While it might seem that attendance at the Honda Indy Toronto was disappointing, the organizers stressed that 2009 is only the first in a five-year plan to rebuild the event.
“As far as the on-track product, today, it was fantastic,” said Kevin Savoree, managing director of Andretti Green Promotions, which runs the race.
“We accomplished everything we wanted to accomplish with the 2009 event, and we’ve established a very strong foundation and we are going to build on that.”
Organizers refused to divulge the attendance, saying it is not their policy. But estimates put the grandstand seats at about 15,000. Globe and Mail
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The race-day crowd looked pretty decent, but there were still big patches of empty seats in the grandstands.
The Indy is back after a one-year hiatus, under new ownership and a new racing series, and officials say they don’t want to rush things.
“We have a five-year plan to rebuild this car race,” said Kevin Savoree, which promoted the event through its Toronto subsidiary. Toronto Star
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