All I can say is - I hope so, and it’s about time. Any cost associated with merging and paying out races, cars, etc, is surely less than 1 years cost running two series at a loss - let along the long term survival of this thing.

the good = one series...about time!!!

the bad = i get to watch taxi cabs race across lakeshore blvd in toronto

the ugly = TAXI CABS! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!

This comes about five years too late. Most of the talent has already fled to NASCAR and elsewhere. Here’s an idea that could save the show: Let those streamlined USAC Silver Crown cars contest the Indy 500. I understand you can buy them cheap.

BOY THIS IS THE BEST NEWS THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY WAKE UP TO JUST THINK INDY WITH A BATTLE FOR THE 33 STARTING SPOTS LONG BEACH WITH MORE THAN 14 CARS RAHALvs ANDRETTI AND SOME GREAT SIDE BY SIDE RACING.  I AM GLAD THAT COOLER HEADS FINALLY PREVAILED AND WE CAN GET BACK TO OPEN WHEEL RACING THE WAY IT USED TO BE

Gee thanks a lot, Tony George. It only took 12 years for you to figure out that splitting the series was a disaster. Now we are right back where we started: Foreign chassis, foreign engines, mostly foreign drivers, and about 24 cars. Great. All that so King Tony could be the one pulling the strings. The oval races will still be boring as can be with that stupid engine/chassis package.

Tony George---saving you from Indy 500 scalpers since 1996.

Some people on here just kill me with their criticism of Tony George.  Let’s see Tony was a moron for not letting the Rahals, Penskes, Newman/Hasses of the racing world tell him what to do but Tony was praised for telling Formula One to take a hike. Tony and his family have tens of millions of dollars invested and yet he should let others tell him how to run the business and establish the rules. That never sounded like the American Way to me!

Yes, it is a joke that the length of the “split” is all on TG!!!  Ok, he didn’t try to buy the “ass"-ets of CART, he hasn’t offered over and over, only to be told that he needs to GIVE “them” meeelions of dollars, ect ect.  It is a joke, yest he seperated, but he has been the ONLY one trying to make it right.  so shut it up peeps.

Zappatista - 19 February 2008 12:52 PM

Yes, it is a joke that the length of the “split” is all on TG!!!  Ok, he didn’t try to buy the “ass"-ets of CART, he hasn’t offered over and over, only to be told that he needs to GIVE “them” meeelions of dollars, ect ect.  It is a joke, yest he seperated, but he has been the ONLY one trying to make it right.  so shut it up peeps.

Sure!  Trying to make it right by trying to force a liquidation & buy only the assets up cheap in 2004.  Trying to make it right by trying to force bankruptcy this year.  Trying to make it right by demanding that he run the unified series his way on his tracks with his lousy equipment.  He needs to support the incoming teams as they are far behind the learning curve of the existing teams; he sure will be the benefactor with the added fan boost coming with the new teams as well as not having to compete with a parallel series.
Hopefully the fans support the new series, but also raise their voices and let TG know what they want and expect to see: A better chassis and turbo on road races; a variety of venues and track styles; competition between manufacturers; dynamic leadership and promotion of events; interesting support series added to the racecards; ______________(add your own suggestion here)______________.

Thank god this is finally fixed! All of us who love open wheel racing support this effort 100 percent. Maybe we will
see it back to where it was 15 years ago, it will take time
but it can happen. Can’t wait for May in Indy.