Laguna Seca is off... on.... etc.... {multiple merge}

Rob29 · 4 Mar 2006, 12:42 (Ref:1536095)

Report this morning says track is unsafe due to recent rain.

Kebab · 4 Mar 2006, 12:51 (Ref:1536102)

Where's the report? I can't find anything anywhere

tux · 4 Mar 2006, 12:52 (Ref:1536103)

better not be

Rob29 · 4 Mar 2006, 15:02 (Ref:1536172)

Daily Express today page 103

SALEEN S7R · 4 Mar 2006, 15:47 (Ref:1536186)

Hmm, I'll beleive it when I see it. California is a very hot and dry place and I would imagine that flooding is highly unlikely.

**Asp** · 4 Mar 2006, 15:50 (Ref:1536188)

Nothing on the A1GP website, no press releases on the Laguna Seca website. There is "track maintenance" going on for a while at the track, but none of them are saying it's not going to happen.
I've not seen the Daily Express story, but if it appears to be the only source then I wouldn't be too sure about it. Again, I've not seen it - but I doubt they're billing it as an "Exclusive" and giving it a lot of coverage, it's probably a tiny paragraph. So, we can't say they're the only source because they're the only one to have found this amazing scoop...

We'll see at any rate!

Kebab · 4 Mar 2006, 17:03 (Ref:1536216)

Well, they have a week to sort things - it would have to be some serious damage to cancel the race?!?!

marcus · 4 Mar 2006, 21:36 (Ref:1536346)

I certainly hope not , I want to see these cars (and Verstapen) chucking it through the corkscrew

madmed · 4 Mar 2006, 21:41 (Ref:1536353)

laguna seca is not good any way

**FIRE** · 4 Mar 2006, 21:42 (Ref:1536354)

How do you mean?

madmed · 4 Mar 2006, 21:51 (Ref:1536363)

there is not many places for overtaking
and i dont expect a big crowd to come

courageous · 5 Mar 2006, 13:05 (Ref:1536634)

Just so you guys not from Britain don't start panicing too much - the "news"paper called the Express is about as trustworthy as the Beano

Rob29 · 5 Mar 2006, 13:29 (Ref:1536644)

Quote:

Originally Posted by courageous

Just so you guys not from Britain don't start panicing too much - the "news"paper called the Express is about as trustworthy as the Beano

Don't know whether those outside the UK will know what the Beano was,but I have found the 'Express the most reliable of UK national papers. Why they seem to be the only ones with this story I don't know.
For the record, the complete story is as follows;

"The next A1GP race ,in Laguna Seca next week,is set to be cancelled because of safety problems with the Californian circuit after heavy rains."

stradlin21 · 5 Mar 2006, 14:16 (Ref:1536667)

Laguna Seca has been cancelled

France are champions

**Asp** · 5 Mar 2006, 14:27 (Ref:1536675)

Quote:

Originally Posted by stradlin21

Laguna Seca has been cancelled

Source?
He says as he merges this with the existing thread

stradlin21 · 5 Mar 2006, 14:29 (Ref:1536676)

http://www.autosport.com/

There you go matey!

On the side of this, can't read the full story bcos you need to subcribe but the headline says it all

strider · 5 Mar 2006, 14:29 (Ref:1536677)

Indeed. The official announcement is due to follow later today. The decision is said to have been taken 'for operational reasons', but whatever they may be, it's not good news for the future of A1GP.

stradlin21 · 5 Mar 2006, 14:33 (Ref:1536680)

It's not real good

Shame, because I have really enjoyed it so far

**Asp** · 5 Mar 2006, 14:39 (Ref:1536683)

Big shame, it was a round a lot of people were looking forward to; and a hope of really raising the A1 coverage in America.
It'll be interesting to see the official report later with their reasonings, but two cancelled rounds out of 12 isn't an extremely impressive sight to see, regardless of the reasons behind them.

Fiorentina 1 · 5 Mar 2006, 15:40 (Ref:1536713)

that sucks, i was planning on going. i raced at laguna in the rain and in the fog and it isn't worse the say monza, so what's the deal?

SALEEN S7R · 5 Mar 2006, 15:50 (Ref:1536716)

Indeed it is a shame that the Laguna Seca round appears to be cancelled. Perhaps though it could be re scheduled or even move the round to another venue? The USA has lots of extremely high quality racing tracks and they cant all be being used at the same time.

Miko · 5 Mar 2006, 15:50 (Ref:1536717)

reports on crash.net that mexico might have been the last ever race of the series!!!!

mike_slh · 5 Mar 2006, 15:57 (Ref:1536721)

Indeed, i have enjoyed A1 GP, but it can't be good for the future of the series to have missed Three rounds in Brazil, USA and China.

BootsOntheSide · 5 Mar 2006, 16:00 (Ref:1536723)

It doesn't say much for Laguna that the track should be unraceable due to rain. In California the drainage system should be up to the job? Maybe this isn't the real reason for the race being cancelled.

**FIRE** · 5 Mar 2006, 16:05 (Ref:1536725)

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