Endurance Chat

In the midst of the summer break, Michael and Austin get together to catch up on everything they should have been talking about before they went on break themselves! (whoops) Join them for Monza discussions, ELMS Paul Ricard discussions, IMSA Road America discussions and also other discussions too! Timestamps: 0:04 WEC Monza Wrap 0:42 Looking ahead to Fuji 0:50 ELMS Paul Ricard Wrap 0:59 ELMS - What does ELMS look like next year? Also Aragon 1:11 IMSA Road America 1:19 IMSA Calendar 2024 - "Unfriendly"

After a short break to recover from what was an incredible race, Michael and Austin catch up to wrap up the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. A race befitting a centenary edition, we chat about some of the issues that sprung up, give a review on every Hypercar manufacturer performance, talk LMP2 and GTE-Am, and revell in one of the best Le Mans races in recent memory

Welcome back! After a month off because of some motor race or something, Kiwi and Flood return to catch you up on everything sport as we watch on From The Grandstands! We talk Supercars from bottom to top, catch up on everything Ashes related, and get on board two of the biggest sporting events; the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Tour de France! Timestamps: 0:02 Supercars Tassie and Darwin - from bottom to top! 0:24 SVG Sidebar - NASCAR star in Chicago 0:33 The Ashes - The new England philosophy faces it's greatest test (and fails) 1:12 The Ashes - Women's Edition, but also Australia is winning that too 1:22 FIFA Women's World Cup, Aus/NZ edition! 1:35 Tour De France - Cycling's biggest event and why you should watch it! 1:47 What else is on? Wimbledon, Bledisloe Cup, and plenty more we're ignoring!

Completing the trio of Class Breakdowns for the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hour, Michael and Kris get together to chat LMP2. We talk through the philosophy of the class, the power of the Oreca 07, the importance of the Am driver plus give an explanation on Pro-Am, all while taking a deep dive into the 24 strong grid that makes up LMP2 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Timestamps: 0:01 What is LMP2? Why does it exist? 0:09 Who is LMP2 for? 0:13 Entry list breakdown: The LMP2 cars from Prema to WRT 0:45 The Am-Driver component 0:52 Entry list breakdown: The LMP2 cars from Intereuropol to Panis  1:15 LMP2 Pro-Am, what is it? 1:19 Entry list breakdown: The 9 LMP2 Pro-Am cars 1:52 Resources, notes and suggestions 1:54 Predictions

Slightly out of order, join Michael and Kris as we break down all 21 GTE cars in the swansong performance of GTE at Le Mans. We discuss the lack of Pro class, where the additional entries have come from, talk through every team, car, and driver, before reminiscing on some of our favourite GTE memories at Le Mans Timestamps: 0:01 No GTE-Pro - What's the rationale? 0:03 What is GTE-Am?! 0:08 WEC Cars first! 21 AF Corse - 60 Iron Lynx 0:30 WEC Cars: 77 Dempsey Proton - 777 D'Station 0:54 The perils of GTE - Racing on track while being passed by faster cars 1:00 Invited Entries - Championship winners and notable inclusions 1:22 Predictions! 1:26 What's replacing GTE? 1:30 Our favourite GTE moments 1:36 Supports for the week!

Join Michael and Austin as they break down all 16 cars that make up this year's Hypercar Class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. We talk through the manufacturers, teams, cars, and drivers, to give you the low down on the state of play in the top class of Sportscars, and who is most likely to take home the Centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Timestamps: 0:01 Hypercar - Convergence has finally been achieved 0:11 Toyota - Goliath with the throne to defend 0:22 Ferrari - Will the best challenge come from the Prancing Horse? 0:29 Cadillac - 3 Caddy's for America's best shot since Ford 0:36 Porsche - The most successful manufacturer in Le Mans history 0:48 Peugeot - The great French hope; will their concept perform? 0:57 Glickenhaus - Privateer passion for a third year 1:07 Vanwall are here too  1:13 Predictions - Who is our top three? And who are we keeping an eye on? 1:16 The Innovative (NAS)Car

The time has come, finally, for the centenary edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans. Join Michael and Josh (JebTheRebel) for an hour of history, looking back at the challenge of the event, the track, and the cars, before we focus in on this year's event, discussing the three classes taking to the grid this year, the depth and breadth of talent, of storylines, and all the key things you will need to know to understand this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.   Timestamps: The Centenary Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 0:09 The Challenge of the event 0:19 Circuit de la Sarthe - 13.6km through the French countryside 0:35 The History - From the early garagistas to factory racing, a brief overview of each era of Le Mans 1:03 Hypercar - The biggest teams all out in force for the biggest prize in motorsports 1:11 LMP2 - the pinnacle of Amateur based racing 1:18 GTE - The swansong for one of the best categories of racing 1:24 Innovative Car - NASCAR at Le Mans? 1:30 Other things you should know! 1:42 How the hell do you watch

Kris and Austin (Kriswascher97 and CookieMonsterFL) review and speculate on the upcoming 2023 Nürburgring24. We'll talk about favorites, what to watch, support series to tune into, and of course our famous butchering of driver's names during our entry list review.  Timestamps: 0:01 - Intro to N24 04:15 - Recap of VLN Qualifying Races 08:15 - Proper Entry List Rundown 01:09:00 - Support Races for N24 Weekend 01:14:00 - Discussion of race day and how to watch

It has been a busy month in April, not just in Motorsports, but in the wider sporting world! So much so that Kiwi and Flood had to delay this episode just to catch up on everything! Join us From The Grandstands as we chat Supercars in Wanneroo, the constant battle between tradition, safety and technology in sports, crash over some cobbles, hit a hole in one, Gather 'Round and play the top 4 is lava on this month's episode! Timestamps: 0:01 Supercars Wanneroo - Cracking Race 1, lame Sunday, and too much qualifying? 0:22 Misc Supercars news - SVG's new contract, wildcard entries, Super 2 not going peak Super 2? 0:31 Paris Roubaix Review - The craziest, fastest PR ever, but should the event change? 0:47 Golf - The Masters and LIV Australia reviews 1:00 AFL - Gather 'Round; What was it, how did it go, and why was it a thing? 1:05 Premier League - The top 4 is Lava. That's all 1:13 What are we watching in May?

In the return of Cookie and Flood's intimate hour (and a half), Austin and Michael chat all things Spa Francorchamps off the back of possibly the best WEC event since 2016. We talk Tyre Warmers, Eau Rouge, multiclass traffic, LMP2 liveries, GT drivers, and gush at just about everything that Spa presented the 72,000 fans that were at the circuit, before catching up on some sportscar news, and taking a quick peek at the 2023 Le Mans entry list. Hope you enjoy! Timestamps: 0:02 Hypercar has properly arrived! 0:08 Tyres in focus after numerous incidents 0:26 Eau Rouge is still scary but much safer 0:31 Hypercar - a Battle Royale in the top class 0:44 LMP2 - A topsy-turvey battle that anyone could have won 0:50 GTE-Am - who needs GTE-Pro anyway? 1:00 IMSA cans LMP3 1:02 B12hr date change? 1:05 Le Mans Entry List first look and impressions 1:20 Cookie and Flood go off the rails

It's been a mad month in April and there's plenty to chat about! Join Michael and Kris as we talk WEC Portimao, IMSA Long Beach, ELMS Barcelona and already WEC Spa wrapping up a 2 week period where each major series has had a race. We've squeezed this in just ahead of the 6 Hours of Spa today so hopefully you can have a listen before race start!

Welcome back to From the Grandstands; Floody and Kiwi's monthly catch up on all things Sport. This month, we discuss Supercars Gen 3, the controversy around RBR and SVG, challenging times at the AGP, plus wrap up another exciting month of Cricket, both international and league, and look ahead to what we're watching in the month of April! Timestamps: 0:01 SupercarsChat: Gen 3 0:06 RBR DSQ? SVG's media troubles? 0:22 How long does Newcastle have left? 0:29 Aus GP - Tyres, Fires, and Ire 0:41 Other Sport - NZL Barely win again 0:53 WPL Cricket - a great first edition 0:58 Biathlon wrap up - Why is dominance boring? 1:01 What are we watching in April? Fairbank T20 Cricket 1:05 The Masters! 1:09 Cycling Spring Classics - de Ronde wrap and Paris-Roubaix preview

Michael, Austin and Kris wrap up both the WEC and IMSA portions of the Super Sebring weekend! We give each of the Hypercar outfits a grade on their performance, talk GT and track safety, shine a light on IMSA driving standards, and discuss the upcoming rounds of the WEC at Portimao! Timestamps: 0:01 Super Sebring! The vibe from the campsites 0:10 Hypercar Report Card - How well did each marque perform 0:46 Other WEC Storylines - Was GTE-Pro missed? 0:54 IMSA - Driving standards under scrutiny... 1:16 The last Super Sebring? 1:28 Other discussions: What's happening with Vanwall again? 1:39 Portimao - More cars, more representative, and the biggest controversy in EChat history...

Kris and Austin (Cookie) are back and ready to chat about SuperSebring! And don't forget AsLMS - we'll review the season and Le Mans auto-invites. Get our thoughts on the upcoming prologue and first round of the WEC and 2nd round of IMSA's NAEC! Timestamps: 00:45     SuperSebring -  Intro 03:35     AsLMS - Season Review 09:45     WEC Prologue - Expectations  12:45     LMH - Expectations 25:30     WEC - 1000 Sebring - Entry List 44:00     "Michael Shank should be ******* shot" 51:40     12 Hours Sebring - Entry List 1:20:30  Closing Thoughts

Welcome back to From the Grandstands with Kiwi and Floody! After getting asked by some of you whether or not we were planning on previewing the Supercars season, or talking about some other sports, we've decided to bring this project back! Join Michael and Chris as we talk Gen 3, Newcastle, Test Cricket, Women's Premier League Cricket, and all the exciting things we're looking forward to in sport for the month of March, while we're watching, From The Grandstand Timestamps: 0:01 Welcome back to the grandstand! 0:02 Supercars Gen 3 - Why Gen 3? Is there Parity? 0:12 New faces, new colours... 0:19 Newcastle! 0:26 Test cricket: NZL vs Eng - 'The Barest of Margins' after 5 enthralling days 0:37 Test Cricket: Border Gavaskar Trophy - Australia collapse, India collapse, the pitches collapse... 0:43 Women's Premier League Cricket - A new era in Women's Cricket 0:51 What are we watching in March? Super Rugby, Biathlon Finale, Cycling Spring Classics! Thank you to everyone who has expressed their interest in this retu

In this two-part episode, Austin and Kris meet to wrap up the talking points from the Daytona 24 Hour, while Michael and Chris take on the Bathurst 12 Hour. Did Cookie make it to Daytona on time? How did GTP look on it's first outing? How many people went to Bathurst just to see Rossi? What does Maro Engel need to do to win Bathurst? All this and more! Timestamps: 0:01 The atmosphere in the speedway 0:06 BoP gripes with GTD - Porsche neutered? 0:12 How does GTP compare to DPi? 0:17 A look at the lower classes 0:21 Broadcast woes - Peakock and NBC showing more ads than racing? 0:29 General discussions 0:33 Bathurst! How's the atmosphere? 0:42 Disappointments from the weekend - Audi and Invitational Class 0:49 Surprises? Rossi, Feeney, and SunEnergy1 0:59 The awkward bits: Modems, Contact between team mates, and a tense press conference 1:14 Bits and pieces, and the future of the event

Less than a week after Daytona and we're already gearing up for the next big endurance event: the Bathurst 12 Hour. Join Michael and Chris as we breakdown Australia's International Endurance race, discussing regulations, schedules, entries and of course, a run through of the teams and drivers making up this endurance classic! Timestamps: 0:02 Why do we care about Bathurst? 0:07 Australia's International Enduro - and why the International matters 0:17 Bathurst Specific rules and considerations 0:22 The Pro Field - 8 cars from 4 manufacturers battling out for overall honours 0:47 Pro-Am - A selection of Aussie talent and a few cars that could take on the Pros 1:13 Silver Cup - Aussie Ams the focus in this 6 car class 1:33 Invitational - The loud, odd and quirky flavour of the Bathurst 12 Hour 1:45 Final thoughts

In this episode of endurance Chat, Austin and newcomer Indecisiverock walk the Daytona 24 paddock on Friday, chatting about the weekend's activities ahead of the first major 24hr event of the year.   This is raw audio with literally no editing, so excuse the 20 seconds of dead air to start, but enjoy the ambiance of the sounds of Daytona speedway in the background!

Welcome back for Season 8 of Endurance Chat! Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening everyone! Austin, Kris, Ollie, and newcomer Josh (JebTheRebel) host a post-qualifying session of the 24 Hours of Daytona - LIVE! We talk about updates, developments, hunches, and take questions from Discord and Youtube!  Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:03 Thoughts on what we've seen so far of LMDh/GTP 0:07 Daytona 2023 - Race action at The Roar, MPC supporting, and 61 cars in the main event 0:17 New GT3: new sounds and new car's BoP woes? 0:24 LMP2 - Qualy Recap 0:28 GTP - Qualy Recap? 0:37 Moar GTP to iRacing?! 0:39 GTD - Qualy Recap - winners and losers 0:41 New GT3: new sounds and new car's BoP woes? 0:47 GTD-Pro - Qualy Recap 0:52 Rolex24 Event Schedule review 1:00 Outros!

Welcome back for Season 8 of Endurance Chat! Today, Michael, Kris, and newcomer Josh (JebTheRebel) preview the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona, and there's plenty to discuss! 61 cars across 5 classes, with the brand-new GTP class featuring 9 LMDh machines making their debut. As always, we ask the hard questions, make outlandish predictions, and mispronounce driver names! Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome Jeb! 0:03 The Daytona 24 Hours - the event, the atmosphere, and the banking 0:18 Daytona 2023 - Race action at The Roar, MPC supporting, and 61 cars in the main event 0:24 GTP - 9 brand-new LMDh machines ushering in a new era of sportscars 0:46 LMP2 - 10 Oreca 07's, with American machines up against some of the world's best 1:03 LMP3 - 9 cars with good variety, but should it be on such a big grid? 1:18 GTD-Pro - An all-out GT showdown with 9 cars from 8 different marques 1:42 GTD - 24 cars of GT3 mental-ness! 2:15 Kris previews all of MPC without taking a breath 2:18 How to watch, and how to be involved!