[AGD]

ALMS/IMSA needs to get to the point where non-manufacturer companies are wanting to put their name on the side of a car. That helps ensure long-term stability. That's not happening today and it really hasn't happened all that much throughout the history of the ALMS. In order for that to happen, IMSA has to capture the imaginations of the fans and stuff like that. Big honkified Lolas with BoPed low horsepower engines aren't going to do that. A consumption formula would be a nightmare. Instable rules aren't going to help teams get sponsorship. Here today, gone tomorrow classes don't help. BoP is an embarrassment. IMSA needs a premier 24 hour type enduro to add to their profile. IMSA needs to be able to control their schedule and be able to schedule races freely during the important summer months. These are all areas where the ACO is holding IMSA back. Most of all, they should never be associated with an organization that is trying to put them out of business. Period.

EDIT: As great as the 2008ish period was for ALMS fans, the ALMS era with the greatest TV ratings was the R8 vs. Panoz LMP-1 era with other prototypes mixed in as well.