Appeal of Le Mans to endure after Audi exit

By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Audi's announcement that it is abandoning Le Mans for Formula E is a big boost for the fledgling electric series, which is attracting growing manufacturer interest, and a blow for endurance racing. Organizers of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the world's greatest sportscar race dating back to the 1920s, will take the news in their stride more easily than the world endurance series (WEC), however. "The race has been going for a long, long time and manufacturers have come and gone and been back again," Graeme Lowdon, whose Manor Motorsport team competes in the LMP2 category, told Reuters.
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