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The sun has set on another season of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a rainy, red-flagged, and action-filled Petit Le Mans. We give our thoughts on the weekend and discuss the future from IMSA's State of the Sport. Stories Referenced: IMSA Investigating “Technology” to Improve Yellow Flag Times – Sportscar365 Doonan Seeking “New and Fresh” IMSA Event for 2028 – Sportscar365

A surprise moment of uncertainty between the FIA and ACO hit the WEC scene in recent weeks, with some speculating that their partnership might be set to expire. Early this morning, we got confirmation of a ten-year extension of that partnership. We discuss what this means for the future of the FIA WEC and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Also recapping Toyota's redemption story at home in the 6 Hours of Fuji, and previewing Petit Le Mans.

We're into the second half of this year's FIA World Endurance Championship season with this past weekend's Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of the Americas. A hydraulic failure for the leading Toyota TR010 paved the way for Ferrari to get their first Hypercar victory since Le Mans last year. We give our thoughts from the race weekend and on some of the stories that were brought forward.

Ford's highly anticipated LMDh Hypercar has finally hit the track for initial testing leading up to its debut in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship. We give our first thoughts on how it looks, and, equally important, how it sounds. Also recapping IMSA's Michelin GT Challenge weekend at Virginia International Raceway and taking your questions. Stories Referenced: DragonSpeed to Exit IMSA at End of Season – Sportscar365

IMSA's return to an endurance race at Road America gave us six hours of highs and lows. Discussing our thoughts from the weekend, including changes coming to the 2027 grid. Stories Referenced: Pfaff To Withdraw From IMSA After 2026 Season Pfaff to Depart WeatherTech Championship at End of Season IMSA Evaluating Mandatory GTD Pro Entry for All GTD Brands

The cancellations of the FIA WEC rounds at Qatar and Bahrain have brought forward one of the most stacked calendars in championship history, with the addition of two new six-hour races in Barcelona and Monza to close out the season. We give our thoughts on these changes, discuss some of the new Hypercar joker upgrades seen on track, and preview the latest IMSA endurance race, the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America.

IMSA at Watkins Glen was once again a story of survival as the mid-point race of the season has gained a reputation for in the last few years. In the end, it was the championship leaders in the GTP class going the distance and extending their advantage. We give our thoughts on the chaotic race and discuss if it's time for another reset in driving standards, as we saw last summer.

In one of the closest overall finishes in 24 Hours of Le Mans history, Toyota returned to the familiar top step of the podium for their sixth time. We give our thoughts on the race week, the 2027 WEC calendar, the 2030 prototype regulations, and answer your questions. Stories Referenced: LMP2 powerhouse Inter Europol targeting step up to Hypercar | RACER

It's race week for the 94th Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans! We preview some of our favorite storylines going into the marquee event of endurance sports car racing, including thoughts from the Le Mans test day. At the end of the episode, we're giving some of our predictions for the race and answering your questions. Stories Referenced: Taylor: Increased JOTA Collab is WTR’s “Biggest Breakthrough” – Sportscar365

IMSA's return to the streets of Detroit went maybe how you would've expected. With difficulty passing and no shortage of incidents, some have started to question its place on the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar. We give our thoughts from the weekend and discuss what changes could be made for these street circuit sprint rounds in future seasons.

After a roller coaster of highs and lows in their first two seasons of the WEC with the M Hybrid V8, BMW M Team WRT were finally able to stamp their first win on home soil for WRT! We give our thoughts from the safety-car-filled final race for the championship before next month's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Also discussing some of the latest news and rumors from the paddock regarding the future for certain GTP/Hypercar programs in IMSA and the WEC. Stories Referenced: Factory Mustang GT3 Effort Satisfies Ford’s IMSA “Need” – Sportscar365

Laguna Seca delivered a historical headline once more as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship rolled into town for a throwback race weekend, with JDC-Miller Motorsports picking up their first victory in the GTP class with their 2025-spec Porsche 963! Dailysportscar's Jonathan Grace joins as we give our thoughts on the dramatic last-lap pass and the events that led to it. Also discussing the future of prototype racing in IMSA and the WEC, with more discussion emerging around the upcoming 2030 regulations, and previewing the WEC 6 Hours of Spa. Stories Referenced: HRC US President Salters Explains GTP ‘Pause’

Long Beach was the venue for the first of two 100-minute street race showdowns for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this season, but while the race was short, the list of incidents was not. We discuss our thoughts from the weekend, including reports of Acura's GTP program coming to an end after the 2026 season. Also recapping the opening round of the FIA WEC at Imola and more. Stories Referenced: Acura evaluating future of GTP program | RACER

After over five months, the FIA WEC is back on track in Imola for the start of the 2026 season! We discuss what we're looking forward to between the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes this season, including the introduction of the Genesis GMR-001. We also preview the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach for IMSA and answer the question: Can anybody stop Porsche? Stories Referenced: Sportscar Racing's Future, 2026 Is Shaping Up To Be Pivotal

Porsche Penske Motorsport continued its relentless sweep of the opening two rounds of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup for the second year in a row! We give our thoughts from their performance at Sebring and more. Also discussing the mostly unchanged 2027 IMSA schedules and answering your questions.