Originally Posted by mr nobody:
As seen by the ratings and the attendance at the events, you'd be correct. If you go to any Indycar event at a non oval, you'll find most people do not know or care about drivers from a dirt track. Most think they are the next Ed Carpenter (lack luster on courses turning right and left) and for the record I am a big Ed Carpenter fan becasue he may very well be the last of his kind in Indycar. Until the mindset of the fanbase is changed, the drivers will be ones from over seas and not dirt/short track drivers.
I have to disagree with you on this one. It's not the fans. Until the car owners pull their heads out of their collective @ sses and start recruiting young American circle track talent, Indy car will go nowhere. The fans have already spoken with their feet and their wallets. Look at all of the bare aluminum you see at their events. That includes road/street courses too. The young circle track drivers of the 60's and 70's proved that they could adapt to the rear engined cars and compete with the best road racers in the world. Even Penske and Ganassi have fallen into this mindset. They put our great young American drivers in their taxi-cabs and bring in furriners to drive the Indy cars (even after Sam won the 500!!!!!)...I just don't get it!!! These guys are supposed to be businessmen and they can't figure it out!!!