View Single Post
Old 20 Apr 2022, 15:27 (Ref:4107400)   #5985
bjohnsonsmith
Race Official
20KPINAL
 
bjohnsonsmith's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
United States
London, England
Posts: 23,144
bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!bjohnsonsmith is the undisputed Champion of the World!
Quote:
Originally Posted by D.R.T. View Post
Yet the reality is the Indycar series has never been stronger since 2001. 27 full time entries with quality up and down pit lane.

33 cars at Indy is neccessary, however its not a pointer to the health of the series. If anything it shows how teams have raised there own standards to the point that they dont want/need to run a half arsed entry destined for last place anymore.
I agree with what Marshall Pruett wrote, in The Racer Mailbag, April 13 and he summed it up perfectly.

''if IndyCar is trying to grow, trying to promote its value and improved season-long car counts and TV ratings, what kind of message does it send by accepting a reduced car count at its biggest and most popular race? If they throw in the towel on its tradition of 33 starters, they open themselves up to big questions from sponsors, promoters, and their main corporate partners about the true health of the series.''

https://racer.com/2022/04/13/the-rac...ag-april-13/3/


On a completely different note. The 2 day open test at IMS has started.

bjohnsonsmith is offline  
__________________
"If you're not winning you're not trying."
Colin Chapman.
Quote