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Times change, but this seems pretty simple to me. Jim McGee has seen all the eras so he has seen it at its greatest. It seems simple to me. Build it, race it. If you build one of the fastest 33, you’re in the show. If you are one of the fastest 33 to wheel a car, you’re in the show.
Manufacturer backing works great in sports cars, doesn’t in IndyCar. All it does is keep people out….look at last year. Several drivers had $ to run, but couldn’t get an engine. Also, if you don’t have the budget to afford a lease (or their car), you can’t run. What if you could build an engine on your budget and compete (maybe not for a win, but be competitive)? Too bad, not how it works. Any race team in any series should be able to come to Indy and race if they are one of the fastest 33. Somewhere that concept was lost. The only thing that is somewhat saving things is the product on track is pretty good….just not enough people care.
The argument if you open it up is that all the big teams will out spend and win all the races. The big teams win about 90% of the races now so that really wouldn’t matter. It would give teams a chance to compete….or at least make the show…which for many back in the day was like a win.
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