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3 Sep 2004, 14:56 (Ref:1085990)
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Latest news on the schedule
Seoul and Puerto Rico off.
No extra events will be added this season. Calgary, San Jose and Buenos Aires all look likely to be on the calendar for 2005. 16 or 17 races will be run next year. |
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3 Sep 2004, 15:16 (Ref:1086002)
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I'd be surprised if Seoul wasn't on next years schedule.
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3 Sep 2004, 15:18 (Ref:1086004)
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Seoul is certainly in negotiations for next year.
It turns out its place on the 2004 schedule was only provisional. But the whole calendar is looking very positive for 2005 so far. |
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3 Sep 2004, 15:29 (Ref:1086010)
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Brazil should have a race! Oh well, maybe sometime down the road?!
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3 Sep 2004, 16:19 (Ref:1086065)
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Calgray is "likely"? Wow! I had no idea it was that serious.
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3 Sep 2004, 16:26 (Ref:1086071)
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I'm very happy to hear about Calgary, but if San Jose is added to the schedule then that means no more Laguna Seca.
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3 Sep 2004, 16:54 (Ref:1086099)
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3 Sep 2004, 16:57 (Ref:1086103)
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If Elkhart Lake and Laguna Seca don't make business sense for the series, then there's no point running them, regardless of how "great" the tracks are.
Champ Car will go to tracks that are viable - and good luck to them. |
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3 Sep 2004, 17:01 (Ref:1086108)
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You mised mid-ohio and a few others..
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3 Sep 2004, 19:26 (Ref:1086235)
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Laguna gone from next years schedule - please say you are joking and have no facts on this. It's my favorite track.
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3 Sep 2004, 19:35 (Ref:1086243)
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If you're getting this from Autosport, don't forget the also predicted a definate season Finale in St Petersberg in their issue a month or so ago....
 And yet they're still presenting speculation as facts, it seems... |
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3 Sep 2004, 19:43 (Ref:1086254)
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It's not from Autosport, although they are running the story too.
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3 Sep 2004, 21:36 (Ref:1086357)
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Hi Cowboy,
No, I don't have any hard facts that LS won't be on the schedule next year other then the rumours floating around the forums. That said, I can't imagine California having three races....there's Long Beach, San Jose is almost guaranteed, so I would imagine that Laguna Seca would be the circuit left out, but like you, I hope OWRS sticks with LS! I still miss Mid-Ohio..... |
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3 Sep 2004, 22:58 (Ref:1086392)
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I have heard from people working at Laguna Seca that rumours that the Champ Car race at that track are in shaky grounds are completely unfounded and that they have no idea who is planting these news (well, I could guess a few).
One of these contacts swore that the IRL has never contacted the track about a race there. I have to believe them. |
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3 Sep 2004, 23:01 (Ref:1086395)
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PS: Dov, by "I could guess a few" I did not mean you, but a certain fool that lives in a village in Indiana...
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4 Sep 2004, 00:10 (Ref:1086421)
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Hey Muzza, No problem, I know you were not talking about me. So do you think that Cali will have three races next year then?
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4 Sep 2004, 01:13 (Ref:1086486)
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The West Coast still is a Champ Car stronghold. It is the most populous American state and the one with the highest average purchasing power. California's economy is by itself of the ten largest of the world (it is the eighth largest, if I am not mistaken). Many companies that sponsor racing activities are based in California. More than any other place, California is where car culture lives. This is all too good - and that's why, of all places, the IRL included Sears Point (or, in corporativespeak, the Infineon Raceway) in its calendar for 2005, privileging it instead of many other alternatives... Last edited by Muzza; 4 Sep 2004 at 01:15. |
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4 Sep 2004, 04:43 (Ref:1086538)
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It's the 5th largest, Muzza, right after Italy. I don't see why California can't have 3 races. Up until last year, there were 3. Long Beach, Laguna Seca, & Fontuky. BTW, Muzza, you going to Laguna Seca next weekend?
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4 Sep 2004, 04:55 (Ref:1086541)
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Jeff, good to hear from you, man!
Unfortunately I can't make Laguna Seca - we are moving the very same day... Thanks for correcting me in the posting above. Keep in touch, Muzza |
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4 Sep 2004, 05:12 (Ref:1086545)
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4 Sep 2004, 05:28 (Ref:1086549)
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Equally bad... The next sixty days are going to be quite difficult, I am awfully busy. I have been apologizing to everybody about the Vegas races, I was looking forward to seeing you folks again. ****.
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4 Sep 2004, 18:10 (Ref:1086838)
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Good luck with everything, Muzza. Moving house is a tremendous undertaking! Shame about Vegas, though. I was really looking forward to meeting you.
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4 Sep 2004, 21:27 (Ref:1086965)
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Actually, M'daddy, the move is one of the simplest challenges ahead in the next three months!
Shame about Vegas, but I hope you fellows have lots of fun. And as the Californians say, what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas... |
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