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Here's the statement from the organizer:
"THE MEXICO CITY RACE, SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 17AT THE HISTORIC AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZ FACILITY, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE THE MOST DRAMATIC IMPACT AMONG THE STELLAR TRIO OF NEW EVENTS. RACE OFFICIALS ARE MODESTLY PROJECTING A RACE-DAY CROWD OF 180,000 AND MORE THAN 300,000 SPECTATORS FOR THE WEEKEND. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS PROJECTED AT $50 MILLION FOR MEXICO CITY, WHICH ENCOMPASSES A METROPOLITAN ZONE THAT IS THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE WORLD AT 16.5 MILLION PEOPLE.
"THIS WILL COMPLEMENT THAT FIRST RACE FANTASTICALLY BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY FANS THAT COULD NOT ATTEND THE MONTERREY RACE," SAID CART DRIVER AND MEXICAN RACING SUPERSTAR ADRIAN FERNANDEZ, REFERRING TO THIS YEAR'S SEASON-OPENING INAUGURAL EVENT IN MONTERREY, MEXICO, WHICH DREW AN OVERFLOW CROWD OF 318,000.
"THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIVIDE THE COUNTRY, AND ALL THE FANS THAT WE HAVE IN THE SOUTH AND IN THE CITY WILL NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE US RACE. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF CART."
Thank you Mexico!
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