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24H Dubai Resources

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Last time, we looked at Dubai in the form of a Beginners Guide. Today it’s a little more specific.

How to Watch

Creventic stream all of the 24H Series live, for free. You can navigate to the official website, search on YouTube, or use the stream posted on tRL TV. All of the streams are the same, so it’s up to you how where you want to watch it.

Commentary is provided by Radio Show Limited, otherwise known as Radio Le Mans. For those unable to watch, RSL also provide audio coverage of the events they cover.

When to Watch

The race starts at 1400 local time on Friday the 12th of January and finishes at 1400 on Saturday 13th of January.

Start Sunset Sunrise Finish
Local 14:00 17:30 07:00 14:00
PST 02:00 05:30 19:00 02:00
EST 05:00 08:30 22:00 05:00
GMT 10:00 13:00 03:00 10:00
CET 11:00 14:30 04:00 11:00

The United Arab Emirates is +4 GMT. The race begins local time at 2pm. That’s 10am UK, 11am for the majority of Europe. There’s very little flood lighting at the Dubai Autodrome, and the sun sets quite early. Expect a good 12 hours of darkness for this one!

Cars To Watch

Rather than go through every car individually, here’s a list of highlights for each class. Some are potential overall or class winners, whilst others are noteworthy entries. Being an Amateur focused series, the Creventic class structure is less rigid than other series.

A6-Pro – Largely GT3 cars, Professional drivers

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  • #2 Black Falcon Mercedes AMG GT3 – Black Falcon are always a potential winner. But with drivers like Abdulaziz Al Faisal and Yelmer Buurman, the #2 is particularly strong.
  • #3 Black Falcon Mercedes AMG GT3 – Khaled Al Qubaisi and Jeroen Bleekemolen are the highlights of this car.
  • #5 Ram Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 – WEC TF Sport driver Euan Hankey will drive for Ram Racing. One for BTCC fans – Tom Onslow-Cole will drive the #5 Mercedes.
  • #8 Lambda Performance Ford GT3 Evo – An unusual one this. The Ford GT3 is based on the old generation Ford GT.
  • #12 Manthey Racing Porsche 991 GT3-R – 2017 runners up are back.
  • #20 D’station Racing Porsche 991 GT3-R – For the Japanese fans, SuperGT team D’station Racing have brought an all Japanese squad to Dubai.
  • #28 GP Extreme Renault RS01 GT3 – The mad looking Renault RS01 from the Renault Sport Trophy is back.
  • #777 MS7 by WRT – Don’t be fooled by the number and Saudi Arabian flag on this entry. With Dries Vanthoor and Christopher Mies at the wheel, this is a proper Audi WRT entry.
  • #964 GRT Grasser Lamborghini Huracán GT3 – 2017 Blancpain GT Series Champions.
A6-Am – Largely GT3 cars, Pro-Am mixed drivers
  • #18 V8 Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 – Although V8 Racing are a dutch team, there’s nothing more American than a Chevrolet Corvette. Bring the noise.
  • #25 HTP Motorsport Mercedes AMG GT3 – An unusual looking driver line up, but includes Mercedes Benz legend Bernd Schneider.
  • #27 GP Extreme Renault RS01 GT3 – Another of the crazy Renault RS01s, but this time in the Am class. Includes ex-Aston Martin Le Mans driver, Stuart Hall.
  • #911 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3-R – 2017 winners are back, but this time in the Am class.
  • #991 Gulf Racing Japan – It’s a Gulf sponsored Porsche. What more do you need?
SPX – Approximately GT3 Speed, but not GT3 cars
  • Any of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo cars. Based on the GT3 cars, but they look a bit more aggressive.
  • #60 Lamera Cup – an unusual little car. French one-make series car. 5 cylinder turbo engine, producing 300 bhp. Weighs just 890 kg.
SP2 – Approximately GT4 speed, but not GT4 spec
  • #58 VDS Racing Adventures MARC Focus V8 – An Australian company called MARC Cars dropped a 5 litre V8 into a tube frame Ford Focus.
  • #246 – KTM MMotorsport KTM X-Bow – A KTM X-Bow with a roof. Peter Kox, ex-BTCC and Le Mans star, is involved in managing and driving.
GT4 – GT4 Spec
  • #41 Brookspeed Porsche Cayman GT4 – Freddie Hunt, son of James, will drive the Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR.
  • #233 Besagroup Racing Mercedes AMG – There are a few of the brand new Mercedes GT4 cars reaching customer hands. Notable drivers in the #233 are Roland and Sebastian Asch, and Cora Schumacher – wife of Ralf.
  • #239 Perfection Racing Ginetta G55 – The highest class Ginetta in the field, being run by an all Danish team.
  • #241 ALFAB Racing McLaren 570 GT4 – The only McLaren in the field, being run by an all Swedish team.
  • #247 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 – Like the Mercedes, the brand new GT4 Audi is reaching customer hands. The #247 R8 has Adderly Fong and Darryl O’Young.
  • #264 Black Falcon Mercedes GT4 – It’s a Black Falcon Mercedes, so it’s automatically a threat for the win
  • #268/#269 3Y Technology BMW M4 GT4 – BMW joins Mercedes and Audi with a GT4 entry.
TCR – Touring Car regulations
  • No single car to highlight here, but there are multiple manufacturers represented – Peugeot, Audi, VW and SEAT.
SP3 – Approximately Touring Car Speed
  • Multiple British Ginettas from the Super Cup and British GT – Century Motorsport, Optimum Motorsport and CWS.
  • #237/#238 – 2 Additional Lamera Cup cars
CUP1 – BMW M235i – Designed for the Ring, but popular everywhere
  • A class dedicated to the fantastic BMW M235i
A2 – Small Touring Cars
  • #162 Cicelet Motorsport – BTCC team, with BTCC driver Adam Morgan and Clip Cup driver Max Coates.

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