Just dawned on me its 20 years since Mansell raced in Indy Car (CART) as it was once known. I had watched the odd race prior to this as my dad used to record it on terestrial tele back in the late 80's(don't know what channel it was on but it was always on late).

Then the series started to really take off and grow. Well that's how it seemed to me in the 90's. 95 to 2000 were the best years for the series I felt, even with the IRL rivalry that was going on.

Then 10 years ago I went to see Champ Car at Brands Hatch. The series was dying on its feet then, it felt, after the two previous years of watching the race at Rockingham in the UK. Fernandez, Penske and Rahal cleared off to the IRL and I think this was when the series was saved from bankruptcy. The series struggled on for a few more years after this.

Then the merger happened and we were all excited to have everyone back in one series. Most of the original IRL teams disappeared from the series. Lots of the old CART teams had folded and left the series or motorsport in general.

I guess all forms of motorsport have gone through their changes since then with teams coming and going, going through ups and downs and having to change to get things right to be able to survive this current economical climate.

But how I miss the old days of CART 95 - 2002. I wish the series could be as strong as it was back then. I still have all my old VHS tapes of the races from 95 - 2005, and every now and then I get one out and watch it. I find it hard to believe the series that was beginning to threatened Bernie Eccestone and F1, imploded in such fashion. 4 manufactures, 5 chasis builders and two tyre companies competing in the fastest series on earth.

Gutted, one day I might get over this....Let the bitching begin now as to who's fault it was, as I am sure a lot of you will want to post your arguments, to whose responsible.