Maybe I'm not understanding, but isn't it contradictory to want DPs to be able to compete with P2s and then worry about who has money doing well? If DPs were more concerned about competing with each other in a separate class battle, both problems are solved. Not to harp on the same points, but ALMS will never be Grand-Am and visa versa. Like a square peg in a round hole. Just let them all run on the same track and leave the classes as they already are. If DPs want to get overall poles, the teams are just going to have to spend money. The LMP is objectively a technologically superior machine, IMO. I don't give a crap what tires you put on them. Not that the DP isn't fun to watch, but for completely different reasons--the reasons you like them (close battling etc.).
Although I guess it's hard to see eye to eye if fans aren't willing to meet in the middle, and the series stops trying to "cap" and dumb down what makes LMP worth watching (finesse and innovation), while trying to elevate the DP without spending money to make it a better car. I'd rather they just get rid of the LMP class than murder it slowly.
I'm open to counter-argument but I think, while it will never happen, my argument about leaving the classes alone is the best compromise for the viewerships.
