IndyCar Series drivers wanting their voices heard on various topics are considering launching a Drivers’ Advisory Group.
The drivers of the open-wheel series have had concerns about some of the tracks on this year’s schedule from a safety standpoint and also the ability to pass. The drivers also feel like an official Drivers’ Advisory Group would help keep their ranks apprised of all the rules and recent rules changes.
The chatter of a drivers’ advisory group heated up at Edmonton. Those discussions are expected to continue this weekend
at Mid-Ohio.
Ryan Briscoe is one of the IndyCar pilots driving the discussions about forming a group. Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon and
Tony Kanaan also are likely to play a role if the group is formed. I would also expect to see at least one driver from one
of the smaller teams on the committee, though there’s no indication of who that might be. One suggestion that has surfaced
is Sarah Fisher.
While the IndyCar Series, and in particular, CEO Randy Bernard solicits driver input on a range of topics, there’s currently no official drivers’ group, and some drivers think it's time that drivers take official—and unified—positions on certain matters.
It’s not clear how a Drivers’ Advisory Group would work with series officials or Bernard’s ICONIC Advisory Committee. Like any groups coming together, I suspect there could be some collaboration and conflict, both of which could potentially make the sport stronger.
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Bad idea....IMS wants TOTAL CONTROL of the series and drivers. Doing this would change the indentured servitude balance.
I suggest locking out the drivers who want to be a part of this and allowing IRL SCABs to cross the lockout line. The Speedway needs to keep drivers and owners towing the line...otherwise the past 15 years of money-losing control of AOW will be for NAUGHT.
What would happen if the drivers boycotted? See what I mean...yep, 1996 all over again.
Fascinating that the series you love with all your heart, the IRL, is composed almost entirely of cart-centric crybabies, yet you tolerate it as it's your very own IRL *VISION*.
What a pyrrhic hypocrite you truely are.
What is fascinating is your continuous spewing of lies. Of the 39 drivers who have taken an Indy Car green flag this season, only 28% have experience racing as part of the boycott. 72% are Indy Car born and bred. So, once again, you are proven factually incorrect.
Of 39 drivers who have taken an IRL green flag this season:
2.5% = Number of original IRLers left from "Boycott" era. 1 of 39, Davey Hamilton who has only raced a few times since having legs severely injured in 2001 IRL race.
0% = Of 6 Indy 500 wins represented in 2010 race, ZERO Indy 500 wins for IRL based drivers/teams. 100% came from CART originated driver, team or combo.
0% = Of 6 Indy 500 pole wins represented in 2010 race, ZERO were from the IRL Teams/Drivers. 100% came from CART originated teams and drivers.
84% = of 25 cars racing in recent IRL Edmonton event, 84% (or greater) have team owner origination in CART either as driver or team owner, ALL from boycott period.
WHEN was the last time an IRL originated driver or team won anything? CART/CCWS OWNS the IRL. Please, ANYONE, get us the percentage of IRL race wins of all the CART/CCWS driver/teams that entered an IRL race. I will GUARANTEE this is an EXTREMELY HIGH percentage.
IRL sucks and the domination by CART/CCWS drivers and teams is readily apparent.
How many IRL originated teams are even left in the world anyway. Defenduh?
Some F3 reject named Euro Dragon (or somesuch) is joining up with his EURO$ this weekend at mid-Ohio.
DEFENDER LOVES providing an IRL outlet for no talent euro F3000 wankers who averaged 7th in all their former European IRL farmclub races.
LOOK WHAT'S BECOME of DEFENDAER's IRL! It's become a CART team dominated series full of Euro and South American RIDE BUYERS! And HE LOVES IT!
Get DRAGON on the DAG IMMEDIATELY! And up to Eldora, PRONTO!
Them stats I provided tell the TRUE tale of what's happened to INDY and the IRL. They are OWNED, and NO ONE can deny it. So, yeah, "cart-crybabies" will populate the DAG and place-fans will have to swallow it...again. Bwahahhahah!
2009 Edmonton Indy? : 402,000 US viewers (Source: SportsBusiness Daily's Austin Karp, via email)
this year's viewers# was down 25%, if we were to theorize that the household rating was also down 25%, that would suggest that this year's broadcast may have been around a 0.18 US national rating.
How the hell do they get a .5 average out of this?
Brazil - 0.4
Barber - 0.4
LBGP - 0.5
Texas - 0.3
Iowa - 0.2
The "new" spec crapwagons are just an expensive bandaid on a very ill sport. Deathly ill. Nothing but a revamp of the entire thing can save it now, the IRL squandered everything.
Out of sight, out of mind....of MINOR as in the bush league the IRL is. The AAA baseball team gets more press. Bwahahahahahaha!