SRX Racing Series 2024

[racingfan7]

Disappointed to see SRX shutter, but ratings weren’t showing gains. Maybe if they weren’t doing time buys and had a decent TV deal, they would still be around.

Maybe Dale Jr/Kevin Harvick/Jeff Burton could start something like SRX? Perhaps IMG/Endeavor or FOX Sports could start a mini series like SRX? I think there is a market for a 6-8 race series like SRX.

 

[nickp]

When you move from CBS to a cable network in ESPN and lose 2/3 of your viewership

 

[StandOnIt]

Unlike the brilliant armchair entertainment moguls we have here at the R-F, it's not that easy to start a brand new racing series and succeed. I enjoyed it and it was fun while it lasted.

 

[racingfan7]

For all the naysayers, it could be revived with a new investor/partner:

 

[aunty dive]

For all the naysayers, it could be revived with a new investor/partner:

Don’t hold your breath waiting for that to happen.

You might turn blue.

 

[racingfan7]

Don’t hold your breath waiting for that to happen.

You might turn blue.

I’m holding my breath day and night waiting for it to happen. Quaking in my boots at the naysayers.

 

[racingfan7]

Anyways

 

[StandOnIt]

For all the naysayers, it could be revived with a new investor/partner:

uh duh.

 

[racingfan7]

 

[2 Sweet]

For all the naysayers, it could be revived with a new investor/partner:

I wonder what caused their costs to rise to an "unsustainable" level? Maybe it was all the cars Paul Tracy tore up

 

[racingfan7]

I wonder what caused their costs to rise to an "unsustainable" level? Maybe it was all the cars Paul Tracy tore up

I think SRX wasn’t making a lot of money but they had sponsors step up after every year. They were also doing time buys and not actually getting a TV deal I believe.

Maybe if a TV deal could be in place instead of relying on just sponsors & ad revenue time buys, they could remain viable.

 

[kkfan91]

Ray on why he left SRX and what he hopes to do with IROC

Ray Evernham dishes on IROC, split from SRX

The Hall of Fame crew chief wants to slowly revive International Race of Champions

sportsnaut.com

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Disappointed to see SRX shutter, but ratings weren’t showing gains. Maybe if they weren’t doing time buys and had a decent TV deal, they would still be around.

Maybe Dale Jr/Kevin Harvick/Jeff Burton could start something like SRX? Perhaps IMG/Endeavor or FOX Sports could start a mini series like SRX? I think there is a market for a 6-8 race series like SRX.

I think Jr and friends have their monies tied up into making the CarsTour a viable product

 

[nickp]

Ray on why he left SRX and what he hopes to do with IROC

Ray Evernham dishes on IROC, split from SRX

The Hall of Fame crew chief wants to slowly revive International Race of Champions

sportsnaut.com

This is exactly what I suspected about the downfall of the series

 

[KTMLew01]

This is exactly what I suspected about the downfall of the series

According to some, everything is fine.

 

[wi_racefan]

Ray on why he left SRX and what he hopes to do with IROC

Ray Evernham dishes on IROC, split from SRX

The Hall of Fame crew chief wants to slowly revive International Race of Champions

sportsnaut.com

I listened to it too and its hard to draw conclusions based on only one side of the story. Lets not forget while Ray has been known to be a mechanical genius, he's never been known to a be a brilliant business man. It doesn't really matter what his vision was at the end of the day they still needed to bring in money to keep it going.

 

[aunty dive]

Sometimes, a business venture is unsuccessful.

It isn’t Ray’s fault that TV viewer numbers were dismal.

 

[StandOnIt]

I don't think it has been announced why SRX was discontinued.

 

[aunty dive]

I don't think it has been announced why SRX was discontinued.

You’re right. It hasn’t been announced.

I think it’s safe to assume that it was a loser at the bank.