Category: Endurance Racing

How To Build An Endurance Racing Team – The Alpine Endurance Team took two A424 hypercars to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship at a press conference in Enstone (UK) today.

Following a thorough development phase, the French hypercar will make the 1812km first trip to Qatar at the opening round of the 2024 FIA WEC. “The development period allows us to refine our package and improve it in all aspects with the team working on the project,” said Bruno Famin, VP of Alpine Motorsports. “Despite this, competition is the ultimate benchmark. We need to make progress in all areas, perfect our knowledge and tire management, and take advantage of our respective experiences. But also show a sound level of reliability, an important aspect in endurance racing.

How To Build An Endurance Racing Team

The Alpine Endurance Team took the opportunity to announce its driver …

Understanding The Rules And Regulations Of Endurance Racing – The Le Mans hypercar category will reach new heights in 2024, with nine manufacturers and 23 cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours – ushering in a new golden age of endurance racing.

The hypercar is the premier class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which also includes the slower LMP2 and LMGT3 cars. These race at the same time as the hypercars, but have no real chance of winning and compete for the win in their own category.

Understanding The Rules And Regulations Of Endurance Racing

Most hypercars look capable of challenging for the championship at Le Mans in 2024 – unlike in previous years under different rules where there was often a dominant manufacturer. The competition is thanks to the performance balance system, where officials adjust power and weight for each manufacturer to prevent close competition and cut …

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Here Coach Philip takes a look at the psychology of endurance athletes and goes under the hood to find out what makes the best performers. Often athletes talk about mental toughness and the ability to “grind”. While these are both interesting traits, is that really the focus, or is there more to it than tolerance or pride in endurance?

The Mental Toughness Required For Endurance Racing

Often, athletes look to more training or intense training to find the next step to improve their season or overcome a plateau. For some, this is …

The Best Endurance Racing Events For Amateurs – Endurance racing is a form of motorsports that tests the durability of equipment and the endurance of participants. Teams of multiple riders attempt to cover large distances in a single race, with participants given breaks with the ability to change throughout the race. Endurance races can be run to reach a set distance in laps as quickly as possible or to cover as much distance as possible in a set period of time.

One of the most popular events of endurance races is probably running 500 km (310 mi), or about 3 hours, or 1,000 km (620 mi), or about 6 hours. Longer races can be run for 1,000 miles (1,600 km), 12 hours or even 24 hours. Teams can consist of between two and four drivers per lap, which depends on the driver’s endurance ability, the intensity of the race or …

How To Stay Motivated In Endurance Racing – If there are no races or events on the calendar, how do you keep yourself mentally and physically motivated to train?

For many of us with busy personal lives, cycling is more than just fitness, it’s a way of life. It provides balance to a busy life, a sense of community and invaluable mental health. For others, races and events give training purpose and focus. How do you find motivation to exercise when demotivators are removed?

How To Stay Motivated In Endurance Racing

First of all, it has to do with thinking. Thinking has a strong influence on motivation, whether negative or positive. I spoke to World Tour Pro Neilson Powless about how he stays motivated to train. For Powless, this is not a failure, but an opportunity. He says: “Seeing first hand the constraints my teammates are under in Europe, I’m …

What To Expect In Your First Endurance Race – Last winter, when the slopes near my house were covered in snow and the simple idea of ​​taking my bike out of the garage for a weekend ride was right up there with fighting a polar bear, Peloton colleague Liesel_Vink asked if I would like to be interested in joining a 50 mile bike ride in the spring.

Every year she puts together a team, Suds Girls Crew, to raise money for the American Heart Association in honor of her late father. I enthusiastically accepted as I had been looking to take on a new challenge after riding thousands of miles on my Peloton bike for the past four years. But a question immediately arose… How do I train for a bike race? I had no idea where to start. 

What To Expect In Your First Endurance Race

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How To Stay Focused During Long Endurance Races – This is an open letter to the endurance community about how you can stay on track to achieve your personal training and competition goals for the year while everything around us is rapidly changing.

For many of us, working out is a form of therapy, a daily “exercise” in what it means to be ourselves. Racing is an extension of this practice and provides more than just an opportunity to test our progress, but also to connect with a community of like-minded people who share our goals and lifestyle.

How To Stay Focused During Long Endurance Races

Given the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the necessary precautions each of us is being asked to take to slow the spread of the virus, our way of life has completely changed. These changes are radical and reflect not only the scale of the …

The Art Of Passing In Endurance Racing – In part five of the #GetCreativeWithPorsche lockdown series, pop art king Tim Leisel shares the secrets behind his unusual but enviable career.

In a small artist’s studio south of Bath in the west of England, Tim Leisel spends his days lost in a bygone world of vintage racing; the sounds, colors, speed and danger brought to life by the stroke of a brush. In a relatively short time, Tim has become one of the most renowned automotive artists in the world, sought after by a growing group of serious collectors for his unique, dynamic style and intimate, rigorous knowledge of the subject.

The Art Of Passing In Endurance Racing

Leisel’s love of cars started early by anyone’s standards – when his mother was pregnant with him. “My parents watched vintage sports car club races with my older brother and took me to …

Essential Gear For Endurance Racing – There’s a lot to keep track of on race day, and having a list can make transportation less stressful. Jason of Threshold Endurance Sports has put together a race calendar.

There’s a lot to keep track of on race day, and having a list can make transportation less stressful. We asked cycling coach Jason Short of Threshold Endurance Sports to help us put together a race calendar. Print out, check things out, and arrive at the starting line calm, confident and ready for one thing only – compete your best.

Essential Gear For Endurance Racing

You should have a goal for every race you do, even training for a race. Write down 2-3 things you want to accomplish or learn today.

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How To Choose The Right Endurance Race For You – Choosing a car is the first question that most people ask. It’s vital to be comfortable with your car and know its strengths and weaknesses, so let’s determine which car is best for each category.

Here at the Coach Dave Academy, we build setups for every GT3 car in the ACC. So we’ve decided to break down the categories of sim racing in ACC and the cars we feel are best suited for each event!

How To Choose The Right Endurance Race For You

As the current state of ACC is, there are really only a select number of cars that will always be on the sharp end, even if a custom BOP is used. Nevertheless, we show you the best cars for endurance and sprint racing, as well as the best cars for beginners and the most difficult cars.…