Comments on: Las Vegas Preview

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:23:59 +0000

Thanks Bent. Johnny Cash’s rendition of Danny Boy is nice way to end this sad day.

By: Bent Wickerbill

Bent Wickerbill — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:44:41 +0000

By: Christopher Meyer

Christopher Meyer — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:28:10 +0000

We lost a true champion today. Dan carried the flag of IndyCar high and more importantly carried himself high off the track. He will be greatly missed.

By: Bent Wickerbill

Bent Wickerbill — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:33:09 +0000

Has everything to do with the lack of fan attendance at oval track races. Has little to do with an invitation, nearly any sanctioning fee would be too great if no one shows up for the races. As others have said, oval fans need to put their money where their mouths are and show up for oval races… While Miami Homestead was still on the sched. I attended. (most track employees acted as if they were doing you a favor speaking to you) Have only made it to one 500, but would love to do it again and while not a huge oval fan, would like to attend other ovals at some point, that is if some of the other folks whining about the loss of ovals start showing up before ovals go the way of the Pterosaur…

By: redcar

redcar — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:08:29 +0000

yawn.

By: delta3

delta3 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:54:17 +0000

Well, George, your pick won the pole. Now if he can just stay there . . . and he IS overdue . . .

By: Brian McKay

Brian McKay — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:35:25 +0000

“we’ve lost ovals at Chicago, Kansas, Homestead, Milwaukee, Motegi, New Hampshire and more than likely Kentucky … If this event is successful, do something … to get those tracks back on the schedule.”
Amen.
“INDYCAR has to go where they are invited. … but that doesn’t mean they need to sit around and wait to be invited.”
Amen.
“Randy Bernard has done a lot of good in the two seasons he has been at the helm”
Amen.

By: The Speedgeek

The Speedgeek — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:35:52 +0000

You’re a delight, Joe. Thanks for stopping by.

By: PC

PC — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:33:25 +0000

This series would have been gone in three years anyway. Forget the ovals vs. road courses, foreign drivers vs. American, glitzy Vegas or not, IndyCar racing has not been economically sustainable since the early nineties. We can wish for all we want, but given the reality of where we are at, bottom-line profitability will determine every decision made for the foreseeable future. BUT, for the first time, perhaps ever, we have a leader who gets promotion and economics, and cares about fans and the sport’s history. If he can’t make it work, no one will. I take comfort in that fact that his vision for the sport is in line with what I and many fans want. Economic reality will determine how close the sport actually gets to his vision and what we want, but at least he gets it, has the talent to make it happen, and he’s trying.

By: Tampa Joe

Tampa Joe — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:43:50 +0000

Road racing or ovals. It don’t matter. Cowboy Randy is gonna run things into the ground with all this glitzy Vegas stuff. You think your buddy Foyt likes this bs? Get back to racing and leave the show girls and casinos alone. This series will be gone in 3 years. Just watch.