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Originally Posted by mountainstar
I never bought into the "aura" of the track that it needs only be used for the 500. It's an old track with history but no reason why you can't maximize the use of the place.
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I agree it seems like a lost opportunity, but that Aura is precisely the thing they want to preserve. Bottom line is I dont think any of the speedway management has any interest in using the facilities for a race school or track events. For the comparative revenue that they could generate from programs like that the logistical issues of operating the track like that several days a week would not be worth it, and it would somewhat detract from the mystique of the Speedway that they have tried to propagate over the years. The same thing occurs with the GP circuit at Silverstone. Plenty of people want to drive on it or test on it, but days are quite limited, pretty much for the same reason. Shame really in both cases.