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Originally Posted by Speed-King
It's officially called the International Endurance Series now, IIRC.
And the split format is due to noise regulations. I found it kind of strange initially, but it really works for them. If it helps. just consider the first part of the race a qualifier for the 2nd half. Which it is - in some ways as only full laps are counted when the race is resuming the next day.
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Yes but as a fan, don't you consider it to be a bit of a cliffhanger? I could only just imagine watching a battle for the overall lead with 10 minutes left into the first part of the race, only to see the chequered flag and then wait for 16 hour and watch them do it all over again. It just doesn't quite make any sense to me I feel. Surely I'm not the only one?
Also, noise restrictions sounds a bit odd as well. I know Silverstone has one of the toughest noise restrictions in the world yet they can pull off a 24 hour race without any intermissions. There has to be another reason for this.