Chad,
I get your argument, but you are overlooking the fact that even within the the argument you make, there are rules. Pavement cars would be faster if you could hang the engine out the side like a Super. They'd be faster with bigger displacement engines, faster with wings, God forbid.... You made the argument that you feel pavement racing is all about going as fast as you can. So by that logic I assume you are in favor of 500 cu. in. turbocharged cars with wings? Hows that bank account holding up?

Like I said originally, these things often come down to compromise. It seems to me that right now we are looking down the barrel at the end of non-wing Sprints on pavement (Midgets, too). If in fact this is the case, maybe it would be better to just say "goodbye Phoenix" and "hello Madera".

All we are really talking about is rules packages. Right now there is one set for pavement, one for dirt, and the two are mutually exclusive. Would it be possible to come up with a rules package that would make it at least POSSIBLE to run one car on both? Of course it would. And it is true that many teams would still run two cars. Thats not the point - the point is that it would be POSSIBLE to do it with one. This is what we did in the early years of the Focus program and we had a couple guys win USAC Championships running dirt and pavement, with one car. Talk about an accomplishment....

There is no question that it's do-able. There is also most likely no question that it won't happen but it does make for an interesting conversation.

All I want for Christmas is a pavement schedule in '12........