MORE IRL RACES IN THE SOUTH!!

[IRL CREW CHARLOTTE]

I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE RACING VENUES IN THE SOUTH BESIDES HOMESTEAD/MIAMI, NASHVILLE & RICHMOND. I REALLY MISS HAVING THE IRL IN CHARLOTTE AND ATLANTA!! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE FANS PARTICIPATING IN ALL ASPECTS WITHIN THE IRL WOULDN'T YOU GUYS AGREE!!! I GET ALOT OF NEGATIVE VIEWS FROM OTHER FANS FROM OTHER SERIES (THE GOOD OL'E BOY'S CROWD) WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THEM, SINCE THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT INDY STYLE RACING!!!! I'VE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AN INDY RACING FAN SINCE THE DAY'S WHEN JACKIE STEWART RACED BACK IN THE LATE 70'S. I'M HOPING THAT THE IRL WILL ADD MORE PRESSURE TO THOSE GUYS AT SMI AND BRING BACK THE IRL

[jandj]

Easy , son! We're not deef ! I agree with the sentiment ( less driving for me ) , but there's only so many tracks available . Charlotte and Atlanta aren't coming back anytime soon . There was some talk of Darlington , but that died out . Daytona's an accident waiting to happen , Talladega's out of the question.Rockingham's not gonna draw due to location.Doesn't leave a whole lot to pick from .Let's build on RIR,Ky.,and Nashville before we add more tracks down here .

[Parsons W. Newbury]

Originally posted by IRL CREW CHARLOTTE:
<STRONG>...WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THEM, SINCE THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT INDY STYLE RACING!!!! I'VE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AN INDY RACING FAN SINCE THE DAY'S WHEN JACKIE STEWART RACED BACK IN THE LATE 70'S....</STRONG>

"Jackie" Stewart (now Sir John Young Stewart) raced at Indy in '66 (almost won) and again in '67. He retired from Grand Prix racing in 1973.

Nice caps!

[Maddog]

NASCAR fans can't deal with the faster smaller cars of the IRL according to the owner of the Atlanta track. I guess it is hard to make out IRL cars after a morning of tailgating.
Best chance is to get WDW back on the schedule. Disney owns ABC, ABC/ESPN have rights = low to no fees to air WDW race.

[ March 06, 2002: Message edited by: Maddog ]

[akh]

Maddog, The Disney/ABC connection can't be overlooked, but the Disney Corporation didn't get where it is today by giving anything away. Get caught in a rain shower at Disney World and make the mistake of buying a Disney rain poncho...$8 for a trash bag with Mickey's picture on it. Maybe in this Post-9/11 world things might be a little slow for them but I don't see them giving ABC & the IRL a free pass.

akh

[500 fan first]

Originally posted by IRL CREW CHARLOTTE:
<STRONG>I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE RACING VENUES IN THE SOUTH BESIDES HOMESTEAD/MIAMI, NASHVILLE & RICHMOND. I REALLY MISS HAVING THE IRL IN CHARLOTTE AND ATLANTA!! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE FANS PARTICIPATING IN ALL ASPECTS WITHIN THE IRL WOULDN'T YOU GUYS AGREE!!! I GET ALOT OF NEGATIVE VIEWS FROM OTHER FANS FROM OTHER SERIES (THE GOOD OL'E BOY'S CROWD) WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THEM, SINCE THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT INDY STYLE RACING!!!! I'VE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AN INDY RACING FAN SINCE THE DAY'S WHEN JACKIE STEWART RACED BACK IN THE LATE 70'S. I'M HOPING THAT THE IRL WILL ADD MORE PRESSURE TO THOSE GUYS AT SMI AND BRING BACK THE IRL</STRONG>

this has got to be BiF in disguise. . .

[indynut]

TO THE INDY FANS IN SOUTH:
Spread the news to all your good ol' boy fans (probably folks who have never met any of these so called family men) and tell them to come watch us some time and we might be able to keep a few races in the south or bring Atlanta back!

[manson]

Frankly, they don't give a **** about the IRL down there.

If Atlanta could have put 70K in the stands, the IRL would still be there. And it didn't help that wheels kept finding their way into the stands.

We're lucky to get yankee fans to come to the races. Forget about the deep NASCAR-bred south. (And I don't include Florida in that demographic.)

[tnindyman]

A friend of mine, a die-hard NASCAR fan, made the following suggestion. He thinks, an I agree, that the CAB races are too long and that he would like to see two separate races the SAME day...a 200 mile IRL race and a CAB race, 300 to 400 miles depending on the track. Could this EVER happen?

[HerbieIsHere]

Originally posted by manson:
<STRONG>Frankly, they don't give a **** about the IRL down there.

If Atlanta could have put 70K in the stands, the IRL would still be there. And it didn't help that wheels kept finding their way into the stands.

We're lucky to get yankee fans to come to the races. Forget about the deep NASCAR-bred south. (And I don't include Florida in that demographic.)</STRONG>

The debris in the stands WAS the reason that the Atlanta race was cancelled...Not for attendance reasons as was widely reported...It all came down to the the fact that the race was a big insurance risk....Bummer. Maybe with the next generation of chasis and SWEMS we could see a race back at Atlanta again....Keep your fingers crossed.

[nm]

IRL CREW CHARLOTTE, I wonder if you are who I think you are. Do you learn about TF in my office?

[dironstarr]

We're lucky to get yankee fans to come to the races.

Hey Manson, if I had a race up here I would go to it! There is plenty of want to, but no where to go! My three options (Loudon, Dover & Nazareth) are down to one! Outside of Modifieds (which the Hoosiers don't care about)not much open wheel racing here in CT. Still wish Jack Arute could expand Stafford to .75 or 1 mile. I do think another IRL race here in the northeast will be needed eventually. My vote is, and always has been, Dover. It would round out the schedule so nicely.

[Maddog]

I know of at least two NASCAR fans that have become IRL friendly. That should be our program; the "Bring a NASCAR fan to a race" program. Maybe even a free ticket for a die hard NASCAR fan. It worked in Kansas.

[IRL CREW CHARLOTTE]

to everybody who thinks that i am really a fake or a nascar fan that hates the IRL, you all are all wrong!! i really love the irl since the inception in 96', and still keep in contact with my sources at IMS!!! just another die hard irl fan!! who know's when jackie stewart raced in the 500, but i can tell you guys that i've been watching the greatest spectical in racing since i was a kid!!!!! now in my thirties! finally guess who this is???? :mad:

[IRL CREW CHARLOTTE]

hey maddog,
that sounds like a good idea, how well do you think it will sell to IMS & IRL officials? i've seen it done here in charlotte @ their second race, where they a reduce the cost of the tickets two days prior to the racing event. see if you can pass this idea to [email protected]. they represent the promotions department of the IRL in charlotte!! they had posted a note titled irl fans charlotte in trackforum.com look it up!!