Comments on: New Audi, Same Story at Sebring http://www.racintoday.com/archives/471 Go With The Pros Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.racintoday.com/archives/471/comment-page-1#comment-35 Mark Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:36:13 +0000 http://www.racintoday.com/?p=471#comment-35 On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being great) Sebring-2009 was not a 10. Although the Peugeot/Audi race in P1 was entertaining, it could have been better if there were an additional 20 or more cars to contend with at the end, instead of the 12 cars that were running at the 10-hour mark. (16 were running if you include the 2 Peugeots and 2 Audis.) In P2 there wasn't much competition, none at the end. And GT1 had no competition from the git-go. GT2 had initial promise but it faded as you realized how many cars were not competitive. And the BMW effort left much to be desired. As entrants continue to decline (see below), the 12-Hours is losing its luster. I give this year's race a 6, thanks to Audi-Peugeot. If this trend continues, next year could be my last. P1 P2 GT1 GT2 Total 02 18 11 12 20 61 03 15 7 10 29 61 04 12 7 6 21 46 05 6 5 10 18 39 06 7 7 6 16 36 07 4 9 3 18 34 08 6 10 3 16 35 09 8 3 2 15 28 On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being great) Sebring-2009 was not a 10. Although the Peugeot/Audi race in P1 was entertaining, it could have been better if there were an additional 20 or more cars to contend with at the end, instead of the 12 cars that were running at the 10-hour mark. (16 were running if you include the 2 Peugeots and 2 Audis.)

In P2 there wasn’t much competition, none at the end. And GT1 had no competition from the git-go. GT2 had initial promise but it faded as you realized how many cars were not competitive. And the BMW effort left much to be desired.

As entrants continue to decline (see below), the 12-Hours is losing its luster. I give this year’s race a 6, thanks to Audi-Peugeot.

If this trend continues, next year could be my last.

P1 P2 GT1 GT2 Total
02 18 11 12 20 61
03 15 7 10 29 61
04 12 7 6 21 46
05 6 5 10 18 39
06 7 7 6 16 36
07 4 9 3 18 34
08 6 10 3 16 35
09 8 3 2 15 28

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