I think it is easier to see talent early in a non-wing car or midget. A winged car is easier to be fast in. So everybody is pretty fast. But a winged car seems more subtle in tire usage, setup and driver. All that just makes it harder to stick out in a crowd of winged cars. Take Schatz for example. He has always been fast-I think in 1996? he won 29 360 races and qualified for numerous WoO A features. But until he learned to drive a car which was out of his comfort zone (tighter) he never could finish races strong. He would be good on his comfort zone tracks and struggle elsewhere. Now he drives a car with less stagger and out smarts a lot of guys. He sets up for the end of races. As far as young talent is concerned Brad Sweet proved this year he can be fast in any form of open wheel car. It is too bad it is such a parade to get in line for NASCAR. I think some of the younger guys like Brad Sweet and Darren Hagen could be huge stars in the IRL if given the opportunity. Just as a side note, if you are not from Ind or NC it is hard to get appropriately noticed.