More and more I'm beginning to believe that CART will not turn a wheel in 2004.
If they do not continue the Entrant Support program, they could be down to 10-12 cars at best. Is that enough to put on a race at Long Beach or any other venue? Who will fund the cars if not CART?
If someone buys the series, how much would they be willing to spend in order to keep CART operating for another season? $100M? With the cash reserves nearly depleted, is someone going to fund an entire series out of pocket?
Finally, what is the advantage of the proposed Motorock format for the CART series? How does a move to primarily street venues make the series more profitable? Those events are well attended now, but there's no profit and few sponsors to show for it?
Doesn't CART need TV viewers in order to turn the ship around? Will a street circuit only series ever bring TV viewers?
It seems to me that even with an impending sale, someone is going to have to come up with a miracle in order to save even the 2004 season.
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If they do not continue the Entrant Support program, they could be down to 10-12 cars at best. Is that enough to put on a race at Long Beach or any other venue? Who will fund the cars if not CART?
If someone buys the series, how much would they be willing to spend in order to keep CART operating for another season? $100M? With the cash reserves nearly depleted, is someone going to fund an entire series out of pocket?
Finally, what is the advantage of the proposed Motorock format for the CART series? How does a move to primarily street venues make the series more profitable? Those events are well attended now, but there's no profit and few sponsors to show for it?
Doesn't CART need TV viewers in order to turn the ship around? Will a street circuit only series ever bring TV viewers?
It seems to me that even with an impending sale, someone is going to have to come up with a miracle in order to save even the 2004 season.
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