Some of you guys appear to be losing perspective, this is only motor racing, we want to see the best teams competing in a World Championship, we don't want to be sat here reminiscing about sportscar racing peaking twenty five years ago!
Step back for a few minutes, listen to what manufactuers, teams, drivers, journalists and commentators are saying about the formation of the WEC, take a look at what poistion the ALMS and LMS where in post 2008, ask yourselves do you want to see major factory efforts from Audi, Porsche, Toyota etc.
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Oh, just stop. This is complete nonsense and you know it. ALMS fans either A) did not care about the ELMS or B) said good for Europe and got on with their business without giving it a second thought. Stop trying to make us American fans look like we're always raging against Grand-Am, NASCAR, ELMS, and whatever else because it simply isn't the case. Unlike the WEC, I think most ALMS respect NASCAR's business sense even if we don't agree with it.
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I recall the hostile reception to the LMS, why, because it was the first step towards re-establishing the sport in Europe, and ultimately a World Championship.
As a keen follower of the LMS and ALMS the WEC was always the ultimate goal once the sport could sustain it. Clearly some ALMS fans are only concerned about their series, trouble is, unlike NASCAR, Indycar, Aussie V8's or GA, this sport is interconnected with international participants, the ALMS needs to work with the WEC, LMS, it's manufactuers and teams.
The alternative is to go it alone, cut the Le Mans ties, taking on the domestic market with a product that's distinct from the ACO and GA (and get there before US DTM does).