So who in the hell’s driving this thing?

Well fans, it all came to a screeching halt on Tuesday, this week.  As much as I hate to say this, Robin Miller actually hit the nail on the head.  I give him his props for scooping that story. How he did it I’ll never know, but boy oh boy, I’d like to find out.

Did he have a “mole” in the meeting room camouflaged to look like a Lamp?  Was he under the meeting table?  That could go in a different direction, but I’ll stay on topic….  Would Tony George himself give the scoop to Robin Miller?  I honestly don’t think Tony would give him a scoop of ice cream.  Was he in the next room with a glass to the wall hanging onto every distorted word being said?  I’ll bet it was the lawyer in the room.   You KNOW you can’t trust a lawyer…..can you?

The family swore that they didn’t talk to anyone outside of that room.  Well then, how did Robin get the story correct, immediately after the post-Indy 500 board meeting and BEFORE this week’s meeting was even held?  I’ll bet I know how he found out…Robin’s got to be secretly having an affair with one of the sisters, and it slipped out during “pillow talk”.  That’s IT, that’s GOT to be IT!  You know, come to think of it…Mari has been known for her work rescuing horses.  (God bless her for doing that, and I really mean it)  She’s quite the animal lover, and we all know that Robin’s been referred to as a “Horses Ass” on numerous occasions (tell me I’m wrong).  Hmmm…Do you see a correlation here?

Bottom line here however is the fact that this meeting/gang tackle of Tony George will make a couple hundred fanatical OWRS/Champ Car fans happy, but the timing of this couldn’t be worse. It may indicate that the Hulman-George family and others don’t believe the Indy Racing League is a “viable investment” going forward.  It also shows that the family lost faith in their boy Tony, and that’s terrible thing to happen at this time.  The Indy Racing League was just starting to come into it’s own, and was FINALLY being showcased/promoted the way the fans felt it should be. Tony had the support of the team owners and had fought for 12 years to bring everyone back together in Open Wheel Racing at a time when AOWR was rapidly circling the drain.

And, let’s not forget that a certain “free agent” has a contract up this year.  The NASTICAR dogs are foaming at the mouth over that one.

And what of all of the work Tony George has done to bring in more engine manufacturers to compete with Honda (who, btw, have been VERY patient and loyal to Tony).  Fiat, Volkswagen, and Audi (iirc) were in the mix.  What of the discussions for an engine formula to race in 2011?  At present, those discussions were with Tony.  However, I doubt if Brian Barnhardt, Kevin Blanch, Les Mactaggart & Roger Bailey were being kept out of the loop, so hopefully, that deal will STILL go through.

If the Hulman-George family is opposed to the direction Tony was headed, it could bring along something that we DEFINITELY don’t want – the “Team Owners” running the series or deciding to form their own series again.  Yeah, that’s an “Oh S#*t!” that this writer wonders if it was thought through.

Bottom line is….Who the hell’s DRIVING this thing?  We’ve not found out from Robin Miller the answer to that very crucial question.  He’s STILL a horse’s ass, but he sure did pull one over on us, didn’t he?

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!

Irlfannphx ; )