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Originally Posted by JAG
Not PLM, that event has built up such a status during the past decade extra manufactuer entries are almost a given.
Now those manufactuer's, if all goes to plan, will be competing against each other in half a dozen races. What's more there didn't appear much prospect of Audi or Peugeot competing, season long, in either the LMS or ALMS, so what's the alternative, manufactuer's sitting on the sidelines, confirming a couple of entries weeks before an event?
The Asian events also opens up the possibilty of Japanease manufactuer's competing in the LMIC, whereas Toyota and Nissan only competed at Le Mans and in a single Suzuka 1000km in the late 90's.
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Nobody is coming back until the rules stop favouring the diesels.
This is a quote from the ALMSfans forum, when discussing Ferrari building a Prototype.. It is excerpts and not the full post.
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Originally Posted by jc3
How about this for an answer:
There is no need or incentive for them to participate in today's prototype racing.
what could possibly motivate Ferrari -after all this time- to come out with a fresh, full factory-developed, factory-run P1 team effort in today's lousy economy, against a decidedly stacked rule book, and in series with terribly low media exposure
Pigs will fly first, dreamers.
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The Intercontinental Cup will have very little media exposure. It's basically bragging rights. Until the rules are fixed, it won't be attractive.
It's existence costs the ALMS and the LMS, regular season entries, and funding. If the requirement is to run to full ACO rules at these races, it discourages other entries into the ALMS, knowing that at the premier races they'll lose, because the rules will be stacked against them.
It probably is a good thing in Europe, as you haven't had these quality entries for long. Our series has depended on it, and without them... were dead, or requiring a massive change. That massive change could mean no Intercontinental Cup in North America... then what do you have?