On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:29:56 -0600, "." <.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"Ken Plotkin" <kplotkin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>news:i13rs31r8s9oa9ebbe438pvdto4c90g1fd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 04:21:41 -0800 (PST), Lenny <haysooce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> >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.
>>
>> He had help...CART made every wrong move. If CART could not win
>> against a man you perceive to be a stooge, how would they have done
>> against Bernie?
>>
>> >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.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I missed that race, so I can't judge. I was in New
>> Haven that weekend, and the local TV stations were covering college
>> basketball. The IRL races did not really become decent until Texas
>> and Charlotte of '97. The '96 500 was actually pretty good.
>>
>> 25/8 wasn't why CART didn't attend WDW. The opposite was true. The
>> CART strategy was to not enter any IRL races other than the 500. TG
>> tried several incentives - the split season was one. 25/8 was his
>> final attempt to force them to enter his races. We know how that
>> worked out.
>>
>> >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.
>>
>> My problem with CART's worldwide plans was that they were hijacking
>> the top tier of American open wheel to do it. At up through Craig's
>> day they considered Indy racing to be a top series. I cringed during
>> Pook's year when he said he'd be happy to be a feeder to F1.
>>
>> >OTOH, we do know how George's vision turned out. Can you say 0.9
>> >overnights?
>>
>> That's all going to turn around. The war is over. Car counts will be
>> in the mid-20s for most races, and there'll be bumping for the 500. I
>> think the teams themselves are looking forward, not backward. I look
>> forward to a group hug between r.a.s.c and r.a.s.i.
>>
>> I only have two real concerns. One is that they restore Indy
>> qualifying to its traditonal format, get rid of that Mickey Mouse 12
>> per day crap. Won't be needed when there are 35 to 40 entries.
>> Probably stuck with it this year, but hopefully tradition will be
>> restored next year. The other is that I really hope Paul Tracy gets a
>> ride for the season. Not that I've ever been a big PT fan, but the
>> guy is really exciting and makes stuff happen. The past couple of
>> years I've been watching CCWS races mostly because of him.
>>
>> Loved his "twinkle toes" crack about Helio. Get him in the 500, do
>> some grudge promotion, and ratings will soar.
>>
>> Ken Plotkin
>>
>
>I too would like to see PT at the Indy 500 one more time.
>I'd rather savor the "Vision" of whiney crybaby Tracy, while
>s****ting his "Michael Andretti Driving School for the Blind"
>****rt, and at a speed well in excess of 200mph, going (at
>the best vantage point for all fans to witness) a la Gordon
>Smiley, directly perpendicular into the wall and likewise
>wise generating a nicely characteristic and indelible stain.
> ____
>0=^=0
>
>Then his dimwitted fans could use the pretentious ruse
>that the "never-was" and now (admittedly by all) over-the-
>hill "Pill from West Hill" joined the legitimate pantheon
>of late, great drivers like Jim Clark, Mark Donohue, Giles
>Villeneuve & Ayrton Sernna who met their demise while
>"engaged in the pursuit of the s****t" that they so relished.
>
Even more of your character flaws are showing. Best to quit while you
are behind.
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