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I guess the what gives is the lack of american drivers. There are 4 or 5 this year, if I remember correctly(which I may not). Back before the majority of the field was buy a ride, it was fun to see the foreign born drivers. Indy was the place you got to put faces with the names you saw in print. Hill, Stewart , Rindt, and Brabham to name a few.
Once american drivers were getting pushed out by deep pocketed foriegners, the tide started changing.I don't want to here the story about rear engined experiance either, some guy named Stewart proved the was bull$h#t.
The public wants faces and names they know, like the guys they see running sprint cars and midgets. Remember 20 years ago Nascrap was just a regional thing, I bet only a handful of guys on this website even watched nascrap. Once Stewart , Gordon, Schrader, and the like went there, it got our attention.
The IRL has a great product, but without a grass roots interest, it will become more the International Racing League, and less the Indy Racing League, and the american fanbase will keep withering away.
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