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Any racetrack across the world should be the road to Indy. It is and never was an American only playground. There has been foreign involvement since the first race.

A carbon fiber Watson is a kinda cool idea, but the very innovation everyone talks about resulted in the rear engined cars and the high speed designs of today. Besides, the Supers are an aquired taste and aren't universally appealing to all either. It isn't like the European road racers didn't have front engined cars themselves, but the rear engine design was an innovation that became a reveloution. They didn't even have wings on them for many years.

F1 and the foreign drivers never "spit" on Indy, Bernie Eccelstone is a myopic greedy turd who sucks to do business with. At least from all accounts, so he is really in many ways the problem. Yes I guess the argument can be made that "he" is F1, but I see it more as as a whole than one individule.

I think nearly every F1 driver who ran at the road course or has driven in the 500 over the years has great respect and awe of the place.

Tony brought F1 here as a business deal and he broke even with it. To me, once NASCAR came here, then they should have as many events as possible if they can make money. It's either sacred ground or Disney World. Besides, the bike people are the real pioneers as they had the first race.

I want Americans too, but there are many great Americans who do compete there and they cut their teeth on American road courses. All of us are just pissed that OUR guys aren't there. Well OUR guys need to be the ones who adapt to what it takes to be there, if that is what they want.