Comments on: How To Mess Up A Good Thing http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/ Speed is Life Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:04:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John McLallen http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/#comment-528 John McLallen Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:56:26 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/#comment-528 gnome, if the Nationwide series can't drum up a decent crowd at Nashville then an Indy Lights event will draw no one. At least the Nationwide race gets the "Busch Whackers" to come. gnome, if the Nationwide series can’t drum up a decent crowd at Nashville then an Indy Lights event will draw no one. At least the Nationwide race gets the “Busch Whackers” to come.

]]> By: gnome http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/#comment-526 gnome Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:46:34 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/#comment-526 I am kind of sad to see Nashville go, only because it was a unique track and one of the few that gave Indycars top billing. But there's not way in heck if, forced between picking between the two of them, I'd take Nashville over the Indy Toronto. As a loyal Indy/CART fan from Illinois, even I know this is one of the big events on CART's ledger ever year, and I'm very glad to see it back on the schedule. Listen George, because I have actually thought about this idea quite a bit: while the Indycars are over in Japan and gone from America for the better part of two months, why doesn't the track try and get the Indy Lights to run a race or two? It's not unprecedented for the Indy Lights to run without the Indycars (see: the old US Grand Prix support races) and since they're the FIRESTONE Indy Lights Series, I think the local support wouldn't mind having them, and probably at little or no sanctioning fee because of it! Now there's little you or I could do to move this idea forward, but I think it's a good one, and a nice temporary fix until the Indycars can work that long break out of their schedule. I am kind of sad to see Nashville go, only because it was a unique track and one of the few that gave Indycars top billing. But there’s not way in heck if, forced between picking between the two of them, I’d take Nashville over the Indy Toronto. As a loyal Indy/CART fan from Illinois, even I know this is one of the big events on CART’s ledger ever year, and I’m very glad to see it back on the schedule.

Listen George, because I have actually thought about this idea quite a bit: while the Indycars are over in Japan and gone from America for the better part of two months, why doesn’t the track try and get the Indy Lights to run a race or two? It’s not unprecedented for the Indy Lights to run without the Indycars (see: the old US Grand Prix support races) and since they’re the FIRESTONE Indy Lights Series, I think the local support wouldn’t mind having them, and probably at little or no sanctioning fee because of it!
Now there’s little you or I could do to move this idea forward, but I think it’s a good one, and a nice temporary fix until the Indycars can work that long break out of their schedule.

]]> By: H. B. Donnelly http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/#comment-525 H. B. Donnelly Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:06:08 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/#comment-525 Like Mr. Hawks, I don't necessarily <em>like</em> Robin Miller, but I have learned one thing in my years of being an IndyCar fan: he is oh-so-rarely actually wrong. Hawks was obviously offended that someone got the scoop on this story and he, like the IMS Board of Directors, gave the "everything's okay" speech before proving Miller right. What I don't understand is how all of these people that get scooped by Miller go into denial for a month instead of actively trying to fix whatever it is that Miller's claiming. I've been waiting for someone to prove that gasbag wrong for so long now, it's ridiculous. Like Mr. Hawks, I don’t necessarily like Robin Miller, but I have learned one thing in my years of being an IndyCar fan: he is oh-so-rarely actually wrong. Hawks was obviously offended that someone got the scoop on this story and he, like the IMS Board of Directors, gave the “everything’s okay” speech before proving Miller right.

What I don’t understand is how all of these people that get scooped by Miller go into denial for a month instead of actively trying to fix whatever it is that Miller’s claiming. I’ve been waiting for someone to prove that gasbag wrong for so long now, it’s ridiculous.

]]> By: John McLallen http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/#comment-524 John McLallen Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:21:31 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/how-to-mess-up-a-good-thing/#comment-524 George, that is as good a written statement on the Nashville/IndyCar situation as I have ever read. I saw the growth in fans around the mid state area and I see that they are still here. These people know far more about the series and drivers than anyone looking in from other areas would suspect. Also, the Nashville fans kept coming back to the race because they enjoyed it. They liked having access to the personality of the sport and were knowledgeable about the race itself. This, I think, was never acknowledged by the marketing gurus of the series, but that, in my opinion, is a completely different story. Losing the 200 was the biggest fiasco in Nashville sports history because this was and could still be a winner. Who knows, maybe someone like Bruton Smith will buy the track, develop it to its potential and we the IndyCar race again here in Nashville. The facility has an area that was designated for a NHRA quality drag strip and that would be nice. Memphis, by the way, does very well with their NHRA weekend. We could, too. Of course, I am just a fan, so what do I know?! Great one George! George, that is as good a written statement on the Nashville/IndyCar situation as I have ever read. I saw the growth in fans around the mid state area and I see that they are still here. These people know far more about the series and drivers than anyone looking in from other areas would suspect. Also, the Nashville fans kept coming back to the race because they enjoyed it. They liked having access to the personality of the sport and were knowledgeable about the race itself. This, I think, was never acknowledged by the marketing gurus of the series, but that, in my opinion, is a completely different story. Losing the 200 was the biggest fiasco in Nashville sports history because this was and could still be a winner. Who knows, maybe someone like Bruton Smith will buy the track, develop it to its potential and we the IndyCar race again here in Nashville. The facility has an area that was designated for a NHRA quality drag strip and that would be nice. Memphis, by the way, does very well with their NHRA weekend. We could, too. Of course, I am just a fan, so what do I know?!

Great one George!

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