Originally Posted by rl07 (Post 128266)

Yes you have some good points. But how often do you have a full field of "Professional" USAC drivers??? Remember we are talking about a $60,000 car, winning $4000.00. At least the WoO regular shows pay $10,000.

I think it would be nice to have your high budget guys, but also make it feasible for some fast local guys to join in and race. Right now it seems like if your not a big name they don't care if your there, instead of showing up and them saying "thanks for supporting us." There are a lot of sprint car & midgets out there, you would think if USAC was doing there job, they would have a pit full of cars...??


Just like no one is stopping every single USAC driver from going to Indy or NASCAR right, anything is possible with enough money

Originally Posted by DonMoore10 (Post 127995)

Heads would roll big time, believe me......... you really would see a "new" USAC...........

Originally Posted by Kirk Spridgeon (Post 128334)

I'm interested to know who Don would deem worthy of being hired to his new perfect USAC.
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Originally Posted by Kirk Spridgeon (Post 128334)

I'm interested to know who Don would deem worthy of being hired to his new perfect USAC.
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Originally Posted by Kirk Spridgeon (Post 128248)

"Regular Joe" racing is happening all over the place. So do you want a bunch of weekend warriors to be racing USAC (and not being able to travel, or race during the week, because of work), or do you want a core group of guys who are doing it for a living?


We're talking here about trying to make this series work for the guys like Darland, Coons, Hines, Jones, Gardner, etc. that deserve to make very good money at this level.

Originally Posted by captrat (Post 128263)

First, this a great thread and I am impressed by the civility and positive feel of it. 3 decades ago I was having a very similar conversation with USAC about the challenge to the sprint car series by a fledgling group known as the WoO. The USAC philosophy of the time seemed to center around the idea that all of its series were to be stepping stones to Indy, and that would suffice to attract and retain top drivers and car owners. We all know how that worked out. IMHO USAC must carve out its own unique place based upon the following. 1. Non-wing racing is a more competitive form 2. The SC cars can be made a desirable goal, but not at the expense of the sprinters or midgets 3. Remove all side boards from the cars, this will make them visually distinctive from their competitors and be a fan pleaser 4. The reality is that the sprint car pavement races will always have car count issues as long as highly specialized cars are allowed 5. There needs to be 3 special sprint car focus events within the schedule each year (Hulman in Spring, Speedweek in Summer and L'burg in Fall). 6. Media coverage, for now forget live shows etc., instead focus on short highlights( in a perfect world a half-hour "This Week In USAC" featuring highlights from all divisions; am I the only who remembers Ch. 8 in Indy showing taped highlights every Sunday eve. 7. Midgets, I love'm but their history has often had these periods of decline-no good answers except to reduce cost, but how? 8. SC should concentrate on a balanced schedule hopefully 10-12 races standing on their own when possible. Just my thoughts, and I totally agree bashing has no place, but perhaps these kinds of discussions can lead to something positive.