There seems to be a dividing line between funding a campaign in a 911 or a Ferrari and the LMPs.
Porsche did the sport a great service by selling as many 956/962s as they could. This doesn't happen as we have a few works cars at the front, and they'll win.
My dream rule is that unless there are 15 works cars they get banned. Sorry Audi, but this isn't a one make race
But didn't we have one make racing in the early days of the 956/962, ok there were customer teams but most of the grids were made of 956/962's of varying specs? Of course once Jag, Merc, et al came along things changed, but they didn't provide customer cars.
At least with the R8's some were available to customer teams, but I think the days of privateers being able to run the same cars as the factories has gone I'm afraid. And do we really want to dumb down the teams at the front? Personally I don't.
The ACO almost have it right with LMP1 and LMP2, but there is a case for a LMP1.5, for teams that can afford to run pro drivers, but can't afford a works car, the Rebellions and Strakka's of the world for example. They can't run in LMP2 cos they have pro drivers, and can't compete with Audi and Toyota in LMP1.
I'm not advocating endless classes, GTE AM and Pro seems to work outside of ELMS, just make LMP into three classes, and have the LMP1.5 in ELMS/WEC.
Maybe with the demise of GT1 World and GT3 Euro we might see some more ELMS entrants at that level.
If all of the various championships could work together on calendars and rules then it would probably be for the good of them all, but hey what's that pink thing going oink flying past my window!