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Re: [Spridgets] Champ Car/IRL Deal

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Champ Car/IRL Deal
From: Bill L <pythias@pacifier.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:54:52 -0800
Hello,

        Tony MAY have helped to ruin open wheel racing the the US,
        but he did what HE had  to do. The people in charge of USAC
        at the time thought that they could dictate to the track
        owners what their (the track owners) share of the profits
        would be. Tony George, stood up to USAC and said if they
        wanted to use HIS track they could pay him what HE thought it
        was worth,, not what they SAID it was worth. and to prove his
        point he told them that if they didn't like it they could go
        race elsewhere. .. when they took him up on his offer to do
        just that, he started a racing series to use HIS track. ...
        it wasn't long before USAC esentially closed up shop. They
        weren't as powerful as they thought they were... good
        riddance!.. CART picked up the remains and soldiered on but
        but slowly and surely they too are/were/have been headed
        towards bankruptcy. .... Tony George may have been/may be/ IS
        an egomaniac who helped to destroy open wheel, BUT... ....
        he wasn't going to take any crap from people without the
        power to be able to make him eat it... .... more power to
        him!...HIS track.... HIS rules...... or go somewhere else
        then close up shop,........ ....

        Tony George brought back F-1 to the US ... also at his
        track... and now that Bernie Ecclestone has tried to dictate
        financial arrangements, George told HIM to go back to Europe
        too!.. ... while i hate NOT to have a US F-1 race, .. SCREW
        ECCLESTONE!  no one should HAVE to take that crap either!,

       




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Best regards,
 Bill                            mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
   '66 Sprite
    Kelso, WA. USA
     Life is short. So buy the shoes!
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