New Rules In Le Mans For 2011 Threaten Audi And Peugeot Diesel Dominance

doesn't matter, Audi will produce another engine to dominate.

Audi is King of Le Mans

well said

Exactly, the rules will likely allow for V6/V8 diesels. The current Audi V12 TDI is already very fuel efficient for its power levle.

And BMW is in the slowest car. Nothing wrong with that, Ferrair and Porsche compete there. But your victor BMW will be getting lapped by the Audis every 5 laps or so depending on the track.

The racinig in the gt2 class will be so much better though. 1/2 the time the audis are racing private teams,theres not to much of a challange in that, when they have a full factory effort.
The GT2 class cars actally look like real cars, that consumers can identify with where as the prototypes look like cartoon cars. I think its good BMW is getting back to ALMS since they were on of the founding teams of the series.

CarE10,
"The GT2 class cars actally look like real cars, that consumers can identify with where as the prototypes look like cartoon cars."
I can say the same even more to the point with F1 where BMW competes.

Audi single-handedly and without any doubt has made what ALMS is today. When they move to either a smaller LMP1 engine or decide to go for the GT category in an R8 V10 it will boost this series once again. BMW has come in and out without any effect on the series and without much of a winning record for that matter.

Other OEMs that have made this series what it is are: Ferrari, Porsche, Corvette and to a lesser extent Acura and Aston Martin.

Rules would always end up favoring one technology to another. These cars are all about developing technology that would end up in everyday cars for better power and efficiency - such as direct-injection or the combo of direct and indirect in the Lexus IS (correct me if I'm wrong.)

In the end, I think that the simplest rule would be to make sure that no one uses turbos or superchargers. Just limit their damn gas tank size and see what the racers can do with limited fuel.
Hopefully, people in the stands would be able to enjoy watching the racers deal with fuel problems instead of the money they gamble with.

Audi has been in agreement and supported this change. I would like to see the R8 V10 in GT, which Audi's executives have hinted at. If that is the case, bye bye competition.

Audi will continue to dominate ALMS (Audi Le Mans Series).

"BMW represents a piece of the foundation on which the
American Le Mans Series was built in 1999. An active
member of the Series both on and off the track, the marque
has a rich history of GT racing with its M3 and M3 GTR.
BMW will go down in Series history as the winner of the first
race in the Series, when a BMW V12 LMR prototype took
victory in the 1999 Twelve Hours of Sebring. That same year,
BMW became the first team from the American Le Mans
Series to win the overall championship at the 24 Hours
of Le Mans. In all, BMW teams have won 15 times in the
series - nine in GT2 and six in LMP1 - and took the 1999 GT
championship with a trio of BMW M3s. The new BMW M3
will compete against the deepest GT2 class in the Series
with fellow manufacturers Aston Martin, Chevrolet, Dodge,
Ferrari, Ford, Panoz and Porsche."
-alms.com