel is streaming the race. GTWorld is their channel name.

[MitchZ06]

Not all of it (they've listed the times beside each).

[Graham Goodwin]

The current situation on expected GT3 upgrades and new cars -- the new manufacturer that Stephane was referring to yesterday is Lexus

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/0...ne-in-gt3.html

[rich07]

Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

The current situation on expected GT3 upgrades and new cars -- the new manufacturer that Stephane was referring to yesterday is Lexus



http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/0...ne-in-gt3.html

Thanks for the clarification Graham. It's a shame we won't see a Porsche 991 GT3R until 2016 at earliest. Looks like the 997 soldiers on..

[urdragon]

Originally Posted by Chiana

Anyway - "Average viewership per event" - they must be counting every click to their site and google search and advertising visits and dogs that wander around the circuits to get those numbers

LOOOLL, Anyway they have this kind of deparment of event advertising analysis, I doubt GT Open (For example) has it.

The world outside of "World Championships" is quite cold (There is quite a lot of cold out there) .

[Breitling24]

Originally Posted by Ryan Smith

I've also seen that the official Blacpain YouTube channel is streaming the race. GTWorld is their channel name.

I see nothing about live streaming... must be geoblocked to the States?

edit:going deeper into the www, and yes, "stream blocked by owner" oh, well.

[EricS]

Originally Posted by Breitling24

I see nothing about live streaming... must be geoblocked to the States?

edit:going deeper into the www, and yes, "stream blocked by owner" oh, well.

Get an extension for you browser called Hola. It spoofs your ip as coming from another country to allow you to see the stream.

And here's the link for streaming: http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/live

[Ryan Smith]

Originally Posted by MitchZ06

Not all of it (they've listed the times beside each).

Thought that went without saying given it's written in the broadcast

[nasdriv87]

nismo channel is also working too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBkrdY9HGaU

GT World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR8Rj_AihIw

[Ferrari333SP]

Originally Posted by nasdriv87

nismo channel is also working too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBkrdY9HGaU

Pretty good non-geo blocked stream, with audio coming from RLM team