Why Did NASCAR REALLY Race At Le Mans?
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In Todays Video, We Go Over NASCARs Garage 56 Entry at Le Mans, and Figure out Why Exactly They Did it, And What Makes it So Different Than a Normal NASCAR Cup Car
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00:00 intro
00:46 NASCAR Background
02:14 NASCAR At Le Mans Before?
02:49 What is Garage 56?
04:16 Whats been done to the NASCAR Car?
06:29 How have they been doing?
TAGS(IGNORE:) - NASCAR, Garage 56, NASCAR Garage 56, NASCAR Le Mans, NASCAR at Le Mans, NASCAR LeMans, NASCAR at LeMans, WEC, 24 Hours of Le Mans, World Endurance Championship, FIA WEC, NASCAR at The 24 Hours of Le Mans, Hendrick Motorsports, Sonoma Raceway, Chase Elliot, Martin Truex Jr, Jimmy Johnson, Le Mans 24 Hours
Intro Video Credit: • NASCAR's Biggest "WTF"...
Final Video Credit: • HEADLIGHTS ON A NASCAR...
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What Did You Think About The Le Mans NASCAR Cup Car? Would You Like To See More Cool Entries Like That?
@xtal16 it was MASSIVE even compared to the GTE cars, but still an incredibly fast and impressive race car
BRUh nascar have 7 roadcoursies
A Japanese GT500. Especially a Nissan or a Honda, which are missing in the scene right now. It already laps as fast as prototypes, but with a production car body.
@@marksands9532 really good ones too like Daytona, COTA, and my personal favorite is Watkins Glen, I am also VERY eager to see how the Chicago road course turns out, bc I think it could be VERY cool
The sound and those glowing exhaust tips were awesome. Hope we see more NASCAR at Lemans in future.
I was at Lemans and that was the loudest car out of its class, it was also the deepest. Probably one of the coolest cars i saw other than cadillac
The fact that you were at Le Mans is the coolest part of all that, you got to go for the 100 year anniversary AND watch a NASCAR as well, lucky lucky!
@@Jerseygarage i even met Engineering Explained if you know him
@@damienflajolet9147 well not personally, but that’s even crazier I’ve seen a couple of his videos, sounds like an AWESOME weekend
Tbh it was the loudest of all, at least at dunlop
Some cars well represented their manufacturer's country culture :D
The italian Ferrari 488 sound is sharp but refined
The japanese Toyota was polite, probably had the lightest sound of all hypercars
The american Corvette, Cadillac and Nascar were the loudest
ferrari finaly grew some balls and won
Looked alil sketchy there tho with 5 hours to go & they gave up a minute lead to Toyota because the car wouldn't start in the pits & they had to do a complete system restart. I was also really impressed at how good the Cadillac Racing hyper cars did, finishing in front of the factory Porsche's and Peugeot's.
They also won in 24h nurburgring with frikadelli racing with the all new ferrari 293 GT3, where the car were surprisingly fast and agile
And it only took toyota having extra weight to get the *sses handed on a golden plate to GAPVILLE!
Yessir
@@alieffauzanrizky7202
Yup and tbh, I thought Lamborghini will have more of a fight? But Ferrari did great, someone in Ferrari right now are designing way better cars for LMP and for GT, while the F1 division gets clowned upon.
The brash, bombastic American, went to Europe, and wowed them. The NASCAR display was one of the biggest draws of the entire event. The sound of that car roaring by at every lap, was an exclamation point.
I was impressed how much more pace it had over the GTE field. If it's gearbox didn't need to be replaced they would have beaten the entire sports car field.
When I watched the onboard footage live the NASCAR was giving the LMP2 cars some real trouble in the corners which was super impressive, if it had a higher top speed and longer gears, it would have probably done even better and given all the LMP2 cars a serious run for their money!
@@Jerseygarage No doubt. Through the Porsche curves & back out onto the starting straight it was literally dancing. People just think that they are all about going around to the left were as the ones built to run at Watkins Glen and Sonoma set some very blistering lap times for such large vehicles compared to the much smaller sports cars that usually run there. I remember in an older Gran Turismo I used to destroy GT3 cars with a road coarse suspension setup. And that was with the old 4 speed, if i had a 5 like now it woulda been even better.
@@jdmmike7225 exactly why I think it performed so well, hell NASCAR races at COTA EVERY YEAR, they know a thing or 2 about racing on standard tracks
@@JerseygarageWell you got a sub from me 🤙 You may know this, im not super up to date with the current cars as im more into time attack, drag racing and drifting but do the Cup cars still run solid rear axles or have they upgraded to IRS?
@@jdmmike7225 lot of changes over the last gen, biggest ones to know are
IDS instead of solid rear axle
5 speed sequential instead of 4 speed manual
Center lock lugs instead of standard lug pattern
There’s A LOT more, but those are the biggest changes IMO
I do believe the rest of the world does value an all-round race car, that can also excel in the area of stopping and turning into corners. The modded Nascar did a brilliant job and will in time be classified into an actual class of GT race car probably with further alterations, it is a fantastic head turner and welcome to endurance class racing.
I hope so, it would be so cool to see NASCAR style cars with high HP, low downforce competing like this on the world stage, and maybe, just maybe, getting their own class in the WEC. But more likely, since its all under the same umbrella, a NASCAR style class would start out in IMSA, and if it goes well, move to the WEC
@@Jerseygarage What do you think of NASCAR vs Australian Supercars at W.E.C. ?
@@iamwhatiam5091 I think if V8 Supercars finally returned to America, and we had a 1 off 6 or 12 hour endurance race putting the 2 against each other, it would get A TON of fanfare, and I think it would benefit BOTH series in multiple ways, both technically and for publicity as well
I think I saw something about a gt3 mustang that I think was 2024
@@awesomedinosaur1010 yeah the new S650 mustang is going to compete in the WEC, because the WEC is going from GTE cars to GT3 cars, and a lot of people are not happy about the change, but we’ll see how it goes
This was a genius idea from NASCAR, completely peaked my interest and brought me back into the sport. Not to mention the meme's that are coming out of this are incredible.
being an Aussie nascar has allways just seemed like the v8 supercar series we have here since they are basically the same concept low downforce low grip high power
Aussies share more in common with Americans when it comes to cars as both Ford and GM is prevalent there. We had their pushrod v8's which are uncommon in Europe pretty much all cars are over head cam
This is true, and to this day I am INCREDIBLY salty that V8 Supercar hasn’t returned to the U.S., as I would LOVE to see them in person, but a trip to the land down under isnt in the cards anytime soon
I just like the look of the Australian V8 Supercars more because they still have some road car vibes. But this Le Mans one is definitely cool.
I would totaly watch a Le Mans race of just cars like this
Then someone in the US should organise one. Obviously not at Le Mans, but at a suitable circuit in the US.
I would too, but replace the standard endurance cars with NASCAR cars like the cup cars, xfinity cars, and truck series trucks
@@Jerseygarage itd be like the aussie super v8 series only endurance style
@@Jerseygarage the trucks might be asking a bit much, but the Garage 56 project is a proof of concept that at least the cup cars can be built for this stuff
@@gomezgomezian3236 There are plenty good racetracks in the US for endurance racing. Indianapolis inside layout comes to mind. Plus it'd keep the NASCAR spirit with the oval section. Same with Daytona. Laguna Seca, Circuit of Americas or Sebring could all be pretty good choices too. Or if you're feeling a little adventurous, go to Australia and try Bathurst's Mt Panorama
The sound of that V8 on the track was smooth as butter.
the V8 sounded so good, both at idle and at throttle, the idle tho sounded SO MEAN
There is nothing that sounded better
The "suck it" at the end😂😂😂😂
The US have an uncommon problem in that while they're mostly known for their ovals they have a plethora of great road courses that don't get much attention and are also underutilized. That is why I feel that an Australian Supercars style series would be perfect for the US. Only road courses in the US and Canada with a calendar that looks like this:
Mosport
Gilles Villeneuve
Lime Rock
Virginia International
Watkins Glen
Sebring
Road America
Road Atlanta
Mid Ohio
Portland
Sonoma
Long Beach
Laguna Seca
Barber
I think this would be great. The problem is that between IMSA, NASCAR and Indycar there isn't really much top line driver talent left, plus the viewership would probably not be high because of these other series. But I have an idea to solve this. There's no way to avoid overlap with NASCAR those guys race essentially every week. But especially IMSA and to a lesser extent Indycar have long periods of time without any racing. So I'd schedule events of my series during off weekends of Indycar and IMSA. This way you can have IMSA drivers on the grid ( maybe even someone like Scott McLaughlin ) and also you don't have to fight for TV ratings with them because when your races are on IMSA and Indycar are not racing.
Would be amazing if this somehow spawned a new IMSA class, even though it would be hard to make room for it among GT3s.
The race itself was great, this Le Mans rocked and WEC is back on top form.
The WEC had a little bit of a weird period in the late 2010s, but it seems to be getting back to form.
I would love if NASCAR themselves made an endurance series with the style of car that competed at Le Mans, using the Cup cars, the Xfinity cars, and the truck series trucks similar to the WEC classes, may not be the most practical but damn would it be cool
Also make a video about everything in the race
I love how this impressive Camaro got into the 100th year of LeMans
This year's race was so legendary
Ferrari winning after a 50+ year absence, Toyota not dominating as per usual, Peugeot actually not doing terrible, until they did do terrible, Chevy winning the GTE class, and the teeny tiny Polish team I can't even remember pulling off a MASSIVE upset and winning LMP2, it was a LEGENDARY race
Looks more like a real Camaro than what a nascar Camaro does
It does, it looks way more like the ZL1 1LE than the sunday Cup Cars or even the Xfinity cars do
To celebrate 75 years since Nascar was founded in 1948
Exactly, and to help iron out issues with the 7th gen cars
Hey V8 SuperCars…
You see, NASCAR did it.
Now c’mon, do something for our Aussie.
Make a petition plz.
I wish it was a few years ago, then if they were to do it, we could see a Holden or a Ford Falcon go around LeMans, that would be REALLY special
@@Jerseygarage They did went to Abu Dhabi and Circuit of America back in 2010s but yeah no sure why they withdraw. I’d rather see SuperCars going out than being back Adelaide GP (even I AM from Adelaide).
My favorite car for this year's Le Mans
I love the NASCAR and the Peugeot Hypercar, it may not be the best car but the lack of rear wing on it looks strikingly different and amazing
Chevy ought to throw their hat in the ring with a gt3 car. They prob won’t because ford will be back and GM have the Cadillacs and corvette to focus on next year, but that would be cool.
That new GT3 Mustang does look really mean, it has such a massive rear wing. I'm sure with enough good old fashioned American politics and bullying tho we could get a special GT style NASCAR class into the WEC.
they would have finished in about 20th place or higher if the gearbox didn't explode on JB in the 20th hour, they spent just over an hour changing it out so they feel to 39th overall, but still great finish.
I gotta be honest, before the weekend started I thought that some sort of reliability issue would prevent them from finishing at all, the fact that a NASCAR team even finished is impressive enough, let alone the fact that it spent 1 of those 24 hours in a garage and it didn’t finish dead last is incredibly special
@@Jerseygarage ya but that gearbox wasn't a Chevy part it was a comp out of Europe
And one of the things that they didn't do (and is a critical part of true endurance racing), is design the car to make it quicker to swap out parts that may break or be damaged in crashes.
OK, less so for GTE cars, but did you see how fast they could repair LMPH and LMP2 cars that had major crashes? They are cars built specifically for endurance racing.
@@gomezgomezian3236 exactly, people don’t realize especially on the new hypercars, they can swap entire front or tear ends in a matter of SECONDS, if you blink you’ll miss it!
It was great watching cup car pass all those le man's car. And sound like a MONSTER on the straight, compared to the high pitched bumble bee.
The Viper was in Le Mans for a long time with a few records.
It did REALLY good for a while, and is often forgotten, when people think America at Lemans they obviously think of the GT40
Great video. You forgot about the Esperante though. NASCAR engine.
Thats true, I was so used to everyone talking about that new 4L Cadillac V8 engine I forgot that the NASCAR engine was insane enough to wake up drivers that were sleeping in the pits during the race
There are two Camero's that have accomplished something extraordinary in motorsports in history. Bigred Camero from LA California and this beast. Both of these cars are something of dreams.
I basically watched 16 or more hours of the race and I'm still seeing content from this...... FREE BIRD
I watched around 14 hours if my memory serves me right, and 2 of those hours was just straight up cockpit footage of the NASCAR, such a unique car
Actually the engine was not heavily modified at all, Hendricks Motorsports just dropped the rev limiter down 2000 rpms so they shifted 7500 instead of 9500 rpm's like a cup car..
NASCAR Cup engines were making closer to 950 horsepower before the regulations were changed to make it more competitive for the smaller teams dropping them down to around 700 horsepower.
why did they race... cause they are racecar drivers with nothing better to do, also proving that they can do more than left turns
They aced the left and right turns, and the straights, and everything in between, did a DAMN good job, especially considering it was their first time out.
I am def obsessed with this car. It's so beautiful and sounds incredible
dirt road course and a endurance racing series for nascar would be fire maybe even a dirt endurasnce race
A dirt endurance race would literally make my life complete, but make it better and make it the OG Daytona beach oval and like a 12 hour race, that would be special
Dirt endurance sounds like WRC
Because they could. Had to show the GTE class what the real specs should be.
If GTE was unlocked like the Camero was, then they would be as fast as LMP2, then they'd have to make the LMP2 class faster again which would then cause problems with them mixing it up too closely with the Hypercars. Getting multiclass racing to work safely is a fine balancing act.
Nascar Garage 56 survived 24 hrs Le Mans and placed 39th... And Ferrari destroyed the dynasty of Toyota domination and biggest comeback as Hypercar champion, either way Toyota still on podium btw...
The wing on the back was added to slow the car down because it was destroying gte lap times lmao
Wow take a deep breath and put Old Glory down for a minute, sure the car impressed but it was designed with hardly no limitations and of course it was going to beat the GTE class cars at LeMans. Too bad it had reliability issues who knows where it would’ve finished.
The "suck it!" At the end lol... MURICA!
heya i really liked the video! but do you or does anyone know why they used a camaro instead of like a mustang or camry? just curious
because the team that participated in the entry, hendrick motorsports, is signed to use the Camaro NASCAR Cup Car, just how it is, I do think a Camry Le Mans Cup Car would have been so unique, weird, and cool
ohhhh alright, thanks bud!
I watched it and it was amazing.
I agree, I watched around 14 hours of the race and roughly 2 of those hours was the NASCAR onboard, truly something special
Hey m8, been a long time. just wanted to say that i went back to lemans this year and i saw the Nascar car up close again and was wondering if you wanted some of the photos i have taken. ( they are not bad i promise)
Just a friendly reminder that everyone else no matter who it is, is perpetually always in second place to us- It's just a matter of when we decide to show up- RAISE HELL PRAISE DALE
HAHAHAHA OH MY GOD oh you are SO wrong, so very wrong.
This is amazing NASCAR just turned right!!!
AND THEN, IT TURNED LEFT, AND RIGHT AGAIN, AND IT KEPT DOING IT
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Wow, is that really true about the autograph line!?
there was pictures/videos on Twitter and Tik Tok of autograph lines for the NASCAR booth being a SUPER long compared to the other teams, it makes sense tho as Jimmy Johnson was there and dude is a living legend, however he almost exclusively races in America, so I doubt any of those people ever had the chance to get one of the GOATs autographs
what would be amazing is if Nascar went back next year, competing in the actual race and regulated under their rules, and Won.
If they brought a GT3 cup car from Toyota or Chevy THAT would be something special
I highly doubt they will anytime soon, BUT there is no denying it would be AMAZING
Wonder when they will make Le mans cup car diecast
More of an F1 guy, but NASCAR has been popping of.
Viagra NASCAR💀
I have been loving what they been doing, I like F1 but red bull dominance and DTS fans are really starting to make me dislike it. I've always been into NASCAR, but I been really diving into it this year, that and WRC.
NASCAR needs to do more road courses. New fans are used to F1 and Indycar. Ovals have their place but people want more than 4 left turns.
Now let's put a wing spoiler on that car and see how far it can REALLY be pushed. And add a sixth gear.
What about 2024 24 hours of Daytona? Show up for that
Nah if NASCAR goes to Dayton they have to bring a Truck Series truck with them
NASCAR put a NASCAR entry of monster show them what a real race car looks and sounds like
I wonder about the weight shown in this vid: is it dry or wet weight?
not sure, I'm assuming tho its probably wet weight, idk why they would put dry weight
Mopping the floor with the competition? What competition? It was in a class of its own! Also, it wasn't even really a NASCAR car, as is pointed out in this video.
Edit: And why wouldn't a 100% purpose-built race car be faster than race cars which are based on production vehicles? Why would that be surprising to anyone?
And 3 seconds is an absolutely razor-thin margin in a 24 hours race.
You may be right, but I stood at the track and heard that thing. They really did better than most people gave them credit for and delivered an awsome show. So i'me going to let them indulge in a bit of American culture. And what's more American than celebrating like you are the world champion when all you did was compete against your self.
Yeah, well, did you ever think...... Shut up, yeah, how bout that
@@Jerseygarage I had to go double check some things, because they didn't seem right. The Hendrick car only completed 285 laps, which means that it finished behind a Corvette and a bunch of Ferraris, Porsches and Aston Martins. Even the Iron Dames completed more laps than the Hendrick car in their Porsche. The Hendrick car did run a 3 :50.5, but that was 0.1 seconds slower than the quickest GTE car (a Corvette) and only 0.26 seconds quicker than the quickest European GTE car (a Porsche).
@@PistonAvatarGuy I was just impressed enough that it even finished, and with no problems that the team caused, it had the trans issue but that transmission isn’t in house so I don’t count it. IMO, if it didn’t have the trans issue, it obviously would have done far better, and I think a Top 5 in the GTE class wouldn’t be out of the question.
Overall, with a better driver lineup (JJ is a fantastic driver, but for endurance racing, there could be a better driver in that spot.), and if they actually tried (Hendrick and NASCAR made it clear it was more of a testing situation, not really to compete), then it would have given serious problems for the GTE cars. It was even giving the LMP2 cars trouble in the corners, there’s something there with that style of NASCAR, it just needs to be ironed out
@@Jerseygarage I agree, but I don't think that Le Mans needs more classes then it already has.
A little correction on this video the gt cars aren't gt3 but a gte cars
I know, I think it was bc I had just read a ton of articles about GTE drivers being pissed about the cars being changed to GT3 cars and that’s why I called them GT3 cars, thanks for the correction tho, I def should have made it clearer
They finished in 39th place overall.
yeah but if the NASCAR had 1 more lap and we all prayed to ST. Earnhardt, it would have rocketed past everyone and taken first overall
Hey do you have that jigsaw i asked about
shoot I forgot to ask my dad I can ask him tn just remind me on Discord
i stayed up till the gearbox broke... i was sad when it happened
I fell asleep RIGHT before the trans gave out, I woke up and my heart SANK bc if it didn’t, I’m sure it would have beaten all the GTE cars
Big correction.......you kept referring to GT3...but it was GTE. But that's not to say it's putting garage56 down....since GTE has fewer requirements than GT3. IE....they are faster. I just wanted to point out the mistake in the video.
Yeah I figured that out a few months ago. I’m happy with the switch to GTE tho, so far it seems to be going smoothly.
That car was nothing like the Nascar one and they were unregulated in their own class in Le Mans, thats why they were faster. They even broke down and were allowed a new driveshaft, which isnt allowed for others...
Yeah theyre totally different so i wasnt surprised if they were slower or faster than other cars shessh theyre making it into such a big thing 😂
Do part 2: the race
will do
badaSS
That car is about as much of a nascar as I am after all the changes just to be able to make it last 24 hours and be competitive on a circuit. And the crowing about mopping the floor with the GT3 class? While true, remember, it is a one car class of its own with no rules. You may as well of said that "even though it is unregulated, it still got demolished by the LMP2 and up cars".
It was nothing but a promo event, that's why they had to put 3 champions in it. 1, to make sure it did as well as it could and 2, to make sure people paid attention to it. But hey, it ended up as the penultimate finisher. For all it's speed, it wasn't reliable.
We all know nascar thanks to lightning mqueen
Next year the Camping World truck Series is going to bring a nascar pickup so maybe the GT3 cars might have a chance!!! Merica!!!
Seeing a NASCAR going around Le Mans was american enough, the idea of a Ford F-150 NASCAR going out there and mopping the floor with the GTE class, dude it doesn't get much more American than that
@@Jerseygarage no it does not!!
This Camaro has nothing to do with any sort of NASCAR car. In the world of Endurance Racing, this is a prototype.
Well I mean I feel like it has something to do with NASCAR, considering ya know, it started life as a Cup car, and had NASCAR plastered all over it, but that’s just me
@@Jerseygarage this particular car was never a cup car. It was designed from the beginning to be a runner at Le Mans.
NASCAR needs to get rid of the carburetor and go fuel injected number two. NASCAR needs to let all manufacturers from around the world compete last but not least, I enjoyed Daytona and the high-speed tracks but they need to do more road course tracks then it'll be a lot more interest!
not a hater but saying like "Oh yea this thing beat the GT3 and GTE class there for this car is very good" maybe isnt the best thing to say.
I disagree with it being better than a GT3 and GTE because those arent good comparison because obvs reasons being it had more HP, and different weigh (it being only 100lbs heavier yet has 150+ more hp)
If we looked at the race result, the car Finished 39th our of 62 cars, means it got beaten by GTE cars such as the Porche 963, 911RSR , Corvette C8, and the Ferrari 488
imo, the nascar Leman's car is awesome, great sound and a good publicity stunt, thats it.
it's our aussie super car racing with no right hand turns, and yes they should be able to do well at lemons but not win, a mustang will get you from cidney to brisbane fast but not as fast as a buggati or mclaren
I mean, yeah, easy to beat the european competition when you're not restricted by the rules. It was very clear the car was on a class of its own as it was pulling in in front of the GT3 cars but struggled to catch up with the LMP2 pack. Nevertheless it was impressive to watch. Good job to the team who made this possible.
I did not tune in to your vlog to listen to you bad mouth NASCAR !! WHICH IS WHAT YOU DID IN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS!! One of the things I like about NASCAR's when I go to the race I can see the whole track and you really don't miss much unlike a road race where you only see the cars go by every couple of minutes and they're usually one at a time and no one's ever where the action's at unless you're watching it on TV
I LOVE NASCAR, especially shorter tracks like Dover and North Wilkesboro, but like most motorsports, you can ALWAYS make fun of dumb stuff ;)
Original NASCAR still Nr1, USA V8. We need no computer cars.
rare footage of a nascar turning right!!?!?!??
Rare footage of a NASCAR racing overseas‼️‼️
Camaro Le Mans 82 ..
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Why? Money.
Money, and to test new possible parts for the 7th gen Cup car
@@Jerseygarage I think you might actually mean just ripoff the current Trans-Am car. It would have cost way less and has more HP. Trans-Am is the forgotten road course ringer.
"7 time" more like 2 time and 5 gimmicks.
Spoiler not a Wing
same thing, air goes over it and it generates downforce
@@Jerseygarage not a wing. i watched the video on the car details. not same
Chevy 📈
The car at Le Mans, was hardly a Nascar cup car.
That’s what I said, barely anything on it is shared with the standard cup cars
its a moble of possible future nascar cup car if they go down the street race path
What do you like
Manual
Auto
Cvt
Other
depends on the car, CVT is always out of the question tho.
If its a hyper race focused vehicle, talking like cage, steering wheel with buttons, race parts, etc. I prefer a DCT auto, because it really makes it as fast as humanly possible.
Anything else tho, like a car that REALISTICALLY will mostly be driven on the road, I prefer a manual, makes canyon carving and any recreational stuff with said car that much more fun.
The only time I prefer a road car to have an auto is if its an off roader or if its a daily, and even then my daily also doubles as my offroader (99 Jeep XJ), and it has a 5 speed manual.
@@Jerseygarage cool
I’m a little confused about why you’re so impressed with how it did versus gt3 cars, when you said earlier in the video how it didn’t have to follow any regs. So, we’re supposed to be impressed that a one-off which is only a nascar in name, not bound by any regs, “mopped the floor” with other gt3-class legal cars? Yay? We won’t even talk about the driver limitations in GTE Am versus 3 world champions. Okay, a great publicity move for both venues, but that’s all it was. I’d give more cred to the pit crew performance than the car’s.
Because no one expected a huge V8 monster with a barn door for a "wing" to actually be good in the corners or do anything impressive besides straight line performance. You would expect the car to be at a disadvantage, not completely shit on GTE cars and give LMP2 a hearty fight.
If this was some super aero car that glued itself to the floor and could hit 100 in 0.4 seconds. Yeah, no one would be impressed. But this is a NASCAR with a few modifications
I’m pretty sure nascars need to turn, so not following that line of thought. But it’s hardly lightly modified. They had zero regs to follow. GTE Am cars are 500-600 hp, and this was a modified engine 700+ hp car, with new brakes, new aero, new fuel cell, new… And no ballast, which winning GTE am cars are forced to carry. So yeah…no. And an all star driver lineup. Apples and oranges. Again, a great publicity stunt, though.
@@hbullock this is bait. Big bait going by the first sentence. But I'm humoring it anyway
"Car needs to turn, lol"
No shit, dickweed. Every car needs to turn. Everyone expected it to be fast on the straights, no one expected it to have the capacity to chase down GTE cars through the corners. Nascar is known for High-speed low downforce. So people didn't expect a huge ass box that has a literal board for a wing to actually be agile enough. Hell, people didn't expect the car to put up a fight against LMP 2 cars.
"It's not slightly different!"
They literally slapped on a bigger gas tank, changed brakes, added lights, and just removed the shit that allowed them to bump eachother in the cup race. It's essentially the same car. Your point is fucking stupid.
"Buh-buh they have a paddle shifter" It's still the same 5-speed as the sequential.
"700+ horseerpoweeeerr!"
670.
and 670 horsepower they had to detune so the engine could last 24 hours. Everyone expected tthe car to be fast on the straights. So what's your fuckin point?
So yes, it is surprising there was a big hulking front engined V8 car that was beating thought-to-be more agile Mid-engined GTE cars in corners and giving LMP2s trouble along the way
@@hbullock Ahhh I'm sure you could try some Preparation H for your butt hurt!
@@Mandolin1944 Your lack of substantive rebuttal makes my point far better than I could. lol Your parents must be so proud.
For money to bring it back home
what the F?
Its to prove that Americans also turn right
It's bullshit, it doesnt follow any of the class rules, not even nascar, it only holds the nascar sticker, it can be equally said that this car is heavily modified WRC therefore WRC cars SHREDDED AT NASCAR...
thats an awful lot of complaining, I'm too lazy to read all of that
WTF? The GT class at LeMans is not GT3, it’s GTE, but they still have a balance of performance.
Other than that, thanks for the weird attempt at American propaganda.
More people would watch NASCAR if it wasn’t majority oval racing and not a made for tv drama.
Garage 56 was not eligble to win any class victories. They where only allowed to partake.
Nascar will never win Le Mans .. The style of racing is very very different. All Nascar is high speed bumper car racing. Nascar requires taking out your opposition by wrecking them to win. Stoppign and start over and over again is part and parcel of Nascar. Nascar drivers do not have the skill to over take cleanly. It must have been quiet an eye opener to the team drivers of the nascar to be allowed to driver with out hinderance form other cars. They are used to underhand rubbing aka bumping (bumper car racing skill first learned at the fair ground ride called bumper cars) to take out a more skilled driver to win. The skill in nascar is to how to do this effectively to win. You do not see the huge catchment fences to protect the fan from such tactics where high speed wrecking is part of the race. At Le Mans .. that because bumping is frowned upon as its considered underhanded and therefore lacks the skill and grace to overtake with out interference.
Pure racing skill with clean over taking is a different breed of driver.
Doing that is something alien to nascar drivers. They only would win is nascar rules about bumping where allowed. 24 hours with out deliberate bumping is asking to much from a nascar driver.
Having said all that. A 24 hour nascar race under nascar rules with the winning car doing the most milage wins. Would be an entertaining weekend to watch but a nightmare for safety crew..
Well honestly Im American and NASCAR is pure hot shit.
Well honestly I’m American and I think you’re full of pure hot shit.
This video is actually very incorrect. The only weight savings in this car was the brake rotors. This came directly from their press release. They removed the Iron Brake rotors and installed Carbon Rotors. 400lbs alone in savings.