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,…
Race replay: 6 hours of Interlagos
Broadcaster: RaceSpot TV
Date: December 16th 2018
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…
P2 Recap: Schubert’s Fricke Brothers Find Victory Lane
As NEO’s new middle class this season, P2 teams at Interlagos must have felt the same way as Stealers Wheel described in their 1972 hit song: Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. Here I am, stuck in the middle with you….
P1 Recap: After Fight and Flight, Mivano Wins Again
Being the fastest car on track sometimes comes at a price. At a short circuit such as Interlagos, the top prototype teams could have passed dozens or even a hundred or more slower cars than their mid-pack competitors over a six-hour race. For the Thrustmaster…
The Day the Racing Stopped
The last time the NEO Endurance Series visited the Autódromo José Carlos Pace on February 21, 2016, the result was the most controversial race the series has ever seen. We revisit that infamous event in this oral history of the 6 Hours of Interlagos from…
Four Original NES Circuits Among Season 5’s Schedule
Veteran drivers may feel a bit of nostalgia when surveying the NEO Endurance Series’ season 5 schedule, as four tracks from season 1 — including two making their return after several seasons off the calendar — will be back to host NEO competition once again….
Rumble in the jungle at Interlagos
The fifth round of the season was held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. Last year this track showed to be a big challenge for multi class racing. It has proven its challenge also this year. The first half of the race was filled with a…