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Originally Posted by MaskedRacer
If a Watkins Glen 6 hour is to remain a viable NAEC race then maybe IMSA should move it until later in the summer. To distance it from Le Mans. Perhaps swap it with the Road America date.
If you don't do that, then make it a 4 hour race and not a NAEC round anymore. I've brought up the idea before that cutting both Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta by 2 hours is ok in my mind to cut costs.
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The actual race time of those events is a TINY contribution to the cost, especially for Petit since it's end of season and they'll be tearing things down after anyway. It's the travel and days at the track that brings the big costs, time on track is cheap since they are already there. Look at Petit garages on a Tues/Wed to see how not showing up saves money, if they aren't testing teams don't show until Wed evening since there is no on track WSC action until Thurs morning now.