[Miss Marple]

When this event was held on the real Memorial Day, and not the Sunday before Memorial Day (or the FAKE Memorial Day we have some years) we did NOT have rain! In all my years of growing up we had ONE rain day. ONE.

Now it seems like every other year we go through this. The weather tomorrow will be better, on the REAL Memorial Day and not on Sunday.

Pbbbt. Tony George has wrecked the race. It is not nearly as interesting as when I was younger.

[oceanview]

well, CART shouldn't have tried to shaft Tony George when he wanted to field a team - you can't shaft the guy who owns the race track that defines your entire sport. so he snapped back.

[lizma]

It is not nearly as interesting as when I was younger.

I bet it was. Hard pressed you are looking at the Snake Pit and the "show us your tits" signs with fond memories.

But your basic premise is correct. Tony George screwed up the race.