Is it really necessary I do this?

Extremedriver - 07 November 2009 08:43 PM

I don't see Penske coming back to ALMS. I think he's too committed to winning in the Rolex Series right now. He stated earlier this year that Rolex provided a different challenge for him. And it certainly showed. He did not win a race this year! He has the talented drivers and crew to do it, but little things just kept biting him. The closest he came was at the season end-er at Homestead-Miami.

And as for Audi-Sport or Peugeot running a full schedule for 2010?? BIG-FAT-

Lowe's/Fernandez Racing has gone away for 2010 with no immediate plans to return.
So maybe that's a sign to start putting a BIG-FAT on the series in general.
I'm not trying to open a can of worms. I'm just saying that can be a good thing every once in a while.

Penske is gone from the Rolex Series.
Little things biting him in the butt, and Grand-Am's love for rules-tampering-enforced-parody.
Closest he came may have well been at Homestead-Miami, I didn't see the race. But the pace showed at the Rolex 24 should have won them the race, but little things...
Peugeot have never run a full ALMS campaign because there is no marketing benefit. The rumored one car semi-private effort for 2010 would be a huge deal for the French manufacturer and the series.
What does the Lowes(-Fernandez) withdrawal do that STARTS people asking questions? The series is highly sponsorship based and Lowes pulled out, you'll note Charlotte Motor Speedway may sound a little different in 2010. Does that mean we start questioning its future?

Chris