TG and owners want to buy INDYCAR

[bugeyedgomer]

One source inside the series told IBJ this week that “Bernard is hanging by a thread. A very thin thread.”

same o same o ...like it is his fault or something,,,you ever try to push a wet noodle

[SarahFan]

Maybe not his fault .. We all know where the gaily lies

But he was brought in to increases butts and eyeballs

And it's gone the wrong direction

[bugeyedgomer]

How many more will they throw to the wolves before a lightbulb goes off
is there even a lightbulb somewhere

[Starter]

Things should get a little better next year. F1 coming to NBCSC will allow lots of opportunities for cross promotion if the network is smart. Hope Randy can hang on till then.

The question still remains - who would they get if they dump Randy?

[SarahFan]

Come on starter we have been hearing that BS for years

The Olympics are coming
Hockey is back
Its NBCSports now

Blah blah
Now it's F1

[garyshell]

Ken, would you have been happy with an Indycar tv deal with Speed?

Gary

[jarrambide]

Ken, would you have been happy with an Indycar tv deal with Speed?

Gary

Pick any channel (with the exception of any of the networks) and no one will be happy, the problem is that no sports channel will bring viewers or increase ticket sales, lots channels on cable, lots of choices, no tv contract will help a series unless they can get people to care about the series first, the problem is that many fans like me don't care anymore, and the racing wasn't bad this year, and yet I don't care that much, if I miss a race, no biggie, I don't have a fave driver, I don't hate any drivers, I didn't know who was in first place in the overall stands most of the weeks.

I don't think anyone can save this series, but then again, I never imagined AOWR would become this, shows you how much I know.

[zako85]

Yep. The series will be gone in ten years...

Why gone? The series can run on as tight budget as it needs to IMO. Virtually no one watches Grand Am's Rolex sports car races, but that series still goes on and amazingly with multiple chassis and engine manufacturers in the DP category, and that's all fans should care about.

[00steven]

Why gone? The series can run on as tight budget as it needs to IMO. Virtually no one watches Grand Am's Rolex sports car races, but that series still goes on and amazingly with multiple chassis and engine manufacturers in the DP category, and that's all fans should care about.

$$$ Indycar is trying to survive as a big time series when clearly they are not. They won't scale back until it's too late, imo.

[bricarr2]

Jose:

Its sad what has become of AOWR. But you're right it might be so damaged that no one can save it, with the exception of--ahem, NASCAR.