Joie Chitwood
Joie Chitwood
George Rice Chitwood, nicknamed "Joie", was an American racecar driver and businessman. He is best known as a daredevil in the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show...
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We do look at the grandstands for continued renovation, ... We haven't been shy in making improvements to this property.
golfer support
I think I'm more of a golfer than a bowler, ... Let's just say I'm here to support the event.
continue discuss event focus future months
We'll continue to discuss the future of F1. It's something I want to continue. But I have to focus on the short-term, and that's on an event that's months away.
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We've invested a lot in this thing, and we don't want to see that go to waste, ... But no one wants to have an event that we can't feel good about. We have to have a plan that makes sense.
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We think this change will have minimal impact on our fans. Sunset will occur one hour later this year due to the time change, which will give us just as much daylight as last year.
abc change daylight due effect hour impact last later minimal occur partners savings scheduling shift starting sunset television time year
This starting time change was made because of Indiana's shift to Daylight Savings Time, which also had an effect on scheduling with our television partners at ABC Sports. We think this change will have minimal impact on our fans. Sunset will occur one hour later this year due to the time change, which will give us just as much daylight as last year, when the starting time was noon.
based effort future investment love
We'll have to see how it goes, ... We'd love to see a future (for the event) based on the investment we've made in the sport. We want to make every effort to make this a long-term success.
interested people stories
So many people are interested in what we're doing, I think that's how these stories get started,
begin events three year
Preparations for all three of our events begin more than a year in advance,
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You're never happy when the fans don't see a quality race. We'd like to get something done as soon as possible. It's obviously something we're trying to figure out.
cloud despite events formula motor promoting racing staff stopped took
Despite the events that took place during this year's U.S. GP and the cloud that lingered over the race, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway staff never stopped working on 2006 and promoting Formula One racing in the U.S.
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This announcement is an early Christmas present for fans of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
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He's someone, in terms of global popularity -- someone who has achieved so much, having gone through all of the adversity ... we're proud to be associated with him.
areas capital developing future include major parking plans remain trying
For now, those areas will remain a parking lot, ... We're still developing plans for the future which would include any major capital improvements and investments. We're trying to see what makes sense there.