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Brett, from a business perspective for sponsors I cannot argue, it makes sense.
From my heart, if the series loses prototypes, it will not be the same. The Le Mans tie in is huge for me. That and the fact that there are LMPs are what differentiates the ALMS from GT1, GT3, GT Open, Blancpain, etc. Another key point is that the cars in the ALMS are aspirational rides, ones that people work towards and are very special. Diluting the series with more "regular" type vehicles again takes away the cache of that the ALMS stands for, excellence and technology. This is the same reason while I understand the economic need for the Challenge classes, I cannot stand them. If I want to watch a lower class of GT racing I will watch GA or Conti. Those cars should be support series IMO, not in the big show.
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