I wonder if the Motorcycle folks are having second thoughts about racing at IMS?
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I wonder if the Motorcycle folks are having second thoughts about racing at IMS?
I will admit the COT has more grip & could require a better pavement surface ...
That being stated, the COT is here to stay & the tracks will have to adjust to the COT ...
if an existing track surface creates a safety issue it needs to be changed or dropped ...
there are several tracks pleading for a Cup race date & others are pleading for a 2nd Cup race date ...
NASCAR is in control of the Cup race dates & will determine who gets races ...
no-one wants to see the Brickyard dropped but something has to be done to ensure the driver's safety ...
10 to 12 lap heat races are NOT an acceptable option !!! http://www.motorsportforums.com/foru...ongue-anim.gif
Perhaps they should fix the tire. Or perhaps they should allow the teams to set up cars in a better manner so that the forces are more in line with the crappy tires can handle.
move IMS date to ORP, still in Indy, but a much better track IMO, one of few oval tracks that are great
Adjust the car to the track and not the track to the car? Could it really be so easy?Quote:
Originally Posted by pdalbey
Or, find another track. There are lots of tracks that would like a Cup race, or a second Cup race.
After that poor excuse for a "race" NASCAR should be ashamed of themselves. The Daytona belevolent dictatorship has jumped the shark.
Nascar is going to continue to deny they have problems until the day comes when those stands are more than half empty. I'm sick of their PC attitude and the way they intimidate drivers and team members from making any negative comments about how they are screwing with this sport so much they are ruining it. This race (which it wasn't one) is the biggest example of the mess they are making of this sport. Their stupid COT is backfiring on them.
I would argue the stands weren't significantly more than half full yesterday - at least not by NASCAR standards. Many reports indicate that stands at the north end of the track (northwest vista and north vista) were 1/3 to 1/2 full. Like wise on the south end of the track (southwest vista, south vista, and G-stand). Most of the Tower Terrace below the Terrace Suites was a ghost town and much of the outside front straight stands were empty in the areas not covered by the upper deck (those are stands A, B, C, and paddock). Granted, I could not see what the attendance was under the upper deck. I'm sure the upper deck was packed and from what I could see, so was the northwest vista, J stand, H stand, E-stand, and most of the SE vista. I've been to IMS many, many times and based on what I saw there, I would say a fair estimate was 180-190k, given Curt Cavin's report of the total permanent capacity being 257,xxx seats. It certainly wasn't anywhere close tot he 200k, 250k, and "sold-out capacity" numbers that I heard almost every commentator proclaim yesterday. 190k people is still a hell of an attendance but I'm sure it's not what NASCAR wants to see and more importantly, not what NASCAR wants the viewing public to see.Quote:
Originally Posted by ms0362
Above all series, I am a fan of IMS and while the 500 is my first love, I still want to see any event at the Speedway be successful. I fear that after this showing, the downward trend of attendance will not be reversed next year. :(
ETA: I should say that my views of the stand did not come at the beginning of the race as ESPN was very reluctant to show much of the grandstands on the north end. The only over head shot I saw came at about lap 75 and I concede that many fans that were there at the beginning of the race may have left by that point.
the only thing i would like to know is if this will happen at michigan? This years race is my last cup race if any of the bull that has gone on at the last two I've been too continues. If there is an issue like this at michigan I will never go back.
david