Well, it's done. PBA CEO replaces the Grandson.
I guess, they really don't have much to loose.
http://www.indystar.com/article/2010...placing-George
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Well, it's done. PBA CEO replaces the Grandson.
I guess, they really don't have much to loose.
http://www.indystar.com/article/2010...placing-George
Pit stops would now be "sheetstops".Quote:
Originally Posted by methanolHuffer
Marbles are now Cow-patties. Driver's trade their helmets in for logo covered cowboy hats. Ehtanol replaced by hay, as is the safer wall. Drivers would sit in a cowpit. The cows would emply for hoof steering.
What is the over under on him being in place in 2012. Who knows, we will give him a chance, but it could be Jargon Joe all over again.
<waits for JJ to post under an alias, again, and tell us how great JJ was, but we know better>
tony being replaced by someone who actually heads a sports entity that has seen growth....
while time always tells......at this point I have no problem with this sequence of events....
best of luck to our new leader.....
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Originally Posted by Ken
One minor leaguer from A ball moving to AA ball.
The over/under for his tenure with Indy Car will be 2 years from today. I'll take the under.
The sport needs someone with A CLUE about racing. This guy, no matter how slick or good he's been in bull ridin', has never been to a race in his life.
Good luck.
I don't think any of us are going to question the choice here, it is a tough sell. I would love to see somebody with racing experience myself. Lets look at the glass half full though, he did successfully promote a niche market...so who knows what he is capable of. Hopefully of sticking Barnhardt with a cattle prod and getting us a new formula (remember the scene from movide "Casino" :D ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty G.
As for over under...I say the IRL will be done as we know it in less than 2. So he'll be gone by then with the league.
Scott, they have taken people from within in the sport. Tony was from WITHIN the sport (not as far in as he was later but at least he was a track stake holder). The CART leaders were sometimes from within, sometimes from outside. What is needed is someone who knows how to sell a series to sponsors. Knows how to effectively market a sport. Whether it is motor racing or bull riding, the fact remains you have to be a good person to represent the sport to the business community for sponsors, and know how to push the right buttons at networks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty G.
PBR is in the black as far as anyone knows, and unlike 10 years ago now gets regular TV time with a quality broadcast on ESPN. Last time I looked, the IRL couldn't claim either. THat makes this guy better than the guy he is replacing.
We have to quit looking at this just from a racing point of view. Racing is a marketing vehicle, where the money allows the teams to race. So if you get enough money INTO the series, the teams can grow and put on a better show. Racing is also being caught in the complex changes in marketing so the fact the new boss isn't a racing guy doesn't mean much if he DOES understand how to utilize the stars of the sport to sell to Madison Ave. It is the logic that no one really has grasped in the IRL in a while.
You take a guy from the current ranks; unless he is Roger Penske, this will fail. Even with that said, I don't know if Roger understands how to make that leap, and credit to Roger, he hasn't volunteered for the job. He KNOWS his limitations....too bad some other people in the last 15 years didn't...
Exactly Mark. Number one thing the IRL needs right now in its leader, is someone that can GROW the series. Is there anyone from the inside that legitimately has it on their resume that they've taken a struggling sports property and given it significant growth in popularity along with a sustainable base for years to come? I don't think so. Yes, having someone with racing experience would be great, but short of getting a top guy from NASCAR or maybe Speed TV, I don't see a whole lot out there. The PBR guy may not be a perfect fit, but as I said, he fits the primarily resume experience that the league needs: taking a niche series and making it popular.
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Originally Posted by NickFalzone
And according to Curt Cavin (who spoke to him), he doesn't have a dynamic personality.
Now, you can be a leader without being out-going.
But I think this sport needs leadership AND personality.
I just have the same feeling I have had when other "saviors" (some from racing and some from outside) have whisked in and become "top dogs" in this sport in the past 20 years.
I wish the guy luck. But the track record isn't good.
Could be wrong here, but I believe you're referring to Belskus, didn't see anything from Cavin about this new guy's "personality" issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty G.
What a Journalist thinks of him isn't really the be all and end all. Cavin liked Tony George, but that and a quarter wouldn't buy coffee...