Comments on: Mil Milhas won’t be an LMS round this year http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/02/09/mil-milhas-wont-be-an-lms-round-this-year/ The latest Le Mans, Sportscar and GT racing news! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:30:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brake Check http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/02/09/mil-milhas-wont-be-an-lms-round-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Brake Check Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:34:27 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/02/09/mil-milhas-wont-be-an-lms-round-this-year/#comment-515 I'm mixed about the loss of the Mil Milhas. Like so much of sports car racing, it was a nice link to the past on a fantastic track in racing-crazy nation. However, last year's race came across on TV as dull - thanks to the lack of participants - and poorly attended. I hope that it was just a case of going abroad too soon and that there will be another attempt at the Mil Milhas in the future. The Shanghai race sounds great - good track, great facility, emerging market. Hopefully more cars will make the trip and that will translate to more fans in the seats. What I really like about it though is it's tie-in with the new Asian Le Mans Series. I think if the ACO wants another world championship, it would be better to build the calendar around smaller, geographically-isolated championships. So the Shanghai race will be the showcase race of the Asian Le Mans Series, meaning the race will count in the LMS points and it can draw on local series participants as well as the top LMS teams. Maybe the same idea could be applied to Central & South America before the next Mil Milhas? Better yet, why not do the same with ALMS and make Sebring and Petit Le Mans count towards a world championship? I’m mixed about the loss of the Mil Milhas. Like so much of sports car racing, it was a nice link to the past on a fantastic track in racing-crazy nation. However, last year’s race came across on TV as dull – thanks to the lack of participants – and poorly attended. I hope that it was just a case of going abroad too soon and that there will be another attempt at the Mil Milhas in the future.

The Shanghai race sounds great – good track, great facility, emerging market. Hopefully more cars will make the trip and that will translate to more fans in the seats. What I really like about it though is it’s tie-in with the new Asian Le Mans Series. I think if the ACO wants another world championship, it would be better to build the calendar around smaller, geographically-isolated championships. So the Shanghai race will be the showcase race of the Asian Le Mans Series, meaning the race will count in the LMS points and it can draw on local series participants as well as the top LMS teams. Maybe the same idea could be applied to Central & South America before the next Mil Milhas? Better yet, why not do the same with ALMS and make Sebring and Petit Le Mans count towards a world championship?

]]> By: HORNDAWG http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/02/09/mil-milhas-wont-be-an-lms-round-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-348 HORNDAWG Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:35:06 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/02/09/mil-milhas-wont-be-an-lms-round-this-year/#comment-348 I would imagine most of this was market driven, with China coming onto the stage as a world market. Also is the fact of the ACO trying to kick off the new Asian Le Mans Series with the race in Shanghai, but another thing that has not got much light is the fact that almost everyone I heard any comments from during the event stated that the infra-structure at the facility was very lacking. L.P. 8) I would imagine most of this was market driven, with China coming onto the stage as a world market. Also is the fact of the ACO trying to kick off the new Asian Le Mans Series with the race in Shanghai, but another thing that has not got much light is the fact that almost everyone I heard any comments from during the event stated that the infra-structure at the facility was very lacking.

L.P. 8)

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