[Porsche-O-Phile]

It'd be nice to have a restoration of sanity to open-wheel racing in this country - especially now that F1 is no longer coming to the United States (you can thank our friend Tony George for f*cking that one up too - along with the predictably greedy Ecclestone). However, I'll be FURIOUS if the City of Long Beach bends over and kisses Tony George's ass by attempting to change the date of the LBGP. That S.O.B. has been trying for the last several years to actually shut this race down. Aside from the fact that I happen to enjoy the fact that it runs pretty much outside my front door, it's a piece of racing history and that jackhole doesn't care. He deliberately sought to ruin it, just as he ruined just about everything else in American open-wheel racing. He's been the WORST thing possible to happen to the sport - even worse than the "push-to-pass" button in Champ.

Anyway, I'll actually gain some respect for the City government here if they tell Tony George to go "F" himself - at least for this year. I sincerely hope that if there is a reunion of IRL & Champ, that Mr. Tony George's influence over the LBGP's future dates will be marginalized.

Frankly, I thought the inclusion of the ALMS series last year was awesome - even more interesting than the showcase Champ race, to be honest - especially that Tracy was out.