Originally Posted by duel:
maybe the 500 will be run on the road course now... cart, chump car, who ever is left still complains at every corner about high speed ovals. Indy is about the only place they keep their mouths shut$$$$$.. road course IRL racing still has little passing.Tony did all he could to appease the road racers. The month of May had huge crowds this year dispite the economy. i think things are on the upswing at the speedway. Tony made that place a real world class place and i believe his grandfather would approve. The board has made a huge mistake in my mind......
I beg to differ. I've been to 12 consecutive 500's (sat in the same seats), and this year, for the first time, I noticed LOTS of empty seats on the frontstretch. Personally, I think some of the seats are over-priced and the track is finally feeling that.
If you know anything about Indy, just take Pole Day as an example; as recent as the 90's, IMS was packed on Pole Day with over 200,000 fans-
for qualifying. Now they're lucky if they get 200,000 for ALL
4 qualifying days combined!
What the Indy 500 really needs is some worthy American drivers.
Someone beat Chip Ganassi in the head and tell him to put Clauson in an IndyCar.
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Originally Posted by kinser:
They got their chance and then someone with a big checkbook who couldn't carry the helmet bag of most of the people on that list bought their rides. Let's face the facts the IRL has the shallowest talent pool in professional motorsports.
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I
love IndyCars, and I'll have to agree.
A couple of drivers are a complete joke.