The national TV ratings for the
Indy Racing League’s Mid-Ohio race, according to New York-based Nielsen Media Research, was .2, meaning 233,00 TV households
nationwide watched the road race which aired on Versus cable channel starting at 1 p.m. Aug. 9.
The Nielsen rating for the central Indiana market for the Mid-Ohio race was 2.2, which equates to 25,000 TV households.
The Mid-Ohio national ratings were higher than the previous race, a .14 at Kentucky. But were lower than the .24 rating of the Edmonton road race July 26.
The rating in the Indianapolis market for the Mid-Ohio race was higher than Kentucky’s 1.14 and Edmonton’s .73 rating.
The Kentucky race, an oval, was a Saturday night race, with the green flag dropping at 8 p.m. The Edmonton race aired on a Sunday starting at 5 p.m.
The IRL has four races left and all are broadcast on Versus. The schedule consists of a late Friday night airing, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night airings, and a late Sunday afternoon airing. The next event is at Infineon Raceway Aug. 23.
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I guess the series is going to make it, afterall. And, no doubt, this PROVES road racing for Indy Cars is more popular with the fans (all 14 of them) than oval races like Kentucky. Proves it! I mean a .14 compared to a .20? Come on!
Left-right-left. And Montagny Mania folks! The IRL is back, baby!
Infineon gets a .21 I predict it right here! Right now!
The 'league' should have its plug pulled. Since Belskus took over for Lord Anton, it's remained a total loser. There is no way any competent business person would allow this to continue.
Then it will not continue. The IRL is down to its last 25 races or so. Some of those are going to be contested in front of 25,000 fand and a .1 TV audience. And that may be a stretch.
The entire league would fold next year of it were not for 2011 on the horizon. If this were say, 2003 or 1999, no way. Game over. They are stretching this bad boy out for the magic marker. No other reason.
Tracula,
If this prediction is like your others, then I will be looking forward to the IRL in 2011 and beyond. So have you moved into Brian Barnharts empty office yet? Oh right, he is still there.
An example - Paul Tracy's comments that Milka Duno didn't belong on the track (so true!) were picked up by racing press online and in broadcasts. Always one to speak out on anything bothering him, Tracy has this bad boy image that makes for good press and increased fan interest.
The IRL would be well served to keep Tracy racing the whole series as his Dale Earnhart win at all cost, drive the tires off the car racing style keeps every race he's in interesting and a bit more entertaining.
Sponsors must be pleased.... Belskus, your leegue is bleeding to death by a thousand cuts. The Tony George era has devistated the AOW landscape. PLEASE get the control of the league into the hands of a capable racing professional, not your Indianapolis / Terre Haute gomer pyle mob. The golden goose has been screwed....
Or better yet, put out a press release stating All Is Well, Everything's Coming Up Roses like you always do. Yeah, that's the ticket...
Many of you have called TG and the IRL an outright fraud. Doesn't make you look very credible with the incredible Count in your corner, does it?
Da Hooey - you once said, your work here was done? Your whippin' stick must be hitting pavement by now.
Let the sleeping dog lie, guys. If it is resurrected, it will be done by someone other than he whom you loathe and in the best interests of the community.
The IRL: no one cares, not even Paul where's my check Tony? Tracy.
J.K.,
The idiot who was put in charge of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has wrecked lots of businesses, both family owned and peripheral, through stupidity and greed. All that's left now is to write up the Hulman George story for the case books. You don't deserve special treatment, and he'd be the first to tell you that. Shut up and go broke like a man (or woman).
Maybe the IBJ would better serve it's comment hungry audience at a different URL, one not technically affiliated with IBJ.
Flamers, flame on, but aside from the occasional worthwile post, the rest is just a steaming pile. Business Journal indeed.
talk about thing you like to do
you got to have a dream...
if you dont have a dream..
How you gonna have a dream come true?
Is that better L in S?
2010 is going to be a blast!
You should have thought of that in 1995. If you went and hitched your wagon to the earl after that, your 'business' is as non-viable as the 'league'. :lol:
Adapt or perish.
Seriously, if you have to rely on that propped up fraud masquerading as motorsport, you don't really have a business.
'...Belskus in this current issue, you would know that he is just now assessing the total scope of the challenges and putting together his leadership team. He isn’t the type of guy to rush into things'
The I.R.L. has NEVER been about rushing into anything, as these paltry ratings attest. Can you say Milka 8 seconds behind the pace is acceptable in a professional racing series ? What a JOKE.
Stick a fork in it, AOWR is done. Thanks TG, Barnhart, Kalkhoven, Penske, GanASSi, Michael and anyone else that supported the 'League'. You guys killed it, so quit complaining about the stench....
Like Traculars, I am a busy man, with lots of sexy womens to attend to. me and my buddy ricky Treadway are headin to Paffy's crib tonight to tear it up on his bass boat.
the IRL: Even Paffy dont care. :lol:
Serious - do you REALLY think that the EARL has a future? Why on earth you wood belive that is beyond stupid. This thing is in a dethsprial and has been for years, since the golden Midas touch from ___king Tony George. Like many here in the Indy area, you are PLACE fans, not RACE fans.
Lemme axe you dis: How many races, outside of Indy, have you been to?
Like most other Byrd Fatateria customers, prolly none. Like most Spedway rats, none. Like most Northsiders, none. Bottom line, Tony sucked the IMS dry and now you are left with a steaming pile of crap.
Now who is to blams? Oh yeah, me. :lol:
The IRL: Its all Da Hooey's fault.
Oh really?
Then why Champ Car died?
It will make May 2011 on fumes. Then it's behind the wall for the IRL.
Nevertheless, I have never in my life seen so many hate perchers that will take such glee in the failure of others. While I understand the reasons and the mistakes made by the George family, I cannot, in all due conscience, take part any longer in this heap on to the IRL, the IMS and all involved with such hate and venom that all should be thrown under the bus and run over several times (including the fans of the series).
For those of you that try to see the positives, I support you. For the rest of you losers that spend so much time venting the same old hate filled rant with to-hell with you wishes on those whom you believe have wronged even you personally, well, enjoy your roller coaster ride downhill to hell. That's where it will take you if you don't learn how to fogive and forget instead of reliving and regretting for the rest of your lives.
I'm done wasting my time with the doomsday brigade. I'm OUTk.
Look, you all may view this as negative but until the IRL and it's management make significant changes to this sport it won't be around much longer. Call it doom if you want....but EVERYBODY not connected with the family or the speedway has been seeing it this way for about 20 years. IBJ is not tasked with the destruction of the sport....it just reports the damage news. Some don't want to hear it. I thank the IBJ for the opportunity to let fans, citizens and business owners voice comments about the AOW sport, and it's plight under Tony George's destructive reign. Everything is not all roses at 16th and Georgetown and IBJ is keeping it real. Don't ever stop.....
BFD. Like anyone cares,
So if the Glen dropped off, you will have about 14 street races, Indy, and Mid-Ohio. Sounds good?
The IRL swallows!!!
BTW, those of us smart enough not to support the IRL's $9 million marketing escapade with Gene Simmons in this life also won't be standing next to the Demon in hell during the next life despite Berwick's ridiculous ranting/fantasy wishes. Even God is smart enough not to punish common sense.