2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach | Full Race | WeatherTech Championship | Long Beach, California

This is the live broadcast from the 49th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, in Long Beach, California.
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// 2024 SCHEDULE //
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - January 19-21
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - January 25-28
STREETS OF ST PETERSBURG - March 8-10
SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - March 13-16
LONG BEACH STREET CIRCUIT - April 19-20
WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA - May 10-12
DETROIT STREET CIRCUIT - May 31 - June 1
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE - June 7-9
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL - June 20-23
CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK - July 12-14
ROAD AMERICA - August 2-4
VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - August 23-25
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - September 20-22
MICHELIN RACEWAY ROAD ATLANTA - October 9-12
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[@fajarastanaprima2771]

20:55 Race start

[@nauq6630]

Thank you so much

[@thomasroth84]

Please never leave KZbin again! It's so convenient for us Europeans to catch it the next morning instead of having to wait for a week or so like it was in the past! Thank you!!!!

[@lordracer7743]

i hadnt any problems to wait until the thursday after the race.

[@brmh1667]

To be honest, as long as IMSA is generous enough to let us see it I am also happy. The shorter wait is most welcome though, and gives IMSA the chance to compete with more topical events. Shame about that classic, Lime Rock Park. I would love to see that come back. Don't make it too easy for the golf course pushers. please. Lime Rock is a mini-Nurburgring.

[@rolux4853]

@@brmh1667lime rock park is one of my absolute favorite race tracks on this planet! People finally have to stand up against those fascist old bullies who want to destroy this amazing tracks! It’s already insane they aren’t allowed to race on Sundays! The USA is such an unfree country, where citizens have very few rights and the government has more laws and rules against them than any other first world country has! Nowhere in Europe some racist old people who moved there AFTER the track was build could forbid anything! That’s why you still have all the amazing tracks in Europe, because there citizens have real rights and freedom! In the USA it only counts how much money you have, the courts only care about the highest bidder, not the righteous solution. Look at what is happening to Laguna Seca, they are destroying it too! Or the best track the USA ever had, Riverside International Raceway! Some disgusting rich land developers bribed local politicians and built a stupid soulless mall on the racetrack! Never ever would this happen to a track in Europe! Fight back for your rights, the USA needs a complete overhaul of its courts, the police and the whole political system. The USA is NOT a democracy in its current state! It’s an oligarchy run by huge corporations and individual billionaires. Even on the local level the vast majority of politicians are rich people forming their communities in a way that it perfectly caters to only the rich. Us people that earn some decent money, but still have to work for it are seen as scum. The only reason those people want to interact with us is to manipulate us to shill for them and vote them. The USA is a failed state!

[@Armalite90]

It's not convenient for just the Europeans, it's convenient for us Americans as well I love being able to catch the lives or the highlights. I have said it before, yalls coverage has made me a fan a big one at that. Thank you

[@Poseiden2]

Could this endurance motor racing series get any better? Back on KZbin, with the same wonderful commentary pairing and all the manufacturers as competitive as ever! Another treat from Long Beach after last year's dramatic finish.

[@dmp1_1]

thank you IMSA, greetings from Indonesia

[@Jamadore1]

Thanks a lot IMSA!!!... Greetings form Lima, Perú 😎🏁👍

[@SuperBajafresh]

Greetings to you from Chula Vista CA

[@QF_Dan72]

Thank you so much for continuing to stream on KZbin.This is the most convenient place. Also, congrats to Caddy for breaking their neverending curse.

[@Max-pi7ri]

Thanks IMSA for the Live stream

[@SnakezF1]

Its a livesstream, not really an upload

[@Max-pi7ri]

@@SnakezF1 yea my bad

[@ChaosZero.]

It's always good to hear Hindy, Shaw and Adam voices, but please make sure to raise the ambient sound volume next time, cars are barely audible.

[@amytysoe2292]

I'm in the UK so i'm loving being able to watch the west-coast races the next morning! thanks!

[@jackvickers200]

Yeh same here

[@Zaqariyah]

Thank you IMSA for sharing us non-Americans this great content!

[@tfkrazvan]

Thank you IMSA ❤ Respect, keep it on KZbin 🎉

[@voggiful]

as always thanks for coverage! fantastic race fantastic series fantastic cars!

[@speedplanet4931]

Thank you IMSA greetings from Brasil 👍🏼

[@recarsion]

Great race and getting it right away for free, this is why I love IMSA! I wish the WEC had some of these shorter races as well, watching several hours of endurance racing isn't always easy.

[@ragereset2795]

You'll acquire the taste for endurance. These races make think "90 minutes? Why even bother?" 😄🤙🏼

[@johnlawrence3170]

The reason the audio mix has such minimal ambient sound is because this is the audio that is also played over the loudspeakers / PA at the race track, and the last thing you need is vehicle engine sounds blasting over the PA while actual engines are blasting around the racetrack. It would be nice if they could have a separate videostream mix with some ambient sounds though.

[@steangamble-brooks864]

Thank you for uploading and streaming on KZbin! So convenient for us to watch the next morning! Thank you IMSA

[@marcojjm]

Espectacular carrera!!!! Saludos desde España. Nos encanta el imsa!!

[@petepeterson1240]

thank you Imsa, I love you

[@ragereset2795]

IMSA, showing WEC how it's done. Just got off a plane in Doha, got time to quickly download this and watch it on my flight to Italy. Perfect.👌🏼

[@rolux4853]

What? You know that every WEC race is streamed on KZbin since many years ago? This is only the second IMSA race streamed on KZbin however. Before that you needed to watch it on the IMSA TV website.

[@aqibdarwish196]

Wec clearly better

[@kitethebird9764]

They dont stream it anymore on youtube they release the race like 1-2 weeks later or so on youtube like IMSA has done it ​@@rolux4853

[@fafonso558]

@@rolux4853the difference is that wec doesnt stream basically worldwide unlike imsa , where I live I have to watch wec through Eurosport where we have 20 mins of ads every 20 mins of race

[@SnakezF1]

​@rolux4853 WEC streams the races a few weeks after the race. IMSA on the other hand is LIVE. At least IMSA TV was free. Unlike WEC...

[@GQVERT]

I smoked for 420 and then put on tv and watched this whole race. I’ve never seen this category but I really like it and I’m looking forward to Laguna seca

[@ragereset2795]

Check out the WEC as well, IMSA's older cousin. You're just in time for Le Mans, my friend. Just remember to manage your choof intake.. 24hrs is a long time. 😮‍💨😄

[@GQVERT]

@@ragereset2795 I’ll be sure to check it out mate🙏🏻

[@ragereset2795]

@@GQVERT There's a highlight package up of Imola. I'm travelling and can't watch the whole race yet but it looks like it was bonkers. Long Beach was the dullest IMSA race I've seen in ages. Welcome to endurance, brother. 🤙🏼

[@thongthegiant]

Great racing as always IMSA 👏 so happy cause I always root for the Caddy

[@qohenleth4472]

Thank you so much IMSA!

[@KRobertsonGaming]

Great to see the Flying lizards back, shame it wasnt in a silver and red Porsche but i do hope they will stay i miss seeing this team. They were my Favorite team in the ALMS. Also Thanks IMSA you beauty ❤

[@swiftone1]

I attended this race wearing a throwback Flying Lizard Porsche T-Shirt in the paddock, Lizard team show me some love 😊😂

[@aidiazlan2146]

Well done IMSA, viewing from Malaysia

[@matthiasschell9753]

Thank you for streaming on youtube! Just one little request: would it be possible to hear the cars? 😂

[@nickychimes4719]

Streamed? And, I can hear the cars mate...

[@AnthonyJrKing]

Thankmyou Imsa!Go Lexus 👍

[@carfan3762]

What a race !

[@petedandy3521]

Thanks from Austria 😀

[@boblaval6551]

Merci de nous permettre de voir ( de revoir) ces superbes courses de l’IMSA. From France, near by LE MANS.

[@ZeGermanHam]

Those Cadillacs sure to make a glorious noise while tearing down the front straight.

[@akshar473]

IMSA 😁

[@user-tc3bh6yh6v]

(IMSA/Long Beach GRAND PRIX) 20:46~GTPＳＴＡＲＴ 21:13~GTDＳＴＡＲＴ 31:53~1stＦＣＹ 43:41~GREENFLAG 1:05:10~2ndＦＣＹ No.４０Acura CRASH 1:21:45~GREENFLAG 1:44:45~3rdＦＣＹ 1:52:31~GREENFLAG 1:59:49~ＦＩＮＡＬＬＡＰ🏳️

[@abcjelly]

ty legend 🙏🐐

[@russellsherry130]

Thanks for all that you do please keep up the great work that you do.lets get imsa

[@user-qc3vo7bk4z]

Thanks for the brilliant coverage! Shea Adam's analysis is absolutely banging

[@omniscient420]

I can't wait to see this in person at Laguna Seca in a couple weeks. 🤯

[@SCAJolly]

Thank you IMSA for the content!

[@McLarenKeith]

Can't hear the cars at all, commentary is too loud or something?

[@ragereset2795]

I noticed this too. Sound is normally phenomenal but this broadcast sounded like it was playing on a clock radio. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lordracer7743]

Street Racing, lets go.

[@1stPersonStateConsciousness]

Cadillac. On top. And the service vehicle for Rolex 24 was the new Black Wing 💪🏽

[@ZeGermanHam]

The track/car audio was a bit low in this upload for some reason.

[@robcampbell6099]

Jordan Taylor, please go back to Corvette !!!

[@livinter2358]

👏👏👏 IMSA

[@RB-gn6hk]

Please learn from WEC and include the manufacturer logo alongside the driver name and car number for the leaderboards.

[@martinbatalla2703]

Thank you IMSA, Greattins from Argentina

[@sascha151]

the comments is so loud ,the cars so calm...please change this..terrible soundmix

[@The_Samurai]

I am watching from the Netherlands to IMSA. I don't like f1 anymore since I discovered IMSA.

[@ragereset2795]

Don't forget to check out WEC, you're just in time to catch what will probably be the best Le Mans ever held. Welcome out from behind the Iron Curtain of F1. 😄🤙🏼

[@The_Samurai]

@@ragereset2795 yes I am watching also Wec.

[@kartaltoth684]

@@ragereset2795 "Iron curtain of F1", how insecure do you have to be lmao.

[@ragereset2795]

@@kartaltoth684 Insecure? Huh? I've watched the influx of F1 fans into our sport. They act like battered housewives who've finally escaped the circle of abuse. 😄

[@greapsoho]

You don't have to pick just one. F1, WEC, WRC, driftmasters in Europe. IMSA, Indycar, American Rally Association Championship, Formula Drift and Nascar(some people don't realize that half of the schedule is road and street courses) in the states. Super GT, Super Formula, All Japan Rally Championship, and Formula Drift Japan in Japan. And that's just for cars! There's all the baja truck series and moto & dirt and everything else. It's a great time to be alive!

[@birdman8649]

Is there any chance to get 60 fps version later like before? Watching this 30 fps version isn't good for my head without smooth motion.

[@Dethmeister]

I've been checking the IMSA youtube page for a video of this race for weeks. It's been hiding under the "Live" tab all this time. Now I know where to check next time. I'm in the US and the race isn't livestreamed on youtube here right? Maybe move the video under the "Videos" tab after the stream is over.

[@whoeveriam0iam14222]

Where's the engine sound?? So quiet

[@midnight_driver71]

Use some headphones 🎧, the Caddy's sounded so good

[@rsr-warrior]

Agree, sound used to be better balanced, especially at Long Beach with the barriers reflecting the sound!

[@ragereset2795]

I noticed this as well, sound on IMSA broadcasts is normally phenomenal. This one sounded like it was mastered in a tin can. Hopefully a one-off.

[@garinakbar1907]

I have a feeling that Cadillac might win the championship again this year, but with the pairing of Bourdais and Renger

[@WillFuI]

The pace difference for Cadillac between wec and imsa is kinda crazy. Like why is the wec car so much slower comparatively

[@hamidbarnabus]

camera work could've been better

[@GlendonPerkinsgp]

No GTD Pro! How is this Long Beach without Corvette Racing or Ferrari or Ford?

[@BlackKyurem5]

Appreciate it IMSA :D

[@Finney198]

Thank you! Some parts of the race was like a public lobby for ACC. So you know you not going to do good in the race, your team mate is behind the leaders, a yellow flag would help out, so what do you do? 😁

[@Dethmeister]

You talking about the #25 BMW? That's what I was thinking too. It looked like he buried it softly in the tires on purpose. Though, Shea Adam said that it was trying to back out of the barrier but wasn't able to.

[@andrewjames1817]

I was trackside leaning over the fence making my own video

[@jort_2903]

Why no podium ceremony

[@MasterFlores35]

15:00

[@abcjelly]

cadillac 1-2, let’s goooo 🎉! great👍 race. long beach > monaco.

[@SCAJolly]

I feel as though IMSA's incident calls have been worse in '24 than before. Certainly I don't understand how the GT was to blame in the hairpin. What would any driver have done differently, surrounded by prototypes?

[@Dethmeister]

1:26:17 He should have stayed in his lane on the outside, behind the prototype he was following. Look at the angle he enters the corner at. It looks like he's trying to block one prototype Porsche while also dive-bombing the other Porsche prototype in front, which makes no sense. Besides that, he didn't brake soon enough so he hit the one he was dive-bombing. Then he just stops in the middle of the track, though he might have stalled. Now one thing that may explain it is that GTD cars seem to enter that corner differently than the prototypes. Maybe the GTD's just can't take that same outside line, swinging out wide like the prototypes do. I don't think that's the case though.

[@nikomoin7604]

Puh tough luck for bmw. They had the best pace but bad luck and maybe not the best strategy struck them

[@Zaqariyah]

Why pitlane is so loooong?

[@user-vs3mb4dw8g]

AND FORD MUSTANG IMSA RACING TEAM AND AUTOGRAMM FOR MIKE ROCKENFELLER IMSA RACING TEAM THANKS YOU

[@harizrushdi6876]

1:39:08

[@SethXthechosen]

What if NASA made a nascar? what would u call it?

[@greghauth9673]

Ford factory is missing.

[@greghauth9673]

Nevermind

[@user-uk4vg8ny1z]

LEXUS🇯🇵🗾🇺🇸

[@ragereset2795]

The audio on this broadcast was disgraceful and an embarrassment to IMSA. Please go back to doing it beautifully like you normally do. 🔈

[@juliocruz2768]

El Mustang parece una cebra corriendo con gacelas mejor estaría el GT 40

[@franziscon5816]

hi ihiihihihihi

[@RSDGDriftTeam88]

You talk too much, especially to say unnecessary things. In addition, the sound is WAY too loud for your eyes, we only hear that and it's painful.

[@use-oc4mj6n]

The Mustang is a real turd.

[@michaeld.uchiha9084]

BMW please stop working with RLL. What a team of 🤡.

[@btgatv]

Sorry, but WEC at Imola was wayyyyy more exciting than this!

[@ragereset2795]

Dry sprint race on a street circuit compared to 6hrs of Imola with rain.. not a fair fight.

[@maltekeller8488]

I fully agree

[@rsr-warrior]

Sorry guys, this was probably the most boring Long Beach race I've seen in a long time, probably can't always ensure good battles eh....next time guys...😏

[@philiprobinson5821]

It looks more like kiddy car dodgems than professional motor racing, That's another viewer lost, from outside the States. Worse than the Australians

[@johncande1]

Maybe the teams should not give interviews to this commentary team any longer. They are just a bunch of snitches.

[@tomescover1166]

Hindoff is just horrid at calling a race. Mixes car numbers, gets lost, constantly hammering on off-topic, and just generally obnoxious. Sell-by date has passed.

[@rebelduck9077]

Finally posted!! YES!!!

[@rodshephard3837]

Thank you IMSA....greetings from Thailand!

[@Grandpa_Joe]

holy crap the audio is awful.