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Originally Posted by Purist
JAG, the serious privateers over here aren't interested in second tier scraps, a lot of the other privateers are in GA, and how "budget" could P2 have been before Acura and Porsche showed up? None of the cars specifically designed for P675/P2 have been exactly cheap. And before they showed up, the old SRPII Lolas and Pilbeams weren't especially reliable, so before the factories appeared, the class was a joke.
And if P1 is so encouraging to new technologies, then NO, privateers will be FAR less competitive there than they are now. The small constructors simply don't have the R&D capacity to keep up with that. And the only manufacturer interested in sportscar racing that I have faith would produce customer cars is Porsche, but they're NOT in P1 and there's no indication that they will be soon.
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The ALMS's problem is a lack of privateer's fullstop, whether running P900/P675 or P1/P2.
P1 will always be expensive, but there's no need for an equally expensive P2, there needs to be a much cheaper entry level P2 class.