Including debt obligations, the CIB’s total budget for 2011 is expected to be $104.4 million. The City-County Council is set
to receive the budget at its Sept. 20 meeting and could approve it Oct. 25.
The economic impact of the MotorGP weekend is almost 20 percent of the entire Indiana Pacers season and more than 10 percent
of the Indianapolis Colts season. Not bad for an event the city puts almost nothing into. And it could be so much more.
A total of 136,184 spectators attended the three days of action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The death of a 13-year-old motorcycle rider at Indianapolis Motor Speedway cast a shadow over Sunday’s races at the historic
track and prompted mourning competitors to defend the development system for the dangerous circuit.
Shortly after this year’s first Indianapolis MotoGP practice started Friday, Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus
said the
two sides had agreed to a one-year contract extension that will bring the event back for a fourth year in 2011.
Capital Improvement Board president says initial $10 million payment to the Indiana Pacers is not only reason for the larger
budget. Rather, she insisted it’s largely due to $5 million in renovations slated for Conseco Fieldhouse and other CIB-operated
facilities.
The National Hot Rod Association has had to go into fuel conservation mode during the recent economic downturn, but the California-based
drag racing series seems to have come through the recession in better shape than many of its motorsports brethren.
Although I am a full-blooded Hoosier with basketball as part of my DNA, football—and football season—has become
the part of the sports calendar I look forward to most.
As a sponsor of the Pacers and Fever, Steak n Shake receives courtside signage, a game night giveaway and on-court promotions
National Biofuels Distribution LLC, a subsidiary of Carmel-based Telamon Corp., signs two distribution contracts to expand
its distribution reach. The company began marketing its ethanol-based racing fuel, Ignite, about a year ago.
Auto parts retailing giant bought the naming rights to the NHRA facility in Indianapolis, and it wants its money's worth.
But the transition could be challenging.
Is bringing out old-time open-wheelers a smart play or a desperate move for the IndyCar Series?
The Pirates, the Major League parent club of the Indianapolis Indians, made nearly $29.4 million in 2007 and 2008, according
to team financial documents, years that were part of a streak of futility that has now reached 18 straight losing seasons.
It's not clear if the 38-year NCAA veteran was fired or resigned. What is clear is that Tom Jernstedt has many supporters
and no plans to retire just yet.
Inaugural Indy Criterium using famed landmark in race that organizers hope will become an annual event. The race begins at
9 a.m. on Saturday.
Face it, Larry; you messed up. You trusted a 19-year-old with a questionable past.
Anderson University officials said 85,300 fans turned out at the 18-day camp, almost four times the number that attended camp
last year in Terre Haute.
Colts quarterback shows during this year's ESPY Awards ceremony that he could some day be a movie star.
After overhauling the NCAA's executive staff, Mark Emmert sets his sights on talks with National Basketball Association
officials
about adopting a pro-eligibility policy that would keep players in school through their junior years.
Almost four times as many fans showed up at the Indianapolis Colts’ training camp at Anderson University than did last year
in Terre Haute.
