The Orange Flag Podcast

Is Scott Dixon headed to IMSA as part of this McLaren deal? Could we see him, Norris, and Vanthoor in an LMDh in 2028? And we preview Ares trip to Interlagos this week.

Nicole spent the weekend spreading the Follow Earl Bamber propaganda, found out how many hot dogs drivers can eat, got a polo, and a helmet and cap from Le Mans. Porsche won the 24 Hours of Spa.

Rory and Earl’s war continues on into a second week, and has expanded into Insta lives, merch, and more memes. There was chaos everywhere this weekend but especially online. It's just racecars.

Was Le Mans one of the best ever, or has the racing become so sanitized that it was simply underwhelming? Matt Campbell was confirmed in Ford’s Hypercar program for 2027. And somehow Nicole had FOMO at missing one of Kévin Estre’s races.

It’s Le Mans week! We’ve only been waiting a whole year for this. And according to Kévin Estre, a car has wheels and a steering wheel (Thanks Tereza Černá from MotorsportWeek for the quote) In addition to previewing the race, we finally get to discussing the 2030 regs and what they mean for the sport.

Nicole went to Detroit and finally sort of got coffee with Kevin. Or at least they were both at the same coffee shop, as you might have seen from Larry. Reactions to the race, the crashes and the fact that BOP might just be broken. And lots of coffee talk.

Is Porsche coming back to WEC and how does that impact the current team? Felix Rosenqvist won the Indy 500. And we remember NASCAR legend Kyle Busch.

We were not at the Nürburgring but we were online for it. And we saw a lot of questionable stuff. But not from Verstappen fans, from weird gatekeeper sportscar fans. We really all need to take a step back and be honest with ourselves about this situation.

Auston went to GT World Challenge America at Sebring. The liveries were great, the food was ok, there was no water, and Tom Sargent got a class win!

Porsche: Taste The Rainbow, or something? Nicole went to Laguna Seca, gave out Skittles, asked about roller coasters, and held a winners trophy. All the stories from the weekend are here!

The sportscar silly season started really early this year. Alpine and Acura are out, all of Porsche might be leaving for other teams, Nyck DeVries is definitely going to McLaren. Oh and Chili’s won NASCAR.

Nicole went to the Long Beach GP for IMSA and IndyCar and came back with a sunburn, a lot of stories, and a champagne soaked podium hat from Kévin Estre. 

Sportscar season really is back in full swing, so the topics range from Long Beach, to Carrera Cup France, to ELMS, to NLS, to GTWC (Europe and Asia), and even Le Mans. But you should probably expect that from us by this point.

We have Porsche and Lamborghini driver Zachary Vanier on the show. He brings us through his journey from racing snowcross to racing in the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship and GT World Challenge America. And yes, once again we ask THAT question.

Max Verstappen did things, or didn’t do things, in both F1 and Sportscars. Insight from our driver interviews from Sebring. What is Genesis thinking with their lineups? GTWC America. And safety and barrier comparison in the weekend's two major crashes.

Auston finally got bike lessons… from part time racing driver and full time cyclist Laurens Vanthoor. We got hats from PPM drivers, espresso from Wright Motorsports, and more stories than can go in this summary.

We are going to Sebring, Nicole and Travis went to Indycar at Arlington. We recapped and previewed NLS, and Auston remembered some more stories from St Pete. Also horses? And Bikes?

Antares Au, the Piekeeper. You probably know him as a superb bronze rated Porsche driver, and now he’s also tackling WEC with Garage 59 McLaren. We go through his journey in motorsport, racing at Le Mans, and future plans. Yes, we also asked him “that question.” And, a pleasant surprise, he says WECK not W-E-C!

There were a bunch of sportscar, er, Indycar drivers racing in St Pete this past weekend and Auston was there to see them. A full recap of his race weekend, plus a new bike instructor, and a very exciting Porsche lineup. We also dive into the issues with the WEC season opener in Qatar.

The never-ending Indycar off-season finally comes to an end. What blue car is Porsche Penske going to run, and when? Can the #36 Alpine win Le Mans? Someone get Connor Zilisch some sage. And Carson Hocevar and Kévin Estre need to bond over Chili’s.

We have a second cycling instructor for Auston. Dylan Estre officially is doing Carrera Cup! The Bathurst 12 hour was 11 hours of Chaos and some crazy crashes. The Daytona 500… happened. And are the Formula E “Evo Sessions” worth it?

We are sponsoring Dylan Estre, and think everyone else should too. Auston needs to learn to ride a bike, so we have a new segment asking drivers to help. Lots of livery talk, as well as a picnic, US geography and French flag history? We were really all over the place this week.

Obviously a lot happened at the Rolex 24, so obviously we forgot to talk about a lot of it last week. Ares gives his whole rundown on his view of the race from home. Nicole and Auston share more stories from the track. And we talk about some big news in IndyCar and Formula 1.   

Bambi got a watch. We got stories. So many stories. And a race suit. And autographs on a kangaroo and a chili. And to hold a helmet. And a 3 Peat. And a 6 Peat.

The wait is finally over, it’s Daytona week. Nicole and Auston are headed there and the question of the weekend is “Will Nicole remember she likes Car # 7 too?” Ford announced a bunch of lineups and some fun new liveries, Haas is kind of Toyota, maybe?