We'll be seeing a new look for the BMW M Hybrid V8 in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2026! In this episode, we give our thoughts on the small changes from BMW and Bryan Herta Autosport's jump up to LMP2 in 2026. We also recap the GT-only IMSA race from VIR and answer some of your questions.

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We've been no strangers to commenting on driving standards in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in recent years. With the topic being at the forefront of discussions from Road America, we decided it's time to break down whether these moments have started to become an actual problem for the series, and what they can do to address it. We're also giving our thoughts on the confirmation from Lamborghini that their SC63 LMDh program will be put on hold and answering your questions.

In what some would consider not a total bombshell, it was recently reported that BMW will be moving on from its long-term partnership with Rahal Letterman Lanigan. We discuss who is likely to pick up the M Hybrid V8 GTP program from them in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year. Also recapping the second double-header weekend of the season for IMSA and the WEC, with their respective races at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and Interlagos.

Meyer Shank Racing made it two in a row in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP class, with a win for the #60 Acura ARX-06. Only a few weeks after a surprise late-race victory for the #93 at Detroit. Are they on form to close in the championship lead to Porsche, or are their recent successes too late?

This year's 24 Hours of Le Mans had few similarities to the race from last year. Nevertheless, Ferrari managed to maintain their win streak with the 499P to make it a third victory in a row at Le Mans! We give our standout thoughts from the race and answer your questions from this year's Grand Prix d'Endurance. Also giving a preview of the IMSA Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.

This is the one that counts, the 24 Hours of Le Mans! We'll be giving a rundown of the Le Mans test day on-track action, previewing this weekend's race, along with Wednesday and Thursday's practice and qualifying sessions, and giving our predictions for the three class winners of the greatest endurance race.

In what'll no doubt be a contender for their best race of the season, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship hit the streets of Detroit for the second 100-minute sprint race of the year. We unpack the hectic race for both the GTP and GTD Pro classes.

Ferrari and Porsche both remain undefeated in the top classes of the FIA WEC and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship after their recent races at Spa Francorchamps and Laguna Seca. We give our thoughts from both races leading to those results and talk about the special Le Mans liveries for Toyota and Iron Lynx at the end of the episode.

This weekend, we have our first of two doubleheader weekends with both the World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on track! We preview the 6 Hours of Spa and Monterey SportsCar Championship, including some of our predictions, and take your questions.

Ferrari has continued their winning ways in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, with a defining victory at their home race, the 6 Hours of Imola. This came after a huge loss for the team in the 2024 race, losing a 1-2-3 finish on a strategy blunder. We discuss our takeaways from the race weekend and go over some of the latest rumors from the WEC and IMSA.

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