I can see the sense in having a series of 6- or 8-hour Endurance events, but 24-hour races are a big commitment in time and money. I can't help feeling that participation would drop off as people ran out of time, money and holidays! And, like all these things, the novelty will wear off if it becomes just another one of those events.
In June, you get about 17 hours of daylight, in September it's going to be about 12. In February that could be as little a 10. 14 hours driving in the dark is not something that appeals to me much.
I realise we're all high on this superb event, but it just concerns me that if there are too many events with nothing hanging on the end of them (National titles, etc.) then eventually we may run out of people willing to do it, and then we have nothing. It's like suggesting that we run Le Mans four times a year, when in fact Le Mans and Daytona remain the premier events on both sides of the pond by running just once a year. Just my 2p...
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