Originally Posted By: dailydriver
Originally Posted By: jsharp
Originally Posted By: BarkerMan
I don't like driver's series racing.
I too would like to see a series that wasn't spec racers. It been tried before though with cars with fenders. The CanAm series. And though the cars were incredible the series failed...
When was Can Am ever like a spec series??
Near the end when it seemed that everyone was running Shadows with BBCs???
I was thinking the same. IIRC, Can Am died when Porsche came to the series and outspent and outengineered everyone. The problem with Can Am is one mfr always dominated. First it was Lola, then McLaren, then Porsche. When Porsche pulled out, the series was mostly done. McLaren bailed when Porsche started dominating; it was no longer fun so instead of spending more money, they went to F-1 and dropped Can Am. In the end Shadow was left but their wasn't much of a series remaining.
People keep saying they want an unlimited series but Can Am is proof that the concept doesn't really work. F-1 is an anomaly and cannot be compared to anything but itself. Today with all the technology in racing, you couldn't have a reasonable unlimited racing series. Who would pay for it? Who would sponsor it? A company like Toyota would come along, spend zillions of dollars, win races and championships, then leave when they got bored or something else came along.
Nope....... the days of an unlimited big time racing series is over. If money and wins are unattainable by little guys with small budgets, no racing series can survive for long. You need the guys who love the racing and series so much, they'll do anything to stay in it. Never ever depend on Corporate America to keep your sport alive.
