I've been lurking here for over a year, this thread finally made me register.
The rear engine formula was an attempt to get the Indy cars closer to the Grand Prix(F1) cars in the beginning. F1 has been in and out in some fashion or other for 50 years or maybe even more-----Like a bad woman who just could not figure out whos bed she wanted to sleep in. ENOUGH ALL FREAKIN READY , OKAY?!!!!
They were too high to come down and make IMS profitable with their venture and left after causing too much stink.
Guys, This is Indy we are talking about, "INDY"----no quarter a second time. F1 has spit on the Indy tradition once more by leaving as if they will return when it is possibly profitable again.
So I ask---why do we need to have rear engine cars that wannabe F1 cars? Out of date in 2 years, that's entertainment?
The offset roadster design was NEVER fully refined to what it could have been by today---Think Watson roadster meets East/West coast supermodified meets modern Indianapolis engines, tires and carbon fiber.
Otherwise, this whole argument about what should happen to Indy, is really just to argue about a situation that will never truly be resolved.
I believe Tony Stewart
, I do not believe Milka Doughnuts.
Kokomo should be part of the Road To Indy, not a Brazilian road course we have never heard of.