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SPORTS-CAR LOWDOWN; Paradox in the ALMS.(NEWS)
Byline: GARY WATKINS
Any sports-car championship would kill to have a lineup of Porsche, Ferrari, BMW and Chevroleta lineup the American Le Mans Series boasts. Yet many predict that the series faces a rocky road.
Welcome to the paradox of the 2009 ALMS season.
The GT2 class should be spectacular. BMW will have two of its new V8-powered M3s, campaigned by Rahal Letterman Racing. Corvette Racing's new GT2 contender is to debut in round six at Mid-Ohio. They join the ongoing and amazing racing between Ferrari and Porsche.
But Audi's decision not to return for a 10th-consecutive full season leaves Acura's two new ARX-02bs to race largely alone in LMP1. The move of two Acura LMP2 teams to LMP1, along with the Penske Porsche program's conclusion, leaves the secondary prototype class a shadow of its former self. What's more, LMP2s won't challenge for overall wins, courtesy of ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, SPORTS-CAR LOWDOWN; Paradox in the ALMS.(NEWS)