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8 Dec 2005, 18:46 (Ref:1479915) | #1 | ||
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Brazil round cancelled
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That's a shame - anyone know why it was supposedly cancelled? Strange that there's no mention on the A1 GP site (the race is still listed). Hopefully another race could be scheduled in Brazil - Interlagos?
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According to Autosport a couple of weeks ago (24th November), Interlagos has rejected the opportunity to hold the A1GP race, with a second race in South Africa a mooted replacement. I guess another alternative could be another race in the USA or Mexico.
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9 Dec 2005, 22:46 (Ref:1480878) | #6 | ||
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I don't think any country should have more than one race, Would Buenos Aires be fit for purpose (or any Canadian tracks - Gilles Villeneuve can't do it, but Champ Car has around 3 races in Canada)?
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Canada would be too cold in the middle of February.
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I don't think Buenos Aires would get a round, as I think the idea is that all the races feature a home franchise; of which there is yet to be one for Argentina.
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But with the success of the 200 Kms. of Buenos Aires TC2000, supported even by Brazilian companies like Petrobras, I could have a little hope to bend the Argentinian tradition of privilege local series over international ones. |
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10 Dec 2005, 09:24 (Ref:1481071) | #13 | ||
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The UAE don't have a team either though and yet they have a round.
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Japan snowbound? Very doubtful, France maybe but a little unlikely, Czech Republic I dont know about.
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Japan has held a winter Olympics, so for parts of the country to be snowbound is a possibility. I don't know enough of the location of the circuits to comment as to whether snow would effect them.
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Just checked A1GP site and all reference to Brazil race has now been deleted without comment.Looks like it will not be replaced leaving a 4week break.
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The track didn't get the relevant safety certificate. A1GP felt the best thing to do was focus on a successful conclusion to this season and then up the planning for next year. |
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Not a critisism of A1, but of any series that does it, but why do they keep booking races on tracks that are not ready?
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I suppose street races get far more local publicity; but on the other hand the organisation involved can be very complex. Champ Car announced and cancelled a Korean (I think) street race in the last two years for example...
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25 Dec 2005, 09:28 (Ref:1489901) | #20 | ||
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The Korean race I think was to have been on a permenant track which was not yet built.I believe they are going to try again next year.No excuse for Curitiba which has been there since 1970 to my knowledge.
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Thats a bummer, I was thinking of going to the Curitiba race while I'm out here but I guess thats some money saved for other things!
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