I was sitting in the 10A/B grandstands and watching that Cadillac lap with no lights was absolutely insane. Every time it passed under the Fox bridge towards turn 12 the lights would flicker off. Completely blind, just going off pure adrenaline and balls. So much respect for that last 20 minutes.
Van der Zande in the 01 going full throttle in pitch black might be one of the most badass/ballsiest things I've ever seen in a race. It's up there with Kimi Raikkonen going flat out through the smoke on the Kemmel Straight at Spa in 2002.
From Scotland here. Imsa is so much better than WEC. Watched it live for free and then 50 mins of highlights next day. Takes two weeks for WEC to put the race up and also highlights are like 6 mins long. Always loved Imsa and the tracks have so much more character. Great race!
Unfortunately couldnt watch this live, but what a final race for team chip ganassi and the 01 caddy. waiting for the next season to start will be agonizing
I unfortunately couldn't watch the whole show because I was busy all day today. But I was happy to catch the last 15 minutes of the stream yesterday. Great show guys! Great Racing! :)
One of the best races I’ve ever seen! All categories comprised. Very entertaining, just left TV on the whole day. Drama guaranteed among giant auto-brands!
Wow what a race. This track doesn’t give you a break. Then adding over 50 cars a different speeds. It really sorts out the normal drivers from the brave ones. Great to see Australian Matt Campbell competing with the best in the world. Meanwhile motorsport in Australia with V8 supercars at Bathurst was a procession. We need more manufacturers and more categories where drivers are tested by having to navigate traffic who are often also racing for class victories.
I was at the race too. Watching that Cadillac go through the Esses and down the straight without lights was totally mental, and Road Atlanta is so fast- there’s only 2 slow corners there. But quite honestly, Road Atlanta has some pretty bad safety deficiencies that need to be addressed. First of all is the marshaling. That Mustang sat in the middle of the track on a blind hill for 30 seconds and no yellow flags were being waved for that whole time. Second, there needs to be more catch fencing around some crucial points of the track- some of the spectator areas are dangerously exposed, like at Turn 5 coming out of the Esses. If a car goes straight there, then there’s a good chance it will clear the concrete barrier and go into the crowd. Same thing at Turn 10, only less so there. And finally- Road Atlanta as a facility is outdated. It was overcrowded there and the facility as it stands can’t effectively accommodate all the people there this weekend- there were more than 100,000 people at the race. There needs to be more spectator areas and also more space for the teams to work. It was cramped down in the paddock.
The final sprint was easily the most intense race that i have ever seen in a while. That was my first year in imsa (so it was in wec too) and i cant wait for the action in the next year.
The 963 has redeemed itself. Hopefully new liveries are in order. Someone called the 01 Baddillac.... seems that has been broken 😂. 2025 season should be interesting, the water is saturated with the red stuff. Those GTP shark fins will be slicing through come Daytona.
37:18 overtaking under yellow and 2 cars try to follow are there no penalties for ignoring flags? wait that was the ONLY yellow flag?? looking from the on board IMSA seriously needs to consider safety more. maybe look at the Nurburgring for inspiration?? yellow flags at least 1 marshall post before the incident. NO OVERTAKING UDNER YELLOW. double yellows maximum 50mph speed limit but maybe that needs to be a FCY where everyone just slows down to 50mph just like in WEC. if the incident can be cleared quickly just go back to green afterwards
Garbage RU-vidTV decided to not record the second half of this coverage, so I have to come to this video to know what even happened :( the world of streaming is infuriating sometimes.
I love Le Mans this never disappoints night is the most favorite, congratulations to Penske Porsches my team cars were champions now 👏👏❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥🥹☝️☝️
