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Really good news to see the Champ Cars back at Road America. I have watched some great races over the years on TV from this circuit and I would love to see it for real. I don't really understand why the crowds aren't flocking in to see this race. The press release alludes to other attractions going on every weekend through the summer but I presume it was always like that. I don't know why the crowds aren't turning up but I can understand the Circuit Owner obviously doesn't want to lose money on a series which isn't attracting the fans. Its a business after all. Nick |
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I think it's still a positive, a way to remove the contrived, artificial racing of Vegas with some proper motor racing! If that was the only way to get it on the calender (don't forget teams will have begun budgeting for X amount of races already) then it's a fair sacrifice in my eyes. This is fantastic news, the world best racetrack (at least in my opinion) welcomes the worlds best racing series (my opinion again!) to race on it once more. The type of racing Champcars can put on at Elkhart Lake is the some of the finest they produce..... And don't forget, this happened because of fan demand......shows what a nice, listening caring series this is really eh? |
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29 Nov 2005, 17:13 (Ref:1473164) | #7 | ||
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OOOHHH how exciting!! Hopefully lots and lots of fans will show up for the race this year... it sounds like they're planning on promoting it well. As for Las Vegas, they couldn't really draw a great crowd and I personally don't think it's a big loss. If they want to bring back ovals in the future, there are better venues imo. *cough*Fontana*cough*
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29 Nov 2005, 17:20 (Ref:1473174) | #8 | |
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I think this will mean Milwaukee will be out after 2006 - so the series can build for the future from 2007 with its new cars as a street and road racing series.
That'll give it a clear idea of what it is. |
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29 Nov 2005, 17:29 (Ref:1473184) | #9 | ||
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"From my first day as Champ Car President, I have been inundated by our fans, sponsors and teams to find a way to get back to Road America," said Champ Car President Steve Johnson. "The passion the feedback showed for Road America led us to today's announcement."
Let's start working on Mid-Ohio now! |
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I think Milwaukee will be done after 2006 unless 2006 sees a rise in attendance if not then there is no point in racing there, even though it's a great oval, but there are other ovals that Champ Car could make a good venue out of, build one in Canada Lol for the CCWS to race on!
It's also great to know that Champ Car cares about our opinions and what we think is best for the series and take note of. |
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29 Nov 2005, 21:20 (Ref:1473348) | #13 | ||
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Road America!!! I love it.
Like Uesque said. Mid Ohio please!!! |
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29 Nov 2005, 21:24 (Ref:1473356) | #14 | ||
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i agree millwaukie is dead next year, but i hope they bring some more ovals back in 07 as they add to diversity of the seris and hopefully their sucessful and run profits,id like to see at least 3 or 4 on the calander
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Great news. I think they need a few ovals on the schedule, but RA is MUCH cooler than an oval that CC insists on running flatout on. Heck RA is better than any other track they could have announced. I hope the series makes a concerted effort to build the race at RA and not just expect it to build itself.
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29 Nov 2005, 23:03 (Ref:1473470) | #16 | ||
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Mixed emotions here...
Elkhart is back! What could be better? But at the expense of an oval. That bites. |
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30 Nov 2005, 01:01 (Ref:1473533) | #17 | ||
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Best racecourse in North America. This is very exciting!
Question I have is what is the race date? |
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30 Nov 2005, 03:44 (Ref:1473589) | #18 | ||
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Great news, back at their best venue.
I believe the race date is Sept 22-23. |
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awesome track , awesome series Damm good weekend if you ask me
WELCOME back Road America |
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Not to sound like a broken record, but i'm actually unhappy about this.
I think it's pointless to swap a good race like Las Vegas in with another good race like Road America when there are races like San Jose that were a disaster. The bad races are the ones that need to be replaced and not the good ones. That's just my opinion on this matter. Whether it be Las Vegas or Road America, either race is going to put on a good show. |
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Road America is also spending $5 million on improvements which will help.
There is no reason why they can't attract a decent crowd if they promote it right. |
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No worries though - before long the majority of the schedule will consist of tight street-circuits where strung-out parades and next-to-nonexistent close, hard racing is the way Champ Car will present itself. No need to even think about dusting off the "Fastest and most diverse racing in the World." tagline. Oh yeah, we're there already... Nevermind then... But anyhow, for the record I do think the return of Road America is bloody awesome - Champ Car without Road America is like Formula 1 without Spa-Francorchamps (in other words, complete madness). I do not, however, like the fact that it will come at the expense of one of few tracks where the drivers are able to let the Champ Cars stretch their legs. I would have preferred to see utter useless tracks like San José, Long Beach (sorry, but the current layout simply does not "do it" for me - it's crap) or Fundidora Park get the boot instead. |
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Keep in mind that they were a second string show at Vegas and paid for the privillage of having no one watch them. |
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Edited: I don't necessarly disagree with the point you were trying to make to that specific poster, but I want to avoid a fight. Please try to keep that in consideration for the future, thanks.
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