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IndyCar/Indianapolis restructuring nearly complete.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108700 |
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In elpais.com.uy, the website of Uruguay's leading newspaper, is featuring an article on Turbo on the main page. So Dreamworks is investing some money indeed in promoting the film.
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16 Jul 2013, 01:39 (Ref:3278181) | #1287 | ||
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Who cares about who is racing for who, where and when...
Indycar has MUCH bigger problems... http://www.ibj.com/indycar-racing-to.../article/42410 ...and I'm sure turbo will save it...... |
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The indy racing league has never had a title sponsor that has ever finished their term. Not a good track record. Izod now is essentially hostile and they just want off the sinking ship. It's funny how I saw comments in that article that the series is getting traction, yet every year it struggles to keep tracks, spectators and sponsors and the noose gets tighter and tighter. The speedway/series can't ever seem to keep staff either. |
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''IndyCar TV ratings have been down on network and cable TV this year, according to New York-based Nielsen Media Research. Through the first nine races, telecasts on ABC and NBC Sports Network were averaging 1.47 million TV viewers; that’s a 24-percent drop from the same period in 2012. The Indianapolis 500 this year had 5.7 million viewers, down 16 percent from 2012. Nine of the first 10 IndyCar Series races this year scored a rating below 1.0, according to Nielsen, with the Indianapolis 500 being the lone exception. But the 11th race this year—at Pocono—showed promise, scoring a 1.1 overnight rating. Each rating point means 1 million households nationally are tuned in. “The series has to get its ratings consistently above a 1.0,” Brown said. “That’s what sponsors are looking for at the minimum.” |
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Briscoe has successful surgery.
Here's to a speedy recovery. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108803 |
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16 Jul 2013, 14:23 (Ref:3278395) | #1291 | ||
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The main issue with the tv audience is the product itself. The general public is not interested in a series of what looks and acts like a series of one make indy lights cars. |
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I would say the main issue is the general public is not interested PERIOD. IndyCar has to somehow advertise it self in a way to become relevant again in the public eye. |
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are you kidding me? of course they will, they think they look like something out of speed racer or some japanese robot show...at least thats what my little cousin thinks.
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I just wonder if the Hulman family trust will write the check to keep this thing afloat.
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Exactly, the NASCAR cars are highly troubling on the eye but seem to do ok with the fans.
Indycars on track racing product is fine, the obvious issue is the lack of big name stars that connect the public to the telecasts and circuits. Its not a an easy or quick fix. |
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Agreed the on track racing product is good, far better than the previous Dallara and we have seen some excellent racing this year but it's not translating into larger track and TV audiences and ultimately sponsors. When I watch a race I feel as if something is missing and I personally put that down to the spec aspect of series. Whether aero-kits are the answer to raising IndyCar's profile remains to be seen but they aren't gong to be introduced until 2015 and IndyCar is going to have to survive the 2014 series, which in its current state does not look good, especially as title sponsor Izod wants out. |
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Not exactly IndyCar news but related to IndyCar, Andreti to field Formula E team.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108830 |
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