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Originally Posted by Nick Koske  Don't know how many of you guys caught a recent Autoweek article about one of the RS Spyders racing in LMS next season. A "gentlemans' agreement" means that the Dutch Equipe Verschuur team will run just one professional driver in 2008.
LMS boss Patrick Peter reached an agreement with team owner Frans Verschuur that he will use one or more amateur drivers and not field the car with two professionals as originally planned. Peter believes that an all-pro line-up in a Porsche would frighten away entrants in the buoyant LMP2 prototype class.
"We have to be prudent," said Peter. "I do not want to get one new car and lose many others."
Verschuur said: "I have to accept this, even though it is not in the rules. You cannot compare us to Penske in the American Le Mans Series: it is a factory team and we are a true privateer."
My first question is he requiring all other P2 entrants to do the same? Only one pro driver. More rules that aren't written into the rules...This just seems absolutely ridiculous to me. I just don't know what to say. More mind boggling BS from the ACO.
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First it is the LMS (Patrick Peter) not the ACO that has brought this up with the Verschuur team. Although it is the stated wish of the ACO to not have "works" teams in P-2 and Verschuur should know that, as it is public knowledge, even if some wish to ignore it. Once the Spyder has been evaluated in the LMS, which is the
right of the series to do, then maybe they will allow a pro driving team in them. As to being mind boggling? It is only such if the stated intent of the ACO is ignored! Racing sanctioning bodies are not a democracy and administer with their own interpretation of their rules all the way down to your local Saturday night dirt track!!