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WEC should ditch the 6 hour flat rate because it will give the races more personality. A 12 hour race, an 8 hour race, maybe even a 3-4 hour sprint races. The teams are too comfortable and confident with the 6 hour format - they all know how to run it in perfectly, and only a FCY in an awkward will place will disrupt this. If you vary the race lengths then it will lead to more varied results.
"Is 6 hours an endurance race" is really a completely separate question - and the answer is of course yes. I'd argue anything over 2 hours is an endurance race. Outside of NASCAR are there any regular series which race for more than 2 hours that we don't consider endurance? Not every race needs to be a full 24 hours for it to be an endurance event.
I'd happily have Spa as a 12 hour race. WEC is never going to be at Sebring any time soon, so lets make a new classic (just like ALMS did with Petit). Maybe Fuji could be 8 hours. Maybe Nurburgring could be 4 hours.
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