I like the idea of one pro driver and one gentleman driver in the cars or something along the lines of the pro/am racing that is already in place overseas. All we need here is a few more pros. There is enough young blokes coming up through the ranks, plus a few of the old heads that would put on a good show.
As there seems to be so much money thrown around by the people on the grid, is it beyond the realms of possibility that sports car racing goes its own way, and finds/produces its own TV deal and markets itself away from the existing series and TV arrangements that they have allied themselves with in the past? If the racing quality improves and moves away from a manufactured result, the product is good enough to stand on its own. I suppose that parity in some way, shape or form will always be in racing, but there has to be a few changes.
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