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2013 IZOD IndyCar Series news | Montoya's back!
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Author:  jacksonedb [ Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:01 am ]
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Gabriel wrote:
Just a thought, after reading the Montoya stuff in the NASCAR forum.

Indy 500 one-off, please, Juan.


I'd like to see him try the full season for Ganassi. He's still got plenty left in the tank.
Author:  codename_47 [ Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:32 pm ]
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He'd be an amazing "older statesman of Indycar that you just don't cross" figure, like Tracy was in the later Champcar years.

But he'd probably see it as a step backwards and wouldn't do it, which is a shame :(
Author:  StefMeister [ Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:47 pm ]
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There going to run a test on the Indy Road Course with the possibility of them racing on it next year:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109296
Author:  Chris A [ Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:09 pm ]
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I think they would be great on that course, but I just don't think it's a good idea to split your own audience (or try to).
Author:  codename_47 [ Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:14 pm ]
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I don't think it's great to schedule an event at the illustrious and fabled Indianapolis Motor Speedway, then run on the frickin' roval.

I wonder how bad things are going for that track. Back in the day it was open for 1 month a year and that was it.
Now you have everything from NASCAR Nationwide to Grand-Am to MotoGP to now an Indycar road race scheduled there....
Kinda hurts the legend a bit if the Indy500 is just another race....
Author:  ellis [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:11 am ]
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How do you expect to operate a race track based on one race a year? Saying Grand Am and MotoGP running there makes the 500 just another race means that the Daytona 500 is worthless, which just isn't true.
Author:  Juihi [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:12 am ]
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Gotta change with the times
Author:  Gaara [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:30 am ]
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Yeaa, a track cannnot survive on a single race a year. Not any more.
Author:  Shane [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:57 am ]
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Running two IZOD IndyCar races in May at Indy is a terrible freaking idea.

If you want to run the road course, run it outside of May. I think having multiple series running the road course and saving the oval for just Indy and if they must...Sprint Cup is the best use for the facility. Personally id have the Sprint Cup cars run the road course also..
Author:  codename_47 [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:24 pm ]
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It's diluting of the brand and it's sad to see....

It's also taking up a valuable road course date. With so many great tracks (would list them all but you know what they are) sitting on the sidelines, seeing a freaking roval on the schedule (no matter how good the new track is, no Roval can compete with a purpose built road course..) is a crime.

BTW whatever happened to the final windtunnel that Robin Miller was supposed to present and reveal secrets of the Indycar world? :?
Author:  kals [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:34 pm ]
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Running something additional to the Indy500 in May will devalue the entire month of may event, spirit and spectacle. Bad idea. But Indycar on the road course I would like to see. Come back in September or October. Leave May to be the exclusive 500 event that May in Indianapolis stands for.
Author:  Gaara [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:39 pm ]
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They won't run it the same month as the 500, it will be later in the year. Just because they have double headers, doesn't mean they'd do it here.
Author:  SBan83 [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:43 pm ]
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I just can't stand rovals.
Author:  Joe4345 [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:14 pm ]
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They should make a double weekend out of it.

Saturday at IRP and Sunday at the brickyard rc.
Author:  electrodevo [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:33 pm ]
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ellis wrote:
How do you expect to operate a race track based on one race a year?


You could back in "the old days" when the entire month was well attended. I mean, this was the frickin' *time trials* in 1988.

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That's how you could survive on one event.
Unfortunately, yes, times change.
Author:  Shane [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:40 pm ]
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Does IRP still have a road course?
Author:  Gabriel [ Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:47 am ]
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It's just a damn race.
Author:  westracing01 [ Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:05 pm ]
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electrodevo wrote:
ellis wrote:
How do you expect to operate a race track based on one race a year?


You could back in "the old days" when the entire month was well attended. I mean, this was the frickin' *time trials* in 1988.

Image

That's how you could survive on one event.
Unfortunately, yes, times change.


That's the kind of crowds you got when the Track Record was on the line in qualifying. Also, the total lack of TV coverage (at least live) back in the day also contributed to the large attendance.

On the bright side, Pocono is going to be 500 miles next year with the possibility of Fontana moving to June so all three 500 milers in the Tripple Crown are run in successive months. Got that from Racer (online) but am too lazy to link it right now.
Author:  Wil Vincent [ Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:24 pm ]
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Interesting....... Chip not interested then?
Author:  Fish88 [ Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:37 pm ]
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Wut Wut, I have to start liking the Andretti's?

Would be cool if he start's dominating the Ganassi's.
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