[Honest-Sam]

http://www.theindychannel.com/sports...nfield-parking

[Bigrod55]

I hope they truly only do this on race days. Don't need to turn more fans away to make a buck.

[Vukie]

Tony Hulman is turning over in his grave.

[Honest-Sam]

All of the local news stations here in Indy have run this story, but this one offers a little bit of a different 'spin'.

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local...parking-option

[racephoto1]

Just another way to keep the fans away.

[openwheelKT]

A result of a "study" from a consulting firm that knows zero about racing. I'm fairly certain this isn't the last bad decision fans will see out of it.

[wildthing1h]

Compete bullsh** as one who attends both the 500 & 400. I have parked in turn 3 before but i like doing that that way my kids can hit the souvenir trailers people tailgated in there when it was free all they wanna do is make more money. But i can already assure you that most fans will buy the pass anyway. What's next charging to park for the coke lot and the north 40. I can remember parking inside turn 1 until they put that useless once a year road course in but oh wait they now use it twice a year. Why don't they bring the irl series back and run it. But this is just my opinion.

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[Bill Gardner]

A private company making the decision they need more revenue.

I guess they could ask for a tax like Colts and Pacers get.

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[team3521]

In my opinion, this is just another nail in the coffin for Indy cars. The Indy 500 is really in all reality, the only race that most fans watch or care about in their series.

Let’s face it, the tickets for that race are very expensive and the infield used to be a way that the casual fan that can’t really afford those high priced tickets could attend and have a good time.

This is an excellent way to keep those casual fans from attending and saving the little money that they would have spent there. When some of those casual fans come out to the race, some bring kids and those kids become future money spenders and future race fans period.

Stupid greedy move! Greed kills everything!

[richie]

Really guys? This greediness and highway robbery of charging for infield parking has worked well so far. The VIP $75 Turn 3 parking for the Indy 500 has already sold out.

Just my opinion, but at what other sporting events can you park right next to the stadium (or inside of it in the case of IMS) without paying less than $50? Can't do that at a Colts game for sure.

Furthermore, the price of tickets for the Indy 500 are a bargain when comparing them to ticket prices at other tracks. I pay $85 for my seat in turn three where I can see more than half of the track. The Indy 500 is one of the biggest events in the world and it costs about the same as going to any other random NASCAR race.

I am aware that many people might be upset about not being able to park and tailgate like they used to in Turn 3. I'm not sure why anybody would want to park there on race day. I park outside the track for a minimal $10 fee. After the Indy 500 is finished, I am usually home in Fishers (35 minutes north of IMS) at about 4:30 p.m. Parking in the infield, you might be lucky to get home by dinner time.

Greediness occurs when a company exceedingly charges for something. If nobody was willing to pay the price, then you may have a point. When the parking passes sell out within one day of the announcement, maybe it's possible that IMS didn't charge enough.

I will still continue to park for free in the infield on practice and qualifying days, but will go to my traditional parking spot for cheap that gets me on the road and home much more quickly than most anyone else. To me, this is much ado about nothing. If enough people are not willing to pay, IMS is willing to listen to you. In the meantime, those spots have sold out.