Carl Haas and Paul Newman agree it’s way past time to make peace with Tony George. Derrick Walker says “anything” Champ Car can do to unify open wheel racing is a “no-brainer. ” Jimmy Vasser was emphatic when he said his series has “got to find a way” to do a deal with the IRL founder. Keith Wiggins might already be in the IRL if he still had his own team.
So, if all these CART Lifers understand the reality of the situation, then why are Gerry Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven still kidding themselves?
Why in the name of Joe Heitzler wouldn’t they accept George’s gracious offer to give them cars and engines for 2008, plus put five of their key races on the IRL schedule and pay them a sanction fee?
Why wouldn’t they want to be part of the Indianapolis 500, where maybe they could get enough exposure to score a sponsor?
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