1994 CART Featurette - Indy Racing League (IRL) Formation

Interviews with Andrew Craig and Tony George after the announcement of the formation of the Indy Racing League (IRL) in March 1994. This was part of the 1994 Australian race broadcast.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• CART
• OWRS
• Champcar
• IRL
• Tony
• George

[AJ1964]

IRL is the best thing that ever happened to AOW. The new ChampCar sucks!

[champcar4ever]

Yes, ask Walt Disney World, MIS, Nazareth, Pikes Peak, Fontana, Las Vegas, New Hampshire and other ones that escape me, all former tracks that hosted the IRL's main goal of keeping the heritage of oval track racing alive. Yup the Road To Indy goes through Belle Isle now.

[AJ1964]

I don't see nothing wrong with that. Indycar has allways been the best racing, better than F1 and NASCAR, and it is now with IRL. Mid-Ohio had a better TV rating than Mid-Ohio back in 1993 with Nigel Mansell, Emmo, Mario.... Its better now than then.

[champcar4ever]

But what does Mid-Ohio have to do with the oval heritage? Oh I see, 5 letters H O N D A.

[RedneckBart]

The open wheel war was unnecessary. Look at the IRL now. It's a big joke. No real TV coverage. Weak TV ratings.  A lack of sponsorships on cars.

Thank you Tony George for destroying "American Open Wheel Racing" with your arrogance.

[2014cwajts71]

Hey, how about this? Let's bring USAC back.

[Dqnyur]

@UltimateEEnEFan CART never talked about dropping Indy or any ovals, the split causing oval attendance to go down, is what caused Champ Car to drop ovals.

[UltimateEEnEFan]

Based on these comments, I can clearly tell that most of you want an American Formula 1. That what you got with CART. And guess what? If Tony George never did this, there would be no Indy 500. Because that's what CART would have turned into. The 2007 ChampCar World Series. IndyCar is not a joke. It's just not run the way YOU all want it to be. You all live in the past. Now, believe me, I live there as well, but you must accept that this is what happened. Stop complaining and watch what you have.

[Dqnyur]

@AJ1964 Right, because losing a whole fan base, and dozens of sponsors to NASCAR, turning IndyCar into the joke it is now, was THE BEST THING EVER!

[Dqnyur]

The beginning of the end

[8188ify]

George = American idiot

[sonitusdeus]

sad.

[HollywoodSheen]

@PeterMayer Ya ur right, attendance is horrible (even @ Indy this year there were whole sections of empty bleachers). Barnhart is sinking that series, & even tho I like Bernard, I don't think the guy has any clue as to what he's doing. The new car is a joke, same shit all over again (Dallara/Honda), dont these people learn? Not to mention that its F'n ugly & no one (be it GM, Ford, Boeing, Swift, Lola, etc) is gonna develop removable parts for 70k to be mounted on a Dallara chassis. Wake up IRL

[PeterMayer]

@HollywoodSheen Yeah, CART destroyed itself. Yes, they made a lot of mistakes. But in the end, Tony and his stupid ego should have never done it. Now look at Indy Car. Nobody goes or cares. Buh bye....