[Zeke]

Again, we lose sight of the fact the Bernie could give a rat's a about the fee and what happens with the local promoter. If anyone has any vision, they would see the benefits to the locality in which the race was held beyond gate profits. This, IMHO, is not the case in Indy. They are famous enough w/o a European race.

However, a subsidized race would pump a local economy like no other way I can think of. Millions upon millions of people watch the race on TV and that's where Bernie's money comes from. Does Las Vegas need another circus? Long Beach does well enough with the Champ cars and no doubt would not think of subsidizing a more expensive race. They don't have the money to begin with.

To get the GP back in the US, someone has to come up with a community that would benefit the most from the publicity. Florida comes to mind. So does Texas. Shoot, a lot of places come to mind, but the locality has to be hungry enough to put out and large enough to be able to afford to do so. And, be in a position to reap the after glow.