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30th January 2011, 17:56 #21
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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
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30th January 2011, 18:08 #22
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Originally Posted by Lousada
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30th January 2011, 19:45 #23Originally Posted by Lousada
Is there some new rule that I don't know about that says that a former Indy 500 winner isn't allowed to return? I mentioned Villeneuve and Montoya because they are still racing, as are the Schumachers - just not at Indy. Both Mario and Michael Andretti went to Europe to do F1. But when they came back, they came back to Indy and AOWR. That is no longer the case. Hell, we used to get the F3000 champions who didn't get picked up by F1. Now we get the guys who are barely GP2 also rans. Now when drivers return from Europe or come over from Europe, it's just as likely that they'll do NASCAR. So yes, it is true that there are few (credible) American stars, and it is equally true that there are no/few world class international drivers who are jonesing to do this race any longer - and now we see that one of NASCAR's biggest stars isn't going to break his neck (maybe literally) to do it either.
My bottomline: what Bernard has done to this point is commendable. I think he is a breath of fresh air. But I'm also saying that rather than just giving him $20 to rearrange the chairs on the Titanic, IMS could really get behind him and demonstrate their $upport. I watched my first full season of IRL racing last year. The racing wasn't bad overall. Some were excellent and very entertaining. But the presentation was amateur hour at best, most of the time. And we don't need to go back over Indy's record low ratings. Maybe you're one of those fans who believes that the IRL's current woes are a result of some grand conspiracy involving NASCAR, corporate America and ABC/ESPN... I don't know. One fellow even suggested to me that sunspots are affecting the ratings. How that would JUST affect IRL races and not other programming, he didn't seem to have that part of his theory worked out. All I know is sponsors follow the eyeballs... and drivers follow the sponsors. And with fewer eyeballs watching, the quality of the driver pool is being affected."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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30th January 2011, 20:38 #24
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Good post Jag and spot on. Indy car has a handful of drivers who are really good and another handful or so who are decent. A few more with potential and after that, it's crapola.
The last part about the sunspot theory is really funny. Sunspots? Fool. Doesn't he know it's because the Myans have told us we only have a less than 2 years left, so no one is really trying hard to better things.
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31st January 2011, 16:22 #25
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Originally Posted by nigelred5
No, Jimmie wont do Indy in the end because yes, Jag's point has merit that the 500 isn't what it was; but more importantely, he I think knows he would be in over his head. This years car he might have a fighting chance of competing.
I just laugh when people think wives have influence over drivers. They only do when the driver wants it to be an influence. Jimmie didn't get to where he is by being soft....."Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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31st January 2011, 16:26 #26
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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
AS for Indy not being what it used to be, well you can undo 15 years of stupidity in 2 years..."Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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31st January 2011, 21:00 #27Originally Posted by DBell
While it would be nice if Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt, Jr. would do Indy... fans of this sport are just going to have to accept that these guys are not open wheel drivers (#1) and they really don't have any more than a passing interest in this sport to begin with (#2).
So as I keep saying, with that being the case, I'm not surprised that Jimmie isn't going to go to war with his wife to do the Indy 500. Oh sure, he could lay down the law and start chanting, "a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do"... and she could pick up the phone and dial a divorce lawyer, while she chants, "well, fine then - a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do." Plus, there's probably five or six of Jimmie's brother NASCAR drivers that would be happy to "console" Chandra in her hour of need. The dude is on top of the world. He has no need to do anything silly that would screw that up, IMO.
But whatever the reason, he ain't doin' it. The OP was just another fantasy."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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