Always have been a huge USAC fan. So much so, that I dedicated over a decade of my life to trying to do something that would help keep competitors coming into USAC instead of losing them to other, dead-end series - that was why I worked so hard on the Focus Midget program. Very happy to see Davey coming on board, he's a really good guy. Unfortunately, it won't make any difference and you old timers reading this know it, and you know why.

USAC is top heavy with board members that nobody ever hears about - guys that contribute almost nothing to the organization or the sport but make the organization a crippling bureaucracy. They bring in bright, energetic guys like Davey and everybody gets all excited…. and then nothing happens. We've seen this over and over.

Davey - best of luck. Do the best you can but don't piss off the board. If you do it right you'll slide yourself into a cushy, do-nothing, six figure job at the top of the management ladder like JS. If you speak your mind they will chew you up and spit you out. It would be nice to think that there is a third option here, one where you actually could make some moves and get some things done. I know thats what some of the younger readers of this board are hoping. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see any structural changes in the organization that could facilitate that.

The rainmaker pulls in half a million dollars in exchange for making 1.3 million in sponsorship. Then the big dogs get fed. Then there's not enough left to even buy stickers. That is how it is.