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What if instead of blowing his money luring CC teams, Tony George had opened his wallet wide-open to keep Tony Stewart and Sam Hornish Jr?
IRL 2009: "Cars you can't see, driven by drivers you have never heard of, on a network you don't get"
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In actuality the 25 guaranteed qualifiers was never an issue. The ironic thing is that the Palm Beach Accord was actually a better deal for the CART teams than the fastest 33.
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In actuality the 25 guaranteed qualifiers was never an issue.
25/8 was an issue.
Originally posted by don7031
The ironic thing is that the Palm Beach Accord was actually a better deal for the CART teams than the fastest 33.
That's the "Pebble Beach Accord" and it wasn't a good deal for anyone. Just a poor bandaid on bad situation.
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What if C^RT had not changed to different equipment in '96. The IRL ran the identical equipment as had been running the previous year(s). The equipment change in the IRL was not until '97.
What if ...... oh well ...... what did was done ...... what if the future becomes ....... -cap
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