I thought they just had the joint contract to build the spec chassis, so it will look like every other Oreca then!

There is already a backup plan for a race to be held in Europe, probably April time, if Sebring doesn't happen.

My worry with Glickenhaus is that they have had plenty of time to get at least one car built and tested, let's not forget the HyperCar regs were due to start at Silverstone last September!

I just hope they aren't going to turn up for Spa and Le Mans then disappear as others have done before them.

I hate to say it but I'm still not convinced we will be allowed to go to LM this year, or if we are that it will be a full crowd.
Whilst we may be vaccinating at a fast rate, the rest of Europe isn't.

As in all things, time will tell.

Glickenhaus have already said they will miss the first WEC round at Sebring (if it happens anyway), I don't think they have built the first car yet, let alone a second one!

Well, what a year it has been, I hope everyone has come out of it safe and sound!

It's been a year for re-assessing parts of our lives, and in some ways that has been a very good thing, even though it was forced upon us.

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmases, and wish you all a safe, happy but above all heathy 2021.

Hopefully when Stroll and his buddies sell out their stake in AML to Daimler they can also dump the F1 team and return to Sportscars in one form or another.

Plus I presume they won't start selling tickets until they are confident that there is a good chance that a reasonable crowd will be allowed, at the moment the signs still aren't good.

As I suspected, just the one round of scrutineering, on the Friday and Saturday prior to the test day.

There is usually scrutineering prior to the test day, so the sensible thing would be to do just the one on the Saturday prior to test day,  however....  They are French of course.

I see the test day returns for next year, but on Sunday 6th, that is the Sunday prior to race weekend.

It'll be interesting to see what they do about scrutineering as that would traditionally be the first day of Pesage in town. Plus there is usually scrutineering on the Saturday prior to the test day. Will they just do it once? Time will tell I guess.

Agreed on the if's and but's front with no end in sight on the covid front

We have credit from this years tickets, plus the ferry has been rolled over, so there won't be as much cash flow outwards for next year which is something I suppose. Like many our plans are made but the potential for change  remains.

I think they've bought 3 GT4's not GT3's, with an aim to do the European series

During the ACO press conference it was stated that if Sebring couldn't go ahead then there would be a race in Europe in early April.

Everyone is presuming that would be Silverstone, but still likely to be cold and damp in April, with the chance of snow!

Here you go https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/spyker-smp-partnership-to-include-racing-return/

We'll be going, it's always part holiday part LM for us anyway. It will be an interesting experience, both for us that go and those that don't.  I'm sure there will some sort of group get together in the UK, either in person or virtually.

We are waiting with interest on our email from the ACO in August as we have ACO grandstand seats, Mulsanne Camping (which we use for a group bbq during the week, only actually using it for camping on the Saturday night, hotel otherwise) and Parking Blanc. So probably one of the worst combinations possible    We are expecting to be in the Blue village that covers the ACO Grandstand, but of course that precludes use of Mulsanne and probably Blanc as it looks like parking and camping will be specific to the village you are allocated to.  We shall find out in August!