What do IRL fans think of CART and the split today?
Most of them no longer care, meaning that they take the attitude that CART can do what it wants and more power to them, but it doesn’t make any difference in terms of what the IRL does. Most IRL fans are sick of flame wars and don’t care to waste time arguing it. CART and the IRL are seen as two different series doing different things, and only in competition to the extent that all auto racing series are in competition. There is almost no sentiment at all for any kind of merger or cooperation. (In particular, very few IRL fans want to see the IRL change its car and engine rules to accomodate CART’s specifications.
