[ESPCamaro]

MY GOD did anyone see what happened. The USGP started SIX CARS. All Michilin tired cars took a warm up lap then parked.

Probably the death of a USGP for a few years.



Sheesh and some people say that the SCCA and NASCRAP is a political mess.....

[trackbird]

[devil's advocate mode on]

Ok....It sucks, I fully agree. But, what if?

What if you got to an event and were told that you could only run the track (road course) in 1st gear? Would you run?

How about them telling you to pit every other lap? Would you run?

Maybe on every lap, you (or all F-bodies on course) had to drive through the parking lot and then back on track (in a not F body only race). Would you run?

Or, you arrive at the track and find that every set of tires in the trailer have 1/32nd inch of tread left before hitting the cords (knowing that you could get through the race with 12 tire changes, thus using the remaining rubber on each of your worn out sets). Would you run?

Or, you got to the track and found that your box of new "super race pads" somehow had only a set of Pep Boys brake pads inside (no race pads). Would you run?

I'm not necessarly defending them. It just seems that everyone is so upset about "the show" (which I fully understand) that they are forgetting that this is/was a safety issue. I understand not wanting to find a wall at 200+ mph. If that were a possiblilty, or better yet, a probability (a very good probability?), I think I'd "stay home" (not that there isn't always a risk, but when it's suddenly greater than usual).

As for the complaints about Ferrari. They spend millions a year to win. If they came prepared and the others didn't, why not take advantage of it? That's a smart business decision (for them, maybe not for F1 as a whole). They are in business. I agree that the lack of a "show" may have seriously damaged F1, or what there was of F1 (as a fan base) in this country. The "rest" of the country, I can understand. But a bunch of racers who wanted drivers to race under dangerous conditions....I'm puzzled.

Would you have really done anything different? (If you can answer "yes" that you would run to every question above, then you are free to keep complaining (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) ).

Blame Michelin. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif)

[devil's advocate mode off] (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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