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30 Jul 2008, 04:40
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2009 IndyCar Schedule
The IndyStar is reporting this today,
"The complete 18-race track lineup will be revealed today.
The season will begin April 5 with the street course race in St. Petersburg, Fla., and end Oct. 11 at Homestead-Miami Speedway."
IndyCar.com is saying the entire 2009 schedule will be released Wed at 11AM EST.
It has been reported that Nashville and Las Vegas are out. Also odds are good Toronto is in. So fill in the blanks until 11AM.
1) St Pete
May - Indy 500
18) Homestead
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30 Jul 2008, 16:08
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The 2009 IndyCar Series schedule:
DateTrackLayoutSun 5-AprStreets of St. Petersburg1.8-mile street courseSun 19-AprStreets of Long Beach1.968-mile street courseSun 26-AprKansas Speedway1.5-mile ovalSun 24-MayIndianapolis Motor Speedway2.5-mile ovalSun 31-MayThe Milwaukee Mile1.0-mile ovalSat 6-Jun *Texas Motor Speedway1.5-mile ovalSun 21-JunIowa Speedway.875-mile ovalSat 27-Jun *Richmond International Raceway.75-mile ovalSun 5-JulWatkins Glen International3.4-mile road courseSun 12-JulStreets of Toronto1.721-mile street courseSun 26-JulEdmonton City Centre Airport1.973-mile airport courseSat 1-Aug *Kentucky Speedway1.5-mile ovalSun 9-AugMid-Ohio Sports Car Course2.258-mile road courseSun 23-AugInfineon Raceway2.245-mile road courseSat 29-Aug *Chicagoland Speedway1.5-mile ovalSun 6-SepThe Raceway at Belle Isle Park2.906-mile street courseSat 19-SepTwin Ring Motegi1.5-mile ovalSun 11-OctHomestead-Miami Speedway1.5-mil oval
* - night race
Schedule subject to change.
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Here it is. Iowa and Texas are contracted until the end of 2009 so they had to be included, hopefully then they can be get rid of (talk is of Nascar Nationwide replacing its road race at Mexico with Iowa).
No Cleveland, No Road America, No Michigan (they expressed interest after unification). No New Hampshire either.
...and where is Surfers!?
The IRL were too hasty at the beginning of the year in talking about a clean sheet for the 09 schedule. 2010 will be the clean sheet, this one is merely transitional.
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30 Jul 2008, 16:34
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why would you want to get rid of texas and iowa?
they are both successful events.
i want to see road america and michigan, but its all about the finanaces, and its not feasible at the moment (it would seem)
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30 Jul 2008, 16:42
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No Surfer's Paradise?
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30 Jul 2008, 17:27
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Originally Posted by jonm2
why would you want to get rid of texas and iowa?
they are both successful events.
i want to see road america and michigan, but its all about the finanaces, and its not feasible at the moment (it would seem)
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You shouldn't be running open wheel cars around a 24-degree banked 1.5 mile oval. Thats Nascar territory.
re. Iowa, its a great short track but its better suited to Nascar (i'm hoping that the Mexico date the Nationwide series had gets replaced by Iowa). There are also better short tracks that Indycars should run on.
IMO they should run Indy, Michigan, Fontana, New Hampshire, Motegi, Milwaukee and Phoenix.
The reason for the lack of Road America, Michigan et al is due to the contracts they still hold with places like Texas and Iowa.
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"On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit.' And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high." -Ayrton Senna
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30 Jul 2008, 20:12
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As it says at the bottom though, the schedule is "subject to change', so don't have a cow just yet.
Surfers is supposed to be locked in, so I'd expect something on that front. I suppose that if SMI made good on its threat that that would provide some more breathing room in the schedule, though that occurrence wouldn't exactly be a good thing overall.
Something odd I noticed is the length listed for the Belle Isle course (2.906 miles). I'm guessing it's probably a typo, but it did get me wondering for a second.
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30 Jul 2008, 21:24
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Barnhardt on Surfers
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We are in active conversations regarding '09. We are keeping a couple of slots open for them. And we're hopeful it can be announced. When we conclude those we'll certainly let everyone know.
But we're hopeful we will get them included for '09. But just can't indicate that as yet.
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Full interview here: http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12179
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30 Jul 2008, 21:42
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The 2009 IndyCar Series schedule:
Date Track Layout
Sun 5-Apr Streets of St. Petersburg 1.8-mile street course
Sun 19-Apr Streets of Long Beach 1.968-mile street course
Sun 26-Apr Kansas Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 24-May Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval
Sun 31-May The Milwaukee Mile 1.0-mile oval
Sat 6-Jun * Texas Motor Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 21-Jun Iowa Speedway .875-mile oval
Sat 27-Jun * Richmond International Raceway .75-mile oval
Sun 5-Jul Watkins Glen International 3.4-mile road course
Sun 12-Jul Streets of Toronto 1.721-mile street course
Sun 26-Jul Edmonton City Centre Airport 1.973-mile airport course
Sat 1-Aug * Kentucky Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 9-Aug Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2.258-mile road course
Sun 23-Aug Infineon Raceway 2.245-mile road course
Sat 29-Aug * Chicagoland Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 6-Sep The Raceway at Belle Isle Park 2.906-mile street course
Sat 19-Sep Twin Ring Motegi 1.5-mile oval
Sun 11-Oct Homestead-Miami Speedway 1.5-mil oval
* - night race
Schedule subject to change.
Wish Cleveland was in there - I see a nice date mid July between the two Canada races.
Also might feel more balanced if they can move Watkins Glen up some and an oval or two back towards its spot but I imagine they did the best they could.
Surfers has been confirmed for this Oct 26 so hopefully in 09 they can slot it in that big gap between Sep-Oct on the way back from Japan
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30 Jul 2008, 22:38
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I sure hope they Race at Rockingham (UK) and Eurospeedway sometime in the near future.
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31 Jul 2008, 00:06
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2009 Schedule Reactions
by Robin Miller
7-30-08
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...ule-reactions/
Why no Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca?
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31 Jul 2008, 01:05
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Originally Posted by lnin0
Surfers has been confirmed for this Oct 26 so hopefully in 09 they can slot it in that big gap between Sep-Oct on the way back from Japan
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Surfers can't be slotted in between Japan & Miami as the Gold Coast race shares top billing with the local V8Supercars, and they'd never agree to a date so close to the Bathurst 1000 (second week of October)
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31 Jul 2008, 01:10
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I hoping that the surfer's round will be added to the 09 schedule.
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31 Jul 2008, 06:23
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It bloody better be added  - reckon they should race in Mexico City too, huge crowd would turn up, good to see Toronto back aswell 
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31 Jul 2008, 06:52
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What does September 13 look like for the V8s? It would be a tight fit getting everything from Detroit to Australia in a week, but it certainly could be done if the right deal is struck. Move the Chicagoland date to August 15, and give the teams the last week of August to get ready for Detroit and the Pacific Swing.
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31 Jul 2008, 08:26
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I was planning to go to Surfers in the future and if its not on the schedule, Indy Racing League would have made a huge mistake.
Why does it have to be at the end?? Why not make it at the start of the championship like it was in the early years.
They need Cleveland and Surfers and get rid of bloody Japan!! It would be neat seeing them on the Suzuka Circuit rather than f****** Motegi.
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