Mike,
I'm trying to get the wife to go to the Petit LeMans with me and camp at turn 5. That is where I usually camp with the TR6 group for the Mitty.
What a task, mix Grand Am and ALMS. The rules and philosophies of the two groups seem to be far apart. I like the Grand Am races, mostly because they are available live, locally, but would love to see more than nine cars racing in the premiere group. If they are going to keep the French tie with ACO, the new rules will look much more like ALMS than Grand Am. I really like the competitive nature of the Grand Am GT group, but think NASCAR tinkers too much with week-to-week rules changes trying to keep the Detroit Iron competitive. Also, what is not to like about the typical Continential Tire Series race that starts 60+ cars in two classes and about 15 cars in either class are capable of winning. It may take the next year to work out all the details. In the menatime, I wonder if we will see some teams race in the other series where there is a spot for their car.
I'll let you know if we are going to the race in October, maybe we can meet for lunch or dinner one day.
Jim Farris
Montevallo AL