[jhansen]

Arguments like this make me laugh. If we didn't have the Audi R8's racing in the ALMS and the LMES then:

1. The car counts would be further reduced and thus people would complain.

2. There would be no factory produced (and partially backed) cars running in the LMP class, and thus, people would complain.

3. Drivers like Alan McNish, JJ Lehto, Johnny Herbert, Marco Werner, Ronaldo Capello, etc. would be racing elsewhere (or not at all), and more people would complain.

It's a no-win argument with people like this. Like it or not, factory involvement in the P1 class is low right now. But that could change at the drop of a hat. I'm sick of the "chicken little" attitude and I am going to remain positive. And a big THANK YOU to Audi North America, Audi Sport UK, and Audi Sport Japan!