2 Aug 2018, 13:13 (Ref:3840852)
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Originally Posted by TheMightyM
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is willing to play ball with IndyCar about continuing the Belle Isle race and has made a counter proposal. Basically, DNR wants:
• A little higher park use fee, $310,000 a year instead of the $300,000 a year offered by race organizers.
• A larger contribution to the park. Organizers offered to give $50,000 as DNR deems appropriate plus $35,000 for paddock projects/programming. DNR wants $100,000 a year to be spent as it deems appropriate.
• Stronger contract usage on set up and tear down time limits (62 day max), including a guarantee that access to park roadways and features be restricted for no more than 21 days.
• Limits on where the television helicopter can fly.
A USA Today story is available here. A deal between the organizers and the state seems likely, which means for better or worse that IMSA is likely going back to Detroit for the next few years.
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I'll call it for worse
We are getting the schedule tomorrow and I was looking forward to the Belle Isle replacement, but now I guess I shouldn't get my hopes up.
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