If this is true.........then what?
RM speculating about layoffs, selling planes, etc. is somewhat over exaggerated. What company in America right now isn't cutting back?
For speculation purposes..........what if Humpy Wheeler is named CEO at IMS?
"Any time that I can be out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, you're going to see a smile on my face." - Dan Wheldon
"It's crazy how the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can make you so emotional. I went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in less than 24 hours." - Alex Tagliani
Huge news if true.
Many will think it's good news; but even though I'm far, FAR from a TG fanboy; it would seem to create a lot of instability that the series doesn't need.
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Wow. That's all...
Not so surprising in thinking about the boards concerns. Many of the racing investments never seemed too smart to me, when thinking of possible rates of return on capital.
But it's still real big news!
It could be really good for the league, or really bad. And I have no idea which way it would go. Could lead to increased professionalism, as far as running the league like a true business. But I'm not sure if that's good or bad. I think good, but...
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Also, removal effective immediately or end of fiscal year?
"Any time that I can be out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, you're going to see a smile on my face." - Dan Wheldon
"It's crazy how the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can make you so emotional. I went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in less than 24 hours." - Alex Tagliani
holy s#$%THIS IS HUGE
Well there's part of the problem gone. But he's still involved with the ICS. I say let him keep his "vision" team as a hobby but that's it.
Apparantly there is a limit to the amount of huge disastrous mistakes you can make before someone takes action. Next on the chopping block; Barhart.
It will be interesting to see the press release from IMS about this.
$600,000,000.
To ensure that the Indy 500 would not become a two-weekend event dominated by the same old teams with international drivers.
Well, that worked.
"An emphasis was placed on drivers with road racing backgrounds which meant drivers from open wheel, oval track racing were at a disadvantage. That led Tony George to create the IRL." -Indy Review 1996
What is the management hiearchy at the IRL?
TG then Barnhart?
"Any time that I can be out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, you're going to see a smile on my face." - Dan Wheldon
"It's crazy how the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can make you so emotional. I went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in less than 24 hours." - Alex Tagliani
Hopefully ISC doesn't find their way in somehow!
I'd take anything that Miller reports specifically as "rumored" with a grain of salt. TG may have stepped down as CEO of the Speedway but that could happen without it being a family coup.
The IRL IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway should be run separately.
It sounds to me that the board of directors are looking at the financials and seeing a separation of running the IndyCar Series and IMS a necessity.
I am kind of traditionalist here and have always thought more of the Indy 500 than the series, but understand the need for the series to start making a profit.
Instead of investing money in Saturn, it would be nice to let the Captain purchase the entire series or IMS, in my opinion.
I was a little bit demoralized on the last laps, but I saw on the last lap that he was driving a little bit carefully, and I thought I might be able to surprise him. It was risky, but it worked." --Alex Zanardi, 09/08/96
This is big. Would Humpy be a decent candidate to run the speedway?
"While things were not as rosy as the CART fanatics recall, neither were they as dire as the IRL fanatics would have you believe." - Don Capps
You don't print something like this and not have pretty much all the t's crossed and i's dotted. I am absolutely stunned. How do you get booted by your mother and sisters? Jack surely would have just gone along with what the family wanted. Wow. IbiI
Eddie Gossage, check your text messages.
"You people worry too much. Strive for change. Root for your favorites. Enjoy the racing. Drop the flag." rev-ed, 3/04
Absolutely agree and the Humpy Wheeler thing concerns me. I don't want a Nascar guy running the show at Indianapolis.
WOW!!!!
Didn't see this coming, although it is past due IMHO.
"I feel safer on a racetrack than I do on Houston's freeways." A.J. Foyt
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