Now is the chance for the IRL to step up back to the old US open wheel popularity if only because other series are going to bite the dust. If Toyota are selling fewer cars will they want to be in F1 ( and so far not winning ) and NASCAR if it becomes a one make series with Ford, GM and Chrysler all living on reserves and making no money. NASCAR is in real trouble as also loads of sponsors will quit. Superleague, A1GP. World series by Renault, GP3, GP2, F2, Euro F3, Formula Masters, Formula Nippon, Atlantics, Indy lights. Too many series and too few sponsors. Will it be the IRL that bites the dust? With the 500 and lowish budgets I doubt it. OK Champcar was a better business proposal in terms of costs but if TG stops wind tunnel development and similar costs then it would be cheaper and closer racing as well. This is a golden opportunity. Keep Surfers, get Montreal, get BMW etc ( with a capped spend and multiple year development freeze ) if F1 goes one engine. As the other series fail IRL will become more viewed as fans look for their drug. It will take balls but in three years times will be on the mend, just got to get there and have a bullish strategy to win in a financially conservative fashion. Grand Am in 2010, little chance. Why is Perera going back to europe...its started.