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it's been a long 2 days. Bloomington Friday, Springfield Saturday, AMA at The Indy Mile. I guess I"ve done enough to say a few things.
First, USAC is no longer the beat all to end all it once was.There are way too many different options for a racer to deal with besides USAC. Unfortunately for the people on 16th street, they don't understand that.It's not 1977 anymore.
Second, someone needs to run USAC who has got an actual interest in auto racing, it's been a while since they've done that. Yes, racing is a business, but at least respect the business.
Third, a lot of Champ Dirt guys have their stuff parked because they don't trust USAC. They haven't exactly been the most consistent sanctioning body in the last 5 or 6 years. If you're going to spend a chunk of change to go racing, you at least want to know you're going to do it for a while, and not have a conversation piece in your garage a year after you buy it.
Fourth, As everyone here knows, they're my favorite race car. In this day and age of instant gratification, sprints and midgets get all the attention from the fans, at least the younger ones. The Champ cars are about strategy in the long run. Today AJ Fike worked it perfectly. Also , it was the best race for Champ Dirt Cars I'd seen in a long time. It was a great show, the top 5 mixed it up good the whole race.
Lastly, if you want to see how a show should be run, go watch AMA on a mile, the whole event is a show, not just the race. A lot of different organizations in auto racing could learn something from them.
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