How Can Indycar Improve? 

The big problem for me is that the series just seems to lack confidence. They don’t want to run into September and October because they feel they can’t compete for TV viewers with the NFL, IndyCar doesn’t run many ovals because they’re afraid of low crowds. It’s hard to support a series that seems scared to support itself.

A few things I could think of. 1. A few more ovals 2. More horsepower up to 900hp 3. Longer schedule (March to October) 4. A few more night races 5. Better marketing

One thing to note, Indycar doesn’t own the USF championships. So they really can’t do much promotion or dictate the coverage.

Is it just me or do Europeans care more about indi car than most Americans do

Inconsistent stewards has gotta be be up there as a major concern for the series. The rules are far from being applied consistently

the best thing about Indycar is/has, that it's everything F1 isn't: - a somewhat level playing field - portraying itself as an actual sport, not an entertainment show - talent (most of the time) actually matters to get and stay in the series - actual racing due to no drs and/or other gimmicky bullshit - it's not only driven by making money, but also passion for racing - ...and many more things i likely forgot to mention rn

NBC graphic packaging seems to be very similar to IMSA broadcasting (NBC broadcast both indy and imsa) so this tells me NBC is probably just using the same package to save money and if better graphics are demanded indy might need to partner up with imsa for better graphics comparable to wec

See, the issue with the ovals is that the majority of the intermediate 1.5-milers are directly owned by NASCAR; and the only way IC is racing at them is by shelling out money to rent it. Of the rest owned by SMI - Atlanta is no longer suitable, Charlotte and Vegas still have the deaths overshadowing them, Nashville clashes with the street race, and Kentucky is a parking lot. On feeder series track cams, USF Pro would have to pay NBC for their camera operators to work them, and probably also pay IMS Productions to produce the feed. They're entirely different companies right now, so I don't think this is a major concern for INDYCAR specifically.

From a european fan's perspective one of my biggest issues is the lack of ways to watch. Indycar's own streaming service isn't available in Finland (and many other countries) for races because it's tied to some exclusive pay tv channel package that isn't worth the price tag. I'm a modern man, I want my entertainment on demand on any device and I won't pay extra for content I don't care about. If that's not an option I watch it on third party streams or not at all. They could just do what F1 did and make an exception for their own streaming service on the exclusive tv licences. I doubt the tv deals Indycar is making in Europe excluding UK and Sky are that lucrative in the first place. As a sort of sidenote, I personally would like the series move back towards a customer chassis series rather than a spec series. Seeing the success of the LMDh category in IMSA and WEC makes me believe that it is possible to get manufacturer involvement and multiple chassis while being on a reasonable price for the teams in Indycar as well if that's a direction the series wants to go in. Also more high speed ovals.

I'm not the biggest fan of open-wheelers in general, but I think the problem for many people, me included, is stagnation and promotion. The only things that feel like they have truly changed in Indycar since 2018 is that the schedule is worse and there are fewer home grown stars to cheer on, and outside of the Indy 500 there's no interest in changing that perception for anyone. Indycar needs to get over the fear of failing that has strangling the series' potential for years, and make sure people know that they are. And while this is definitely a me issue, it feels as if Indycar has an image issue, everything about it at least to me gives off the vibe of overwhelming unearned superiority. It's a frustrating series that always finds a way to take two steps back every time they take one forward, but will never admit a mistake, with a fanbase that's more interested in complaining about NASCAR's existence than actually enjoying the series most of the time. I want to enjoy Indycar just as much as I enjoy other forms of racing, but god does Indycar make it hard for me to.

Their social media presence needs to ramp up way more. Right now it's the better than ever before, but it's not enough. Adding to your points about the broadcast, better camera direction for the broadcast as well. I understand there's only so much they can do at the current level, but with F1 even a technically boring or unexciting race can still keep me entertained enough to watch because of the great action shots of the cars and the commentary. Oval broadcasts cam be especially hard to follow when there's a pack of cars and you're focused on one guy, then the shot cuts and you completely lose the guy you were watching. Even harder for new watchers who are still trying to remember who drives which car for which team.

Indycar got to find a way to bring in more engine and chassis manufacturers like they had back in the 80's to mid 2000's. Manufacturer participation is important to a lot of people and if the manufacturer they support isn't in it then they won't watch

I think that an issue with IndyCar is how it presents itself. Apart from the Indy 500, the series barely feels important in any way. It promotes itself so little and what it does is in such an inconsequential way, that it doesn't give much incentive to actually watch the races that aren't the Indy 500. I actually ended up missing the last race at Laguna Seca because I forgot it was even happening.

one of the biggest factors is its piss poor advertisement and marketing, besides the indy 500, youll barely know what or when the next race is and it doesnt help the track attendance and tv viewership at all

I absolutely agree about the ovals. I miss seeing Indycars on bigger ovals as that was what first drew me to watching the series back in the 90's. Also, I applaud and thank Sky F1 for showing it here in the UK but I would love to see more of a tie in with NBC.

The thing I think can be implemented to improve the series would be: 1: better social media handling 2: better graphics 3: highlights, best moments of the race, plus other series related videos on RU-vid and other social media platforms on none race weekends. 4: Less street racing and more racing on racetracks or ovals 5: try going to Mexico City or other rcaetracks in NA to expand the viewership. 6: As the author of this video said have a person operate the cameras during junior series race. This six changes might help without changing the car or its engine.

I absolutely agree with pretty much every point you made here. It kind of reminds me of F1 pre 2018. Say what you like about Liberty Media, they have at least recognised the importance of an effective social media presence to the series, especially for casual fans. The shift to a more personality focused marketing strategy is good for making people invested in the story of the sport. I get the feeling that the high ups at IndyCar just don't understand the importance of social media and how it can be used to sell the series. It's frustrating because they have some very marketable drivers.

Definitely made a lot of good points in this video. Also a few I want to expand on: 1. Pre-season testing (and ideally two races) should be held on a track that can run both road and oval configs, so that drivers can prepare more, and we don't have Newgarden winning every oval race. 2. 100% agree on the graphics package. I actually liked the one ABC used before NBC took over full-time. They also need to make radio messages more visible and clean up the stat graphics. 3. International expansion. Run races in places like South America, or even a second race in Canada. Refusing to expand makes the series look quite isolationist.

I started going to Trenton Speedway in the late 1960's and I got hooked. I always loved the ovals and Indy. I always felt bad when they started cutting the ovals to add road tracks.

Definitly a longer season. The entrire season only last for around half a year, thats a way to big break imo

I'd say third party videos on youtube is one aspect I think is ignored. IndyCar has had lots of iconic moments like NASCAR and F1, but the difference is that you have tons of third party video essays about NASCAR and F1 on youtube, but only untill recenty you didn't have that here. But with the rise of your channel, as well as Demise90, County Line Films, and IanPerez200, and more, that's changing. RU-vid videos were what got me into NASCAR and F1, but the IndyCar community, until now, was bigger on Reddit. If people can make IndyCar content on youtube more often, that would be great. Also, while I agree that we need more oval's, it's hard to get them. I've heard that street courses get really good marketing because the track's existence depends on the fan turnout. Also, street courses and road courses attract a general audience more. Most ovals have NASCAR as their main event, and so don't need IndyCar. Therefore, marketing sucks and we don't get much crowds, leading to those races getting dropped, and the people that could've gone complaining about the lack of ovals. The ovals also don't want IndyCar racing at their tracks (for example, Penske's attempts at racing at Richmond and Miami's), so for me I can understand why there aren't many ovals. It's a difficult situation. But I have positivity, and I hope Rodger can figure something out. They've also been more active on social media, which is good as well. I also think that everyone who can buy a ticket to Milwaukee should, to show that we will be grateful for getting ovals. (I will probably just get a ticket, but not go, as I don't live near Milwaukee, but i'll gladly just let them take my money LMAO)

They should bring back the Triple Crown. So three 500 mile races on a superspeedway. There will then be extra prize money in addition to the prize money for the overall championship winner.

I love Indycar! Definitely one of the best series to watch. Highly entertaining. Improvement will come from more exposure imo. That will bring people, and the tracks will come back.

Not necessarily an issue with Indycar itself, but I find it absurd that it and Super Formula award less FIA Super Licence points than F2, considering both fit in an F1.5 type space. Currently you get the same amount of points for finishing 4th in F2 as you get from 2nd in Indycar. And the top 3 in F2 all get the same 40 points that only the Indycar champion gets. Super Formula only gives 25 to the champion, which is less than both F3 & Formula E

While I understand your point on the Ovals, there is Drivers and Teams who dislike the Ovals due to the Risk of Pack Racing at high speeds and the Added Risk that has of a big high speed wreck - Crashed like Las Vegas 2011 or Pocono 2018 maybe forgotten by a few but the team bosses and veterans of the series remember and know of the harm it did to the series, the other issue with Ovals is that there’s not a lot of independent Oval’s, a lot are owned by NASCAR (or an umbrella company under NASCAR ownership). And that’s kind of the big issue, NASCAR is the Big Dog in town so to speak, they are still more popular than IndyCar in the States and they own so many tracks and yes, usage of the track makes them money but they also have to pay out money to promote a rival series and NASCAR doesn’t do that really (which was one of the reasons tracks like Kansas, Homestead and Watkins Glen left the schedule). On the issue of the Engines, The Hybrid upgrade pack I worry will be expensive and have a moderate failure rate like the early seasons of F1, WRC and BTCC had/have plus early tests with the engine package have shown it to be slower and have the side effect if increased Pack Running and needs time to sort out the technical quirks and whatnot and get them working at their best and get the cars not in packs - but once things are done correctly it could be a step in the right direction for making American Racing Series’ Greener as well as add a different dynamic to the fuel strategy and racing on the track - is it worth the costs to develop and buy the hybrids and will it make a difference in the race product we see? We’ll have to find out next season and beyond for that.

They need to have single car qualifying on road and street courses. Your starting position is everything in Indycar. The fact that one car crash can mess up qualifying for multiple other cars is just not right.

Agree with your points in the video. More ovals, better broadcasts and improved consistent officiating would be my headline items. Regarding the new car/engine question - back in 2010/11 I remember many fans saying the biggest thing holding the series back was the old 'ugly crapwagon' Dallara chassis. Well, IndyCar replaced that chassis with a new package in 2012, and while it did improve the racing, it ultimately did practically nothing to elevate the popularity of the series. Scrapping this current gen car for a new one won't actually make much of a different in terms of growing the series. I'd actually suggest just developing a new aero package for the teams to manage, leaving the core tub/safety cell as is.

I don't know how much budget does the series have, but i wouldn't mind to see some international races. I'm not meaning going to Europe, Asia, Africa or Oceania straight away, but having some more races in Central and south america could be a breath of fresh hair for the series! The first countries that comes to mind are of course Brazil (Interlagos), Argentina (Termas de Rio Hondo) and Mexico (Autódromo Hermanoz Rodriguez). Those people are very passionate about motorsport and I think you can have a nice atmosphere during the event. From that you can then expand the schedule to other international events, if things goes right.

Let's say there is a consensus on that a large portion of fans have a expiration date for how long they consume the sport, so you need to maintain a replinishing rate of circulating fans. In the past was all media consumption in the kitchen or living room, from newspaper, radio and television. So the main consumption was always reatricted. Now are columnists massively beaten by passionate hobbyists who make commentary videos like this on youtube, instagram or tiktok. And that's where the source of replenishing viewers has gone, to smart devices and not the TV. Indycar is still trying to attract TV viewers and it's not gonna work as long they sell broadcast rights to singular entities.

Two ideas from me, a longer calendar. Finishing the champions in September is wat to early now. And more international races.

I know that he didn't touch on car or engine changes and that it may be me fanboying, but I really liked those 2005-11 Indy Cars and would love to see them back

Great video. When it comes to the ovals & Indycar, it is not because they don't want to race on them, it's because they can't for the most part. This is due to the fact that SMI (a track operator that is owned by NASCAR) owns all of the potential tracks Indycar could race on such as intermediates like Kansas. Indycar would have to pay a hefty fee each season to use those tracks & the people that run Indycar don't want to accrue massive debts as a result even though more ovals would greatly benefit the series. There are other ovals owned by SMI like Vegas that Indycar could run on but they still have the shadow of death lurking over them especially Vegas where Dan Wheldon was sadly killed & the drivers would massively object to racing there based on that. One thing that Indycar really needs in my view is another engine manufacturer entering the series. There are three reasons why this is needed. One is that it would draw new fans to the series especially if that manufacturer is well known. Secondly it would force Honda & Chevy to make improvements to their engines because the teams currently using their engines would have another option should they be unhappy with their current provider. Lastly it might prevent young drivers from leaving the series to other series like NASCAR, F1 & IMSA because there would likely be more teams entering the series.

1. Expand the schedule There's too many long breaks and I can never really know when the next race is (F1 has this issue too) compared to Nascar where the schedule is clear and only has a breaks (typically a week). This could also bring in the ovals without having to take off races from the calendar. 2. Make USF2000 and Indy NXT more established I'm gonna be honest, unless something big happens in either series I never hear about them. This hypes up fans to know what may come next. 3. Video Game Self explanatory 4. Bring back the Indycar Triple Crown This kind of ties in with the ovals debate. Back in the CART days (as well as a few years in Indycar) there were 3 major 500 mile oval races at Texas, Michigan, and Indy. Why not turn this into a sort of challenge where whoever can win manage to win all 3 gets a 3,000,000$ cash prize (if there's 3 different winners each 3 get 1,000,000$ a piece)

There are great tracks in the US and around the world, why does Indy choose the worst street tracks, it feels like these circuits were designed with google maps. Singapore has a great street circuit, Indy should try to take inspiration from it. Also the social media accounts are kinda ass, I don’t know when have these races begin, b/c the schedule is so unclear. This might be a me problem, but I wish that this series raced in Europe, after all Indycar is not strictly in America.

I'd love to see a 5 each of road, street, short oval, and superspeedway races, ideally with one of each discipline being international. Market it as the most difficult to win driver's championship in the world, with the biggest race in the world. And arguably more importantly, some form of commercial free coverage. If that's the NBC feed sent to peacock and no commentators during the many commercials, so be it. But ideally it would be a non geoblocked commercial free live stream with commentary the whole time. I'll happily pay whatever they ask, and I'm sure many others would as well. But when the current stream from peacock requires a subscription and is an actively worse product than the free to air TV feed? That's just not right. When TV goes to commercial, be it picture in picture or side by side, peacock goes to a black screen. Truly unacceptable. It's by far my biggest complaint about my favorite series.

5:00 Also international broadcasts don't have the tyre icons like the NBC broadcast does and it grinds my gears... Also for most of the season until Portland and Laguna, they never separated Qualifying deltas to P6 or to P1 so multiple times in the season I was thinking someone was doing worse during the lap than they actually were in reality but as I said this was fixed in Portland and Laguna

Indy needs more power and a better aero kit for performance. The car should be the next quickest car to drive outside of F1 imo.

Re: The audio balancing. This has come up a lot, and a lot of people have indicated that turning of surround sound settings on their TV fixes it. So it seems to be an audio mixing setup that some TVs don't handle right. As someone who uses a computer monitor instead of an actual TV with a separate sound bar, I've never noticed the issue myself. Re: The USF championships lack of good camera coverage. Neither IndyCar nor NBC are involved with the broadcast of these championships. Its entirely handled by the owners of the two championships, Anderson Promotions. The annoying thing is that USAC is currently sanctioning it, and USAC has a deal with FloRacing that could, in theory, provide improved coverage for the races, but as of now no arrangement for it is in place.

As an F1 fan that's trying to get into Indycar (so keep in mind I will sound very ignorant right now) I would genuinely love to see the races take place in actual circuits. Street circuits feel so bare and lack color, it feels weird to say this but I kinda want the track they are racing in to look pretty. I feel like if they were to take some ideas from F1 to make it more compelling would work but I'm not sure what exactly.

The biggest problem for me: Put advertisements on the side of the tracks and get rid of the advertisements in the broadcast, especially during the Indy 500 when it was 42% ADS

I would love if they did some races internationally, it would help raise exposure for the series. But I know its highly unlikely due to money issues

Personally, as much as I wage war against this for series like F1 and NASCAR, I think Indycar needs more races. I can’t remember the exact specifics, but there were several times this past season where we had a 2-3 week hiatus between races. Aside from the month of May, we can cut down on these weeks (and maybe add a few extra. Imo they should run till the start of the CFB season since that would be the next big ratings competitor) in order to get a good amount of varied courses. As for what tracks they could add, Kansas, Michigan, a return to Texas, a return to Pocono, Charlotte, New Hampshire, Sonoma, Watkins Glen, COTA, Road Atlanta, Chicago Street Course, São Paulo’s return, etc (also get rid of Indy RC 2, we don’t need 2 races there). One of Indycar’s biggest problems (that may be touched on in part 2) is their very shallow market, with essentially no races on the Northeast Coast and lots of blank holes on a map of the US. If you see a NASCAR calendar crossed with an Indycar calendar, it will become very clear why the former is the most popular American Motorsport

Completely unrelated take but still deserves mention I feel…. f1’s new engine regulations coming up in 2026 are disappointing as a fan who grew up in the screaming 2.4L V8 era. f1 should continue with their sustainable goals, and hybrid package if that’s how they aim to accheive those goals, but I feel the sound element could be better captured with a different ICE package… a move to 5 cylinder engines would be a great move, as it brings back hints of V10 sound everyone loved, in a small and potentially efficient package… if sized appropriately, say 2-2.2L, it could have hints of Audi quattro tune in there… let me know if I’m on to something

As a corner worker, I can tell you road to Indy coverage is even more annoying. If there’s a race (or even two) between IndyCar practices, the camera operators stay on their perches for those sessions and just don’t move the cameras. Great video, and I disagree with nothing

7:20 This is because I'm pretty sure these are the broadcast/security cameras for the race control to get a good look at the track. Shocking that they use these cameras for other feeder series in the US

For me, I really like the product, but there are certain things that don't work. First of all, long breaks between races. They really end up having month long breaks that just make you forget Indycar exists for a bit and that really doesn't help to create a returning audience. They just need a two or three more races in the season. Secondly, it seems like most of the hype around the series dies after the Indy 500. I believe they should put more importance on the rest of the season pre and post Indy 500. I say expand the calendar slightly with two or three more races, at least two of them being held in ovals and the third maybe be held at Mosport.

Indycar needs more ovals and a good console video game partner

here in australia we had the same audio problem , it stopped about 5 years ago , I guess we started a taking a different feed. My guess is there is an international feed with unmixed multi channel audio so the local broadcaster can put local commentary on it .

Indycar should try to get some top-rated F1 drivers across - otherwise it appears to us "casuals" that Indycar is nothing more than just Americanised F2 featuring left-over-back-end-of-the-grid F1 drivers or random V8 supercar series winners. I was glued when Mansell was driving - since then meh.

one of the problems with ovals is that a cartel consisting of SMI and NASCAR themselves own most of the large/intermediate ovals and they've made a lot of changes to try and make them better for the stock cars...making things often worse for the open-wheelers. Add Pocono drawing just a bit too much of Indycar drivers' blood, and Texas having been terrible (with the exception of this year) thanks to t r a c k b i t e, and it just doesn't look good. I think the biggest thing about Indycar is a lack of ambition, especially since the pandemic. Hybrid plans have all but disappeared. They're not willing to go and scrap with NASCAR over ovals and getting track time on them. They just want to maintain, and not really push for growth. And I get it, a relentless push for growth is _part_ of what killed CART and Champ Car...though also not-having the 500 also didn't help, but stagnation doesn't help either. You can't change anything if you don't stand up for yourself.

Roger Penske did say after he bought the series a couple of years ago that he had "really big plans" for IndyCar once the new hybrid chassis comes online. Rumours are that he very much wants to expand the series into europe with races at "iconic F1 venues" (most likely places like silverstone, monza/imola and spa) and try to break into the asian market (most likely by hosting an event somewhere like fuji or suzuka). Weather or not this happens is yet to be seen but "The Captain" has always played his cards close to the chest and doesn't reveal anything until he sure its a go, time will tell.

Given how much of a disaster the Detroit street race (predictably) was, it should be moved to Michigan, and while it's controversial amongst some I agree with the growing number of drivers who'd like Las Vegas back on the calendar. Personally if I had Penske's resources I'd also buy Sanair and rebuild its oval for a race, especially in light of NASCAR grabbing up Montreal's second race weekend but that's more due to it being my local track rather then anything practical.

To few races, they need 20 races a year. 5 on road courses, 5 on short ovals 5 on street tracks and 5 on intermediate/large ovals.

When you look at intermediate and larger ovals, your options are literally just Indy, Kentucky, Texas, Pocono and Michigan. Maybe Nashville but that market is already covered by things. IIRC Kentucky isn't in the greatest state right now, Michigan might be too fast and consistently bunched up for Indycar tastes, Pocono is Pocono, and you see where we're at. Didn't mention any other ovals because really, they're way too narrow and fast for Indycar

I've been saying for a while they need more ovals mostly high-speed ones but i think one of the issues holding them back on that is old man Roger Penske he seems to be doing that " we like what we're seeing thing " that NASCAR was going through a few years ago and pretty much did turn this series in F1 with the indy 500 i think he needs to sell the series to someone who's not afraid of taking a risk and give the series some variety again i got into IndyCar the same year i got into NASCAR 2006 because at the time it was interesting and had variety

I think the overall production could learn something from F1, it is generally much harder for me to follow how much a driver is gaining on another, who needs to pit, etc. And yes I agree the overall information in the graphics package is also simply too low. It looks like early 2010's F1, so quite dated.

For me personally, I don't really have any problem with the racing itself. In fact I think Indycar is generally pretty good and I have less to complain about than with most other series I watch. I don't really care about the cars since the chassis are standardized, and I think the stewarding of the races is pretty good. I also like the commentary, especially Hinch and Leigh Diffey. My main problem is the actual watching experience. As someone in the US, the way I watch it is TV broadcast and that means ads. I am the type of person to actually use RU-vid Premium because I am that averse to ads, and I also pay 80 dollars a year for F1TV. Therefor, I think Indycar would benefit from a dedicated streaming service that is user friendly. I am aware Indycar has one like that for international audiences, but it isn't very good frankly and also not meant for me. My main problem with the racing itself is that it is hard to follow in terms of strategy. I find F1 very easy to follow by comparison. I don't really know how to change this however without banning refueling. For the calendrer, I think the focus should be regional balance. For example, I am the tenth dentist with the Milwaukee Mile. They already have Road America, what do they need another race for? Meanwhile, Indycar should have at least one race in the northeast, should go back to Colorado and Nevada, keep Texas (either the superspeeday or bring back COTA), so on and so fourth. Too many midwestern races and not enough other races. Getting rid of Texas and having yet another California and Wisconsin race isn't really what I have in mind for trying something new.

Your correct about how pitiful the coverage is for the USF series and Indy NXT to a lesser extent. Why would a sponsor come to those series when for the same money they can be in the Nascar ecosystem and get treated like royalty. On top of that we usually get a rookie or 2 step up into IndyCar and we have no idea who the person is

something I feel is a problem are constant ad breaks in the middle of racing

Completely disagree with the graphics package. I like the IndyCar graphics, clean, simple, and easy to understand. I can’t follow WEC races because I have zero idea what’s happening because of the graphics, same with Formula E. IndyCar could do with maybe some additional graphics, but no reason to change them entirely Otherwise agree with everything else in the video

Mad take but maybe an international spin-off, detuned cars that fit between Indy and NXT cars and go to circuits where F1 don’t go to or haven’t for a while like sepang.

We need Daytona.

Penske needs to invest money for the growth of the series , or get capital in who want to invest if he doesn't want to . Companies are investing 400m in andretti f1 and it could be a total flop. Basic formula for growth : New multiple engine formulas with BOP , get OEMs making the engines they want to make , Multiple Chassis and aero manufacturers - dallara can still make a base chassis but others can make or modify this within the specifications. More ovals even if it means spending money renting and promoting the races themselves , international races - many international races were popular , were supported by fans and governments and made good profit - surfers and motegi for example.

I don't know like F1 the Chip Ganassi team really dominated the 2nd half of the schedule last year like Red Bull in F1. the AJ Foyt cars and Ed Carpenter team cars aren't even competitive most of the time with Ganassi and Penske so dominate. I would love to see Texas and Phoenix back on the schedule but I get it if the fans don't show up and support it the series won't come back even if there was great racing on track. All the points made are very good in the video.

Beyond more ovals which is *sorely* needed. I believe another race or two in Canada (Edmondton, Mont-Tremblant or Circuit Gilles Villeneuve) and one or two in Mexico is needed. For the engine formula I'm ok with it as is but that third OEM is going to be needed soon. And I am more than content with the UAK18 in regards to racing and number of cars, the primary issue is weight and getting new safety items not be retrofitted.

If I had my way, IndyCar would split the U.S. with NASCAR geographically: NASCAR would get the Deep South (Charlotte, Talladega, Darlington, Dover - Delaware's part of the Deep South...), while IndyCar would get the Midwest (Chicago, Iowa, Milwaukee, Kansas, Kentucky etc). They'd share California and the Northeast (meaning Watkins Glen and Pocono), because they're both such huge markets there's room for both. Here in the real world though, we can only hope NASCAR finally haemorrhages enough fans that SMI has no choice but to open up their venues to IndyCar again. But it doesn't really matter what we sitting behind our keyboards want: if nobody's buying tickets to these events, then they'll die. If road racing is all anyone will pay to see, then IndyCar will become I Can't Believe It's Not F1, but with that one big anomalous race each year.

I think it would be nice to fix the calendar. What I would love to see is a 2-3 race stint in Italy (think Monza, Imola, Mugello, etc.) Indy should definitely have atleast 1 european race!

Less street tracks, more dedicated tracks. I would rather see indycar run on dedicated tracks that are proven to have good racing, even if they change the layout or something and so double headers. Keep the good street tracks but get rid of the useless ones. Feels like I'm watching forumla E at times.

They need another big oval back something like a Michigan or fontana. They are some of the most exciting tracks around imo and add to the spectacle of speed you can sell the series off of.

The only thing I have to say about super speedways and indycar is that the combination has seriously maimed and killed more drivers in the modern era than most motorsport

I not a expert on indycar racing and I've just watch some highlight on youtube, but I always hated the fact that every team doesn't have the same number of cars like F1 or FE does. Also another things I always hated it's the fact that every team has different liveries for every car, it makes it difficult to recognize the teams and which is part of that team (for example andretti had a pink car with the Autonation sponsorship that was practically identical to the MSR one, it makes it kinda confusing for new fans)

I reckon they should add the charlotte Royal to replace Texas

There's not much IndyCar can do with the USF Pro, USF2000, and USF Junior categories as they are series ran outside of the Penske Entertainment bubble by Andersen Promotions. The Indy Lights...ahem...I mean, "Indy NXT" series (yuck)...has some good production quality to it and does put effort into making it a worthwhile series to track. The lack of super speedways outside of Indy is a detriment to the series, especially when they currently choose to have two dates being occupied by the Indy road course. I know people have been kicking the circuit while it's down ever since the Robert Wickens incident, but Pocono needs to be back on the calendar. There needs to be a presence in the Northeast and there needs to be another 500 mile race other than Indianapolis. A big roadblock, and David Land has mentioned this once before, is NASCAR using its power over SMI tracks to muscle IndyCar out.

MARKETING. MARKETING. MARKETING. The same issue the NHL has here in the states.

I think Indycar could really benefit from a longer calendar, and i think it could also work, to do a split calendar like wec did and formula-e does, staring in september and finishing in end of May, why? simple, to end on a higher note, dont get me wrong laguna seca is an awsome track but you know what is better, finishing the championship on the biggest race of all time with an enfaces on keeping the fight till the end. plus indy car should really benefit from forein marckets, Motegui, Euro speed way and rockingham are some of the best ovals outside of USA, other tracks like Interlagos, Rio Hondo and Cidad mexico, would also be very good raceways to go. please for the love of god, cut on the streat circuits 5 sc on suck diverse architectures of the american continent is atrocious, you can keep long beach and st.petersburg but the others scraap. also maybe acting as a support series once or twice an year like in Miami or Las vegas could help then both

I'd say: drop the Detroit Grand Prix, send the race to Michigan International Raceway. Or bring them back to Dover.

I like indycar alot, but my biggest gripe is that way too many races come down to fuel mileage. And then the last 1/4 of the race gets kinda boring because everyones driving to a fuel number and noone is pushing. I did like it a year or 2 ago, i forget what race, but it was supposed to be another "fuel mileage race" (its almost annoying as another 90° turn lol) and my boy will power said to hell with the mileage, pushed like mad and beat everyone lol

“How can NBC improve its Indycar broadcast” I believe the broadcast is great, it doesn’t have to be fancy and gimmicky? Telemetry though would be a great addition to be fair! But I feel like the board cast as a whole is many pegs down the list. The USF series having a static camera broadcast however is yes terrible and needs to have more effort put in!

My comment for improvement is agreeing on better ovals especially the month of the may and slightly improve the road and street courses we have We probably don't need the new Detroit circuit could go to Michigan maybe? Nashville could work but fix the damn layout or run on the concrete oval Also one thing I'd do is improve the points system and marketing points system I cannot fucking tell how it it works and marketing doesn't really show up alot espicallly on the way coast here

Love your take on the road to indy issue, great racing just terrible camera package. Apparently its penske vs Anderson (the group backing RTI).

Even Drexler cup has non-static cameras.

Never ever go "sprint racing" or "stage racing" amd indycar is still the best, get rid of 2 race weekends.

The usf2000 isn't a official feeder series the official series is Indy nxt which has live camera work

For shure IndyCar need more ovals. I think that it should be 50/50 schedule in the North America and some tracks outside (Lausitz, Motegi, Calder Park, Phakisa) which would increase international audience.

You covered this slightly in the video but one of the biggest non racing problem i see with indycar is the broadcast, for the UK its seems like an after thought from indycar. the American commentators are cut off for comercials a lot (Especially for the indy500. i mean come on can't they not for live sporting events) and the British commentator Tom gaymmor can't get into a proper rythem in commentary before being cut off when the Americans come back from the commercials. and it sucks because i like the Americans (Even if townsend goes full patriotism sometimes for Santino ferrucci) (I mean Really HIM? of all the Americans to support!) and Tom Gaymore is a very good commentator in my opinion but now we're cought in a pretty terrible compromise.

How? Fold!!!! Wouldn’t bother me a bit.

First thing for me is the quality of racing, the stewarding has been abysmal this year especially at Road America with Felix getting taken out and it being allowed...? Most of the side by side racing has become pushing whoever's on the outside off the track, leading to a premature end to the battle and frustration and what could have been. The only exception to this has been the ovals but most of the passes are just slipstream passes, kinda like how people get tired of DRS passes in F1. They've also felt like the worst races of this year, somewhat predictable with Newgarden winning all but the one race he crashed out of, after being very strong last year. Not to mention the crap shoot that was the Indy 500 this year, I enjoyed the first 150~ laps but then it seemed like people just forgot how to drive and it turned into a shitshow. Indycar definitely needs ovals but they need to be varied, and there's some great tracks in America (COTA, Watkins Glen, Sonoma) that would make better additions imo. I'd also like to see more cars advance in each part of qualifying, get more cars on track. I'd have 8 cars advance from each group to have 16 cars on Q2, with then the top half (8) advancing to the final Q3. Would make the smaller tracks a little busy but only 6 cars sometimes feels a little too quiet. Finally the graphics are awful, it feels impossible to follow the strategies unless you focus on just two cars. It isn't clear who's on what tyres, who's on an aggressive strategy and who's being conservative. Feels like there's a lot of stories in each race that just go unnoticed and it's not like there's analysis afterwards to pick up on them bar a quick interview with most drivers (though I do appreciate this over Sky's 90 minutes to hear from half the drivers post race coverage).

What I really hope IndyCar does is try to actually make every race a big deal instead of being afraid and not trying hard on marketing. Something like HyVee's ties with IndyCar for Iowa is great, but it feels like they don't make the weekend a bigger deal. Crowds aren't that great for example. Imagine how much better it would be if they tried to make it a Primetime big deal race instead of just a generic 3 PM race with a lot of HyVee sponsors. Indianapolis is still there only big race, but why not try and run Michigan or make Texas a night race again? NASCAR's been able to make more races be big events such as Chicago Street and hopefully Montreal in the future. IndyCar needs to follow a similar model instead of half-arsed jobs like Thermal Club.

The graphics package is a Network thing I think k more then anything. Nascar have the exact same one when they also run on NBC. I think the commentary needs a change. Leigh Diffey is like the David Croft of Indycar or Michael Waltrip where everything is “great” or “amazing”.

More ovals, more horsepowers, better marketing, penalize teams for failing post-race inspection, make the Indy 500 the only race of the Month or May, bring back the Triple Crown (Indy, Michigan as the US 500, and Pocono), more chassis, more engine manufactures. That’s all I can think of

They need to go back to other countries (Australia, Japan, Mexico)

half ovals, half road courses. Return to MIS, Texas, and maybe Phoenix?

Bring back the Panoz DP-01 in an updated Form with an Hydrogen engine.

As to your comments about the Indy 500: At this point it is A LOT like LeMans in that is stands out from the calendar. I sort of like that as much as LeMans is a part of the WEC season, it stands somewhat on it's own. When World Sportcar Champtionship died, LeMans didn't and kept going till WEC was a thing.... If Indycar is trying to set Indy for that, then they clearly need to do more to make it like the great french race. I will have agree with you on more intermediate ovals as much as I am not a fan of them because honestly it seem to make it stand out for F1 and Nascar has shifted so much that ovals feel like a bit of an after thought. On the matter of the graphic package.... they have been using this since 2019? Oof, whom was at it, because yeah, that does look much older than it is. To be fair, the production doesn't suffer from that by much but an update would be nice with folks shelling out for that big screen. On a side note, I want to know the filming equipment for WEC because it can be a little too grainy (and I bet if you fix that, the graphic package will likely look worse without an update). I know they 4k projectors, it doesn't look like it half the time. Another a side note, the graphic package seems oddly similar to IMSA's.... I wonder why that is? As for the new car..... It's coming next year, like it or not. It's a KERB's based mild hybrid. Uses a super capacitors to store and deploy energy.... the little that I have seen and heard of it (see for yourself ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gjD7nHcLck4.html ) it seems.... fine.

New mic? 😅

I've noticed long time ago that IndyCar is simply not for Gen Z. And without young fans, it's lifetime will probably not exceed 10, maybe 15 years. That's may be an elephant in the room - the IndyCar decisionmakers focus ONLY at the older audience.

The world is just so unfair. Formula 1, that has pretty mediocre racing, is by far the biggest motorsport series in the world. Meanwhile you have, IMSA, Indycar, WEC, and in the two wheel world MotoGP and WorldSBK, all of those that I listed have absolutely banging wheel to wheel action and an actual race, but they're nowhere near as big as F1. Shame people are not naturally drawn into the good racing series, like I was. Started of with F1 back in 2019 and then I got to know other racing series, cus I want to see good racing. Now F1 is pretty damn low on my rank of favourite racing series

I definitely agree about the graphics package! Not enough people talk about that. The series also needs to market itself more. The idea that a driver needs to master oval, street and road circuits to be champion is a huge asset (and we definitely need more inter/long ovals). Also, the idea that Indycar is a spec series could be used to its benefit in marketing- they put drivers in equal cars so it more so a test of skill and strategy rather than purely money (also adds to the unpredictability element). I would also bring back the driver spotlights they had during races in the 80s and 90s. I feel like those would be a good way to help fans get to know the drivers better (their backstories, what they do in their time off, etc.), and those sorts of videos are very social media friendly. Just my two cents :)

Get rid of the damn engine leases. Don’t go hybrid. Car counts look healthy with 26 cars turning up to Detroit, but only having 36 entries for the month of may is a joke. I’d also scrap the Indy GP IN favor of a points paying midget race on the infield dirt track. But I know that ain’t happening

IndyCar is always compromising. The focus is the Indy 500. They just don't seem to care about much else. As a Canadian who fell in love with the series in 2018, it has become increasingly clear, that this series doesn't want me as a fan. I flew 3000 miles (my first EVER trip abroad) to Texas last year, it was the best race of 2023, and it get's removed. I also went to Toronto. Scheduling conflicts aside, this is the biggest blow to the series in my time as an individual fan. Compromise after compromise, and a lack of political might against NASCAR, will end this series one day.