On Mar 3, 3:33 pm, Ken Plotkin <kplot...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> That's exactly the kind of thing that was going to bring CART down in
> the long run. They wouldn't give him a seat.
I don't know if that translates to bringing the whole series down, but
it didn't help. They should have pacified the stooge...after all he
has shown to have the resources to bring down US OW racing all by
himself.
> When he started IRL,
> they refused to attend the WDW race. They figured they could beat the
> Indy 500 with the US 500, rather than just showing up at WDW and
> claiming all the seeded spots.
I went to that first race and it was pretty dull. No real talented
drivers made it a dull and uninteresting race. I thought the real
reason they didn't attend was the 28/8 was announced.
>
> Don't forget how CART was gearing up to battle F1 head-to-head in
> Europe. IMHO, if the business with IRL had not happened, they would
> have imploded in their attempt to push Bernie aside.
We don't really know what could have happened. With George's help,
they could have done very well and be the top racing series in the US
and possibly the world.
OTOH, we do know how George's vision turned out. Can you say 0.9
overnights?
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