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Old 19 Jun 2017, 12:51 (Ref:3745203)   #94
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D.R.T. should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridD.R.T. should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
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PIR has because of TERRIBLE promotion and new access had drop-offs from what used to be one of the best attended events outside of Indy. Texas on the other hand draws close to what Iowa does, not exactly packing the house when the track is huge 181k vs 30k.
Hang on - your post outlined that "Texas never had the attendance of PIR" - why the backtracking?

Clearly it did in 2016 and 2017. Apples with apples.

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yes it was up from previous years but not exactly a packed house like Indy.
Who is comparing any Indycar event crowd to Indy?

In regards to the tire testing - Firestone had one test only. Common consensus is have more testing and develop a new compound and get back racing.

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2016 was an exception, most have been wreckfests or snoozes
Out of interest - which one of these races were wreckfests or snoozes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-5xyK9oeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxaHICyFuVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-rTGLG9yu0
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