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It's a tough one. My ideal blueprint for open-wheel racing in North America would be the same as many people's:
1) A calendar of 16-20 events, with a mixture of superspeedways, short ovals, road courses and street courses, based around the month of May at the Brickyard (perhaps even having Indy as a non-championship race, in the manner of Le Mans); some overseas events but a North American core.
2) Competing engine and chassis manufacturers, with strong manufacturer involvement but some way of both encouraging smaller tuning operations and capping spending; engine manufacturers should probably be obliged to supply at least two teams if asked.
3) A strong ladder system with a clear and successful method of graduation from one level to the next.
4) A mixture of American and foreign drivers.
5) Racing which is an un-artificial as possible.
But, as you say, how to achieve all this?
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