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Originally Posted by cmk
The problems are deeper than the names in the seats.
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Well yeah, you're right the problems are deeper than the names, I was just talking about that issue because it was interesting.
Re Rahal/Andretti... yeah the surnames are famous, but the invididuals in the series Graham and Marco aren't. Neither of them seem to be a shadow of their elders... Mario a world champion, Michael an all time great (and his single title could have easily been 6 or 7). Marco? 2 wins in 7 seasons with a top 3 team. Graham? 1 win in 8 years. Ouch.
But yeah, ultimately the problem is their competitor has taken over and simply got far more popular with America - blimmin Nascar. It'll take a long time for Indycar to recover, no matter what they do or what exposure and marketing they throw at it.
I also like that they still mix the ovals in, there's to many fans out there that enjoy the ovals to drop them completely. Mixes it up and makes a nice change following a place like Mid Ohio with hardly any passing.