zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Racing
/
BMW Gets A Face Full Of Tires At Sebring
BMW Gets A Face Full Of Tires At Sebring-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:24

Nicky Catsburg is the to get a face-full of tire wall at the 12 Hours of Sebring. His No. 24 BMW M6 GTLM brake pedal went to the floor, and he wasn’t able to slow down for an upcoming turn on the back side of the track. Something broke.

Fortunately, reports that Catsburg has already been checked and released by the on-site medical team, however, he did bring out the third full course yellow flag while crews rebuilt the barrier.

The No. 24 has been plagued by problems all morning, having already spent a long time behind the wall for a .

The No. 3 Corvette, which had to come in for an emergency splash of fuel during the yellow flag, caught the BMW flying off on its onboard camera:

The No. 3, which had been a contender for the GTLM class lead, has since dropped down to seventh place as of the time of this writing. The No. 24’s bad luck may be spreading!

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Racing
What The Hell Is Going On With The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team?
What The Hell Is Going On With The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team?
McLaren has partnered with Arrow Electronics in order to launch a full-time IndyCar program for the 2020 season. There’s just one problem: everything seems like it’s been a complete and total mess. If you’ve missed one part of the drama, you’ve missed ‘em all. Arrow Electronics, the technology firm...
Nov 9, 2025
Brittany Force Breaks Another Top Fuel Drag Racing Record In Las Vegas
Brittany Force Breaks Another Top Fuel Drag Racing Record In Las Vegas
The big racing news this weekend is supposed to come out of Texas, where Formula One and NASCAR are racing, but Nevada wasn’t going to be outdone. Out in Las Vegas, Brittany Force has broken yet another Top Fuel drag racing record. Putting down a thousand-foot time of 3.659...
Nov 9, 2025
Weekend Motorsports Roundup: November 2-3
Weekend Motorsports Roundup: November 2-3
Formula One is in Austin this weekend. If you’re in the area, maybe you’ll see us there . If you can’t be there to keep Formula One weird, we’ve got the details you need to keep up with the United States Grand Prix (and the rest of the races...
Nov 9, 2025
Everyone Please Welcome Sebastian Vettel To Austin
Everyone Please Welcome Sebastian Vettel To Austin
...
Nov 9, 2025
Valtteri Bottas Wins Pole For U.S. Grand Prix, While Lewis Hamilton Will Chase Title From Fifth
Valtteri Bottas Wins Pole For U.S. Grand Prix, While Lewis Hamilton Will Chase Title From Fifth
If Valtteri Bottas so much as finishes second at the on Sunday, his teammate Lewis Hamilton will wrap up a sixth title a full two races early. Luckily for Bottas—or he might just be apathetic about it at this point, who knows—he’ll begin that quest for the win on...
Nov 9, 2025
Come Hang Out With Jalopnik At Our Annual Austin F1 Meetup Tonight!
Come Hang Out With Jalopnik At Our Annual Austin F1 Meetup Tonight!
It’s time once again, which means it is once again time for us to all meet up and talk about cars or whatever it is we do for fun. If you’re in Austin this weekend, you’re plenty welcome to join us. You don’t even have to be at the...
Nov 9, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved