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Originally Posted by Danny Williams Sr.
I've seen both types of cars run Indy, front engine roadsters & rear engine, and to be truthful I love them both.
But over the past 30 years, 1982-2011, we have seen more cars finish on the lead lap on average, 4 of the best finishes in Indy history (1982 Mears & Johncock, 1992 Al Unser Jr. & Scott Goodyear, 2006 Sam Hornish Jr. & Marco Andretti and 2011 JR and Dan Weldon).
You can't rewrite history, but if USAC bans rear engines cars in the mid 60's, or doesn't ban rear engine sprint cars in the 70's, maybe we would be seeing something different at 16th. & Georgetown.
Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Mike Bliss and all the other open wheel drivers that have gone on to run with the taxi cabs would be multi time starters or even multi time winners by now. |
Hell if they all run the same car and motor they should all finish together. We sure missed out on some good racing and it's not the fault of NASCAR.
I guess after the fiasco at Indy when USAC lost the Indy cars they did not do a very good job of protecting their "brand". All of a sudden their drivers did't have any place to advance to in their group anymore. Add this up with the rapid rise in the cost of building or buying an Indy car and all of a sudden the time of the small time race car owner was on that old boat sailing off into the sunset (he didn't miss it he got on it). We got run over by technology, wonder if that is why NASCAR held on to the carburetor for so long and is still holding on to the push rod motor?
The silver crown car is the last remaining bit of the "good old days" and the front engine Champ cars. What is USAC trying to do but kill it off, With new rules and regulations. It gets kinda of old watching people shoot themselves in the foot over and over again. Silver Crown is suppose to be the best of the best not the guinea pig. I think this time they will probably end up killing it.
Honest Dad himself
