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comparisons since merger
i just wanted to know if anyone had tv viewer and spectator numbers between now and this time last year
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Homestead ratings up 0.1
St. Pete Ratings were flat Motegi can't be compared well due to rain-out and live airing on ESPN Classic compared to single tape-delayed airing in '07 Kansas ratings up 0.14 Indy ratings up 0.2 (4.5 - highest rated sporting event that week) Milwaukee ratings down .2 Milwaukee attendance was significantly up from last year (~20000 last year, ~28000 this year). Indy attendance was significantly up. Texas attendance was slightly down (possibly due to high fuel prices and very uncomfortable weather down in Texas last night). |
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I think the Indy attendance is a good indicator
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IndyStar has a nice little blurb about attendance at Texas:
"Officials did not announce a crowd figure, but track president Eddie Gossage said attendance for this IndyCar event "has dropped almost 20 percent since 2005." Gossage blamed the IRL's insertion of a race at Milwaukee between his race and the Indianapolis 500 for the decline, but it bears noting that the track began having two NASCAR Sprint Cup races annually that year. Saturday's crowd was estimated at 75,000." Or what about the fact the race starts at 9PM local time? Not good for anyone wanting to go to the race or watch it live on TV. I say punt Texas and give it to a city/track that isn't a total jerk. |
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I think it's probably a bit to early to tell. Peoples opinion isn't going to change over night so i think looking more at the figures in 2009 would be a fairer gauge. Me, i'm wrapped it's back together, and being an aussie i'm excited with Power (i know it's not the same, yet) and Briscoe winning already. Bring on the Gold Coast
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Still haven't attracted a naming rights sponsor for the Gold Coast. The fact that no one has come up with even an attempt to give it some sort of championship status is not helping.
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it should be part of the points battle - would make it easier....
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I was there, and the last time I saw a crowd that big was 2005...before the split. I should know...I've been attending the race since 1967, and I know how big or small a crowd is at IMS from looking at certain seating sections. The largest parking lot around IMS - The Coca-Cola Field - was nearly completely full by 11:30 a.m., a full 90 minutes before the scheduled start of the race, with long lines of cars still on the streets trying to find parking. Anyone who tries to say that the crowd wasn't huge simply was not there. |
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Does anyone have access to shot( while racing) of the stand in say '96, '99, '02, 05 and this year?
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yea that would be a good idea but i dont think judging the popularity of irl solely on the indy 500
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