Indycar News & Rumors.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Nikki Katz

Wow that was a weird race. Are the officials actually looking into the Karam accident then or was that just one of those things that they'll forget about midweek? I seem to remember Franchitti winning a championship when Wheldon crashed at an opportune moment.

Not that I'm really a fan of the safety car rules anyway. Montoya was very lucky to find himself in the lead. Rahal doubly so.

What differences are there between the US broadcast and the international one? Other than I gather you don't get the graphic that says how many push to passes are remaining flashing across the screen at the same time as the commentators say how nobody knows how many push to passes remain?

If Coyne drops a car next year then can they make sure it's the right one? I hate seeing cars disappear, but the Dracone/Gonzales/Mann car I only notice when it crashes into something.

The stream I got, which was NBCSN's broadcast via BTsport had the push to pass graphic.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Mikhail Aleshin to return to IndyCar with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at Sonoma.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120226

[Burp]

That's great news. He's good to watch and should be as aggressive as always

[NaBUru38]

In a third car, that is. With the Indy Lights crew, since they aren't racing at Sonoma.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Andretti Sports Marketing in law suit.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120296

[David A Scott]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Andretti Sports Marketing in law suit.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120296

Andretti Sports Marketing vs Andretti Autosport. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

[Bob Baldwin]

Never have been a fan of the ORG nor any of the 3 generations involved . Just plain BAD attitudes and selfish thinking

[gert]

Originally Posted by David A Scott

Andretti Sports Marketing vs Andretti Autosport. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Ouch!

No clue what they are arguing about, but Andretti vs Andretti sounds ... very painful to say the least.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by gert

Ouch!

No clue what they are arguing about, but Andretti vs Andretti sounds ... very painful to say the least.

In the article it says: "John Lopes, who was removed from his position of president of ASM last month, has combined with fellow ASM co-owner Starke Taylor in filing a suit in the Marion County Supreme Court against Andretti Autosport Holding Company.

In addition to the claims about the IndyCar team's financial situation, which state that the team is $7million in debt with just $2million in assets, the suit also claims that Andretti mismanaged ASM."

I'm no legal expert but it seems to me, the mismanagement of ASM by Michael Andretti is at the heart of matter.

[gert]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

In the article it says: "John Lopes, who was removed from his position of president of ASM last month, has combined with fellow ASM co-owner Starke Taylor in filing a suit in the Marion County Supreme Court against Andretti Autosport Holding Company.

In addition to the claims about the IndyCar team's financial situation, which state that the team is $7million in debt with just $2million in assets, the suit also claims that Andretti mismanaged ASM."

I'm no legal expert but it seems to me, the mismanagement of ASM by Michael Andretti is at the heart of matter.

If Lopes was removed as president, how can he be filing a suit as representing that company?

Weird, all this ...

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by gert

If Lopes was removed as president, how can he be filing a suit as representing that company?

Weird, all this ...

I see what you mean but though Lopes was removed as president, he must still be a co-owner along with Starke Taylor.

[bjohnsonsmith]

A.J. Foyt recovering from knee surgery.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120356

I wish him a speedy recovery.

[bjohnsonsmith]

The lawsuit filed by Andretti Sports Marketing against Andretti Autosport has been settled but it has ramifications for future race promotion as there's serious doubt NOLA will return. Next season's FE GP at Miami has been dropped and Milwaukee still remains under threat for next year.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120367

[bjohnsonsmith]

Some good news. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. and the Southern California Toyota Dealers Association have signed a multi-year deal with Long Beach.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2015/08/...ds-partnership

[HJJ]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

The lawsuit filed by Andretti Sports Marketing against Andretti Autosport has been settled but it has ramifications for future race promotion as there's serious doubt NOLA will return. Next season's FE GP at Miami has been dropped and Milwaukee still remains under threat for next year.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120367

Also the Formula E team announced today it would use last years power unit instead of using one of their own design. Maybe the crash crunch is for real at Andretti.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Vautier fined $10k and will miss part of Friday's session at Sonoma for an avoidable crash with Rahal at Pocono.


http://www.indycar.com/News/2015/08/...no-infractions

[HJJ]

...and let the L-O-N-G off season begin!

And of news worthy items;

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/12...-for-september

http://www.gordonkirby.com/categorie..._is_no498.html

[NaBUru38]

The Sonoma race had 841,000 viewers on NBCSN.

It's the most watched race on cable since Richmond 2008 on ESPN (947,000).

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

The Sonoma race had 841,000 viewers on NBCSN.

It's the most watched race on cable since Richmond 2008 on ESPN (947,000).

Does anyone know what the attendance was?

[Marcus666]

That American viewership statistics bureau needs to start lookin at the total global viewership. People all over the world watches more and more Indycar and it's easily shown in the amount of International drivers.

[Burp]

Im pretty sure that if they came back to the UK there would be a decent turn out. I'd be there, regret missing Cart at Rockingham and Champ Car at Brands

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by Marcus666

That American viewership statistics bureau needs to start lookin at the total global viewership. People all over the world watches more and more Indycar and it's easily shown in the amount of International drivers.

Colombia and Brazil shouldn't be ingored, I agree.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

The Sonoma race had 841,000 viewers on NBCSN.

It's the most watched race on cable since Richmond 2008 on ESPN (947,000).

According to this, http://www.indycar.com/News/2015/09/...broadcast-high

IndyCar Series races averaged 1.144 million viewers – an increase of 16 percent over 2014. That follows a 19 percent viewership surge in 2014 over the previous year and viewership of NBCSN telecasts averaged 507,000 in 2015, an increase of 34 percent, following a 34 percent rise in 2014. Total viewership on both media partners in 2015 increased from the year before, even with two fewer events.

I'd like to know what actual race attendance figures are.

[D.R.T.]

While race attendance is important from a promoter point of view - the rise in tv figures is more of a priority for Indycar than crowds

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

While race attendance is important from a promoter point of view - the rise in tv figures is more of a priority for Indycar than crowds

I disagree. If the promoter doesn't get enough people into the venue, they lose money and that will impact on whether the promoter will want to return to that venue or will want to host that event again. Without race tracks there's no racing.