US open wheel was as great as anything up into the early 90's. Aero rules

made passing almost impossible so they did crap like the Hanford device. It was already getting uninteresting when the IRL split finished it off. They turned it into kit cars running around on a rev limiter.
I was once a huge IndyCar fan. The Indy 500 was far bigger to me than the Super Bowl or NCAA tournament. I would drive to Mid Ohio and Michigan to see races but I haven't even watched one on TV in close to 20 years.

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Posted: 03/12/2019 at 1:06PM

NBC's Indy Car ratings were up 36%....to 0.38. They must be thrilled. ** -- 48zip 03/12/2019 10:06AM

The Alonso Bump ** -- typed by ben 03/13/2019 05:34AM

Have been a fan since I listened to the 500 on transistor radio in school -- Hokie Knight 03/12/2019 1:17PM

US open wheel was as great as anything up into the early 90's. Aero rules -- 81_Hokie 03/12/2019 1:06PM

...shake n bake ** -- chumley 03/12/2019 12:17PM

All I will say about NASCAR is that it looks great on my TV -- WestyHokie 03/12/2019 12:00PM

Night race was my first big screen experience. It was epic! ** -- 48zip 03/12/2019 12:05PM

Did the neighbors think there was an earthquake when you cranked it up? -- VTHokie2000 03/12/2019 2:31PM

They did when we finally got surround sound! 1st movie with that was -- 48zip 03/12/2019 2:38PM

I've been watching some NASCAR again the last few Sundays. -- BG Hokie 03/12/2019 11:51AM

My only Indy race was at Richmond. It was boring. -- EDGEMAN 03/12/2019 11:32AM

I think IndyCar lost a lot of fans when they split into 2 organizations -- VTHokie2000 03/12/2019 11:02AM

COTA in 2 weeks, but little/no publicity for the first one there. -- 48zip 03/12/2019 11:20AM

True, but I am not that surprised to hear that about COTA -- VTHokie2000 03/12/2019 11:25AM

I',m curious to see how NBC promotes the Indy 500. -- 48zip 03/12/2019 11:30AM

Me too; particularly Bump Day ** -- VTHokie2000 03/12/2019 11:35AM

Its different this year. 30 lock in -- 48zip 03/12/2019 12:00PM

Bummer -- VTHokie2000 03/12/2019 12:03PM

I think the 1st 30 can still tune. No impound. I think. ** -- 48zip 03/12/2019 12:06PM

I am not bummed about tuning or qualified drivers being allowed to use -- VTHokie2000 03/12/2019 12:17PM

Agree. And waiting for that gun. ** -- 48zip 03/12/2019 12:25PM

Exactly -- VTHokie2000 03/12/2019 12:29PM

They should put a soccer game in the infield and it would go to like .5 ** -- bigbadbird 03/12/2019 10:38AM

Ahh, I thought you said FIVE. No way. Zero point 5? Maybe so. ** -- 48zip 03/12/2019 11:21AM

US open wheel was as great as anything up into the early 90's. Aero rules

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