ussen ▁falling ▁ill ▁suddenly ▁and ▁returning ▁to ▁Den mark ) ▁and ▁disappoint ing ▁lap ▁times ▁at ▁the ▁Su zu ka ▁Circ uit ▁during ▁testing . ▁While ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁faster ▁than ▁its ▁Super ▁GT ▁riv als ▁down ▁the ▁stra ights , ▁it ▁was ▁losing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁second ▁per ▁lap ▁in ▁the ▁corners ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁poor er ▁aer od ynam ics . ▁ ▁American ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Series ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁Mas er ati ▁MC 1 2 s ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁series ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁A CO , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Le ▁Mans ▁End urance ▁Series ▁( L ME S ) ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Series ▁( AL MS ) ▁because ▁they ▁exceed ed ▁both ▁the ▁length ▁and ▁width ▁restrictions ▁for ▁their ▁class . ▁The ▁car ' s ▁nose ▁was ▁short ened ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 ▁mill imet res ▁( 7 . 9   in ) ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁reg ulations , ▁but ▁was ▁still ▁ 6 6 ▁mill imet res ▁( 2 . 6   in ) ▁too ▁wide . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁AL MS , ▁the ▁International ▁Motor ▁Sports ▁Association ▁( I MS A ), ▁allowed ▁the ▁MC 1 2 s ▁to ▁comp ete ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁with ▁the ▁agreement ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁score ▁championship ▁points ▁and ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁run ▁a ▁weight ▁penalty . ▁Some ▁AL MS ▁teams ▁initially ▁object ed ▁to