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Originally Posted by EffectiveSprinkles
It would make a difference though because then you would have to cull proper entries in favor of a random class between P1 and P2 that nobody outside the USA cares for anyway. People are already complaining about teams getting left on the reserve list for Le Mans.
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Not going to dive too far into this, because wrong thread and we went over this back in January when entry list problems were discussed.
Limit the number of cars per team to 3 (something they previously did with a limit of 2 but didn't enforce). Limit the number of auto-entries per team to 2. Do not offer an auto-entry for AsLMS GT runner-up (it simply isn't strong enough) and do not offer an auto-entry for LM Cup GT3 winner (it isn't strong enough, and it's hardly fair to give an invite for that when there are ELMS GTE-Am teams who don't get one).
Also, if it's about creating a world stage (which is why ASLMS and ELMS teams go along) then there should be a handful of IMSA teams from the US present as well. The easiest way to achieve that is with an IMSA invitational class, which also happens to fit well with the history of the sport.
No need to try and mash everyone into one global prototype class - nobody will be happy with it. If the goal is to get American Prototypes at Le Mans, then invitations work just as well. You only need 3 or 4 of them as an invitation.