- So many stories of new LMPs... we feel the need to get them documented
- We'll keep an eye on USC as well - much to happen there - Mariantic loves change and new stuff - so keep looking...
- We'll do a section of this page for each marque and keep adding new stories as they come up - with links wherever possible
- Links to team websites LMP1 - LMP2 - LMPC - DP - LMP3
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- NEWS:-Updates in RED
- TUSC testing resumes with DP aero changes & P2 wieght reduction - Racer.com story
- More on ORECA 05 - LMP2 coupe for 2015 - Sportscar365.com story & Racer.com story & DSC
- KCMG aim for full WEC LMP2 in 2014 - Sportscar354.com story
- 2014 Audi P1 revealed Sportscar365.com story & pics
- Craft Racing in Sepang AsLMS P2 - Endurance-info.com story
- website
- So OAK are in for TUSC, AsLMS, ELMS & WEC in CN(LMP3), open & closed LMP2 & LMP1 - busy 2014
- TUSC entry list published - download
- P2s for Pickett and OAK
- 12 PCs and 2 reserves
- 17 Ps and 3 reserves
- OAK to run Ligier JS53s in AsLMS in 2014 - Sortscar365.com story
- More detail on Delta - Coyote tie up - Racer.com story
- New OAK LMP2 to be branded as LIGIER - Endurance-info.com story & Autosport.com story
- first pics of Onroak/OAK/LIGIER LMP2 coupe model
- Greaves - just ELMS, Sebring & PLM P2 for 14? - Sportscar365.com story
- Deltawing files lawsuit against Nissan - Racer.com story
- SORA Pescarolo 02 testing @ LM pics & story @ Endurance-info.com
- More on Millenium / ADR - Delta plans - 2 x LMP2 + TUSC DP - Endurance-info.com story
- Pecom not going to TUSC P2 in 14 - Sportscar365.com story
- More on ADR-Delta / Action Express TUSC tie up - Sportscar365.com story
- Krohn planning LMP2 for 2015 - Sprtscar365.com story
- tested Lotus after Bahrain
- will be a coupe
- JDC submit TUSC PC entry - Sportscar365.com story
- Strakka to run LMP2 DOMES in WEC - Autosport.com story
- Strakka website
- ACO announces LMP3 for ELMS & AsLMS in 2015 - Endurance-info.com story & Sportscar365.com story
- replaces FLM in ACO competitions
- some CN cars eligible for AsLMS in 2014
- Mariantic LMP3 page
- Keep up with TUSC entries here
- 8Star confirm TUSC PC entry - Sportscar365.com story
- RSR submit 2 car PC entry for TUSC - Sortscar365.com story
- New car delivered soon
- class limited of 10 looking well exceeded now...
- BAR1 confirm 2 car PC entry for TUSC - Endurance-info.com story
- 2 WEC LMP2s for SMP - Sportscar365.com story
- Racing Engineering LMP2 bid delayed until 2015 - Endurance-info.com story
- All prototype testing stopped @ Daytona - Sortscar365.com story
- Perrin LMP1 "on its wheels before Le Mans" Edurance-info story
- Airborne accident destroys Spirit of Daytona DP - Sportscar365.com story & pic
- second "flight" accident with Action Express car - Sportscar365.com story
- New AUDI LMP1 has tested twice - unseen - various Dr. Ullrich interviews
- Level 5 submit 2 TUSC PC entries - Sportscar365.com story
- Woodard Racing returns with LMP2 programme - Endurance-info.com story
- Sebring testing - excellent video @ Racer.com
- BMW out of DP - Sportscar365.com story
- or did DP leave them...
- still in Starworks yes?
- First pics of 2014 DP aero @ Sprortscar365.com
- Mazda could do Le Mans P2 in 2015... Autosort.com story (& more on P2 diesel situation)
- Level 5 could do WEC LMP1 with LOLA or HPD - Autosport.com story
- OAK planning P2 coupe for USA market - Autosport.com story
- Subaru LMP engine project - Racecar-engineering.com story
- promoted by one Al Solaroli...
- MAZDA to run TUSC P2 programme with LOLAs - Sportscar365.com story
- pics @ Racer.com gallery
- will homologate as MAZDAs
- Delta-ADR partner with Millenium Development (ex Gulf Racing Middel East) for P2 WEC and some TUSC - Autosport.com story
- see Action Express story below as well...
- Pickett Racing confirm TUSC PC entry - Racer.com story
- Level 5 seriously considering LMP1 WEC for 2014 - in Sportscar365.com story
- ELMS P2 possible for Starworks - Endurance-info story
- Latest entries for November TUSC tests - Racer.com
- TIGA P2 details - DSC story
- same rear wing treatment as Pilbeam - allowed on new designs?
- Sahlen will not run its DPs in 2014 TUSC - Racer.com story
- OAK ready for American P2 campaign - works & privateers - Sportscar365.com story - but P1 car delayed story
- Libra Radical P2 will do TUSC tests - Endurance-info.com story
- PECOM P2 USC entry still a real possibility - Sportscar365 story
- TUSC CEO Q&A -@ Racer.com
- Delta/ADR link with Action Express to run DP and P2 - Autosport story
- Dinan looking @ BMW based P2 engine - Racer.com story
- USC branding & class ID rules
- entry contract says no timepiece branding except Tudor & Rolex... see para 8
- Details & pic of Pilbeam LMP2 @ Sportscar365.com story
- more at Endurance-info.com
- IMSA website
- Porsche LMP1 pictures from Monza test @ Mulsannescorner.com
- Interesting graphics pitch for Adidas on LMP1 Porsche - designer seems real - about me - his IFVB work IS real...
- Progress on Rebellion R-One - Oreca.fr story
- "Silly Season" PC summary @ Sprortscar365.com
- Level 5 looking to "grandfather" 2013 LMP1 for WEC next year (various tweets e.g.)
- 2 or 3 P1 HPDs currently surplus...
- "Silly Season" - Sportscar356.com summary of USC P class entries for 2014
- new 2 car P2 team to be announced soon (could this be Lola Mazdas?) Testing recently
- Muscle Milk & Conquest P2 likely
- Website for USC at last - unitedsportscar.com
- Latest tweaks to USC DP regs - Sportscar365.com story and Scott Elkins interview @ Racer.com
- Greaves planning USC season with P2 Zytek - Sportscar365.com story
- joint entry with Dyson perhaps?
- Mariantic back from vacation (touristing Seville & Granada) & catching up...
- 8Star could just do PC in 2014 - Racer.com story & more at Sportscar365.com
- P2 unlikely in USC or WEC
- Option on 2nd PC
- DP in doubt
- Unaffected by Venezuela currency issues
- USCC prototype mods detailed -
- WR developing LMP1 for 2014 Sportscar365.com story and engine - story
- Ganassi could move to Ford DP in 2014 Sportscar365.com story
- Level5 "no" to USCC P class - maybe WEC LMP1 - 3 PCs bought but grid limit may restrict entry - Racer.com story
- NISSAN ZEOD full details - Sportscar365.com story
- ORECA will not do upgrade of existing LMP2 for 2014 but could have new coupe by 2015 - Autosport.com story
- HPD say new Wirth LMP1 coupe not available till June 2014 at the earliest - sportscar365.com story
- TUSC (yes that's the acronym) grid to be limited per class - see Sportscar365.com story
- ...some real issues in this ruling, esp for PC (story) & Mariantic's further comments - LMPC page
- ...why has this just dawned? ALMS grid + GA grid = more cars than can start at most tracks - hello!
- ...certainly no way in for European "tourists"
- Moving the latest stories to the top - should have done this earlier;-)
- DP newbies catch up with Endurance-info season summary
- Non-full-season USCC entry refusals causing rethinks in P2 teams sportscar365.com story (OAK, Conquest, Greaves, TDS affected)
- New P1 engine thoughts at mulsannescorner.com
- Signatech Alpine for WEC and ELMS in 14? Racer.com story
- Pilbeam LMP2 Progressing - DSC story
- A little more on the AER P1 engine - mulsannescorner.com story
- New DP design features per Sportscar365 - story
- Porsche LMP1 to test @ Sebring in December - John Dagys tweet
- LMP1 rule changes confirmed Sportscar365.com story
- Speed Source could run P2 Lola in USCC - Endurance-info.com story
- Older news...
- Everyone's talking LMP1 - significant (and unusually speculative for them) story @ DSC (free)
- All current (non-hybrid, non-diesel) LMP1 cars will be eligible for 2014 WEC (even open ones) - John Dagys Twitter
- Prototype class rules for USCR - Speed.com story
- Cars considered P2 in origin will follow current technical specs of the ACO
- Paddle shifters and 6-speed transmissions/gearboxes allowed for all cars
- Sonic air intake restrictors for all approved engines for P2 and DP cars
- Prototype Challenge (PC) class will return with all current technical aspects intact.
- Starworks to run DP & PC for 14 (2 of each...) - Speed story - 1st from RSR - story
- Pescarolo trying to put a one car WEC effort together for 14 (Dome, Adess or OAK possibles)- Autosport story
- Muscle Milk plans for 14 don't seem to include LMP...Racer story
- Ferrari LMP1 story still won't go away - auto-motor-und-sport story and endurance-info's take - even Top Gear!
- Continental to provide exclusive tyres to prototypes in USCR - speed.com story and more details
- Andretti Racing eye sportscar return - Racer.com story
- Ganassi also looking at P2 - Speed.com story
- Historic ALMS + Grand AM group photo at Edurance-info
- DP/LMP integration rules timescales giving problems to DP team owners - Speed.com story
- HPD in windtunnel for USCR regs testing - Foxsports.com story
- Multimatic say 2 LMP2 Lolas have been sold for US & European series in 2014 - DSC story free
- Update on NISSAN G56 program - Foxsports.com story
- More Porsche LMP1 pics here and here
- 8Star will run DP & P2 in 2014 USCR - Foxsports.com story - and may have Europe based LMP2 autosport.com story
- Muscle Milk looking likely to leave sportscars for 2014 - Racer.com story
- Deltawing coupe progress - Katherine Legge tries it for size...Endurance-info pic
- And another pic - testing at Roebling Road Raceway forum post - And a pic of it running
- Krohn looking at LMP2 switch for 2014 - Sportscar365.net story
- BTW Sportscar365.net is a new website from John Dagys
- Algarve Pro looking to go USCR PC in 2014 - Foxsport.com story
- OAK & Greaves looking to Daytona 24 P2 - Sportscar365.net story (Jota Sport and Murphy Prototypes also looking)
- LMP1 regs review - story @ racecarengineering.com - very complicated...
- More on Aston Martin DP - Racer.com story
- Ford for DP and P2 entries to USCR? - DSC story (free)
- 8Star favour Morgan Nissan for USCR & WEC P2 - Racer.com story (ORECA is 2nd choice)
- GAINER to support Greaves LMP2 @ Fuji - AutoSport-Net.jp story
- ADDESS LMP2 coupe details - website (LMP1 "dormant")
- Racing Engineering looking to LMP2 coupe in 2014 or 2015 - Endurance-info.com story
- TDS also eyeing Daytona P2 entry - Endurance-info.com story
- USCR DP rules takingshape - Speed.com story
- HONDA P1 engine latest - story @ racer.com
- PANOZ / NISSSAN litigation possible over Deltawing - Autoweek.com story
- PANOZ to run factory Deltawing coupe USCC campaign in 2014 - Sportscar365.com story
- 3 DP teams cosidering PC USCC entries for 2014 - Sportscar365.com story
- AER working on a customer LMP1 engine for 2014 - Dyson RadioLeMans interview
- Conquest working towards P2 and PC in 2014 USCC - Endurance-info.com story
- LMP2 and DP rules will apply until 2017 say FIA. ACO and IMSA - Sportscar365.com story
- Tokai University developing a hybrid prototype for 2014 AsLMS Tertre Rouge story
- Check story from Endurance-info (not Tokai as such) - confusing...
- Pecom could do USCC P2 in 2014 - Endurance-info.com story - and more
- ORECA working on coupe P2 for 2015 - Racer.com story
- USCC prototype rules published "mid to late October" Racer.com story
- Ex Audi DTM engine to be offered for LMP1 motorsort-total.com story- more
- TIGA go ahead with LMP2 - Endrance-info.com story
- New FORD DP to debut soon - Racer.com story more here
- ORECA looking to a USA base - Racer.com story
- HONDA
- HPD customer LMP1 for 14 with Indy engine & ERS (if required) Endurance-info story
- Article in RACER
- Increased HPD involvement - Wirth coupe available
- Level 5 may have tested the new engine
- Muscle Milk and Strakka are possibilities for WEC in LMP1... not Muscle Milk - Racer.com story
- Strakka to pull out of WEC 13 "We hope to be able to announce our exciting new plans very soon" story Speed.com
- Strakka could run 2 cars in 14- Autosport.com story
- Forum stories of Dyson buying ex Newton HPD before 14 LMP2 programme
- ESM could do some WEC - Racer.com story
- P1 engine latest - story @ racer.com
- No Wurth P1 chassis unless customer orders - same story
- HPD say new Wirth LMP1 coupe not available till June 2014 at the earliest - sportscar365.com story
- TIGA
- Mike Newton (ex MG etc) takes over WFR LMP2 assets as relaunched TIGA
- See RACER
- Ex Embassy Racing LMP2 could be updated as cost capped car
- DSC story
- TIGA go ahead with LMP2 - Endurance-info.com story
- TIGA P2 details - DSC story
- OAK
- LMP1 for 2014
- Endurance-Info story
- Speed story
- OAK looking to Daytona 24 P2 - Sportscar365.net story - NEW Autosport.com story
- 8Star favour Morgan Nissan for USCR & WEC P2 - Racer.com story
- Morand continue with similar programme in 2014 - Endurance-info.com story
- P1 car delayed - Sportscar365.com story
- Planning P2 coupe for USA market - Autosport.com story
- New OAK LMP2 to be branded as LIGIER - Endurance-info.com story & Autosport.com story
- Full season TUSC P2
- OAK are in for TUSC, AsLMS, ELMS & WEC in CN(LMP3), open & closed LMP2 & LMP1
- PERRINN
- Customer LMP1 rendering revealed
- Endurance-Info story
- website
- Will build a prototype for testing/demo in 2014
- CATERHAM
- Initial foray with Greaves Zytek at LM 13 ahead of LMP2 prorgamme
- Connected to ALPINE through road car programme Autocar story
- Speed story
- NISSAN
- Garage 56 project for LM 14 - DSC story (free)
- Full LMP1 promised, "...we want to be in LMP1 as soon as possible" Darren Cox - DSC story (free)
- Could be LMP1 by 2015 - Racer.com story & more DC quotes
- Domination of LMP2 powerplants
- Update on G56 program - Foxsports.com story
- ZEOD RC pic of first tub and video
- Follow build progress on Facebook
- Will make track debut @ Fuji WEC - Sportscar365 story
- Full details - Sportscar365.com story
- ALPINE
- ORECA NISSAN based foray at LM 13 - will develop own LMP from there - Autosport story
- Renault F1 engine could be offered to LMP as ALPINE in 2016 - Autosport story
- Connected to CATERHAM through road car programme Autocar story
- Endurance-Info story
- Signatech to continue as Alpine with 2 "A450s" in 2014 Endurance-info.com story
- WEC and ELMS in 14? Racer.com story
- PORSCHE
- 2014 LMP1 unveiled and tested
- Speed story
- Webber will retain Red Bull backing - Autosport story
- DSC story on Penske rumours and MUCH more
- More on Penske LMP1 link - 10-tenths forum post (from a VERY good source)
- Penske - not in 2014 - Speed.com story
- Webber not able to test in 13 (Infiniti contract preventing)- Autosport story
- More LMP1 pics here and here
- LMP1 to test @ Sebring in December - John Dagys tweet
- Porsche microsite following LMP1 development - not much yet...
- Porsche LMP1 pictures from Monza test @ Mulsannescorner.com
- PILBEAM
- Aiming for late 2014 / LM 2015 with LMP2 MP93-2014 website
- South African based - Nissan, Toyota or Mountune power
- Endurance-Info Story
- Progressing - DSC story
- Details & pic @ Sportscar365.com story - more at Endurance-info.com
- TOYOTA
- Looking at customer LMP2 programme
- RaceCarEngineering story
- LMP1 effort to continue in 2014 - with new car - Autosport story - and same drivers Autosport story
- 2013 WEC programme scaled back to 1 car - but 2 at Fuji - Autohebdo story
- New aerodynamics - pic at Edurance-info.com
- ORECA
- 2014 LMP1 coupe (R-One) with Rebellion - Mulsannescorner story & pics
- Speed story
- Starworks to run PC in later ALMS rounds (if they can get one in time) - Speed story
- They have the RSR's car story - pic
- Algarve Pro looking to go USCR PC in 2014 - Foxsport.com story
- Working on coupe P2 for 2015 - Racer.com story
- Looking to a USA base - Racer.com story
- ORECA will not do upgrade of existing LMP2 for 2014 but could have new coupe by 2015 - Autosport.com story
- R-One update - Sportscar365.com story
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- ADESS
- Speed story
- Endurance-Info Story
- LMP1 proposal for 2014 (NOT the Kodewa - Lotus)
- LMP2 coupe details - website (LMP1 "dormant") - Autosport.com story
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- LOTUS / KODEWA
- 2013 LMP2 programme with 2014 chassis (ADESS design)
- Something may come of PRAGA involvement DSC Story (free)
- As for LOTUS involvement... (Lotus which Lotus?)
- AUDI
- 2014 car to run in autumn 2013 - Autosport story (that means October - Ullrich via RLM)
- Maybe a Daytona Prototype too - RaceCarEngineering story - Autosport image
- ...but DP may not happen now? DSC story & more recent speed.com story "Never" is latest word... video
- SMP
- Russian team aiming for 2014 LMP2 with FERRARI Power - Endurance-info story
- ...and another
- and one in English at Motorsort.com
- Motor.ru story
- Own chassis being developed in France with ex-Peugeot connections
- LMP2 ORECA NISSAN entered in ELMS from next round - Edurance-info story (ex PECOM car) - pic
- Own chassis in 2015 - Autosport story
- Verbal story says no Ferrari pwer for SMP in 14
- Quiet on all but ORECA 03LMP plans - Endurance-info.com story
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- WOLF
- Aiming for LMP2 in 2014 - Endurance-info story
- Also a Daytona Prototype in planning
- ELAN
- DELTAWING Coupe will debut at COTA race - 3 offered for sale for 2014- Speed Sport News story
- Coupe progress - Katherine Legge tries it for size...Endurance-info pic
- Another pic
- And a pic of it running - another and story from Sportscar365.net
- And a video
- PANOZ to run factory USCC campaign in 2014 - Sportscar365.com story
- LOLA
- DKR looking for another chassis for their JUDD-BMW power
- Rebellion to ORECA for 14 - one car for remainder of 13 WEC
- Canadian co. Multimatic have rights to manufacture
- Gulf Racing Middle East pulll out for rest of 2013 - new chassis in 14 - Endurance-info story - Lolas for sale Endurance-info.com story
- DKR to miss Austrian ELMS round - Endurance-info story
- Rebellion to do PLM only in remainder of ALMS
- Multimatic say 2 LMP2 Lolas have been sold for US & European series in 2014 - DSC story free
- DKR car(s?) damaged in workshop fire - Edurance-info story
- Dyson look like they won't run in 2014 USCR - forum post
- Speed Source could run P2 Lola in USCC - Endurance-info.com story
- MAZDA to run TUSC P2 programme with 2 new B12/80s - Sportscar365.com story
- BAILEY
- South African LMP2 displayed but not raced in 2012
- WR
- Developing LMP1 for 2014 Sportscar365.com story
- Odd render - no fin, narrow wing...
- and engine - story
- AER
- LMP1 customer engine in development for 2014 - it is said (10-Tenths forum)
- RADICAL
- Libra Radical P2 will do TUSC tests - Endurance-info.com story
- MAZDA
- MAZDA to run TUSC P2 programme with LOLAs - Sportscar365.com story
- 2 new B12/80 coupes
- pics @ Racer.com gallery
- will homologate as MAZDAs
- DAYTONA PROTOTYPES
- ZYTEK
- CATERHAM branding on Greaves car @ LM
- Greaves absent from Austrian ELMS round Endurance-info story -- DSC story
- Pitching to ALMS teams at Baltimore round - Endurance-info.com story
- No LMP1 plans - same story
- Greaves looking to Daytona 24 P2 - Sportscar365.net story
- GAINER to support Greaves LMP2 @ Fuji - AS-Net.jp story- LM plans?
- Offer LMP1 engine & ERS - Endurance-info.com story
- Greaves planning USC season with P2 Zytek - Sportscar365.com story
- DOME
- Speed story
- New S103 development underway LMP1 and LMP2
- Endurance-info story
- LMP2 has precedence... Endurance-info story
- 2 firm orders for LMP2 - Endurance-info story
- Heading for WEC 2014 with private teams
- Strakka to run LMP2 DOMES in WEC - Autosort.com story
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