Quote:
Originally Posted by sprintcar64
Cecil your valid point about the IRL formula had one huge flaw, no body came out and saw those races and not many more tuned in on TV. I went to quite a few of the midwest races between 1999-2004 and you always had plenty of room in the stands.
The INDYCAR Series is a business and needs to make money. The street / road races are more "events" than races and allow the IICS, teams, and promoters cater to the sponsors through hospitality.
I consider myself a race fan and will watch just about anything that requires one person to go faster than the other whether it is Indy cars, F1, Nascar, sprintcars, modifieds or street stocks.
|
They had several races that were well attended (e.g. KY 65K +,Texas 100k+, Chicago 70K+ etc) and thus, created a solid foundation for the series to build on. If Tony had stuck to his guns (and "no lease" formula), I believe the series would have caught on. The racing was just too good and they had a good mix of young drivers that could've developed into stars had they and their teams not been forced out by the big money. As it turned out Honda and Toyota, from a marketing standpoint, did nothing to promote the series. In the end all they did was give motors to the teams that could already afford them. Huge mistake by Tony George.
---------- Post added at 04:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:36 PM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seadog
You guys go ahead and bash away at INDYCAR if it makes you feel good. All I know is I am getting pretty excited about young Mr. Clauson's entry into the INDYCAR world in about two months. Best of luck in the Freedom 100 Bryan!!!
I respect any driver that cheats death on evey lap by entring turn 1 at Indy going 230 MPH. Think it's easy.? I think not  . |
I'm excited about Clauson getting a chance myself. We discussed a kid named Travis Gregg (a Lawrenceburg regular) on here a while back who got a similar chance and excelled in the IPS feeder series. He won, sat on the pole for several races and always finished in the to 3 or 4 but, never got a sniff from the IRL owners. I'm just hoping that Clauson gets a real shot and not just a token shot, as Gregg did. Hopefully, Bryan has some solid funding behind him. I know his dad has been beating the bushes up in Indy for years and has done a great job of promoting him. The IRL needs the Bryan Clausons' of the racing world more than he needs them IMO. I hope they finally start realizing this.