And of course, us as fans have to be realistic. The "romantic hero" type of stories like Rondeau in '80 are obviously the stuff that legends are made of.
But with the big factory era where even when there was no "factory" Audis at LM, Audi money and technical assistance was undeniably present, and when Audi came back full force, and with Peugeot and now Toyota engaging them in hot pursuit to be the king of the hill at LM and elsewhere, sadly the private teams get pushed aside as far as promotional concerns, coverage, and even recognition by the press and even the sanctioning bodies.
At least we can look back at the days of the late '70s and early '80s and the mid '90s when privateers had a shot at winning, as well as the mid '80s to early '90s, the mid to late '90s and from '06-present with the big factories engaging in combat.
And not to play boss or be pedantic, but this is the Audi R18 thread, after all, and we do have stuff that we undeniably wonder about with the "new" car. So may we try and get back to discussing that instead of who did what, why, and letting it degenerate into an argument that we've had in one form or another previously, at least until Audi and Toyota face off
