This is actually inspired by something I read just today, said by no less than Shirley: guys with money own the sport.
Is it possible to take most (maybe not all) the big money out without killing racing? (I'm mainly thinking drag racing, here, but the insane amounts spent in F1 apply, too.)
Is there a way to equalize things for smaller (TF/D & TF/FC) teams? Like, if you agree to run a certain level of equipment (no 18 wheeler, say), you get to have a 700ci engine instead of 500ci? (And if you do it, at season's end, you get a bigger share of the TV contract, or something?) Or just ban owners from running more than one car? (That wouldn't help the "privateers" {single-car teams; nobody really runs a genuine privateer any more, AFAIK}, or any teams who can't attract major sponsors...)
Any thoughts?
Is it possible to take most (maybe not all) the big money out without killing racing? (I'm mainly thinking drag racing, here, but the insane amounts spent in F1 apply, too.)
Is there a way to equalize things for smaller (TF/D & TF/FC) teams? Like, if you agree to run a certain level of equipment (no 18 wheeler, say), you get to have a 700ci engine instead of 500ci? (And if you do it, at season's end, you get a bigger share of the TV contract, or something?) Or just ban owners from running more than one car? (That wouldn't help the "privateers" {single-car teams; nobody really runs a genuine privateer any more, AFAIK}, or any teams who can't attract major sponsors...)
Any thoughts?