Tony George, owner of the Indy race track, caused a rift splitting America's top racing series into two competing series. Nice work, Mr. George. I'm sure the France family (the founders of NASCAR, and still major stake holders in the business) is very thankful.
Part of what made the Indy race compelling in the past was the competing technologies that teams brought to the event. Now it's a spec series (another Tony George-ism). They all drive essentially the same car. That's awesome at an amateur level, or even in a feeder series which develops new driver talent. But kinda goofy in a pinnacle series, which Indy Car no longer is IMHO.
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Part of what made the Indy race compelling in the past was the competing technologies that teams brought to the event. Now it's a spec series (another Tony George-ism). They all drive essentially the same car. That's awesome at an amateur level, or even in a feeder series which develops new driver talent. But kinda goofy in a pinnacle series, which Indy Car no longer is IMHO.
- mark 6-02-2011 6:34 pm