Comments on: First A Rant, Then A Look At The Twins http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/ Speed is Life Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Edward http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7743 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:27:38 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7743 I don’t have a problem with the idea of running the Motegi road course for the Japanese event; the road course is a little-bit stop-start but it should provide some overtaking opportunities, which is always a good thing.

Re: the alleged oval/street-road imbalance. I don’t have a problem with the decision at all. Normally, I agree for the most part with what George writes, but in this case, I feel you may be a little bit myopic in your view. First, INDYCAR has a contract to race at Motegi; contracts cannot simply be discarded based on the whims of people, especially those outside the frame. To those who are upset, get a checkup from the neck up, please! This may come as a shock to some of you, but INDYCAR is a business, and businesses don’t stay in business by catering to the views of a few, regardless of how much noise you make. Your opinions matter to you, but some of you seem to believe that your opinions should be adopted chapter and verse by INDYCAR, and I have news for you: IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!!. It’s not about what YOU want, it’s about what’s best for the SERIES. That means going where INDYCAR is wanted, can draw the best crowds and get the highest sanctioning fees, not where YOU want to see a race. If you have issues with that-and obviously some do-then my advice to you would be to grow up, realize that YOU aren’t going to get everything you want and INDYCAR-nor anyone else for that matter-will never come to you personally and ask you what you want. That is not how business works. If you have a problem with that, that’s YOUR problem. It’s you who need to have a philosophical change, not INDYCAR.

Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, on to a more pleasant topic. This week’s races. I personally would like to see full points awarded for both races, and I would have preferred a blind draw to invert some of the positions in the second race, similar to what the BTCC does. But INDYCAR didn’t come to ask me what I wanted, and that’s perfectly fine with me. Unlike some of you, I put the best interests of the SERIES ahead of my own selt-interest.

That’s my rant and look at the twins.

]]> By: Mark Wick http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7742 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:15:03 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7742 As I consider my suggestion above further, I would add to qualifying session on Friday. First an afternoon session to qualify for the Sunday afternoon race. Then, in the evening, a second qualifying session for the Saturday night race.

]]> By: JohnMc http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7741 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:58:07 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7741 I like thw Teaxas Twin 275s and after watching the qualifications this evening (thank you DVR) I wish I were there. The qualies were fantastic and I can’t believe that an Eddie Gossage event didn’t have more people in the stands. The INDYCAR qualifications are getting better and better. Seeing Ed Carpenter, Cunningham, TK and Sato do as good as they did was pretty awesome. And Tags! Maybe he can hold on to the finish of race 1 and duel it out with Franchitti.

]]> By: JohnMc http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7740 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:52:19 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7740 Foyt doesn’t Twitter. ;)

]]> By: JHall14 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7739 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:32:13 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7739 Well said George !!!!! Let’s get Texas in and go to Milwaukee with plenty of cars still in 1 piece.

]]> By: Ron Ford http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7738 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:30:51 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7738 Oh George! I am so disillusioned. Twitter? You do Twitter?! Would Norman Chad do Twitter? Would A.J. Foyt do Twitter?

Your family or your family of readers need to do an intervention.

I’m sorry you hate foreigners so much. Can’t we all just get along?

OK, all seriousness aside, it is good to see you up from your nap.

Tags takes the pole again! Awesome!

]]> By: The Speedgeek http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7737 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:53:03 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7737 I like that idea a whole lot, Mark. Only question is what venue could theoretically pull in a big enough crowd for a 2-day show. Iowa, maybe (raising my hand to drive over for the full weekend)? Maybe when ratings are better in a couple of years and crowds are a little more reliable than they are now, this is the sort of thing that we can ask for.

]]> By: Mark Wick http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7736 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:38:15 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7736 If anyone were to ask my opinion about how to run two races on the same weekend, I would suggest running one on Saturday and the other on Sunday. Have each race about 75% of the laps that one race would have.
Award full points for each race. Have one-day and two-day ticket packages. Pay a purse to the competitors of 130-150% of the purse for one race.
So far, on one has asked for my advice.

]]> By: The Lapper http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7735 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:05:15 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7735 I agree, George, about running the road course at Motegi. A bit of background first: I have enjoyed the beautiful view of the surrounding mountains ever since the first race. That has to be a wonderful place to sit in the stands to view a race. Motegi has had some big moments in the series’ history with Danica winning her only race. The Japanese are in my thoughts, too, but i was looking to see INDYCAR replace an oval with an oval. Well, it is not to be, so let’s get on with it, cheer Motegi and throw a positive vibe out there and hope for a quick recovery to our friends of the Rising Sun. By the way, I like the suggestion of letting the citizens of Japan in for free.

]]> By: Tom G. http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7734 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:13:52 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/first-a-rant-then-a-look-at-the-twins/#comment-7734 OK, enough teasing… I admit I was far from thrilled with the announcement too. But like several have mentioned, knowing that this is the last time we’ll have to suffer through a Japan race, I can accept it.

I think the bigger issue may be the lost opportunity for Indycar if the NFL Lockout is still in place. Several bloggers have touched on it, but this is a GREAT chance for Indycar to bring in the casual fans, and gain wider sports media coverage. Sadly, we’ve got the Baltimore Street course on Vs. Sept 4th, 2 weeks off, then Motegi on Vs. in the middle of the night, followed by another 2 week break.

They don’t run on a oval until Oct 2nd when they run Kentucky (sadly, 2 pm on Vs. again) and the Oct 16th Vegas finale on ABC @ 3 pm.

Seems like a lost opportunity to gain maximum exposure. I had been secretly hoping that Motegi would be replaced by a U.S. Oval in Sunday Primetime. With NBC losing out on Sunday Night Football, I was dreaming of an Indycar return to Texas on a Sunday night in September.

Also, I hate the Japanese people. (I’M KIDDING!!!!!!)

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