Race Preview: 6 Hours of Spa
After several rounds of expecting the unexpected, from a dreaded return to Interlagos to an untested circuit at Suzuka to new features like day-to-night transitions, the NEO Endurance Series finally looks to return to normality with this weekend’s visit to the time-tested Circuit de Spa-…
Roundtable: Teams Shed Light on Racing at Night
What did your team learn about traffic management while racing at Interlagos and Suzuka, the two shortest tracks on the schedule? Marcus Hamilton, Thrustmaster Mivano Racing #3: I think we validated the whole “safe is fast” approach for these two races. In particular at Suzuka,…
GT Recap: It’s Altus Again in a Suzuka Sweep
Entering this NEO Endurance Series season, one storyline was how new teams would assimilate themselves within a field of familiar faces. After the first three races, veteran NEO GT teams had a two-to-one edge over newcomers on the strength of CoRe SimRacing’s wins at Sebring…
P2 Recap: Early Issues Can’t Slow AVA’s Victory March
If there has been any theme to the NEO Endurance Series’ P2 class this season, it has been the fall of favorites during each race. As far back as pre-qualifying, at least one top team has encountered problems and dropped out, setting the stage for…
P1 Recap: Mivano Strikes Again at Suzuka
In a season where they’ve proven they can handle anything thrown at them — from new cars to new times of day to literally new heights after taking flight late in the Interlagos race — a new track seemed like it should naturally yield the…
Rapid Recap: A New Circuit Sees Three Repeat Winners
The NEO Endurance Series’ first trip to the Suzuka International Racing Circuit was accompanied by plenty of fears for the unknowns at the track, which was previously untested in high-level prototype and GT endurance racing. In the end, the day belonged to proven winners this…
Race Preview: 6 Hours of Suzuka
The Land of the Rising Sun is set to host the NEO Endurance Series’ first race at the Suzuka International Racing Circuit, and appropriately enough, the sun will creep higher in the sky from the drop of the green flag. The increasing light levels should…
Roundtable: Teams Recap Interlagos, Look Ahead to 2019
There were a number of incidents but not many penalties for contact at Interlagos. Did your team have any troubles with traffic? Nick Rowland, Wyvern Racing #25: We were probably the main (or only) team that was hit with multiple penalties. Both we felt were…
GT Recap: CoRe Crushes the Competition at Interlagos
Perhaps no one feared NEO’s return to Interlagos more than the GT field. Two faster prototype classes promised to make their lives difficult at the shortest track on the schedule, and based on past history at the circuit, contact seemed inevitable for the slowest cars…