Study: Winners and Whiners
n the on-going battle between IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George and his Indy Racing League, there will be no winners, only whiners. It has been said time and time again that the racing fans will ultimately decide the fate of each series. Both IndyCar and Tony George have placed considerable hope that the sentiment will fall in their favor.
Finally, the enthusiast will be heard. Through RaceStatR – Indy, the first of a two-part study of Indy racing fans, (conducted by Performance Research – a Newport, RI, sports market research firm) the racing fans get a chance to speak out.
With regards to the controversy, when asked which side or opinion they most agreed with, racing fans (47%) generally agreed with the overall position of IndyCar (27% agreed with Tony George, and 26% were undecided), yet three-fourths (75%) are still planning to watch the IRL sponsored “Indy 200” to be held in Walt Disney World, Florida.