Originally Posted by Grocery Guy:
I wouldn't necessarily say Indy Car is trying to emulate F1. Real Indy Car fans want more ovals. But think about it - What ovals haven't been tried? Phoenix, Kansas, Joliet, Kentucky, Pocono, Atlanta, Charlotte, Richmond, Nashville Superspeedway, Fontana? Which of those tracks had great attendance? NONE, or the promoters would still be having Indy Car races at them. Seen the attendance at Texas the last few years? Seems to get lower every year. We're lucky that St. Louis has firm dates, and that Roger used his power to get Iowa back open. Until fans support any new ovals, get used to the road and street courses.
Mega dittos! You took the words out of my mouth. It certainly would be nice if there were more ovals to TRY to go to, but promoters do not want to lose money. I like McLaren's commitment to Indycar, while meanwhile it appears all Andretti cares about is getting to F1 somehow; but I'd wish one of them would get in to promoting oval Indycar races (again for Andretti - he did at least Milwaukee before, but if he had the passion he has for going f1 racing, maybe he could make more of an effort on an Indycar oval race; OR hiring a driver that connected with American fans...). Sadly, this Iowa wknd comes with a steep tix prices to support 4 big name (modern) music acts...I'd rather they had some county fair lower priced ticket talent and even out the pricing on the tickets, but we will see how it works...you get to see four bands and two indycar races for cheaper than an f1 USGP seat or a Taylor Swift concert...