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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