[jluetjen]

Yeah;
I don't think that the concept was that bad (although I do miss some loose surface running to make the pavement guys stretch a little bit). I do think that too many races were decided by people getting penelties for touching the barriers as well as cars breaking. The things that I do like compared to IROC....

1) They really do have drivers (champions even!) from around the world driving under various conditions and in various type cars. As opposed to the modern IROC where people from the US circle track community invite some others to try racing them around a circle tracking using stock cars. And how many non-stock car or non-oval track champions have raced in IROC recently. Scott Pruitt and who else???

2) The event is apparently a charity fundraiser.

3) The drivers really seemed to be having fun with each other. OK, Alesi and Schumacher were almost silly, but at least they weren't taking themselves too seriously.