I may be the only person on this board that feels this way, but I keep hoping that an existing or new series will pop up and wipe USAC, as far as sprints are concerned, off the map. I say sprints because I think midgets are generally garbage, and dirt cars are great but too much of a niche taste.
I know, I know, all the history buffs here will mop the floor with me for saying that, but that's kinda the way I look at it these days. The glory years of the 50s and 60s are over. To steal a quote from Rick Pitino: Foyt, Herk and Branson aren't walking through that door. The crowds, following and promotion you saw back then aren't walking through that door. Reading and Langhorne aren't walking through that door.
After all the (justified) ******** we've seen on here about USAC, why not vote for change? It's no secret that USAC has many, many flaws. That's been true for 25 years. From the shortsighted rule of the 70s that kept drivers from running other series, to the ill-conceived late-80s trial with wings, to the mishandling of probably thousands of judgement calls over the years, to its current spate of problems, the issues have been nonstop.
So, why not go out on a wing and a prayer and make an old idea new? I know, the economic climate is piss poor. But with the right amount of balls, business sense and brains, a cohesive, semi-national, non-wing series really could happen. Get a committed title sponsor, get the backing of all the significant midwestern promoters and a handful of the southern, east coast and west coast ones, and hit the road for a 50-race schedule. Let the best sprint car drivers earn a living through your series.
Maybe the MSCS is a start, who knows. But, if done correctly it's better than the current situation. Hey, it worked for Ted Johnson.