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Originally Posted by cmk
They don't sell cars in the US, so there's not the same marketing draw for them as there is for Audi. Couple that with the fact that at Road Atlanta, where Audi has reams of experience and they have none, they are unlikely to win, and you don't have a recipe for a cross-Atlantic trip to the north. Yes, they are going to Brazil we'd assume, but you can still save money by not swinging through N. America if you don't want to race.
I think we'll have to wait on a much closer date before seeing how many Euro teams actually show though. Budgets have a way of tightening by season's end.
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Also IMO it's a given that even if they scored no more points in the LMS this year they would get an invite to LeMans in 08. An automatic non-"Auto Entry" if you will, so there is no pressure to secure a spot for LeMans.
I'm with you on the budgetary thoughts, but also think that the top contenders in class (except maybe P-2) will come to PLM in the hopes of securing an "Auto Entry".
L.P.
