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With the off-season now here, it's time for the 2020 thread.

2020 Schedules (IndyCar + Road To Indy):
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NTT IndyCar Series
DATE - TRACK - TYPE - RACE/EVENT NAME:
03/15/2020 - Streets of St. Petersburg (FL) - STREET - Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
04/05/2020 - Barber Motorsports Park (AL) - ROAD - Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
04/19/2020 - Streets of Long Beach (CA) - STREET - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
04/26/2020 - Circuit of the Americas (TX) - ROAD
05/09/2020 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IN) - ROAD - IndyCar Grand Prix
104TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 MILE RACE
05/16/2020 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IN) - OVAL/SW - Pole Day
05/17/2020 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IN) - OVAL/SW - Shootout Day (Fast 9 + Last Row)

05/24/2020 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IN) - OVAL/SW - Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
05/30/2020 - The Raceway at Belle Isle (MI) - STREET - Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
05/31/2020 - The Raceway at Belle Isle (MI) - STREET - Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
06/06/2020 - Texas Motor Speedway (TX) - OVAL/SW -
06/21/2020 - Road America (WI) - ROAD -
06/27/2020 - Richmond Raceway (VA) - OVAL/SO
07/12/2020 - Streets of Toronto (ONT) - STREET - Honda Indy Toronto
07/18/2020 - Iowa Speedway (IA) - OVAL/SO - Iowa 300
08/16/2020 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (OH) - ROAD - Honda Indy 200
08/22/2020 - World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway - OVAL/SO - Bommarito Auto Group 500
09/06/2020 - Portland International Raceway - ROAD - Grand Prix of Portland
09/20/2020 - WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca - ROAD - Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

Indy Lights:
DATE - TRACK - TYPE - RACE/EVENT NAME:
03/14/20 - Streets of St. Petersburg - STREET
03/15/20 - Streets of St. Petersburg - STREET
04/04/20 - Barber Motorsports Park - ROAD
04/05/20 - Barber Motorsports Park - ROAD
05/08/20 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - ROAD
05/09/20 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - ROAD
05/22/20 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - OVAL/SW - Freedom 100
06/20/20 - Road America - ROAD
06/21/20 - Road America - ROAD
07/11/20 - Streets of Toronto - STREET
07/12/20 - Streets of Toronto - STREET
08/15/20 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - ROAD
08/16/20 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - ROAD
08/22/20 - World Wild Technology Raceway at Gateway - OVAL/SO
09/05/20 - Portland International Raceway - ROAD
09/06/20 - Portland International Raceway - ROAD
09/19/20 - WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca - ROAD
09/20/20 - WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca - ROAD

Indy Pro 2000 Championship:
DATE - TRACK - TYPE - RACE/EVENT NAME:
03/14-15/20 - Streets of St. Petersburg - STREET
04/25-26/20 - Circuit of the Americas - ROAD
05/08-09/20 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - ROAD
05/22/20 - Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis - OVAL/SO
06/20-21/20 - Road America - ROAD
07/11-12/20 - Streets of Toronto - STREET
08/15-16/20 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - ROAD
08/22/20 - World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway - OVAL/SO
09/05-06/20 - Portland International Raceway - ROAD
09/19-20/20 - WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca - ROAD


Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship:
DATE - TRACK - TYPE - RACE/EVENT NAME:
03/14-15/20 - Streets of St. Petersburg - STREET
04/25-26/20 - Circuit of the Americas - ROAD
05/08-09/20 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - ROAD - (3 race round)
05/22/20 - Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis - OVAL/SO
06/20-21/20 - Road America - ROAD
07/11-12/20 - Streets of Toronto - STREET
08/15-16/20 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - ROAD
09/05-06/20 - Portland International Raceway - ROAD
09/19-20/20 - WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca - ROAD

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OTHER SUPPORT SERIES ON INDYCAR WEEKENDS
03/13-15/2020 - St. Petersburg - Pirelli GT4 America, IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA, TC America
04/03-05/2020 - Barber - IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA, IMSA Lamborghini Super Trofeo
04/18-19/2020 - Long Beach - IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, Pirelli GT4 America | SprintX, Stadium Super Trucks, Historic Atlantics, Formula Drift
05/30/2020 - Detroit - IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship
06/05/2020 - Texas - NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
07/10-12/2020 - Toronto - IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada, IMSA Lamborghini Super Trofeo
07/17/2020 - Iowa - ARCA Menards Series
08/21/2020 - Gateway - NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series


Recent News & Notes
Foyt team's offseason makeover begins (Marshall Pruett, RACER.com, 09/24/2019)
IndyCar has talked with SMI about the possiblility of holding a race at ROVAL (Adam Stern, SBJ, 09/24/2019)
Column: IndyCar closes season feeling relevant again (Jenna Fryer, AP, 09/24/2019)
2019 "a tough year" for Jones, admits manager Johansson (David Malsher, Motorsport.com, 09/24/2019)
Indy 500 viewership increases 11% during first year of NBC Sports partnership (Akeem Glaspie, Indy Star, 09/24/2019)
IndyCar Weekly podcast wraps up the 2019 season (Jim Ayello & Conor Daly, Indy Star, 09/24/19)
Newgarden to demo IndyCar on Charlotte ROVAL (Kelly Crandall, RACER.com, 09/24/2019)
Hitachi renews sponsorship deal with Newgarden & Penske (RACER.com, 09/22/2019)
Ericsson working on 2020 future in IndyCar (Twitter post by Marcus, 09/22/2019)
Carlin to carry on in 2020 with two-car effort (Marshall Pruett, RACER.com, 09/21/2019)
Mark Miles has ruled out a Gold Coast return for the near-future, but series is looking elsewhere for a international race (Adam Stern, 09/20/2019)
IndyCar KERS vendor proposals coming in (Marshall Pruett, RACER.com, 09/20/2019)
NTT will have more of a fan-facing presence next year, per Mark Miles (Adam Stern, SJB, 09/19/2019)
Indiana Sports Betting: Everything you need to know (Andrew Clark, Indy Star, 09/19/2019)
RACER.com's IndyCar Silly Season video with Marshall Pruett & Robin Miller (released 09/19/2019 - taped in Portland)
IndyCar finalizes aeroscreen test plans (Marshall Pruett, RACER.com - 09/18/2019)
NYSE has officially de-listed Speedway Motorsports Inc. from the stock exchange, company now private (Adam Stern, 09/18/2019)
Nasr clear to pursue IndyCar options (Marshall Pruett, RACER.com - 09/18/2019)
Robin Miller's Maillbag for September 18th (RACER.com, 09/18/2019)
ARROW SPM parts ways with president Jon Flack (Marshall Pruett, RACER.com, 09/16/2019)
Oliver Askew fighting for racing scholarships at Laguna Seca (Christopher DeHarde, IndyStar, 09/16/2019)
IndyCar working on a short-track bonus system for 2020 (Adam Stern, SBJ, 09/13/2019)
2022 appears to be the earliest option for a doubleheader with NASCAR Cup (Adam Stern, SBJ, 09/13/2019)
IndyCar will have bigger eSports presence in 2020 (Adam Stern, SBJ, 09/12/2019)
McLaren moving auto business HQ for USA to Dallas (Adam Stern, SBJ, 09/12/2019)
Johnson: Open-wheel in plans, but not done with NASCAR (David Malsher, Motorsport.com, 09/11/2019)
Rahal: Third RLLR IndyCar entry for 2020 looking less likely (David Malsher, Motorsport.com, 09/10/2019)
Firestone ready for Laguna Seca challenge and "heavy" 2020 cars (David Malsher, Motorsport.com, 09/06/2019)
IndyCar standing starts "not a priority" for 2022 regs (David Malsher, Motorsport.com, 09/04/2019)
DragonSpeed aims for Laguna Seca, 10 races in 2020 (David Malsher & Jamie Klein, Motorsport.com, 09/03/19)
Frye moves to allay concerns over IndyCar aeroscreen (David Malsher, Motorsport.com, 08/31/19)


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Josef Newgarden to test the Charlotte ROVAL on Friday following NASCAR Cup qualifying - this is possibility a test to see if the cars are compatible for a race in the future


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I want to be positive about Indycar's future, and largely I am, but tantilising us with a potential return to Surfers, then saying it's not on the agenda any more and they're targeting Abu Dhabi instead (per the link that mentions surfers) is not a fair deal

Ahh, this magical time in the off season where it looks like we'll be running over 30 cars in the next year, only for all the potential new teams/cars to merge with existing operations and if anything we lose a couple. Good times

Still, I'm not quite sure why they're trying to throw themselves at a NASCAR roval (unless it is Charlotte on the NASCAR weekend) as there's plenty of other race tracks in america that'll suit the cars way better than a roval
Unless they're thinking about Daytona, but I can't see NASCAR ever allowing that, despite them gaining access to the hallowed turf of Indy.

But overall, I see Indycar in a more positive place than I have done in.....YEARS
Lets hope for some good news stories over the coming months.

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I think IndyCar really wants Surfers to work - but under their current schedule mantra, February at Surfers is never gonna work, and V8's might not be willing to share with IndyCar (however, the night racing format for 2020+ may open doors in my opinion, because while the V8's get to run under lights - running IndyCar at high noon would be the best of both worlds as it works good for the US TV side)


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NASCAR would prefer not to share an oval weekend with Indycar for reasons that should be obvious.

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There isn't actually that much hype for extra cars next year. The only extra car that seems likely is a third RLL car. Presumably a third ASMR car if Wickens is up to it at some point. Dragonspeed want to do more Indycar races to make up for the fewer sportscar races they will do next year. Shank wants to do a full season. The only drivers known to have money are Askew and van Kalmthout.

Maybe Markelov can scrounge up some roubles and come over. He'd be good.

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NASCAR would prefer not to share an oval weekend with Indycar for reasons that should be obvious.

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There isn't actually that much hype for extra cars next year. The only extra car that seems likely is a third RLL car. Presumably a third ASMR car if Wickens is up to it at some point. Dragonspeed want to do more Indycar races to make up for the fewer sportscar races they will do next year. Shank wants to do a full season. The only drivers known to have money are Askew and van Kalmthout.

Maybe Markelov can scrounge up some roubles and come over. He'd be good.

Ganassi is trying really hard to get a 3rd car (or a other IMSA deal, or a deal outside of IndyCar & IMSA) right now, or for a tech partnership with a existing or new team in IndyCar to keep his crew members from the Ford GT sports car team in Indy employed

wouldn't be easy as to plug them down in NASCAR as that shop is in Concord


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Mailbag bumbf;

-Juncos would like to run van Kalmthout for the full season if a bag full of Jumbo cash turns up at his shop.
-O'Ward may be headed back out of the Red Bull programme.
-The relationship between Hinch and SPAM has broken down. Robin's belief is still that Hinch will leave 'if Honda can find him a ride'. Also mentions 'another scenario nobody knows about yet'.
-Askew 'has something good to announce soon'.

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Pocono :cry:


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Quote:
another scenario nobody knows about yet'.


Hinch to retire?


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Ian-S wrote:
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another scenario nobody knows about yet'.


Hinch to retire?

Norris McDonald mentioned the idea of Hinch starting his own team a few months back, I don't think we will see that but I wouldn't be surprised at all


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racer612008 wrote:
Ian-S wrote:
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another scenario nobody knows about yet'.


Hinch to retire?

Norris McDonald mentioned the idea of Hinch starting his own team a few months back, I don't think we will see that but I wouldn't be surprised at all


Run under the Hinch name but basically SPM?


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Honda is a big fan of him so....Red Bull? :whistling:

Anyway, nice article here about the future engine regs

https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/ ... YS-YGPpGUc

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“The biggest part in our opinion is horsepower, so our goal, our stated goal is to get over 900 horsepower. This product will give us at least 50 of that, so we remain true, again, to our DNA. We want to have less downforce but have more horsepower.”


Basically, Indycar wants more horsepower and even less DF from future engine/chasis regs

And yes, they're going hybrid, but if they're going to increase the HP, personally I couldn't give a shit if they went fully eco-friendly if the cars went faster and raced better.

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ICE power is slated to be around 850 with the spec hybrid platform slated for a extra 50 at the least. The exact type of hybrid is still unknown - according to a report on RACER or Motorsport, Frye said IndyCar is open to all types, i.e: standard battery, flywheel & super capacitor

Also it is still shaky if the new chassis is for '22, 2.6TT/HY engine might start out in the DW12 safety cell according to MP in his last Q&A podcast

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Arrow is extremely pissed at Hinch over the ESPN Magazine feature last month, that & SPM being a Chevy team makes that impossible I think.

Doubt that Red Bull wants any part in more programs across American motorsport, especially after the NASCAR program. Hell, they never sponsored Pastrana when he was at Roush despite 199 being a official athlete for the brand.

If that wasn't the case then Pato would be in IndyCar full time I'd reckon. I think they are happy to stay in motocross and drifting
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Hinch to retire?

Norris McDonald mentioned the idea of Hinch starting his own team a few months back, I don't think we will see that but I wouldn't be surprised at all


Run under the Hinch name but basically SPM?


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Pardon me, but what ESPN feature are talking about?


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I read that in the mailbag too and didn't know WTF he meant either

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ESPN Mag's body issue - I believe the final print for that magazine as a whole. Arrow wanted none of their drivers apart of that (family-centric brand) & apparently one of the logos wasn't blurred on the physical copy side.

Jenna Fryer was the first to publicly speak about the matter, the original tweet was deleted but there's several replies about the matter. MP hinted this in his podcast last week as well. Main reason why SPM fired a couple people last week.


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lmao, for real?


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Dicksplaash wrote:
lmao, for real?


Yes, apparently (though as mentioned ironically the first scoop seemed to have come from Jenna Fryer, who Robin Miller has had an "issue" with :p But Miller reporting it probably confirms the "rumor mill", and it seems to have been verified by a couple other sources).

This IMHO is strange because the Body magazine isn't exploitative and the actual story for the photoshoot IMHO is pretty good (especially considering how ESPN rarely gives a shit about Indycar unless someone dies in a crash or something). Arrow's basically a second-tier Mouser or Digikey (companies that you get various electronic parts from) so I have no idea why they care, people sourcing their ICs generally speaking aren't going to worry about one of the guys they sponsor doing artistic nudity for good reasons.


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In someways, I wonder if Arrow is using this to get more people from McLaren into the program

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