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Originally Posted by RL17
If you can put GTP teams and cars (minor modded) into Le Mans why not put LMH cars plus GTP (plus LMP2 IMSA and possibly WEC and/or LMP3) into a single race under IMSA rules)? And race GTD etc from both on the day before or whatever suits US tv best for 2 x 12 hour races.
Single races every position counts and single podium for overall etc. You can score how you like but any cars not running IMSA season in top class etc get points that that don’t really go anywhere. Do a WEC score the same way - make positions count.
Would be good to see LMH at Rolex but could not do the 2nd race above. Drafting chains like in the MX5 events not really a feature in the 24.
Is Michelin endurance cup a competition entirely within IMSA Weathertech just at the longer events? Isn’t that just an example of scoring a single race two ways?
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You are completely dismissing those who pay to run as peons beneath your concern and frankly any series that does that to a premier event isn't going to last long.
The GTD only events are to accommodate tracks where GTPs might not work as well, Lime Rock and ViR, and the GT pros not at Detroit to allow for LM prep. They didn't suddenly kick teams out of the series for a desired event, especially an event the teams can sell a seat or 2 extra to another Silver to fund the team. You would be cutting off the financial supply for teams to make your desire of 2 series with 2 very different goals.
Oh and your LM argument is a fallacy at its base, the entire IMSA field is not invited so merging is not even close to the same thing.