Has any event gone to irrelevance as dramatically as the Indy 500? I remember as a kid, I couldn't wait to listen to it on the radio. Now it's a barely a blip on the radar screen.
No doubt! I wonder what caused this - did we change, or did the race change? Or both?
There aren't the personalities in IndyCar racing like there used to be (thinking A.J. Foyd & crew). It's hard for me to get into it when it's just a bunch of similar cars - with various speed limiting devices to encourage "fairness" - with forgettable drivers, going at speeds I can't even begin to relate to.
a real shame...I grew up with the 500- it represented the start of summer in Indiana...my grandfather, who ran a Standard Oil service station in Terre Haute for about 50 years went to the race for years and years, until 1964, when Eddie Sachs was killed- Paul thought there was too much speed in the race...
The track has never looked better and the race is as great as it always has been.
DBR-(Atendee since 1978- when I was a mere child. :] )