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      08-21-2014, 01:26 PM   #1
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FIA World Endurance Championship - 2014

So we might as well have a WEC thread going.
With most series ( except F1 and MotoGP) winding down to the last two or three stops for the season,
the World Endurance Championship still has quite a few to go.

Here is the schedule for the remainder of the season:

09/20/14: 6 Hours of COTA - USA
10/12/14: 6 Hours of Fuji - Japan
11/02/14: 6 Hours of Shanghai - China
11/15/14: 6 Hours of Bahrain - Bahrain
11/30/14: 6 Hours of Sao Paulo - Brazil

I plan to periodically post updates as we cruise through the rest of this year.

SOOO, In ONE MONTH WEC will stop at the Circuit of the Americas for a weekend of greatness and will share the track with the IMSA guys.
This will be the last North America stop for the year. It's the Lone Star Le Mans!
Here's another thread for COTA but seems more geared towards IMSA:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1011309
This thread includes COTA but also will include the rest of the WEC 2014 calendar.

The countdown is on!!



This is the full schedule for the weekend:

Thursday, September 18, 2014
10:30 AM Gates and paddock open
10:35 am - 11:15 am Practice #2 - GT3 Cup
11:25 am - 12:05 pm Pit Walk (Pit Lane – Access from Paddock)
12:55 pm - 1:55 pm Practice #2 - CTSC
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Qualifying - GT3 Cup
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm Practice #1 - FIA WEC
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Qualifying - CTSC ST
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm Qualifying - CTSC GS
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Practice #1 - TUDOR Championship (All Classes)
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Practice #2 - FIA WEC

Friday, September 19, 2014
7:30 AM Gates and paddock open
8:00 am - 8:45 am Race #1 - GT3 Cup - 45 minutes
9:00 am -10 am Practice #2 – TUDOR Championship (All Classes)
10:20 am - 11:20 am Practice #3 - FIA WEC
11:35 am -12:05 pm Pit Lane Walk & Open Grid – ctsc (Pit Lane – Access from Paddock)
12:20 pm - 2:50 pm Race - CTSC - 150 minutes
3:20 pm - 4:20 pm Practice #2 - TUDOR Championship (All Classes)
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Qualifying - TUDOR Championship (GTD)
4:50 pm - 5:05 pm Qualifying - TUDOR Championship (GTLM)
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm Qualifying - TUDOR Championship (PC)
5:35 pm - 5:50 pm Qualifying - TUDOR Championship (P)
6 pm - 6:25 pm Qualifying - FIA WEC (LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM)
6:35 pm - 7 pm Qualifying - FIA WEC (LMP1/LMP2)
7:25 pm - 8:10 pm Race #2 - GT3 Cup - 45 minutes

Saturday, September 20, 2014
8:00 AM Gates and paddock open
8:40 am – 9 am Warm Up – TUDOR Championship (All Classes)
9:30 am - 10:15 am Driver Autograph Session - TUDOR Championship (Paddock – TUDOR Team Transporters)
9:30 am - 10:15 am Driver Autograph Session - FIA WEC (Paddock - Behind Pit Garages)
10 am - 10:30 am TUDOR Championship Live Auction benefitting Austin Hatcher Foundation (Paddock – TBD Team Transporter)
10:40 am- 11:20 am TUDOR Championship Pre-Race Ceremonies
10:40 am- 11:20 am Open Grid Fan Walk (Pit Lane– Access from Paddock)
11:35 pm - 2:20 pm Race - TUDOR United SportsCar Championship (Round 12) - 2 Hours 45 Minutes
3 pm - 4:30 pm Performance by Blue Oyster Cult (Austin360 Amphitheater)
4:30 pm- 4:50 pm FIA WEC Pre-Race Ceremonies
5 pm - 11:00 pm Race - FIA WEC - 6 Hours
*Fireworks display to take place during race


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While much of Europe is still on summer vacation, all three of the factory LMP1 teams have been racking up miles at circuit across the continent in preparation for the second half of the FIA World Endurance Championship season. (En Français)

Toyota Racing completed a two-day test with its championship-leading TS040 Hybrids at Magny-Cours last week, while Audi and Porsche have been spotted at EuroSpeedway Lausitzring and Misano, respectively, for further development of its prototypes.

The three-month break between the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the fourth round of the season at Circuit of The Americas is nearly over, with the Lone Star Le Mans event now only four weeks away.

The Six Hours of COTA is scheduled for Sept. 20, as part of the doubleheader weekend with the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship at the state-of-the-art circuit in Austin.

It will kick off a stretch of five races in 11 weeks, over three continents, concluding with the Six Hours of Sao Paulo on Nov. 30.



^notice Porsche's udated aero kit?
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Are these lights the driver's number? No, it shows their current grid spot

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Porsche Manthey alters driver lineup ahead of COTA

http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/p...-ahead-of-cota
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6 hours of Fuji entry list has been published:
http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/...ist_030914.pdf
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G-Drive gets Ligier-Nissan for COTA

G-Drive Racing will have a new Ligier JS P2-Nissan for the next round of the World Endurance Championship at Austin's Circuit of The Americas.

Roman Rusinov, Olivier Pla and Julien Canal won the first two races of the season at Silverstone and Spa in their Morgan-Nissan LM P2, but retired in the Le Mans 24 Hours when the No. 26 was involved in a collision with another car. The Russian team will now enter a Ligier JS P2 powered by the Nissan engine built by Onroak Automotive for the 6-hour WEC race at COTA.

Pla, who was heavily involved in the car's development, is delighted with the team's switch.

"After the long break in the WEC I can't wait to be in Austin on this very quick and technical circuit," he said. "We're determined to pull back the points we lost at Le Mans."



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Say hello to Corvette's WEC COTA livery:

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At the Circuit of the Americas in Austin/Texas, the Sports Car World



Endurance Championship WEC picks up momentum again on 20 September. After a long summer break, the series heats up for drivers and teams, starting with the race in Texas and continuing to the end of the November with rounds in Fuji/Japan, Shanghai/China, Sakhir/Bahrain and Sao Paulo/Brazil. Porsche Team Manthey fields a pair of 911 RSR in the most competitive GTE-Pro class and has reshuffled the driver pairings for the remainder of this challenging phase.

The Porsche drivers
Jörg Bergmeister’s (Germany) new teammate in the #91 Porsche 911 RSR is Richard Lietz (Austria), allowing Patrick Pilet (France) to join forces with his compatriot Frédéric Makowiecki in the 911 RSR with the number 92. Whether Richard Lietz is ready to race in time for the Austin round depends on how well he has recovered from his accident during a practice session at the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. As a precaution, Porsche Team Manthey has also entered Nick Tandy (Great Britain) for Austin as the third driver of the #91 vehicle. In the GTE-Am class, Porsche junior Klaus Bachler (Austria) shares driving duties in the 911 RSR fielded by the Proton Competition customer team with Christian Ried (Germany) and Khaled Al Qubaisi (Abu Dhabi).

The Porsche 911 RSR
The Porsche 911 RSR is based on the seventh generation of the iconic 911 sports car. At its race debut last year, the 470 hp winning racer from Weissach scored an emphatic double victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. For 2014, the 911 RSR received improvements in many areas. In addition to winning the WEC season opener at Silverstone, this racer has also clinched victories at the long distance classics at Daytona and Sebring.

The schedule
The six-hour race in Austin takes off on Saturday, 20 September, at 17.00 hrs local time (24.00 hrs CEST) and is broadcast live by TV station Eurosport.

Comments before the race
Hartmut Kristen, Porsche Head of Motorsport: “It’ll be interesting to see how the teams get off the mark after the long break since Le Mans. With five races still on the calendar anything can happen. For tactical reasons we reshuffled the driver line-up in Porsche Manthey’s two 911 RSR and are now in a very good position for our title campaign. With the Tudor United SportsCar Championship and the American Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge also running championship races in Austin on that weekend, Porsche fans will be treated to a big turn-out of 911 RSR, 911 GT3 RSR, 911 GT America and 911 GT3 Cup and they’ll also witness many of our works drivers in action.”

Jörg Bergmeister (#91): “I can’t wait to get racing again after the long break and I hope that we’ll score our first victory soon. Austin will certainly be a full-on weekend because we’re also contesting the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. It’s a little unusual to do two races in one day but it’ll be an interesting experience.”

Richard Lietz (#91): “I hope my broken arm has healed well enough and I’m back up and running again in time for Austin. I’m thrilled to be paired up with Jörg in the Porsche Team Manthey for the rest of the WEC season, especially withfive very interesting races ahead of us.”

Nick Tandy (#91): “The Austin circuit is very interesting and demanding, not least due to several extraordinary corner combinations. I’m looking forward to competing in a WEC race again.”

Frédéric Makowiecki (#92): “After my dream start as a Porsche works driver with victory at the season-opener in Silverstone, I’m now hoping to take home a top result from Austin. It’ll be a great experience to share the 911 RSR with Patrick for the rest of the season. He has already contested an entire WEC season for Porsche and this can only be beneficial for me.”

Patrick Pilet (#92): “The break after Le Mans was very long. I’m glad the season’s now continuing and I hope the whole team can get back into the swing of things in Austin. Because we’re also competing in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship the weekend will certainly be strenuous, but it promises to be a very entertaining event.”

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There is a rumor that Emerson Fittipaldi might be coming back to racing. But it would be for the season finale, not COTA
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IMSA Spotter's Guide: http://www.spotterguides.com/portfol...viewing-guide/

IMSA Live timing: http://scoring.imsa.com/


WEC Spotter's Guide: http://www.spotterguides.com/portfol...spotter-guide/

WEC Live timing: http://www.fiawec.com/live.html
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The 6 Hours of COTA is getting closer! Freight is unpacked, new cars seen for the first time
9/16/2014



It’s getting closer! The FIA World Endurance Championship teams are all now at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas and unloading their freight in preparation for Saturday’s Lone Star Le Mans. The paddock is buzzing with activity and there is a real sense of anticipation and excitement for the start of the second half of the 2014 season.



Seen for the first time is the new Lotus CLMP1/01-AER which will make its 2014 debut in the 6 Hours of Circuit of The Americas in the LMP1-L category. In LMP2 G-Drive Racing will be racing in the FIA WEC for the first time with its new Ligier JSP2 Nissan, alongside the HPD ARX03B of Extreme Speed Motorsports, while Corvette Racing’s C7.R – as seen at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – will be seen in the LMGTE Pro category

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Say hello to Corvette's WEC COTA livery:

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looks like thunder storms in the forecast.. anyone been to TX or COTA with thunderstorms? not sure what to expect... wonder what the race will be like
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agreed!

Man, rain? I hope it stays clear.
Will you be there all weekend or did you get a one-day pass?
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Man, rain? I hope it stays clear.
Will you be there all weekend or did you get a one-day pass?
we fly in tomorrow and will leave sunday.. so we will see qual on friday and full race saturday
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9/16/2014



It’s getting closer! The FIA World Endurance Championship teams are all now at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas and unloading their freight in preparation for Saturday’s Lone Star Le Mans. The paddock is buzzing with activity and there is a real sense of anticipation and excitement for the start of the second half of the 2014 season.



Seen for the first time is the new Lotus CLMP1/01-AER which will make its 2014 debut in the 6 Hours of Circuit of The Americas in the LMP1-L category. In LMP2 G-Drive Racing will be racing in the FIA WEC for the first time with its new Ligier JSP2 Nissan, alongside the HPD ARX03B of Extreme Speed Motorsports, while Corvette Racing’s C7.R – as seen at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – will be seen in the LMGTE Pro category

is this the lotus rebellion team?
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is this the lotus rebellion team?
I believe so
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I believe so
that team usually puts on a good show.... i also read how WEC is in a race to take the #1 motorsports spot over F1.... lineup like this could put on a good show
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that team usually puts on a good show.... i also read how WEC is in a race to take the #1 motorsports spot over F1.... lineup like this could put on a good show
Interesting... I think the issue would be the length of the race. 6 hours endurance vs the ~1.5 hour grands prix
It's much easier to find a broadcaster willing to allot an hour or 2 of airtime versus 1/4 of a day to one event

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I posted the IMSA schedule along with the rest of the weekend. Should we talk about that here or take it to the "where to sit" thread that belongs to @sebringjetta ?
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