yes! yes! yes!

about freakin' time!



http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...alizing-merger

 

Finally!

 

Hopefully good news, but I'll reserve my enthusiasm until I see how the classes break out.

 

. . . No further comments at this time. . .

Kim

 

"it’s believed GRAND-AM will serve as the sanctioning body "

Sigh.

 

 

so long as the rules package is (largely) ACO-based, I think GA being the sanctioning body is fine....remember, ALMS is largely run as a hobby, Grand AM (think NASCAR) is run as a business.....and the GA/NASCAR juggernaut is much more powerful in global motorsports (think manufacturer support).

I imagine the only GA class that will survive is GT, probably with FIA GT3 specs.

so theoretically it would be:

P1
P2
PC and/or DP
GT-Pro
GA GT/GT3

that would be a great field IMO....

 

With GA as the sanctioning body I won't hold my breath. Enjoy the ALMS races while you can. I am gonna have to get a satellite dish so I can watch European racing I suppose....

 

It depends largely on whose rule package they adopt, and I don't see ALMS accepting a merger under GA rules; so I assume it's ACO/WEC based.

and remember, GA has a better sponsor and TV package with an inferior product, NASCAR knows how to market.

 

That's the outcome I'm hoping for. I suspect though that they will have to make some provisions for the tube-frame cars that run GT in GA.

 

I hope it works out.

 

I imagine they'll be merged in with some form of BoP equivalency with GT3.

I think (hope) DP is dead, slower than P2 and more expensive than PC, what's the point?

 

Ugh...not good news IMHO...

 

I hope this brings manufactures back to p1. Otherwise not good.

 

Not sure what to think. Is it an admission that ALMS's lack of presence on TV has damaged the series? I think so but that's another topic.

My fear is that GA doesn't like Porsche. Is this the end of the RSR racing in America? I hope not. The new one is going to be raced in 2013 at limited events. I would hate to see it only run in Europe because GA prefers the cup.