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WEC. WOW. A new Golden Age of motorsport. WEC Hypercar 2024. What a debut for the Alpine A424, 8th overall in the Qatar 1812km race, and the first of the new 2024 entrants across the line. After nearly 10 hours of flat out racing, the #35 car was just 37 seconds behind Ferrari, winners of Le Mans in 2023. #36 was 12th, the team completing a mind-boggling 665 laps between them. With Alpine, Ferrari, Toyota, Peugeot, Isotto Fraschini, Lamborghini, Porsche, BMW and Cadillac, all fighting for wins this year, the question is; if you are not following the World Endurance Championship this year, why not?! #WEC #alpinecars #lemans24

Lift off - the mental Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO! In 1989, after a long, successful run in the Group B Rally Era and dominating the SCCA Escort Trans-Am Racing Series the year before, Audi chose to take on a new challenge. They entered the 90 Quattro GTO into IMSA racing (International Motor Sports Association). The car they fielded was special, to say the least. It packed a turbocharged 2.2L Inline 5-Cylinder making 720hp, which featured Audi's renowned all-wheel drive system. The package came in at 2646lbs (1200kg). Resulting in absolute vicious performance. Not to mention, it might be one of the coolest sounding cars ever made. Audi took home second place at the end of its rookie season, missing out on the Championship by two points. A slow start to the season cost them dearly, but the second half of that season showed how Audi could dial in the car. Winning 5 of their last 7 races. Just not enough to finish the job. A bittersweet ending. In 1990 however, Audi decided to leave IMSA and focus their attention squarely on DTM. The Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO, although a short-lived run in competition, will go down as one of the most insane machines Audi Sport has ever built. #audi #90quattro #imsa #performance #speed #german 🇩🇪 #Anis_Maaouia

New Aston Martin Vantage Gets A Sexy GT3 Racing Twin https://lnkd.in/ehNX8ueb Ahead of revealing its 2024 Formula 1 contender later tonight, Aston Martin has unveiled a new Vantage sports car and this: the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3. This is not a roadgoing alternative to the Porsche 911 GT3; it's a dedicated race car for customer racing in GT3 classes at the FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the Fanatec GT World Challenge, among others. As the first product of a collaboration between Aston Martin Racing and Aston Martin Performance Technologies (AMPT) - which has already collaborated on the Valhalla supercar - it breaks new ground for the automaker, which has seen substantial investment in recent years and a resurgence in motorsport, partially buoyed by its Formula 1 involvement. As Adam Carter, Aston Martin's Head of Endurance Motorsport, explains, "The new GT3 is our first opportunity to use AMPT to play a role in leveraging the capabilities, attitude and methodologies of all of Aston Martin's various nerve centers, which we've then combined with the unrivaled GT program management expertise of AMR."

Pure nutty - the wild Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO! In 1989, after a long successful run in the Group B Rally Era and dominating the SCCA Escort Trans-Am Racing Series the previous year, Audi chose to take on a new challenge. They enter the 90 Quattro GTO in the IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) race. The car they sent was special to say the least. It packed a turbocharged 2.2L Inline 5-cylinder making 720 hp. It featured Audi's renowned all-wheel drive system and weighed 2646 pounds (1200kg). The result was a vicious performance that left its mark. Not to mention it might be one of the coolest sounding cars ever made. Audi took second place this season, missing out on the championship by two points. A slow start to the season cost them dearly, but the second half of this season showed how Audi could dial in the car. Winner 5 of their last 7 races. Just not enough to finish the job. A bittersweet ending. However, in 1990 Audi decided to leave IMSA and focus its attention on DTM. The Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO, although a short-lived competitive run, is going to go down as one of the craziest machines Audi Sport has ever built. #audi #90quattro #imsa #performance #speed #german 🇩🇪 #Anis_Maaouia

Pure nutty - the wild Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO! In 1989, after a long successful run in the Group B Rally Era and dominating the SCCA Escort Trans-Am Racing Series the previous year, Audi chose to take on a new challenge. They enter the 90 Quattro GTO in the IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) race. The car they sent was special to say the least. It packed a turbocharged 2.2L Inline 5-cylinder making 720 hp. It featured Audi's renowned all-wheel drive system and weighed 2646 pounds (1200kg). The result was a vicious performance that left its mark. Not to mention it might be one of the coolest sounding cars ever made. Audi took second place this season, missing out on the championship by two points. A slow start to the season cost them dearly, but the second half of this season showed how Audi could dial in the car. Winner 5 of their last 7 races. Just not enough to finish the job. A bittersweet ending. However, in 1990 Audi decided to leave IMSA and focus its attention on DTM. The Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO, although a short-lived competitive run, is going to go down as one of the craziest machines Audi Sport has ever built. #audi #90quattro #imsa #performance #speed #instadailu #german 🇩🇪 #Anis_Maaouia

V12 beast – the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR! A German unicorn that has achieved legendary status in automotive history. It was built to homologate the race variant. This particular example is chassis number 19. Each CLK GTR is special in its own right. However, this example takes it to another level, as it is the only CLK GTR finished in Dark Blue Metallic and one of only 5 examples that got the Super Sport treatment. In other words, he's a whole person. Powering this beast is the larger 7.3L V12 which makes 711hp and 580lb ft of torque. Pushing that power to the wheels is a 6-speed sequential gearbox. This allowed the car to have around 3.6 seconds 0-60 km/h (although independent testing with better tires posted 2.9 seconds) and a top speed of 231 km/h. tire. Now, let's clear up a huge misconception about the GTR CLK. It did not “take off” at Le Mans. This was a follow-up to the CLR racing car involved in the incidents. The CLK GTR was actually nothing short of dominant, as it won 17 of the 22 races it entered between 97 and 98, winning both the Drivers' and Teams' Championships both years. And he competed without incident. #mercedes #clkgtr #supersport #performance #speed #v12 #rare #germany #Anis_Maaouia

Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd introduces a trio of racing phenoms ahead of the F1 season: The Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team had arguably its best season ever just a year ago. With nine podium finishes and 280 Championship points, the British luxury carmaker reminded the public of its high-performance motorsport technology. This upcoming season, it hopes to recreate the same success. Recently, it unveiled a trio of its most thrilling models on the same day: the new Vantage sports car, Vantage GT3 racer, and the AMR24 Formula One challenger. “These three brothers in speed embroider our DNA with new dynamism,” Aston Martin Chairman Lawrence Stroll said in a statement. “The synergy with high-performance motorsport technologies is something we can maximise even further through our next generation of sportscars and endurance motorsport strategy.” #motoring #AstonMartin #BrothersInSpeed #privatewealth #privateclients #f1 #sportcars #innovation #technology #customerexperience #vantage https://lnkd.in/gFAZzPh3

“What makes IMSA so special as a series is that you have multiple categories” - Jenson Button Endurance racing in #IMSA is a multi-class discipline: dealing with slower or faster cars — or both — is an important part of the game. Then there’s the task of optimising the electronic systems, increasingly part of modern motorsport, in the name of performance. Read more on how drivers are able to multi-task - with the help of cutting-edge tech - in the world of modern endurance racing ⤵️ #motorsport

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