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<blockquote data-quote="sprog" data-source="post: 493279" data-attributes="member: 182051"><p>They had to do something as IRL had attracted some of the major teams that were in CHAMP/CART like Newman Haas, Penske and Ganassi. The CHAMP grid numbers were falling and struggled to get regular 18 car grids last season. I started following the CART when 'our Nige' went over there and done the back to back F1/CART championship back in 1993. Ovals boring? No way!! You should have been at Rockingham when they came over here in 2001, once they got racing its the best type of racing I have watched live and with unlimited pit access for £10 getting up close to the cars and drivers, getting autographs it certainly is a fan friendly formula which IRL also condones. I know its not every motorsport's fan goin round and round lap after lap on the telly but if you got a driver you support and at some ovals where they are doing 200mph+ inches apart with more over taking action in one lap than a whole F1 race then it certainly is an exciting alternative! Premiere on 19.2 are following the IRL this season but with the merger it will be interesting to see the revised schedule.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="sprog, post: 493279, member: 182051"] They had to do something as IRL had attracted some of the major teams that were in CHAMP/CART like Newman Haas, Penske and Ganassi. The CHAMP grid numbers were falling and struggled to get regular 18 car grids last season. I started following the CART when 'our Nige' went over there and done the back to back F1/CART championship back in 1993. Ovals boring? No way!! You should have been at Rockingham when they came over here in 2001, once they got racing its the best type of racing I have watched live and with unlimited pit access for £10 getting up close to the cars and drivers, getting autographs it certainly is a fan friendly formula which IRL also condones. I know its not every motorsport's fan goin round and round lap after lap on the telly but if you got a driver you support and at some ovals where they are doing 200mph+ inches apart with more over taking action in one lap than a whole F1 race then it certainly is an exciting alternative! Premiere on 19.2 are following the IRL this season but with the merger it will be interesting to see the revised schedule. [/QUOTE]

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