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Welcome to The Score, your place for hard-hitting sports business news, fast-breaking updates and fuel-injected debate. Buckle up. I'm your host, Anthony Schoettle, IBJ sports reporter.
Speedway/motorsports Blog Posts
Allstate 400 renewals 'way off'
December 22, 2008
Comments(10)Troubles this year for the Indy Racing League—and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway—that led to layoffs last
Friday, started with a NASCAR event.
“We started seeing a downturn in revenue with the Allstate 400,” said...
MoreIRL, IMS making staff cuts
December 19, 2008
Comments(16)If you’re an open-wheel racing fan, should you be concerned that Detroit cancelled its 2009 Indy Racing League
race, reducing the IRL schedule to 17 races? You bet.
Sure, Detroit—with all the tumult surrounding...
MoreIMS, Foyt ink sponsor deals
December 18, 2008
Comments(9)Four companies signed deals to be presenting sponsors for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Centennial Gala:
Just Marketing International, Old National Bank, the Indiana Pacers and Honda. Financial terms of the deal
were not...
MoreDallara comes to aid of IRL
December 12, 2008
Comments(24)In an effort to reduce costs for Indy Racing League teams during the 2009 season, Dallara will lower the
price of parts for its IRL chassis.
The manufacturer plans to reduce the cost of general...
MoreO'Reilly Raceway Park upgrading
December 12, 2008
Comments(2)O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis officials recently announced a plan for the next phase of the ongoing
facility improvement project that has been underway for much of the last decade at the historic...
MoreOutreach pays off for Sarah Fisher
December 11, 2008
Comments(13)Indy Racing League team owner and driver Sarah Fisher will step away from her office at her race shop to
guest co-host the Smiley Morning Radio Show on WZPL-FM 99.5 along with Dave...
MoreIRL inks global broadcast deal
December 10, 2008
Comments(4)The Indy Racing League today announced an extension of its long-time association with ESPN International for
worldwide (excluding the United States and Brazil) distribution of IRL broadcast rights until 2010, with a
further...
MoreIRL star makes "inappropriate" ad
December 8, 2008
Comments(22)Indy Racing League driver Danica Patrick last week finished filming a pair of Go Daddy TV commercials in
Los Angeles that will air during Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1. The Arizona-based domain...
MoreDanica tops Tiger, Manning
December 4, 2008
Comments(19)Indy Racing League driver Danica Patrick topped golfer Tiger Woods, quarterback Tom Brady and Super Bowl champion
Eli Manning and his brother Peyton as the most searched for athlete in 2008, according to America Online’s...
MoreEthanol debate still burning hot
December 3, 2008
Comments(22)Debate over the Indy Racing League’s decision to partner with a Brazilian ethanol provider is still burning
white hot. The one thing the IRL might have overlooked is that the in-fighting in the...
MoreNASCAR sponsors lead IRL
December 1, 2008
Comments(2)The newly released Joyce Julius sponsorship value numbers for NASCAR are pretty sobering. They dwarf those
of the Indy Racing League.
Lowe’s, the primary sponsor for this year’s NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, garnered television
exposure valued at $200 million....
MoreLocal firm brokers huge F1 deal
November 26, 2008
Comments(12)When I first met Zak Brown in 2001, it was to interview him for a story about his mostly unheard of company,
Just Marketing. At the time, I was writing a “Small Business...
MoreTony Stewart stops horse slaughter
November 21, 2008
Comments(3)Say what you want about Tony Stewart, he's OK in my book. His foundation does lots of good work for causes
benefiting children and animals. So if he sometimes gets a little caustic after races,...
MoreTarget wins IRL exposure race
November 20, 2008
Comments(14)Target, the primary sponsor of 2008 Indy Racing League champion Scott Dixon and his teammate Dan Wheldon,
secured $16 million of exposure value during race broadcasts this past season, more than twice the...
More'09 title sponsor hopes evaporate
November 19, 2008
Comments(21)Efforts to land an Indy Racing League title sponsor have turned to 2010. Just two months ago, IRL officials
said a deal appeared imminent. In October, the economy stifled negotiations. Now, almost all...
MoreIMS moves might spur development
November 10, 2008
Comments(13)It’s been a big year for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League. The IRL has seen some
growth in this season of unification, with more viewers overall for the IRL and...
MoreMcCain loss a hit to motorsports
November 6, 2008
Comments(12)John McCain’s loss to Barack Obama in Tuesday’s presidential election is a loss not only for staunch Republicans
and conservatives, it's also a loss for motorsports.
I know, there are more pressing presidential issues,...
MoreEngine makers await IRL specs
November 4, 2008
Comments(8)While most Hoosiers are headed for the polls this election day, Indy Racing League teams and officials are
headed to Las Vegas for their post-season banquet at The Palms Casino Resort tomorrow.
Word coming from series officials as they get ready to...
MoreTony George ripped in Australia
October 27, 2008
Comments(18)The honeymoon in Australia between the Indy Racing League and locals ended almost before it began. The day
after local newspapers published huge sections featuring the IRL race and drivers, local stories came...
MoreAussies petition IRL to stay
October 24, 2008
Comments(3)The Indy Racing League is being greeted with much fanfare in Australia this week, but it remains doubtful
the open-wheel series will return to race at Surfer’s Paradise next year.
The first two days...
MoreMarty's party over in IRL
October 21, 2008
Comments(4)It’s official, kind of. Marty’s party in the Indy Racing League is over. Sources have told IBJ that IRL
officials have asked driver and team owner Marty Roth (through intermediaries) to explore other options...
MoreIRL title sponsor hunt loses power
October 17, 2008
Comments(17)The Indy Racing League’s drive for a title sponsor has hit the wall.
“The economy is having a huge impact,” said Zak Brown, president of Just Marketing International, the local
firm the IRL hired...
MorePaul Newman's legacy helping kids
October 15, 2008
Comment(1)In the coming years, Graham Rahal can expect more than a few thank you cards from critically ill youngsters.
The 19-year-old Indy Racing League driver raised $40,900 for Flying Horse Farms with the...
MoreNew Versus boss revving up IRL
October 9, 2008
Comments(4)The new president of Philadelphia-based cable channel Versus said he is not out to mimic ESPN. That might
be good news for many Indy Racing League fans who complained bitterly about ESPN’s coverage...
MorePaul Newman, Danica make news
October 7, 2008
Comments(15)The helmet that Graham Rahal wore during the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio is up for auction on the online
auction site eBay. This one-of-a-kind helmet was designed as a tribute to Paul...
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RKW's comments read like a modern "Chicken Little". As a Raintree resident for many years, "Yes, I'm ready for this." Matter of fact, I welcome The Farm because it's a development that compliments our town, brings new and desirable shopping & dining closer (specialty grocer, upscale shops, micro brew pub, etc), offers upscale condos for empty nesters who want to stay in Zionsville, is being planned and constructed by local, well-reputed firms and, of course, provides desirable non property tax benefits. We all knew the Pittman's were going to develop their property sooner than later. That one of the Pittman's will continue to live on the property helps assure The Farm will be everything promised. This also sets a standard for other developers as to the quality of future developments - which should keep an ugly Walmart at bay for decades. As we've no meglomaniac mayor, I seriously doubt Zionsville would ever aspire to over-priced statues or subsidized retail rents. And we already have a very nice public theater, the Zionsville Performing Arts Center, that meets our cultural needs quite nicely.
Do we add (or subtract) these from the bounty we recieve from RTWFL, Daylight Savings Time, corporate tax giveaways, and the crack job IEDC is doing?? Or is Mike going to blame these on Mitch?
Who makes Tater Tots? They would be a good sponsor, because $3 Million for the alleged "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is taters. Tiny, tiny taters. But at least they are making up something of the losses accumulated over the years in this dying sport. Buttock in seat is certainly not doing it, nor eyeball on TV, as evidenced by the lack of both.
We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.