Quote of the week

During Wednesday's rambling about the new 2012 IndyCar — hard to call it an "unveiling" because so much is still so veiled — through such a lofty, nebulous, unfinished plan, well…..First I got this image of the IRL sprinting headlong toward a cliff and taking a flying leap off … then of it hanging in midair, flapping its arms with all due intensity. I'm not saying it won't fly. But I am warning: Look out below! – – Ed Hinton on it's a huge leap of faith, without strong commitments from several manufacturers (Ford, Mercedes, Boeing, BMW, etc.), to develop complete aero kits for a car – The idea that a Ferrari or a Boeing would spend big money to develop an aerodynamics package for a 21st century racecar, only to sell it to competitors for a maximum of $70,000 per car, seems tenuous at best.