I never liked Champ car and think IRL has gone against most of the things it' was founded upon.

Indy used to be about inovation, From the first MIRROR to a turbine engine to normally asperated Mecedes. When they quit taking the best of the best PROVEN racers and limited themselves to two chassis and one engine.

A LOT OF INDY DIED!

The names Unser, Foyt, Parsons, Carter were known before they entered the class, Better yet, It was the crown jewel of short track racing to achieve and those who got there usually earned it. IRL tried to bring some of that back and achieved limited success with Stewart, Boat and some others but it's gone right back to what Cart was in a sense, Bring money and lots of it and you can run. Now even those are defecting. In tthe developemental leauge it's hard to get a ride and tougher keeping it even though there on the track performance certainly is respectable.

I don't know what the fix is but a connection with the AMERICAN short track IMHO is the only answer!
Nascar is running this campaign now trying to tie it's image to Short track racing while practicing Cart tactics IMHO. (Bring Money)

Chuck, who thinks it's wise not to have two simular series in the US It basically ripped whatever loyalty was left right out of OPEN WHEEL.
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