Comments on: Formula Le Mans cars to join Le Mans Series

By: t-squared

t-squared — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:25 +0000

I have to agree that I think adding the Challenge Prototypes will devalue the series. In ALMS, GT3 Cup cars were added to bolster the car count, and honestly, they just don’t measure up and it ends up tainting the overall spectacle. It’s as if the local Porsche club cut a whole in the fence and sneaked onto the track during the race, like a deranged fan running onto the field during a football match.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:47:26 +0000

Why not partner with the V De V Sports’ non-spec LMP3 machines?

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:29:27 +0000

I’m just gobsmacked. GT1 2010 looks like it will be a big success, according to the people who know, so I don’t see why LMS didn’t put them in instead of this utter tripe.

Might as well have a goddamn superkart class.

By: Bamba

Bamba — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:10:52 +0000

Hughe de chaunac will be cashing in big time. This will give oreca the funds to properly develop their p1 car. Watch out pescarolo…

By: Connor Helms

Connor Helms — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:54:18 +0000

Actually I’d beg that 1 percent of the world owns 99 percent of it’s wealth xD. Racing like all modern sports has been plagued by business/cash and the only way for that to end is by having a cashless society, or one that does not totally depend upon it, like Rome for instance. What I don’t get is that 90 percent of the world is around 5.5 billion people vs not even 1 million, so I’m pretty sure us little guys could take over if it became troublesome for the 5.5…….but unfortunately those that already find it troublesome have to wait it out all of life. perhaps I’m just rambling at this point, but who else is tired of money getting in the way of nearly everything we do?

By: GTfour

GTfour — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:58:32 +0000

@Connor Helms,

‘I don’t see any of you guys starting your own leagues, basing them off car diversity, and maintaining them. Don’t like the way things are? Change them don’t sit and gripe we all have the power!’

THAT,my dear man,is because most of us fans don’t have half a million euro’s sleeping in our bank accounts to start a sportscar team. You too should know that it’s the money which makes the world go round,and 90% of all cash is in the hands of 10% of the people worldwide…
All big racing series are firmly in the hands of the big organizations who’re filthy rich and waaaay too powerfull.
If a group of wellfunded amateurs would start their own series,these organizations would soon make sure they’d be blocked in all kinds of ways.

Not very realistic mate…

By: Connor Helms

Connor Helms — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:27:47 +0000

actually there is the radical sr9 that went to le mans so…..yea I guess westfield is next.

By: Subaru WRX

Subaru WRX — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:53:45 +0000

Ligiers and Normas from the French VdeV, as LMP…4 lol

By: milo

milo — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:06:49 +0000

what’s next? Radicals,westfields?

By: Connor Helms

Connor Helms — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:17:39 +0000

It seems that you guys are forgetting again that the LMS/ACO/FIA is a business. The fans only partially matter. They are in it to please the dark suits more than the fans. Think of it from a young driver’s POV, getting to race side by side with the big leagues and having the opportunity to test for a big team, get media coverage etc. It’s really a dream come true for a racer.

The problems for the fans seems to be the cookie cutter rule set attitude that has infiltrated even sports car racing in the last decade. So? Do something about it…..I don’t see any of you guys starting your own leagues, basing them off car diversity, and maintaining them. Don’t like the way things are? Change them don’t sit and gripe we all have the power!

The closest thing a group of people going off doing their own thing is slowly sideways, which STILL follows side by side with the wrc/fia and takes a hit from the fia by keeping the engine power reduced to 300.