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Originally Posted by cecil98
They had several races that were well attended (e.g. KY 65K +,Texas 100k+, Chicago 70K+ etc) and thus, created a solid foundation for the series to build on. If Tony had stuck to his guns (and "no lease" formula), I believe the series would have caught on.
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I would agree with that if Randy Bernard had been in charge then. TG's idea was good, but never had a prayer with him carring it out. That's not a bash, it's fact. TG just is not a marketing type. He didn't know how to promote the series or put the right person in place to do so. So the series had no choice but to take money and "revert" back to what it was at the time of the split. If the series had stayed as it was, it would have folded (taking out TG's deep pockets which were eventually taken away from him). Good ideas don't work if you don't know how to execute them, TG does not have those skills. Bernard does and could have made it work, but it's now too late to go all ovals.
I personally liked the IRL the first few years. Nice to see "our" guys move up. However, I knew many people that didn't like it because it was a "bunch of no names" (their term not mine). So it's all in how you look at things. I would like an all oval series personally, but it didn't sell with TG at the helm. I like IndyCar now too. Not exactly what I would draw up totally (ride buyers would be outlawed....don't need them...I would make it 80/20 oval/road racing). RB's got it going in the right direction. I just hope TG stays out of the way.