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Originally Posted by JagtechOhio
Hi Tourer,
Most of this is conjecture, but I believe the agreement to have the IndyCar Championship at Homestead is a crucial part of that arrangement.
The Nascar finale is at the same track, a few weeks from now: separation was necessary between the two events for ticket sale considerations.
So IRL couldn't run Surfers this time of year. I completely disagree about the wisdom of linking Surfers and Motegi: if you cut both deals right, you pocket big profit from the savings on the logistics. It's a no brainer.
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The total package to the irl was $11 million Aus$ with most everything, including travel paid for. It was a win win deal and teams didn't have to reach into their pockets.
Now they don't have that revenue at all so where is the savings?
The date changes the irl proposed conflicted with other major sporting events in Australia such as the Australian Grand Prix, the AFL Grand Final, etc.