The Taurus rolled through Las Vegas last Sunday like hot dice, sweeping the first seven spots. But that's minor irony. The General Motors cars are getting a break in the spoiler height, which will generate more downforce. Without getting into all the technical gibberish, lowering the height of the rear spoiler on the Fords means they won't be able to run into the turns of a track with quite as much daring. Its reasoning is simple.
Closer competition means more fan interest.
More fan interest means more revenue. The only problem with this scenario is that it goes against the grain of true competition. Racing is the only major league sport that uses, in effect, a handicapping system. The NFL doesn't put ankle weights on Terrell Davis to slow him down when Denver plays some dog-faced opponent. Pete Sampras doesn't have to play Winbledon's early rounds with a ping pong paddle just so some unseeded wannabe can have a real chance.