Endurance Chat

Endurance Chat Presents: Final Stint E04

Cookie and Kris catch up on December for the Final Stint!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Intro/Random News
• 05:27 - Gulf 12hr Recap
• 10:10 - Dubai 24 Preview
• 35:50 - AsLMS Season Preview
• 49:20 - Listener Questions!
• 01:09:10 - New segment: Grinding our GearsTM
• 01:32:35 - Outro - next races/episodes (live episode coming up after Rolex24 qualifying)

 

Endurance Chat Presents: Final Stint E03

.....I don't know how but we literally never uploaded this episode for you guys. 100% apologies and basically useless but for consistency sake, here is the 40 day delayed episode of our 3rd Final Stint!

-Cookie

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Cookie and Kris catch up on November for the Final Stint!

Timestamps:

• 01:50 - 8 Hours of Bahrain Recap
• 18:15 - Gulf 12 Hours Preview
• 1:16:45 - Various updates / WEC Calendar Changes?
• 1:26:30 - Our Christmas Wish for the World of Sportscars in 2023! (rants 'about' BoP and broadcasting)
• 1:49:00 - Looking ahead

Endurance Chat Presents: Final Stint E02

Cookie and Kris catch up on October for the Final Stint, featuring a surprise appearance by Floody!

Timestamps:

• 02:45 - WEC Bahrain Weekend Preview
• 29:20 - FIA Motorsport Games
• 42:30 - Ross Chastain and NASCAR
• 54:50 - General F1 chat
• 1:07:35 - Eulogy of CORE Autosport
• 1:16:40 - Kris' info: upcoming race weekends for the rest of 2022

Endurance Chat S7E14 - The 2022 Bathurst 1000 Preview

A yearly tradition, Michael and Chris get together to talk about Australia's premier motorsport event, the Bathurst 1000. We pick apart what makes Bathurst so special, and walk you through the form guide and the driver combos ahead of 1000 kilometres of Australia's most famous piece of tarmac - including a few familiar names to regular sportscar viewers!

Endurance Chat Presents: Final Stint - E01

Join Kris (Wascher) and Austin (Zetzman) as they explore the previous month's sportscar topics, general motorsport buzz, or even non-racing related sports topics we've been itching to talk about.

Look for upcoming episodes to feature live, at the track on-location, and also guest appearances by some of you!

Episode 1:

00:00 - Intro

07:27 - IMSA Recap-Summary 

25:21 - WEC future Hypercar category entries

35:12 - Thoughts on ByKolles program 

47:35 - Audi's departure from LMDh/Hypercar

52:31 - Thoughts on F1 through the summer break

1:05:15 - NASCAR Daytona/Playoff thoughts

1:15:35 - IMSA changes for 2023

1:21:48 - Hosts talk shop with new interests, hometown team venting, and massive homerism

1:36:05 - Hosts discuss their go-to sports teams

1:41:28 - Ending

***Audio Levels Warning - Fixed for Ep2***

Endurance Chat S7E13 - The 2022 24 Hours of Spa Preview

Just in the nick of time! Join Austin and Kris as they look towards the premier GT3 race in the world, the 24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps. Part of the SRO Intercontinental GT World Challenge, it is the crown jewel in the GT3 hierarchy. We take you through every car in every class, as well as where to watch and all the support category action!

Endurance Chat S7E12 - The 2022 Le Mans 24 Hour Review

Today, we review the Grand Prix of Endurance; the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 2022. Join Michael and Ollie as they dive into the nitty gritty of the numbers behind the biggest storylines from this year's Le Mans. Were Alpine hamstrung unfairly? Was LMP2 dominated by super silvers? Can a bronze be faster than a platinum? We answer these questions and more!

Timestamps;

• 0:01 Ollie's Le Mans Experience
• 0:05 Overall thoughts - how did we feel about Le Mans?
• 0:08 Hypercar - 5 cars in a 2 horse race
• 0:31 LMP2 - JOTA show their class as some of the favourites fall over at T1
• 0:50 GTE-Pro - Corvette's shocker, Ferrari's falter, and Porsche prevail
• 1:12 GTE-Am - Keating takes a fantastic win!
• 1:26 Broad discussions; reliability, Toyota, and Le Mans
• 1:39 Ollie's 24 to Le Mans
• 1:47 WEC Monza - What to expect from the Temple of Speed

Endurance Chat S7E11 - The 2022 Le Mans 24 Hour LMGTE Preview!

Rounding out our trifecta of Le Mans preview episodes, Michael and Kris got together to preview the 30 GTE machines for this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. We go through the state of play in GTE-Pro, discuss the season so far, discuss the big talking points in BoP and additional entries, dive deep into GTE-Am bronze drivers and as always, offer our predictions on the big race!

Timestamps;

• 0:03 What is GTE? What makes GTE Pro or Am?
• 0:07 The season so far  - what can we glean?
• 0:14 GTE-Pro teams and drivers - Ferrari
• 0:23 GTE-Pro teams and drivers - Chevrolet
• 0:27 GTE-Pro teams and drivers - Porsche
• 0:34 Picks and predictions!
• 0:36 GTE-Am - why does it exist?
• 0:42 Every car and driver - Ferrari
• 1:18 Every car and driver - Porsche
• 1:39 Every car and driver - Aston Martin
• 1:50 Subreddit and podcast activities
• 1:54 Predictions!
• 2:00 Supports! Road To Le Mans and Ligier European Series

Thanks to TheRacingLine.App!

Endurance Chat S7E10 - The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans Prototype Class Guide

It's that time of year again! Michael and Ollie get together to break down the Prototype classes for the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, diving deep into each team, car and driver, discussing the big talking points, and giving you all the information you need to follow the prototype classes at Le Mans!

Timestamps;

• 0:06 Hypercar - The Teams, the cars, and all the talking points
• 0:33 LMP2 - The fastest a normal person can go around a race track
• 0:39 Driver Ratings, Amateurs, and the Pro-Am category
• 0:44 The teams and drivers; The potential race winners (WRT, Prema, Vector, Penske, United, Jota)
• 1:05 The teams and drivers; The outside chances, and the French!
• 1:23 LMP2 Pro-Am - The Bronze Competition
• 1:46 Pro-Am predictions!
• 1:50 LMP2 Predictions!
• 1:56 Ollie's 24 Hours to Le Mans

Donations to Ollie's journey can be made at https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/24hourstolemans

Thanks to TheRacingLine.App

Endurance Chat S7E9 - Everything you need to know for the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans

It's that time again; the height of summer, the middle of June, the 24 Hours of Le Mans! Join Michael and Kris as we talk you through everything you need to know, from how multiclass racing works, to how to actually follow a 24 hour race!

Timestamps;

• 0:01 What is the 24 Hours of Le Mans
• 0:05 Multiclass Racing - Many races all at once
• 0:13 The four classes
• 0:40 The Circuit de la Sarthe - 13.6km of public highways and permanent circuit
• 0:46 How do you watch a 24 Hour race?  
• 0:59 What makes a good 24 hour race?
• 1:07 Advice for first time watchers
• 1:14 Where to watch!

Additional links!

• Everything you need to know in text form!
• The r/WEC Discord Server

Thank you to TheRacingLine.App!