racer2c
05-30-03, 03:36 PM
Since the Captain and Bubby won't cough up any suggestions in unification I thought I'd dig up one of my own. We used to go round and round with this about three years ago.
CART in '03 is racing on two ovals. Why? Because they can, I guess. And since they are, why not race at a couple with the IRL? Moan, rolling eyes… I know, but let's work this through for a moment.
Some believe that CART should go private. It's practically the Holy Grail for survival to some. I think they should remain public, sell a chunk to IMS and race together at Indy, Fontana and MIS. In return CART leaves Milwaukee. If this new venture pans out, cross pollination of suppliers, sponsors, driver et al could open up the door for CART to return to Motegi and keep the international races, while the IRL stays within the US borders.
Two series under one umbrella. Both series could co-sponsor the combined races and market the sport as a whole at their individual events. This would allow current fans to get behind the sport as a whole again because the sport would be working as a whole instead of two pieces working against each other. New fans would gravitate to one side or the other and the next thing you have are 60 cars on bump day and CART fans at the IRL races with smiles on their faces knowing that they are supporting the sport as a whole. Did I say "sport as a whole" enough?
I think we would see more owners field cars in each series and an easier time of drivers switching between ovals and road races then we are seeing now.
From a tech standpoint, we've lived through the cursed Hanford device, mandated boost, AOA, hard limiters etc, for three races we could live through whatever means they need to incorporate in order to get the cars, in their current configuration, able to race competitively together.
Now I know a triple crown makes the eyes roll, but it really makes sense. It brings the two together without either one of the series folding or capitulating to the point were they might as well fold.
I believe that IMS would have to have a business interest in CART, say no more than 40% of the stock in order for them to really get behind this, but the idea of having the sport marketed as a whole is exciting and I believe realistic. The Indy Cars versus the Champ Cars.
What does CART get out of it? Japan, engine suppliers, another marketing department, heck the list goes on and on.
It just makes sense.
CART in '03 is racing on two ovals. Why? Because they can, I guess. And since they are, why not race at a couple with the IRL? Moan, rolling eyes… I know, but let's work this through for a moment.
Some believe that CART should go private. It's practically the Holy Grail for survival to some. I think they should remain public, sell a chunk to IMS and race together at Indy, Fontana and MIS. In return CART leaves Milwaukee. If this new venture pans out, cross pollination of suppliers, sponsors, driver et al could open up the door for CART to return to Motegi and keep the international races, while the IRL stays within the US borders.
Two series under one umbrella. Both series could co-sponsor the combined races and market the sport as a whole at their individual events. This would allow current fans to get behind the sport as a whole again because the sport would be working as a whole instead of two pieces working against each other. New fans would gravitate to one side or the other and the next thing you have are 60 cars on bump day and CART fans at the IRL races with smiles on their faces knowing that they are supporting the sport as a whole. Did I say "sport as a whole" enough?
I think we would see more owners field cars in each series and an easier time of drivers switching between ovals and road races then we are seeing now.
From a tech standpoint, we've lived through the cursed Hanford device, mandated boost, AOA, hard limiters etc, for three races we could live through whatever means they need to incorporate in order to get the cars, in their current configuration, able to race competitively together.
Now I know a triple crown makes the eyes roll, but it really makes sense. It brings the two together without either one of the series folding or capitulating to the point were they might as well fold.
I believe that IMS would have to have a business interest in CART, say no more than 40% of the stock in order for them to really get behind this, but the idea of having the sport marketed as a whole is exciting and I believe realistic. The Indy Cars versus the Champ Cars.
What does CART get out of it? Japan, engine suppliers, another marketing department, heck the list goes on and on.
It just makes sense.