Originally Posted by ISF:
On the spur of the moment I went up to Chicagoland Speedway, met some friends and took in the IRL race there last night. Wow, what a great experience. The weather couldn't have been better if we had bought and paid for it, it was very comfortable since the stands were maybe half full (which isn't necessarily a good thing), the crowd was very well behaved and respectful and above all the racing was second to non!! I cannot for the life of me figure why this show doesn't draw better than it does. I doesn't make any difference what nationality the drivers are, that was some good racing and the crowd was so much more enjoyable to be part of than the NASCAR crowds.
And how 'bout Sarah!! She hung with the big shooters for a good chunk of the race, they had a hell of a time finally getting around her!!
Everyone we talked to after the race was gushing about the quality and excitement of the whole deal. If that deal can't generate additional interest I'm not sure anything will. Where am I going wrong here.
It's very simple why there was no crowd on Saturday night, ISC did no or very little promotion for the race. At every track they own it's the same deal.
They don't promote the NHRA race at the dragstrip either.