IRL/NASCAR Doubleheader at INDY

[autoracingfan2]

Originally posted by BackHomeMBD
Agreed!!! One race and one race only. And that falls on Memorial Day Week-end!

I would be fine with that too.

[BackHomeMBD]

Originally posted by MichaelP
There's already too much dilluting of the hallowed gounds of IMS - no more races! :mad:

Agreed!!! One race and one race only. And that falls on Memorial Day Week-end!

[autoracingfan2]

The three biggest series in the world race at the Racing Capital of the World. There should be no more and no less. Keep it the way it is, please!!

[fatusone]

Originally posted by dog-ring
Since it is a RACING facility I wouldn't mind a couple more events.............like a 12 hour sportscar race and an AMA Superbike race...............

Exactly - 24 Hours of Indy (of 12 hours, whatever). It's less about spectators (i.e.: diluting the halllowed grounds) and more about supporting sports car teams and constuctors (ultimately enhancing Indy).

[fatusone]

Originally posted by FenderFree
Don't jinx it man!

Other than that, sounds great.

One Suggestion:

NASCAR on Saturday, IndyCar on Sunday

The IRL must be the main show since we're talking Indy here.
Put NASCAR with the IPS on the Saturday Undercard.

And it'll be sad trying to explain why the undercard outdrew the main event!

[PettyBenson4510]

An American LeMans race woudl be cool! Have that thake the date of the USGP! And if the IMS RC as the finale for the IRL car have that as a double header Lemans on SAturday and the IRL race on Sunday!

[hdolan]

"NASCAR has enough trouble trying to look fast on the oval. Just think how slow they'll be on the road course."

But, they sure look good at the gate and in the ratings...

Good post Indy Red...it's nothing but an arena, use it...

[dog-ring]

Since it is a RACING facility I wouldn't mind a couple more events.............like a 12 hour sportscar race and an AMA Superbike race...............

[AlJRFAN]

backwards bird? that would be a **** of a transition down back into the infield section!

[Railbird]

a couple of years ago I was told by someone most would consider an insider that someday Nascar would run the road course backwards.

I laughed it off then, but who knows now?

[Ganassifan]

Originally posted by Ren Butler
NASCAR has enough trouble trying to look fast on the oval. Just think how slow they'll be on the road course.

yeah...after seeing F1, Juan Pablo looked pretty sluggish in the 24 during "tradin' paint". That cured me of any desire to see the cabs on the road course.

[autoracingfan2]

Originally posted by hopcam
amen!

Agreed!!!!

[slinger]

Originally posted by bret_pollack
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

That goes double for me.

[coachb8t]

Well said Indy Red. I love the Indy 500 with a passion. I get that funny feeling everytime I go by the speedway. The Indianapois Motor Speedway is truly the "racing capital of the world". Although I do not agree with all the traditionalist who don't want to see other events at the track. I would love to see another IndyCar race at the speedway in September, but on the oval, not the gran prix course. The Indycars are no where near as technologically advanced as the F1 cars and if you were to see the IndyCars on the same track as F1 it would be similar to NASCAR on the oval: SLOW. Run a 400 miler under the lights in the fall and put the stock cars on the road course. I would love to go to all 5 events in one year. WOW!!!!!!!!

[Indy Red]

Originally posted by MichaelP
There's already too much dilluting of the hallowed gounds of IMS - no more races! :mad:

I’ve been to every racing event at the speedway since 1968.
I love the Indy 500 there is no race anywhere like it.
I really don’t understand why people think that the 500 should be the only race there.
It was built as a testing track it had various races including balloon races airplane races and various length auto races and it was used as an airport in the war.

Indy in 1909

Churchill Downs has races all year and several on Derby Day but
there is only one KY Derby

Same is true at Daytona

Also the Rose Bowl

Why would someone put forth a enormous investment and get returns one race a year.

Sure the BY 400 is a good race but it’s not the 500 neither is the USGP but it’s nice to have them.
I personally would like to see endurance racing, bikes etc.

If you want The 500 the only event just attend that one event only,
but people you need to look at things rationally if they race
at 16th and Georgetown 365 days a year
there will be still only one Indianapolis 500