It's really too bad that open wheel racing in America has been essentially destroyed by Tony George. By creating the IRL he has all but eliminated the ChampCars and has made the Indy 500 into a recreational holiday instead of the great race it used to be. Tony's wish with IRL was to create a series for American drivers... he absolutely hated that foreign drivers were winning the Indy 500. I find it hilarious that a great majority of the highly successful IRL drivers are foreign. And rightfully so... it's countries like Brazil and Germany that actually get what racing is about (NOT fender crunching good-ol-boys driving 3500lb sleds). CART used to be a series to be reckoned with in the International market. But not after IRL split the American teams/drivers/funding into two different series.
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It's really too bad that open wheel racing in America has been essentially destroyed by Tony George. By creating the IRL he has all but eliminated the ChampCars and has made the Indy 500 into a recreational holiday instead of the great race it used to be. Tony's wish with IRL was to create a series for American drivers... he absolutely hated that foreign drivers were winning the Indy 500. I find it hilarious that a great majority of the highly successful IRL drivers are foreign. And rightfully so... it's countries like Brazil and Germany that actually get what racing is about (NOT fender crunching good-ol-boys driving 3500lb sleds). CART used to be a series to be reckoned with in the International market. But not after IRL split the American teams/drivers/funding into two different series.