Comments on: Finding The Silver Lining http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/finding-the-silver-lining/ Speed is Life Sat, 25 May 2013 08:06:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John McLallen http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/finding-the-silver-lining/#comment-491 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:53:00 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/finding-the-silver-lining/#comment-491 I have a suggestion…return to Nashville. At least it is usually a sell out, they pay their fees and were ready to pay more when IndyCar was leaving. I think that a “bean counter” would like that.

]]> By: James O. http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/finding-the-silver-lining/#comment-489 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:13:42 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/finding-the-silver-lining/#comment-489 A few humble suggestions to whomever takes over the job(s), from a fan.

1) Please don’t hire another NASCAR guy to do color commentary. John Madden is great, but you don’t ask him to work the World Series.

2) Please don’t try to make IndyCar more like NASCAR, F1, MotoGP, the NFL or the WWE. There are natural strengths to Indycar that make it unique and why we watch. Play to them. If I want to watch F1, I’ll watch F1 and do it right.

3) Don’t try to gunk things up with gimmicks. We’re not 10 year olds, we don’t need prizes in our Super Sugar Frosted Flakes. It always boils down to The Race. Anything else is just stuff. If you put on a compelling race, people will want to watch The Race.

4) Put a quick end to anything that looks suspicious, like yellows for phantom debris. If you start tinkering with the race, it’ll quickly looked like things are Fixed, and you’re only a short step from turning into Pro Wrestling. The WWE gets ratings but nobody takes it seriously.

5) Please try to get away from sole-source suppliers. Competition = rivalries, and friendly rivalries are fun. I think NASCAR made a big mistake moving away from GM vs. Ford vs. Mopar. Goodyear vs. Firestone–some of us actually care. Same with engine makers, and to a lesser extent chassis makers. People still smile about Ford vs. Ferrari at Le Mans in the 60s. Nobody cares about Dallara/Honda/Firestone vs. Dallara/Honda/Firestone.

That’s a start.

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