[BuckeyeBullet]

I for one am glad to see "IRL" left behind...they are IndyCars. The IRL brings about memories of a terrible era of mismanagement and technical de-evolution for the Indy 500 and IndyCar competition alike.

Whether or not you like Randy, you have to understand this decision: the name IndyCar is synonymous with the openwheel combatants of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A brandname that even a simpleton can recognize, much like the term NASCAR has taken over for "stock car" ; and yes, "IRL" is directly associated with the darkest era in modern openwheel history. Get rid of it so the general public can forget about it as soon as possible.

Thank you.

[Gregg]

It would be nice to go back to the "grass roots" drivers. Saying Bernard would like to have grass roots involvement and actually have it actually happen are two different things.

The IRL or IndyCar today is dominated with road courses and street circuits with a declining number of oval tracks. It will not surprise me in the least to hear Kansas as being off the schedule in 2011. Nothing has been done in the form of cost containment besides a few renderings of 'future' Indy Cars. Almost every car owner has a sports car/road course background. Wasn't it Michael Andretti about six years ago who mentioned thst he never heard of JJ Yeley. I know it was sometime after Yeley's three USAC championships. You can't teach a leopard to change its spots. Unless something changes drastically IndyCar will continue to be what it already is, with or without Bernards help.

I personaly thought the name change thing wasn't handled very well. It sounded a little like a personal affront to the long time IRL supporters but maybe it was just the way it read.

[illinisprintfan]

Originally Posted by hoosierhillbilly Didn't they go to indycar a few years back? Also, the nascar fans @ work always say you can't have girl without irl. Sort of annoying. Posted via Mobile Device

nascar What is this nascar you speak of Are you referring to that nap inducing, billboard parade that they put on the TV Sunday afternoons?

[Lucky161]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeBullet I for one am glad to see "IRL" left behind...they are IndyCars. The IRL brings about memories of a terrible era of mismanagement and technical de-evolution for the Indy 500 and IndyCar competition alike. Whether or not you like Randy, you have to understand this decision: the name IndyCar is synonymous with the openwheel combatants of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A brandname that even a simpleton can recognize, much like the term NASCAR has taken over for "stock car" ; and yes, "IRL" is directly associated with the darkest era in modern openwheel history. Get rid of it so the general public can forget about it as soon as possible. Thank you.

The general public doesn't need a name change to forget about Indycar racing. They already have. Darkest era in modern openwheel history? So far, but they'll still have point zero ratings on VS to work with.