Qor sii wadida faqradan - Isla mar ahaantaana horumarinta Taxanaha Yurub ee Le Mans, Don Panoz wuxuu sidoo kale soo jeediyay fikradda taxane kale. Asal ahaan waxaa loogu magac daray Taxanaha Le Mans ee Aasiya, waxaa markii dambe loo yaqaanay Taxanaha Le Mans ee Aasiya-Badda Pacific (APLMS). Sida Taxanaha Yurub ee Le Mans, APLMS waxay keeni doontaa taxane isboorti oo ay taageerto ACO Aasiya iyo Baasifigga. Tan waxaa loo arki karaa inay tahay soo nooleynta tartankii All Japan Sports Prototype Championship (JSPC) oo la joojiyay 1992. ACO waxay horey u taageertay hal dhacdo oo Japan ah, 1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000km oo isku dartay gawaarida Le Mans iyo mashiinnada JGTC ee loogu talagalay gelitaanka tooska ah ee 2000 24 Saacadood ee Le Mans
Waxaad Fikraddan waxaa raacay American Le Mans Series oo leh 2000 Race of a Thousand Years oo ka dhacday Adelaide Street Circuit ee Australia. Labadan dhacdo waxay u adeegeen sidii horudhac u ah taxanaha APLMS ee la qorsheeyay, iyo waqtiga la aasaasay ELMS, Don Panoz wuxuu ku dhawaaqay ujeedkiisa ah inuu ku qabto tartan bandhig APLMS ah oo ka dhacaya Sepang International Circuit ee Malaysia dabayaaqadii 2001.