Motor Sport, in particular sports car racing, has always attracted attention from the glamor brigade, the latest being Patrick Dempsey. We’ve seen it all before. Rich guy/spoilt kid/actor/rock star/shady character, decides to take up motor sport. Maybe they couldn’t be bothered climbing Mt Everest, for their adrenalin fix. Whatever the reasons, they bring money, usually lots of it. Sports car racing survives on it and there’s some really talented guys out there too. The American Le Mans Series and the ACO have jumped on the Dempsey bandwagon, to milk whatever publicity they possibly can. Now, that’s not a bad thing, as the bubble could burst tomorrow and disappear. Initially, I was a bit skeptical about Dempsey, when he first arrived in sports car racing, but the guy seems to have a genuine love of the sport and he comes across as a nice guy, so I hope he continues to race his cars, and gets over these current issues.
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