The ALMS Points System - Should it Change?

[Liz]

During the ALMS race at Road Atlanta we heard quite a lot about the pilots' dissatisfaction with the current point system, especially from Pirro, who went about all weekend with a petition and got most everyone to sign on. Essentially his point was that since many teams (such as his own) have established co-drivers, it is unfair to pit them against one another for the championship. He made a big point of sharing his win with Biela in spirit though he could not do it in truth.

The BMW pilots were split up for the final race to give JJ and Jorg a chance to win and of course Jorg did it - but at a cost, I am sure, of making the two cars less competitive by having to train a new team for one race.

And then you have the Corvette teams, whose respective crews hate each other and you will see Bill France in the Andy Pilgrim car before you will see Ron Fellows or Johnny O'Connell in it, championship or no.

Should the points system be changed to reflect the reality of co-drivers and the team nature of sports car driving? What do you think?