Thread: How to Save Champ Car

No offense taken MBeer. We all have our opinions. But I disagree with the fact that the IRL doesnt have bragging rights on TV coverage, it does. It is a stronger series right now, that cant be denied.
I dont want to see ChampCar die but it either has to unify with the IRL or get new ownership.
You are right, the broadcast of ChampCar races is not good. That does need an improvement if its expected just to survive.

But as it is now, it cant survive. You have teams who rely on the series to front their money, which is not good. You also have a pool of drivers so to speak and the teams get the drivers handed to them. So this is another bad thing for sponsorship.

Originally Posted by DanicaRules

You also have a pool of drivers so to speak and the teams get the drivers handed to them. So this is another bad thing for sponsorship.

What do you mean by that. Many series have drivers that change teams as those drivers are proven to be skilled where as noobs may not be. Maybe I missed what you mean.

As far as IRL references, keep in mind that while this IS a CC topic, IRL is it's competition and IRL seems to be leading the pack as far as US open wheel goes. It is perfectly understandable to reference the differences since one seems to be doing better than the other. Neither is doing so well that it can claim any ground on NASCAR and F1 popularity though.

I think the correct answer to the question of how to save CC is all of the above. Sponsors, Coverage, Series merger, and interrnational exposure are ALL required and none more than the other.