More interesting trivia from Indy -- 500 TV ratings were up 40% from
last year -- highest since 1997. There was also lotsa talk about who
was on the network morning shows this morning -- and it wasn't the race
winner.....
The Danica difference from her predecessors -- learned the trade by
years of practice AND signed to a team with good equipment, not just a
"pretty face" to bring the PR. None of the previous three had the
latter.
Brett
On May 30, 2005, at 8:09 PM, Bill Babcock wrote:
> Ridiculous stuff. No one says anything about featherweight guys. r's
> blood.
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> Actually, this was a big topic on the local (Indy) talk shows --
> including
> the stick and ball shows that cater to an audience that doesn't know
> that
> racing exists where right turns happen on purpose.
> Most of the s & b folks think the cars should be weighed with the
> drivers --
> now. Funny, nobody thought about that with Janet Guthrie, Lynn St.
> Famous
> or Sarah Fisher (two time IRL Most Popular Driver -- now running a
> regional
> NASCAR feeder series).
>
> Brett Johnson
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