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 a 24 hour race? 1:50 Advice for first timers

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 returning - it truly wouldn't have happened without you!

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!

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)  

.....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 --- 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

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 - Eulogoy of CORE Autosport 1:16:40 - Kris' info: upcoming race weekends for the rest of 2022

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!

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***

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!

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

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!

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

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!

As schedules got tight and time escaped, Kris and Austin got together to record a live preview of the Nurburgring 24 Hours that happened last week. Taking questions from the audience while talking about one of the most gruelling events on the sportscar calendar, we hope you enjoy this (slightly late) ep!

Today, Michael is joined by the dynamic duo of (Kiwi)Chris and Kris(Wascher) to preview the 2022 Edition of the Bathurst 12 Hour! While it's not quite the bombastic international descent onto the Mountain as it has been in editions previous, the event does feature a splash of international flavour amongst the best of the best of the Pro-Am Australian GT talent! Timestamps; 0:02 20 Cars and a local focus - What has factored into this? 0:11 May, sunlight, and weather 0:18 Pro-Am/Overall - the Audis 0:42 Pro-Am/Overall - The Mercs 0:57 Pro-Am/Overall - The Rest 1:09 The Am class 1:19 Carrera Cup returns! 1:24 Invitational - MARC and a X-Bow! 1:34 Supports, stories, and general chats! Thanks always to TheRacingLine.App for their support!

Our host Michael caught up with FIAWEC, ELMS and AsLMS commentator and Editor in Chief of Dailysportscar.com, Graham Goodwin, for an AMA (ask me anything), with questions provided by the userbase of /r/WEC. We covered a lot of ground in LMH, the ByKolles project, GTE's future and GTD-Pro, plus a few questions around the life of broadcasting, motorsport in general, and a few fun ones along the way as well.   Thanks to Graham for his time and participation, and of course to TheRacingLine.App for their support!

We're back! After a mini break, Michael, Austin and Kris get together to discuss the Super Sebring weekend, and catch up on the ELMS opener from Paul Ricard. We chat about the atmosphere in the campgrounds, the truncated WEC event, aspects of IMSA that are teething and long in the tooth, and ask once again, is ELMS the best sportscar series in the world at the moment? Timestamps; 0:01 Cookie's Sebring Experience 0:23 Sebring WEC 1:08 IMSA 1: 37 ELMS 2:00 What's Coming up!

Kiwi and Floody are back with the April edition of From the Grandstand. This month, we wrap up 3 rounds of Supercars action, reflect on an awesome Women's Cricket World Cup, get all the updates around the grounds in Rugby, Biathlon, the Soccer World Cup qualifications and the Premier League, and look forward to the month ahead! Timestamps; 0:00 A new addition to the Kiwi family! 0:02 Supercars Sydney - Stops, Shootouts, and Surprises 0:08 Supercars Tassie - The SVG show 0:16 Supercars Melbourne - Tyre troubles 0:34 Looking ahead - Supercars Perth and the Adelaide 500 returns! 0:36 Cricket Chat - Australia's tour of Pakistan 0:58 Women's ODI World Cup - The Australian Inevitability 1:15 Around the Grounds - The Super Rugby goes Trans-Tasman, Biathlon's WC Finale, and updates from the Prem and Socceroos 1:28 The Month Ahead - The Bathurst 6 hour, and the Hell of the North

Once more it's Kiwi Chris Riddell and Michael Zalavari wrapping up the sporting month of February From The Grandstands! Join us as we get excited for the Supercars season opener at a (likely) sodden SMP, catch up on the world of cricket, share our highs and lows from the Winter Olympics, before looking ahead to the month of March, with the Women's Cricket World Cup, Super Rugby, the Premier League, Biathlon, Netball, and the Spring Classics on our radar! Timestamps; 0:02 Supercars Chat - Pretty cars, understated testing, and a wet return to Sydney 0:29 Could the Adelaide 500 return? 0:35 Cricket chat - NZL vs RSA, Aus in Pak 0:53 Winter Olympics wrap up - what we watched, and our top 3 moments of the games 1:24 What's Kiwi watching? Super Rugby Pacific 1:29 What's Floody watching? The Premier League 1:35 What else? Women's cricket world cup, the final Biathlon events, the Cycling Spring Classics, and Super Netball!

The Endurance Chat American Contingent catches up today to debrief the Daytona 24 Hours! Join Austin and Kris as they share their watching experiences, their thoughts on DPi's 24hr Swansong, the brand-new GTD-Pro, and everything else about the 2022 Rolex 24!   Thanks to TheRacingLine.app

Join Kiwi and Floody (Chris and Michael) for a new project; From The Grandstands! A monthly podcast where we discuss all the sport we consume, from Supercars and Cricket through to Lawn Bowls and Biathlon. No sport is safe from our eyes!   This month, we catch up on the drama that has been Team Sydney no wait Team PremiAir, wrap up the Ashes, Party with Barty, and share where our attention will be during the upcoming Winter Olympics Timestamps; 0:01 Supercars Chat - the Team Sydney Saga, plus a look at the format  0:19 Cricket: The Men's Ashes - Australia 4.9-0 England 0:26 Cricket: The Women's Ashes - More of this please! 0:47 Cricket: New Zealand farewells one of it's greats 0:54 Tennis: The Australian Open - Barty, Rafa, Special K and the Australian of the Year 1:11 Winter Olympics: What we're excited for in the Winter Olympics - Luge, Bobsled, Biathlon, Speed Skating and Curling 1:34 A little story to end on

In part 2 of our Rolex 24 at Daytona preview, Kris, Austin and Michael chat GTD - the new GTD Pro class, the driver time rules, and all 35 GT machines broken down and analysed with predictions aplenty! We also pick out the big names from the MPC 4 Hour race as a curtain raiser to the big event! Timestamps; 0:01 GTD Pro - A brand new class for IMSA 0:05 GTD Pro Teams and Drivers - Porsche 0:11 Corvette 0:14 Lexus 0:17 Aston Martin 0:20 BMW 0:24 Ferrari 0:27 Mercedes 0:32 Lamborghini 0:35 GTD-Pro predictions 0:38 GTD - 22 cars! Lexus 0:43 Porsche 0:53 Lamborghini 1:02 Ferrari 1:06 Aston Martin 1:11 Mercedes 1:22 McLaren 1:26 Acura 1:29 BMW 1:35 predictions 1:40 Pilot Challenge - 4 Hours on Friday!

Today, Kris and Austin join Michael as we preview the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona! We chat about the big changes in the IMSA off season (including GTD Pro's introduction!), get excited for the first race of the year, and break down each of the prototype teams and drivers in Part 1 of our preview!   Timestamps; 0:02 The off-season - GTD Pro's introduction, DPi down to two 0:14 Daytona, the Speedway, and the 24 0:25 DPi - Last man standing in a 7 car hit out 0:44 LMP2 - USA vs Europe with plenty of interest across the Atlantic! 1:21 LMP3 - 9 LMP3's to add chaos? As always, thanks to TheRacingLine.App for their support!

Welcome to Season 7 of Endurance Chat! Today, Austin catches up with Michael to discuss the FIAWEC Season 10 entry list, fresh off the press! We dive into who's there, who's not, and who's changed since last November's finale at Bahrain, and offer our thoughts on the record number of cars and the 2022 calendar!   Timestamps; 0:00 Season 7! 0:04 A record entry list for the FIAWEC 0:06 LMH - Peugeot make the cut, ByKolles don't 0:23 LMP2 - Big name returns and new faces! 0:50 GTE-Pro - Another car in the mix! 0:56 GTE-Am - Remarkable continuity from last year's 13 car entry 1:03 A record entry comes with implications... 1:10 The 2022 Calendar - 6 Rounds from America through Europe to Asia! Thanks to TheRacingLine.App for their continued support!

Welcome to a new venture for Endurance Chat! Join Kiwi and Floody (Chris and Michael) for a new project; From The Grandstands! A monthly podcast where we discuss all the sport we consume, from Supercars and Cricket through to Lawn Bowls and Biathlon. No sport is safe from our eyes!   This month, we reflect on the Bathurst 1000 from last month, catch up on the Supercars Silly Season, and wax lyrical about the longest rivalry in Cricket; The Ashes.   Timestamps; 0:00 Welcome to the Grandstand! 0:04 SupercarsChat - Wrapping up Bathurst 0:33 Supercars Silly Season 0:49 Hit for 6 - The Ashes 1:20 There's also other Cricket! 1:27 What we're watching this month - Cricket, Tennis, Dakar, Biathlon!  

Today, Michael sits down with Editor of Dailysportscar.com, Graham Goodwin, to discuss and contextualise the LMP2 class amongst the modern sportscar landscape. We dive into the history, from the beginnings in LMP675, into the manufacturer dominated era of the late 2000's, before the change to Production engines, and finally, the current LMP2-17 era.   Big thanks to Graham Goodwin for joining us! And thanks as well to TheRacingLine.App for their support in 2021

The Race that stops the Nation is back once again - the Supercars Australia Bathurst 1000, the crown jewel of the Australian motorsports calendar. Join Michael and Chris as we recap what has been a truncated year of the Australian Supercars Championship, give you the low down on the teams, drivers and co-drivers, make our predictions, and there's a little Endurance Chat announcement in there too!   Timestamps 0:02 Supercars Season Review - The Van Gisbergen Show 0:14 Cars, Teams and Drivers; Team Sydney, Matt Stone Racing, Kelly Grove Racing, Blanchard Racing, Erebus Motorsport 0:58 Cars, Teams and Drivers; Brad Jones Racing, Tickford Racing, Walkinshaw Andretti United, Dick Johnson Racing, Triple 8 Race Engineering 1:46 Predictions - Can anyone beat the #97 1:48 Support Categories - The greatest hits of Australian Motorsports! 1:52 An Endurance Chat Announcement - A new show for Flood and Kiwi!

Boy it's good to be back! Ollie and Michael catch up to review both legs of the Bahrain double-header finale for the WEC! We discuss the reasons for the shift, differing race formats, and break down all the big talking points from the two weeks of action PLUS we review and discuss the 2021 season! Timestamps; 0:05 The Bahrain 6 Hours - A race that happened 0:25 Championship Scenarios heading into the 8 Hours 0:30 Bahrain 8 hours - The Desert Finale 0:33 GTE-Pro - A season-long simmer boils over in 10 minutes 0:55 LMH - Alpine's long journey through the field 1:00 LMP2 - The usual suspects and teammate contact 1:13 GTE-Am - A championship tussle over on lap 1 1:22 Season 2021 discussion points! Thanks once again to TheRacingLine.App - Your Motorsport Calendar

Today on Endurance Chat, Michael catches up with Fantasy Endurance runner and /r/WEC Hall Of Fame member MWClarkson, to share in Clarkson's experience as a track marshal for the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans. Clarkson shares the stories of his trip, discussing the difficulties in language, trackside amenities, the differences in experience compared to his normal circuit, and some clear highlights of the week that was the 89th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.    Huge thanks to /u/mwclarkson for giving his time and sharing his experience with us!

Michael is joined by Austin and Ollie to debrief the 89th running of the 24 hours of Le Mans! With the dust properly settled, we've had some time to collect our thoughts, and discuss all the major talking points over an enthralling 24 hour event!   Timestamps; 0:02 Le Mans - There's always something! 0:12 The Race Start and LMH - 5 cars like clockwork! 0:36 LMP2 - The battle of titans down to the wire! 0:49 The end of the race - A discussion on the LMP2 fight to the line, and the chequered flag on track 1:07 GTE-Pro - A fight in two 1:27 GTE-Am - AF Corse does the double 1:43 Final thoughts Thanks to TheRacingLine.App for sponsoring us this year!

As always, when there's a Proto preview, there's a GTE Preview! Join Michael, Chris and Kris as we discuss the second half of the Le Mans grid; the 29 GTE Entries! With 8 Pro cars and 23 Am Machines, there's plenty to be excited about in this year's field! We discuss where these teams and drivers come from, analyse their chances, and give our (probably terrible) predictions and listen to Kiwi make another dumb bet! Timestamps; 4:00 Pro Cars 29:41 Pro Predictions 32:00 GT Am explained 34:30 The GT Am Cars 2:09 Predictions and sub activity

Austin joins Michael as we tackle the first 30 cars on the 2021 Le Mans entry list; the prototype categories. LMH, LMP2, Pros, Ams, Orecas, Alpines and Glickenhausen, there's plenty to delve into in this year's LMH and LMP2 entry list for the grand prix of Endurance. We discuss the season so far, our thoughts on balance and pace, the quality of LMP2, plus preview every team and driver to make sure you know who's who for this year's great event! Timestamps; 3:00 - What is LMH 9:15 - Story of the LMH Season 12:15 - The LMH Cars 37:40 - What are the P2's 46:45 - P2 Entry List 2:11:00 - Predictions Thanks always to TheRacingLine.App

It's that time of year again! That very special time, for the biggest, best race of the year; the 24 Hours of Le Mans!   Join KiwiChris Riddell, Oliver Trewavas, and returning after a long break Buxoq to learn about the history, the prestige, and the significance of the Grand Prix of Endurance! We also take a quick look at the classes and regulations for the modern event, and talk about how and where to watch it!   Thanks as always to TheRacingLine.app for their support!

The biggest GT3 24 Hour Race in the world is here once again! Michael and Kris join the returning KiwiChris Riddell to preview the incredible Spa Francorchamps circuit, the particularities of SRO Regulations, and all 58 cars on the Entry List!   Thanks to Kiwi for hosting and editing this episode, and of course, thanks to TheRacingLine.App!