IRL leaving Nashville

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#1
Looks like it is a done deal, Nashville is off the schedule for IRL. :vava:
 
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The Edmonton Sun has reported that Toronto, a street course, will replace Nashville, which is a 1.33-mile concrete oval. IRL officials would not confirm the report Monday
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you have to be absolutely kidding me. i'm so mad right now i could spit.
 
#5
#5
Bad news for Nashville but it might be good news for Birmingham since it sounds like they want to add more road courses. I'm surprised the Nashville facility only holds 30,000. We can get that number at Barber (have done so numerous times).
 
#6
#6
i mostly have a problem with them adding the jagoff temporary street circuits.

Bham is just a bit further than Nashville. i would have no problem with that.
 
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volinbham said:
Bad news for Nashville but it might be good news for Birmingham since it sounds like they want to add more road courses. I'm surprised the Nashville facility only holds 30,000. We can get that number at Barber (have done so numerous times).
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They built the track with intentions of adding seats if they were to land a bigger event such as a Sprint Cup race. They have so much land available around that track they could fit 100,000 easily and they could add grandstands around the track quickly. It's in a great location because it is off state route 840 so it is easy to get in and out without tying up traffic around Nashville. The powers that own Dover also own Nashville so the only hope to ever land a cup race, which i don't ever foresee, is to take a Dover race and move it. I don't know what their love with concrete is either. I think it would be a great site to host Nashville concerts, we have no outdoor venue other than Riverfront which is too small. LP Field allows mega country stars to play there in the summer but only once or twice a year.
 
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I'm not saying that I don't hate it that Nashville is off the schedule but Toronto was a staple of the old Indycar Series and Champ Car Series. They usually had pretty good races there too and I think the IRL does need a couple of more road courses to balance it back out like it used to be.
 
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DownNDirty said:
I'm not saying that I don't hate it that Nashville is off the schedule but Toronto was a staple of the old Indycar Series and Champ Car Series. They usually had pretty good races there too and I think the IRL does need a couple of more road courses to balance it back out like it used to be.
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no they didn't. Toronto was always a parade. there's no passing on the temp. street circuits.

there's a difference between a road course and a temp. street course. you can race and pass on one and you can play follow the leader on the other. it makes for wretched racing. it's garbage.

they need to be at Road America, Road Atlanta, or Barber in Bham before they need another temp. circuit.
 
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doozer said:
no they didn't. Toronto was always a parade. there's no passing on the temp. street circuits.

there's a difference between a road course and a temp. street course. you can race and pass on one and you can play follow the leader on the other. it makes for wretched racing. it's garbage.

they need to be at Road America, Road Atlanta, or Barber in Bham before they need another temp. circuit.
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I agree with everything here, I absolutely detest street courses (Long Beach was so-so), but I would add Mid-Ohio to your list of possible venues.
 
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really? i had no idea it was in question whether or not they'd be back at Mid-Ohio. i will physically vomit if they replaced Mid-OH with another temp circuit.

it's Bobby Rahal territory, and with Graham now, how could you not be there? those two alone could promote the event.
 
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I know of no reason for them not to return to Mid-Ohio, but I just didn't know if it's definite. I would be very upset if they didn't no matter what venue they chose to replace it with. It should be a no brainer with the crowd they just had.
 
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ok. i knew you said you worked the track for many years, so i didn't know if you had some old friends still there telling you something.
 
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Sun 5-Apr Streets of St. Petersburg 1.8-mile street course
Sun 19-Apr Streets of Long Beach 1.968-mile street course
Sun 26-Apr Kansas Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 24-May Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval
Sun 31-May The Milwaukee Mile 1.0-mile oval
Sat 6-Jun * Texas Motor Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 21-Jun Iowa Speedway .875-mile oval
Sat 27-Jun * Richmond International Raceway .75-mile oval
Sun 5-Jul Watkins Glen International 3.4-mile road course
Sun 12-Jul Streets of Toronto 1.721-mile street course
Sun 26-Jul Edmonton City Centre Airport 1.973-mile airport course
Sat 1-Aug * Kentucky Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 9-Aug Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2.258-mile road course
Sun 23-Aug Infineon Raceway 2.245-mile road course
Sat 29-Aug * Chicagoland Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 6-Sep The Raceway at Belle Isle Park 2.906-mile street course
Sat 19-Sep Twin Ring Motegi 1.5-mile oval
Sun 11-Oct Homestead-Miami Speedway 1.5-mil oval * - night race
Schedule subject to change.
 
#21
#21
they'll go to Barber before they go to Road Atlanta.

but that's beside the point. the fact remains there are plenty of courses out there they could be at instead of the temp street circuits. there's nothing fun about seeing cars that can go 200 mph run around 30 mph turns at Belle Isle or Toronto.

my old man was saying that the Andretti's have singed on to promotoe the Toronto race (why i have no clue) but that was the deciding factor. i just can't see how Firestone would let the Nashville race get away from them, regardless.

also, New Hampshire wanted a race next year and Bruton Smith is a bit upset because he was pushing for the season ending race to be at Las Vegas.
 
#22
#22
I thought Belle Isle was in Toronto? Is it Detroit? Is it in between. Seems nuts to have 2 street courses in the same geographical area.
 
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rbroyles said:
Same venue Cart ran on as well as F1.
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i think there have actually been two CART venues in Detroit. Belle Isle was used starting in 1992, i think. i'll look it up.

here it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Indy_Grand_Prix

i also think the first CART venue was the spot of the safety truck/Mario/Michael family affair wreck in one of the turns. :eek:lol:

i posted the youtube here before. i'll see if i can find it.

of course, in typical Andretti fashion, it wasn't their fault.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwEqjuvAZzE
 
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