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I have been a huge fan of sprint car racing all my life. My only experience above the fan level has been in the sponsor area and as a "gofer" for 2-3 years for a couple teams. I found out how devoted folks were to the sport. I am all for somehow making things more affordable for those involved. A fact of life is that the higher you go up the ladder, the less it remains a hobby and the more it becomes a business. It seems to me that Nascar is the top rung of this ladder and my impression is that the owners there do not intend to spend any of their own money anymore. Sponsorships pay the bills and some of the teams look like they've made a good living off the sponsors. When the word "charter" was mentioned at the top of this thread, I suddenly smelled a foul odor coming from my computer. Oh no! I can see standardized chassis, motors, gears, shocks, etc. coming down the pike later on. Identical cars! High Limit and FLO will be all about "the show" if they go down this road. WoO turned me off because I thought they headed in this direction. High Limit seems like they might be planning to go farther than WoO and mimicking Nascar's business model. This is why I follow USAC and other MSCS type organizations. People are racing because they LIKE it. I don't have all the answers, maybe none of them, but "business" seems to ruin every sport as that particular sport climbs the ladder of $$$$$$$$$$$. If it all keeps tracks and teams going, I guess I'm for it, but I don't like it.
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