Originally Posted by
beebe
Was it an essential vehicle to the operation of the race? It always seems like they have tons of autos for these races.
It was a tv car, so no. It could be looked at as essential to make money on the race, but from what I understand it was a tv car with no cameras aboard: It was carrying some big wig. He still probably pays good money to have that car there, so again it's part of making money on the race: Which is what sports are about, after all.