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https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/1083004616000880641 not sure if anyone here has an idea what this is about but we're getting something later.
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The Croc posted:https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/1083004616000880641 uh read the last page, new title sponsor
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Basticle posted:uh read the last page, new title sponsor https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1082997472069332992 vOv
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My bad well out the loop on indy during the winter.
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Direct video link to the upcoming announcement
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That's a lot more NBC proper than I expected, good stuff.
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Curious as to 500 qually will be handled, as that also shares its weekend with the Preakness Stakes, which NBC covers.
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Way too many street circuits what the gently caress is this some stupid garbage European series? You keep getting more Europeans over here and the less good ol boy Americans have a chance to shine. When you think racing you think oval not some Mickey Mouse left right bullshit. Indycar needs to realize and remember it’s American first and racing second and bring back more ovals before all the sponsors and teams split off. Better yet they should!
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They tried the latter thing. It didn’t work.
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The IRL proper lasted maybe 6 years.
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I know that post wasn't totally serious but I halfway agree in that I don't really care for street circuits and would rather actual permanent road courses, tbh
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I'd love to have the Michigan 500 back but there's no interest to be had among the decision makers so ![]()
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mactheknife posted:I know that post wasn't totally serious but I halfway agree in that I don't really care for street circuits and would rather actual permanent road courses, tbh Relax, Tony, you’ve already tried this in the 90s
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There’s really only 4 street circuits on the schedule (one a double header), and all are pretty good, even Detroit these days. Rossi saving fuel vs charging RHR rocked last year. Honestly it’s to the point that I hope they DONT cut any street circuits cause I like the challenge/variety. What a great place to be in.
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Literally the only track on there I'm not sure on yet is COTA. Outside of that I'd like to see either Fontana or Michigan, and maybe another smaller oval like New Hampshire or Milwaukee, even though I know pretty much all of these are non-starters.
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Street Circuits put on the best show last year outside of Iowa.
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Indycars have always raced well on street courses. Even lovely ones.
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SHORT OVALS
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my preference level is road courses street courses Michigan short ovals parking lots summertime races at Fontana closing the entire series another loving 1.5m oval
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The Kimoa Kid posted:SHORT I would agree if the show hadn't been so bad there lately. Still would be down to go back to Richmond.
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St. Louis has been pretty rad since returning. Makes me miss Milwaukee.
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Thanks for bringing up Milwaukee, now I'm crying
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Fauxhawk Express posted:St. Louis has been pretty rad since returning. Makes me miss Milwaukee. The bus deal from IMS is pretty drat reasonable, I should get some buddies to go with me this year.
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I cry over Cleveland. ![]() Sao Paulo holds a nice place in my heart for the crazy rear end race there in 2013, but I'm totally OK with not going back to Brazil due to the political climate. The Denver street course around the Pepsi Center was a decent street track that I kinda miss, too.
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Time to inaugurate Dream Calendar Chat for the new thread eh? In a perfect world, IndyCar would have the current schedule plus the following:
At least some of those should be possible.
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Cleveland probably put on the best CART races I’ve ever seen (‘95, ‘01). Also Long Beach ‘98.
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Gateway is dope, get you an air BnB and stay for the weekend. The City Museum and the St. Louis zoo are always fun.
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If they go to Mexico City they should race on the 1 mile flat oval that forms the backbone of the Formula E circuit
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harperdc posted:Time to inaugurate Dream Calendar Chat for the new thread eh? https://twitter.com/WilliamLambertx/status/1083181724488683520 https://twitter.com/leighdiffey/status/1083186066180456448
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Reynold posted:Gateway is dope, get you an air BnB and stay for the weekend. The City Museum and the St. Louis zoo are always fun. The City Museum is awesome as hell.
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Gonna try to make it to Gateway or Iowa this year. Reynold posted:Gateway is dope, get you an air BnB and stay for the weekend. The City Museum and the St. Louis zoo are always fun. I kinda want to check out some of the route for the 1904 Olympic Marathon thanks to Jon Bois.
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IOwnCalculus posted:The City Museum is awesome as hell. The last few years at Gateway, we make it a point to visit the zoo and then a brewery the night before, a dive bar the night of, and the City Museum the next morning. Always a blast. Flying Saucer closed last year, but the Crack Fox is always a fun time. Also, St. Louis style pizza has grown on me, it's good stuff.
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The schedule goes: -St Pete- Good -COTA- TBD -Barber- Bad -Long Beach- Owns -Indy Road Course- Meh, but it's Indy/The Month of May -Indy 500- Owns -Detroit 1- Good -Detroit 2- Didn't we just do this yesterday? -Texas- Better when it was admittedly terrifying, but still OK. -Road America- Meh -Toronto- Meh, but it's been a staple. -Iowa- Owns -Mid-Ohio- Good -Pocono- Good -Gateway- Good -Portland- Good -Laguna Seca- Good Just replace a couple road/street courses with ovals and the schedule's more balanced. In a perfect world, I'd swap Barber (for which I have an inexplicable dislike), COTA/Road America, and one of the Detroit races (though I get why they have two there and Belle Isle itself isn't bad) and throw in Michigan (there's your second "Detroit" race)/Richmond/Milwaukee. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Jan 10, 2019 |
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CBJSprague24 posted:-Barber- Bad ![]()
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Yes, let’s replace America’s best road course (Road America) with oval that will produce bad racing.
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I have zero use for the Indy road course. Would rather watch IMSA there.
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They should race at IRP
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The IMS road course adds nothing and at this point it feels like a painful roval race. I understand the history behind Miwaukee, but good riddance - I never enjoyed a single race I watched from there. I'm thrilled to have Portland and Gateway back, and i'd love to see another race in Canada, even Edmonton back on the calender.
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