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let me preface my pose with the fact i am only suggesting this as something interesting to think about as i have had a little fun mulling over the pro's and con's of the current situation with the silver crown series.
i believe that the old SC cars are definately the real ones, but from a business perspective usac imo needs to take into consideration the people who have supported them in this snafu known as the new pavement car and to junk the new car all together would be a slap in the face to those that supported them in the new endeavor (not that it wasnt a slap to the original owners when they found out their cars were no longer legal) but two wrongs certainly doesnt make a right.
the idea i had was 6 races on dirt, 6 races with the old cars, 6 races with the new cars. a gold crown would be cool but is another series to promote manage and make work which imo usac has plenty to keep their hands full now. a schedule might look like.
Dirt:
-manzy
-terre haute
-eldora
-springfield
-duquoin
-indy
Old Pavement:
-IRP
-Richmond
-milwaukee
-phoenix mile
-gateway?
-Iowa?
New Pavement:
-Dover
-Darlington
-homestead
-kentucky
-charlotte
-another ISC track
Points tallied for two sections of the series with ties going to the highest finish in the 3rd. This would allow the old car owners with dirt and old style cars to race for a championship, any new teams with dirt and new gen cars to run for the championship, and potentially allow pavement specialists a shot too. (or let the nascar devo guys just run a pavement schedule) i would think the dirt should be mandatory and choose your pavement variety with no reason a team with the means could not run all three sections.
just an idea to toss out there for thinking. there are some interesting aspects however some major hurdles could present themselves. just trying to think of something that doesnt slap anyone 100 percent. its not a good situation no matter how you hash it. flame away
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