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My two cents:
Frankly neither series has anything glowing about it - car counts are low, drivers are leaving for other series, barely any sponsorship support.
The only redeeming factor for the IRL is the Indianapolis 500.
Both are heavily funded by series owners.
Both are full of drivers barely anyone could name anymore.
My personal interest in US open-wheel racing has dropped completely in the past few years. I could really care less about either series. I would still love ChampCar to be how it was 8-10 years ago when it was thriving, but those days are long gone.
I'm not going to go into my opinion of Tony George. That's been done to death.
However, it's clear that a merger is the only sensible option now. Neither series can continue on like this.
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