ALMS 2012 Discussion

[TF110]

Love that car. Can't wait to see it go.

[The Badger]

Hope this is the real deal , Viper was one of the most entertaining Gt cars of recent years , imo . Looked good , driven well and sounded the part too .

Lookin forward to seeing this in action .....

[seanyb505]

It's going to have to have some serious factory determination to make it competitive. Otherwise we're looking at someone to compete with the back markers.

[Ultimo]

Originally Posted by seanyb505

It's going to have to have some serious factory determination to make it competitive. Otherwise we're looking at someone to compete with the back markers.

I have hopes that next season or the one after, things will be in high gear and it will be at the sharp end of the field.

[MagVanisher]

I can't wait for that Viper GT car to race! I'm hoping that Dodge can invite Oreca, just like old times...

[TF110]

I hope the Viper wont be slow, it should be on pace of at least the early season Porsches to be 'there' with the rest of the group. I think it'll have huge torque from that V10, lets see how good it corners. The last gen Viper was fast.

[Flyin Ryan]

Originally Posted by MagVanisher

I can't wait for that Viper GT car to race! I'm hoping that Dodge can invite Oreca, just like old times...

Oreca's present. They have an entire class to themselves.

[Speed-King]

From @ALMSnotes on twitter:

Big #ALMS news coming in the next couple of hours... Stay tuned! #FridaySuspense

[pach233]

Race next year at Circuit of the Americas in Austin.

http://www.alms.com/articles/alms-circuit-americas-2013

[joeb]

Originally Posted by pach233

Race next year at Circuit of the Americas in Austin.

http://www.alms.com/articles/alms-circuit-americas-2013

Looks like it will be in the spring before LeMans too, which is good in my opinion.

[FordCosworthPanoz]

Originally Posted by joeb

Looks like it will be in the spring before LeMans too, which is good in my opinion.

V8 Supercars was rumoured for May early, perhaps a double-combo event?? I would certainly show up.

Good to see ALMS going to more world class tracks like this and VIR as opposed to street circuits.

[Deleted]

Nice, well as long as it doesn't replace any of the current events on the calendar. That V8SC double header would be MEGA indeed and I could see some drivers making guest appearances on either series...

[Mal]

..... maybe a 6 hour into the night enduro on the Saturday followed by V8 supercars on Sunday ...

[DeathOrGlory]

That CoA ALMS race must be a 6 hour race. It has to be.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Mal

..... maybe a 6 hour into the night enduro on the Saturday followed by V8 supercars on Sunday ...

V8's race once on Saturday, once on Sunday.

[Deleted]

Originally Posted by Matt

V8's race once on Saturday, once on Sunday.

Or once on Sunday. Or once on Saturday, twice on Sunday. Or twice on Friday, once on Saturday and once on Sunday .

They have multiple, varying (and exciting) weekend formats you know.

[broadrun96]

Still a V8 race before the ALMS race and then another or two on Sunday wouldn't be a bad play. Plus coming all the way here, with a paddock full of other pro drivers, would give the promoters, teams and the series a desire to run as much as possible to put on a good show. Any guesses on how many ALMS drivers will make appearances in a V8 car at some point in the weekend? Might have to see about taking a week or so from work, even if it's a 15 or so hour drive

[Dead-Eye]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Still a V8 race before the ALMS race and then another or two on Sunday wouldn't be a bad play. Plus coming all the way here, with a paddock full of other pro drivers, would give the promoters, teams and the series a desire to run as much as possible to put on a good show. Any guesses on how many ALMS drivers will make appearances in a V8 car at some point in the weekend? Might have to see about taking a week or so from work, even if it's a 15 or so hour drive

If there is a shared event, it might make sense for the V8's to have a mandatory international driver in each car, like at the Gold Coast.

[Deleted]

Originally Posted by Dead-Eye

If there is a shared event, it might make sense for the V8's to have a mandatory international driver in each car, like at the Gold Coast.

Perhaps but that would probably require a proper endurance race distance from V8s as driver changes shouldn't be needed in regular races

I'd rather have sprint races with V8s and an enduro with ALMS, makes for more balanced weekend. Then some single seater support series like Star Mazda or USF2000 + IMSA GT3 and you have a very neat package

edit: I made a thread for 2013 season, could be wiser to direct this discussion there

[FalkenALMS]

As promised in the ALMS 2013 Discussion thread, we've got a really cool Porsche feature for our fans. Please feel free to discuss here and let me know what you think, or any ideas of what you'd like to see us feature in the future. After all, we want to keep things interesting for you our fans!

Earlier in the season, we did a twitter chat with a motorsports fan group called Motorama. They asked a lot of interesting questions about Porsche's involvement in ALMS and with the Porsche teams, so we thought it'd be a great idea to sit down with Jens Walther, President of Porsche Motorsports North America. We set aside some time at the last ALMS race at Mazda Raceway and spent about an hour chatting about what we all love: racing! http://bit.ly/KPGlJd

Can't wait to hear your thoughts!

[porman]

I haven't finished reading it yet, but what I have read has been worth the wait. You are doing an excellent job in keeping us informed and providing exposure to Falken.

Keep up the good work!

[Fogelhund]

Originally Posted by FalkenALMS

As promised in the ALMS 2013 Discussion thread, we've got a really cool Porsche feature for our fans. Please feel free to discuss here and let me know what you think, or any ideas of what you'd like to see us feature in the future. After all, we want to keep things interesting for you our fans!

Earlier in the season, we did a twitter chat with a motorsports fan group called Motorama. They asked a lot of interesting questions about Porsche's involvement in ALMS and with the Porsche teams, so we thought it'd be a great idea to sit down with Jens Walther, President of Porsche Motorsports North America. We set aside some time at the last ALMS race at Mazda Raceway and spent about an hour chatting about what we all love: racing! http://bit.ly/KPGlJd

Can't wait to hear your thoughts!

Error in your article.

Team Falken Tire earned two wins for Porsche Motorsport North America in 2010, one win in wet conditions at Mid-Ohio, and another in the dry in the streets of Baltimore.

Those wins came in 2011.

[FalkenALMS]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

Error in your article.

Team Falken Tire earned two wins for Porsche Motorsport North America in 2010, one win in wet conditions at Mid-Ohio, and another in the dry in the streets of Baltimore.

Those wins came in 2011.

Wow, none of our proofers caught that typo! Thanks for the heads up! fixing now!

[The Badger]

Oh , while your fixing that , fix it so Falken apear on 2013 Le Mans entry list too .

Love to see ye in action on this side of the pond , smart lookin machine , as well as being a Porsche of course .

[FalkenALMS]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Oh , while your fixing that , fix it so Falken apear on 2013 Le Mans entry list too .

Love to see ye in action on this side of the pond , smart lookin machine , as well as being a Porsche of course .

We'll see what we can do! It's definitely a goal of ours to make it there soon!

Thanks everyone for all the feedback! All the feedback we get from this forum as well as twitter is taken directly to the Team Managers and Falken Tire Corporate each week. We want to be sure the projects we do for the fans are relevant, and it also helps us shape future endeavors as well!