Quote Originally Posted by bzcam
My vote would be to hold more street courses in large cities. Now, I am not a big fan of street courses, but, more than any other venue, they draw non-racing fans to the event. The streets of St. Pete is a prime example of a race that is largely supported and viewed by ordinary people who see something extraordinary going on in their beloved city. If the IRL were to really push large cities like Houston, Cleveland, Las Vegas, etc. to setup and run true Monaco style events on the same streets where people work and live I believe that that fan base would grow.

I don't like street courses a whole lot but I see them as something that would bring in new fans and (mostly) satisfy existing ones.

Just my $0.02.

BZ

Unfortunately you're right with what you said. I say unfortunately because I too prefer actual race courses over temporary circuits. It seems the main way to attract people to IndyCar's races is to "bring the racing to the people" (street courses), rather than having to ask people come to the races (road courses/oval tracks). It seems the main type of people who come to street races are mainly there not for the racing itself, but for the atmosphere and side-shows that come along with it. If the series somehow make their non-street course races have the festival atmosphere of street course races (multiple support racing series, concerts, dirt bike exhibitions, etc.) then I think they could bring more people. IndyCar would also need to fix their problems and improve the quality of their racing with the new car and prove they are to be taken seriously and that they are a major league racing series on par with, or even greater than, NASCAR. But until then, more street courses seems the way to go for now.