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Brock Yates wrote:
If I were Tony George (which I am not), I'd start all over with new, radical rules:
1. No spec chassis. If you can build it, run it.
2. Stock-block pushrod engines of 400 cubic inches allowed.
3. Front-engine cars, with a 200-pound weight advantage, are permitted.
4. Diesels are welcomed.
5. Alternative-fuel engines are welcomed.
6. Aerodynamics of all kinds are severely limited.
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Wow, that's radical. I like it.
But... it's not just about the one race. It's about the series. What do you do with the rest of the races?
Is Brock saying Tony should throw in the towel? He should have done that a long time ago.
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Brock Yates wrote:
This is of course the result of George's decision in 1994 to break away from CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) and form the IRL (Indy Racing League). His intent, which I sympathized with, was to divest himself from the elitist clubbers of CART and their fascination with the European-style road-racing culture and return open-wheel racing to the grass roots from which the 500 had grown.
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Elitist clubbers of CART? Fascination with the Euopean-style road-racing?
I don't think Mr. Yates gets it. CART had it all. Tony took away one leg of a 3-legged stool just because he didn't want to be just a leg. It left CART wobbly and the IRL unconfortable to sit on (if you catch my meaning).
I enjoyed the article. Thanks for posting it.