The Rain Race Podcast

After a season to forget last year, Toyota came back with their new TR010 Hybrid and a return to top form, winning both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA WEC Manufacturers' Championship. We give our thoughts from the 6 Hours of Barcelona, where their dominant performance solidified the title, discuss 2027 team and driver news for IMSA and the WEC, and preview the 6 Hours of Monza.

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