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Originally Posted by racephoto1
Actually, the open wheel guys that have got the opportunity acquit themselves well in Indy cars. BC 4 wide at Indy is a good example. The problem is Indy racing is so small in the national spot light, they can't afford to pay the talent like NASCAR. There aren't many large corporate sponsors. So the American talent goes were they get paid, NASCAR.
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So what I am hearing is they have so much money invested in equipment and race cars they can't afford to pay for for good Open Wheel drivers? Back before the rear engined cars we all thought that an Offy was unaffordable. At least most racers felt that way, and that the Indy USAC guys were the elite racers among us. Those race cars were very expensive for the time and the car builders and owners had to get the most out of the car that they could, so they hired good drivers. Now I guess we could say that an Indy car is UBER expensive and the drivers monentary contribution to the team is much more important than his driving talent. So what they are really looking for now is the best financed driver they can find that has some driving ability with a lot of go-kart experience.
I would like for them to change their business model just a little and use a little less exotic equipment, I really don't care if they slow down 20 or 25 miles per hour doing so. But if they want to draw a crowd to their races they ought to highlight their drivers talents instead of their drivers national diversity and wealth. The group that they chose as customers or fan base is not large enough to sustain Indy as we grew up knowing it.
So that leaves me napping through a fender race tomorrow on TV listening for a familiar name while tons of red neck NASCAR fans stand up the whole race down there in Daytona only stooping long enough to reach down and pop another pull tab.
Honest Dad himself
