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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">18/09/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Next Year`s ELMS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Likely To Be Dramatically Better</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">This has to go under a sub-heading 'rumour', but is based on more than that. The whole story will become apparent when the 2002 A / ELMS programme is announced at the 'Audi Presents Petit Le Mans' next month.<BR> <BR> Anyway, it seems that the 2002 ELMS will be a significant step up from the events of this year, which we might well look back upon and regard as the groundwork for a thriving 'Le Mans Series' in Europe. What that significant step up actually involves remains to be seen.<BR> <BR> After the Vallelunga event, Mike Pickup of PK Sport was moved to comment that, "the package for teams and team owners is better than any other Championship." World events permitting, what might he say in a year's time?</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>