Comments on: Limping Toward An Anti-Climactic Close http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/ Speed is Life Sat, 18 May 2013 20:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Brian http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-981 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:14:37 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-981 Yeah; I’m sure that George dreams about racing!

]]> By: Brian http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-980 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:13:24 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-980 I agree; start early, after the 24 Hours at Daytona!

]]> By: Brian http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-979 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:12:15 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-979 -agreed

]]> By: Roy Hobbson http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-961 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:01:24 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-961 “Granted, I’m nothing more than a fan that doesn’t know or understand what pieces have to fit in making out a schedule.”

George, you know more about IndyCar than any single person currently WORKING in IndyCar.

]]> By: James O. http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-960 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:19:53 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-960 I’ve been chewing on this all day, and thinking having All the broadcasts on VS will help in the next year or two. People talk about not knowing where to find it, and part of that is the crazy multiple-channel deals we’ve had these several years: some on ABC, some on ESPN, some on ESPN2, and I remember not many years ago when a couple were on CBS. This year was better but still odd, since there was (to a fan) no rhyme or reason to why a given race was on ABC and the next was on VS. And you had the ABC guys (and Bryanne) and the VS guys (and Lindy). There was no serious continuity. Even The Twilight Zone had Rod Serling every week.

Having all the shows on one channel will help. Having the same broadcast team each time will help. I’d prefer an Every Sunday schedule, with maybe a couple of dead weeks, or an Every-Other-Sunday schedule, so you can develop a rythmn and don’t have to consult the Farmer’s Almanac to figure out when the next race is.

I don’t mind the long season but auto racing does seem like a warm-weather sport, and there is something odd about them racing in October, just as I don’t like baseball in November, Hockey in May, and so on. But I’ll watch it regardless.

Frankly, as far as the Driver’s Championship is concerned, I’m not overly fond of it. I’d prefer to see, say, anyone with over 300 points be eligible, and the winner (among them) of the final race is the champion. The problem with points is that you end up with mathematical races, where all the leader has to do is finish above 8th place and he wins, or finishes 12th if the second place guy doesn’t make the podium, etc. From a fan-in-airmchair perpsective, that’s sucky racing. I want to see people racing balls-out to take the checker, not to just keep the car intact so he can place 5th and win by mathematical elimination.

It’s kind of like racking up scores over the season, and then saying that the GB Packers just have to score 10 points to win the Superbowl. The season lead to their appearance in the SB, but they have to WIN the SB to take home the trophy.

]]> By: Leigh O'Gorman http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-959 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:21:53 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-959 two questions:

1) couldn’t they start the season in february?
2) why don’t they pair brazil and japan together?

]]> By: dylan http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-955 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:03:03 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-955 This is hard. If you ended the season on Labor Day, you’d have a 6 month off season, that would be alwful. But, something needs to be done about the NFL thing.

]]> By: bickelmom http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-952 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:32:27 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-952 I’m not sure what the ideal solution is, but I totally agree. I’m a long time die-hard Colts fan and never miss a game. This is my first full year really getting into the IRL (always been an Indy 500 gal) and I have to say it has been confusing getting used to the schedule of the IRL. It is also disappointing to see the season end in this way. It is very contrary to working up excitement about the championship.

]]> By: Travis R http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-951 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:48:17 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-951 Well said, George – I was looking at the schedule last night and thinking the same thing. These last gaps make no sense. As James O. mentions, the season needs a rhythm.

I’d like to see the schedule filled out in April and from June through August, and wrapped up before Labor Day. This weekend’s date should be it. Why even fight the NFL juggernaut in the U.S.? Perhaps Fall would be a good time to hit Brazil, Australia, and Japan, but that still doesn’t allow the series to wrap up close to home, and they could very well run into conflicts with football in other countries, too.

Then again, the NFL season seems to get longer and longer, so I don’t know how much you can avoid it, either. Perhaps some Friday/Saturday/weekday night races would be key for TV? Well, OK, maybe that wouldn’t work for people actually attending the races…

]]> By: Edward http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-950 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:22:30 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/limping-toward-an-anti-climactic-close/#comment-950 I agree with a lot of what you wrote, George. As a die-hard football fan-Arizona Cardinals, and yes, I liked them back in the 70′s when they were in St. Louis and horrible-I would absolutely watch the NFL and tape the IndyCar race to watch later. And it seems like others will as well. It would be nice to have the season end on Labor Day weekend, before the NFL starts, but that would be really difficult. In March, the focus is on March Madness, April baseball season opens, May of course is for Indy. The schedule would have to be really compacted like NASCAR’s, and the equipment doesn’t seem to be able to stand up to an every week racing schedule. Hopefully, something will be worked out.

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