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Originally Posted by Hawker Sorry, but regardless of the cost of the new cars, the owners have a very valid point. The series put the horse before the cart when they signed the contract with Dallara before they even knew whether the teams were on board or not. $250,000 for car #1 and $300,000 for all subsequent cars sounds like a good deal, that is if you're a new team just starting out. But in this economic climate, if you're an existing team and you already have a stable full of present day cars, it would be a big chunk of change to replace all of the cars and build a supply of spares for the new design. I think we have the making of another bad phase in Indy Car racing. Not that it matters to any of this, but personally speaking, I think that the new design looks hideous.

They are putting the cart before the horse in another way. The look of the car shouldn't drive the design. It should be a product of engineering and function. Unfortunately sports marketers don't see it that way.