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My ideas for improving it:
- stop making events just for rich people to have play things - use tracks which can host races properly - have consequences (ie, points) on stake, not prize money for people who are already millionaires This weekend could've had another race somewhere else. Instead we had this. |
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This was a marketing attempt for rich people to have a play thing by giving out a cash prize to another rich person. It'd have been better as a regular race in an actually interesting venue. |
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Everyone made more on that race than anything outside of the 500. Not defending it as we all knew what it would be and they have run there in the past so tire wear issues were known. It's fine for testing but not conducive to racing.
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It was a marketing attempt to attract rich people who are interested in motorsports, as potential investors/sponsors for IndyCar. |
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Having watched the extended highlights reel on youtube, I can say it felt a bit odd to see all of these houses instead of cheering fans in the stands. From that video, you did not get any impression on whether the attendants of the event were happy with it or not, as they may or may not have watched from their own private balconies. They say there were some tickets sold to fans. Wherever they may have been beside the track, they sure weren't visible in the footage. Did they have a good experience? Is it worth attending for the racing only, or rather for the business-to-business only?
From the video, I was not too fond of the heat format. If they go there again, I feel they should have a real race instead where everybody can show their craft. With this format and on a circuit as technical as this one, chances are very high a polesitter wins it when he gets a clean start. I don't know what to think of the circuit yet. Does it provide good racing? Is it better than the current Detroit downtown layout? I hope it is because I still have not seen that one. There seem to be some serious IndyCar aficionados among Thermal Club's residents, otherwise they would not have bothered about getting a race to their track. For this viewer from abroad, it is the same than watching footage from a real racetrack that is also too far away to attend. Are there better tracks out there in the US that they could race at instead? Sure, but as long as IndyCar cannot get those on their calendar (How about COTA?), Thermal does not take away a spot from anywhere else. |
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Pointless idea in terms of the advertising and marketing of the event, especially the Million Dollar whatever it was name when it was only ever 500k to the winner and 500k to the land owner associated with that driver but they dropped that part. And the no change in prize money after 6th I think it was meant everyone settled in with a few laps left and just rode it out |
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Just watching some of the racing now. Track looks as good as most in Indycar. Tires and fuel (Fittipaldi!) are there all the time. Very funny with Herta. The comedyness in the first half made the second half.
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well don't watch Monaco then
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General admission at Monaco for 2 days is around $200.
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But the folks around it make the "wealth" at Thermal look pathetic. EVERY yacht there is worth more than any property around Thermal
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Agreed - Monaco is disgusting in that regard. But despite this it's still accessible to regular people - and is part of a world championship. And is a unique challenge that F1 doesn't get anywhere else. It has some upsides.
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It must be remembered, Thermal was not a regular IndyCar race. After last year's testing session there, it was decided to add a ''race'' to this year's testing session. The purpose of which was to attract potential investors and sponsors. I also think it was an attempt to plug the gap in the calendar between St. Pete and Long Beach, which isn't until April 21st.
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So basically an add, not a replacement.
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