Endurance Chat

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!