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I don't think Audi will skip Sebring ever.
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North America: Sebring & PLM - As Sebring starts the official international Sports/Proto/GT racing year, it is a must for many teams looking to LeMans. So it stands to reason. Europe: Silverstone & Spa/Monza/Nurburgring - Pre- or post-LeMans is a good deal, as many of the teams visiting will be able to get some racing in that will fit nicely into their budgets. Asia: Best guesses are Suzuka & China/Malaisia - The best chance to involve Honda, Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda. Honda is presently involved thru Acura & HPD in Torrance, California, similar to what Mazda are doing with Dyson. Toyota & Nissan have facilities in all three quadrants to design, build, and race a LMP, all that was needed is the impetus to go in that direction. And so, one man's dream (namely the person in my avatar standing to the left of me) is finally starting to take shape. |
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Umm, I don't think so. It says that Le Mans is "excepted", NOT that Le Mans is "accepted", in order to fill the requirement. There is a critical difference between the two.
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In recent years the ACO have had too many meanigless races, devaluing the Le Mans brand.
If the ACO can put together half a dozen races with Le Mans like support and media attention, that can only be a good thing. As for those races left out in the cold, they have to adapt or close up shop. With only five to six LMS races, upto half could form part of the LMIC, so on balance the series will be strengthened significantly. The question is whether the ALMS should follow suit, or can they sustain seven or so races without LMIC status. |
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Strengthened significantly?
Exactly who do we expect to run this, at least for now? Peugeot, Audi... maybe Oreca with a single car. Anyone else? |
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Plus perhaps the new privateer Pug team(s), and a few others. The IC shouldn't be short of entries, with the smaller LMS teams its largely the cost of travelling to the US and Asia that will prove difficult.
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And to maintain presence throughout the season here in the States, the ALMS NEEDS to run more than just half a dozen races a season. After all, we're talking about one country that has roughly the same land area as all of Continental Europe, and that area gets doubled more or less when you add in Canada. And yes, I do realize that most of Canada is considered uninhabitable. Plus, if the LMS was making a real attempt to service Europe across the board, they'd be running 10-12 races too to cover Germany, Italy, Eastern Europe (as nobody seems to think Hungaroring is a good choice for LMS), Holland, and Scandinavia.
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The press release indeed is confusing - simply because you can read it in both ways - that's a point they still have to clarify or for shure just like in this forum a controversy about the stuff will start...
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With those two in place I would think any manufactuer/major team with a Le Mans program will be looking at an LMIC entry. Previously they considered the LMS too low profile, while a full ALMS entry was too large a commitment/not relevant to their marketing. In effect we've had an unnoficial LMIC for some time, but rather than looking forward to, and promoting these races throughout the year, we've been waiting until the last minute for manufactuer's/teams to firm up their entries. |
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