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Originally Posted by JAG
It's about putting European self-interest first.
Manufactuer's and major privateers are the ones calling for the LMIC, Europe and Asia, the two most important markets for the ACO, will benefit.
How can ACO sportscar racing be dictated by a series that has recently lost the support of Audi, Porsche and Acura, now it looks like one of the stalwarts of the series, Dyson, could be downsizing to one entry.
The ALMS has brought so much to ACO sportscar racing and given a platform to European manufactuer's and teams when no such series existed over here.
Now however the ALMS needs to discover what works for them, the European and Asian markets cannot be held back any longer, the mediocrity and lack of ambition has continued for too long.
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Manufacturers? All one of them? That will certainly create world wide media attention won't it? Talk about coming out with a whimper. If you are going to create a quasi-world championship, get your ducks in a row, and ensure that you are going have world interest in it. This won't, it's a flop already if Peugeot don't bother. Assuming Peugeot (or others) will enter in 2011, this should have waited for 2011, when a grand introduction could have been made.
That it seems either the ACO didn't discuss this with Peugeot, or decided to go ahead anyway is a major fail.
Major Privateers are calling for this?
So, all this talk earlier about Manufacturer dollars increasing the media awareness... do you really think Audi will foot that bill alone for that? It isn't happening.
There is no business case for an Asian market Le Mans Series. There won't be one for some time.
This isn't the way to introduce a new series, even putting aside my prior concerns. Really, this is ridiculous... undermine what has been one of the strengths of Le Mans type series, the ALMS, so that ONE manufacturer can enter a "World Championship". The Privateers are irrelevant to the important business factors.
I fail to see exactly what positive self-interest has been served here? ACO created something for Audi, so that the ACO executives get some free lease cars? For 2010, this will do nothing for Europe interests, the sports interest, or anything else.