No loss of momentum...the Indy 500 PR juggernaut rolls on....

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Originally Posted by dataman1

Go to Europe, Oz or Mexico next Monday and you will find coverage about Indy. I believe that it the point being made.

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It will be a small article after the Larger story of the Monaco Grand Prix.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

It will be a small article after the Larger story of the Monaco Grand Prix.

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I always think of Graham Hill after he won Indy. He won $156,297 and the most he won at "the biggest race and most important race in the World" was $3500.00, yes 3 thousand, 5 hundred dollars.

Not my words but his.

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Personally, I am sick of AOWR trying to become a more popular around the world. I dont give a **** what a paper in prague says about the 500, I care what a paper in a small american town says because at the end of the day, the only way the ICS is going to continue to gain popularity is to show the average american fan that this series is a lot of fun and is the best racing product in the world. Sure, maybe there may be only a small article in newspapers overseas about the 500, but it is likewise about monaco here in the U.S..

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Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!

Name one Open Wheel Race that capture the amount of attention that Indianapolis got. Go back to 1911. I have and there was NOT ONE.

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A door big enough to drive a semi through and several have already gone through, but I'll drive mine, too.

Monaco.

Indy with be the third place race this weekend for TV viewers. Even though Charlotte has fewer seats, they will probably have more ticket revenue.

To the only person with control over this, it was more important to be the biggest fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.

Very sad for the sport. :(

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Originally Posted by Miatanut

A door big enough to drive a semi through and several have already gone through, but I'll drive mine, too.

Monaco.

Indy with be the third place race this weekend for TV viewers. Even though Charlotte has fewer seats, they will probably have more ticket revenue.

To the only person with control over this, it was more important to be the biggest fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.

Very sad for the sport. :(

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This was about American Open Wheel racing. Graham Hill pretty much shot that down with his own words.

This is about AWOR. Still interesting, Denis Hulme, 1967 World Champion flying back for 1:20 to qualify for a little race over here and to fly back to your big race in 1968.
If you statement is true then Denis would have stayed in Monaco.

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Originally Posted by CARTDM15

Your right I don't know what it means.But I do know open wheel racing is about dead because one guy thought more of that race than the series.Thanks a lot, guy.

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If open wheel cars, besides sprint cars, truly meant anythng in the US, the SCCA Formula A/5000 series would never have died.
It was the ONLY open wheel road racing series at the time it died and it still DIED.

Open wheel racing in the US means two things, Indianapolis 500 and sprint cars, period.

Bob

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

If open wheel cars, besides sprint cars, truly meant anythng in the US, the SCCA Formula A/5000 series would never have died.
It was the ONLY open wheel road racing series at the time it died and it still DIED.

Open wheel racing in the US means two things, Indianapolis 500 and sprint cars, period.

Bob

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Very true!! Winged or Non-Winged?

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

Open wheel racing in the US means two things, Indianapolis 500 and sprint cars, period.

Bob

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IMO Might have to add midgets in there also. I would guess there are more midget racers in the US than the other 2 combined because it is more affordable and local racing.

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Originally Posted by Miatanut

A door big enough to drive a semi through and several have already gone through, but I'll drive mine, too.

Monaco.

Indy with be the third place race this weekend for TV viewers. Even though Charlotte has fewer seats, they will probably have more ticket revenue.

To the only person with control over this, it was more important to be the biggest fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.

Very sad for the sport. :(

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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the 500 will edge out the Charlotte NASCAR race in TV ratings. As far as Monaco goes, F1 is the world sport and any F1 race will have more worldwide fan interest than any race in a national series. Same thing with World Cup vs the Super Bowl. The whole world watches World Cup, whereas the Super Bowl is mostly of interest to Americans.

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Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!

This was about American Open Wheel racing. Graham Hill pretty much shot that down with his own words.

This is about AWOR. Still interesting, Denis Hulme, 1967 World Champion flying back for 1:20 to qualify for a little race over here and to fly back to your big race in 1968.
If you statement is true then Denis would have stayed in Monaco.

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Yes, for about a five year period, there were F1 guys skipping Monaco to come to Indy to clean up with their superior rear-engine cars in fields full of Watson Roadsters (and knock-offs). Big purses can do that. F1 guys would also run CanAm events for the big purses. Once the roadsters were gone and with them the easy pickings, Indy became something ex-F1 guys did, but not guys in contention for the championship.