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Can we make this the official 2015 thread?
There isn't a thread for 2015 driver line-ups. bjohnsonsmith, can this thread be changed to allow discussion for both the 2015 schedule and driver line-ups?
Here is silly season update 1. Pagenaud has a tough decision to make. And his decision ultimately decides where Hinch ends up. Apart from that, it doesn't look like there is going to be any major changes to the driver line-ups. Which is a good thing. I like consistency among the teams. |
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31 Jul 2014, 17:32 (Ref:3440497) | #105 | ||
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How about 2015 Indycar News and Rumours or 2015 Indycar Season.
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2015 Indycar Season sounds good as there already is a news and rumours thread but I didn't start this thread so it's only fair to run it by NaBUru38, who did.
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Any news on those 2015 Honda/Chevrolet aerokits?
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Be interesting to see them (areo kits) when they finally get revealed.
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On Racer.com Marshall Pruett says the roumor is both areo kits have lost the roll hoop airbox so we will see the return of open (CART/Chapcar style) roll hoops.
Thats more like it http://racer.com/more/viewpoints/ite...owall=&start=1 |
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An update on the 2015 schedule.
As mentioned previously, IndyCar plans to add a couple international races. Besides that, the schedule stays about the same. This is what the schedule could look like: Feb UAE Dubai Street Good chance of happening Mar BRA Jacarepagua Good chance of happening Mar USA St. Petersburg Confirmed Apr USA Long Beach Confirmed Apr USA Barber Probable May USA Indy GP Confirmed May USA Indy 500 Confirmed May USA Detroit (x2) Confirmed Jun CAN Toronto (x2) Probable if Texas is moved or dropped Jun USA Houston (x2) Might change dates Jul USA Pocono Maybe Jul USA Iowa Probable Jul USA ? Toronto's old date, might be filled by Texas, Houston, or Louisiana Aug USA Mid-Ohio Probable Aug USA Milwaukee Probable Aug USA Sonoma Probable Aug USA Fontana Probable Texas and Louisiana are big question marks. |
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It would be nice if they did add the two dates before St. Pete as it would make the gap between seasons a little more bearable.
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The article made it clear that the races would be added to the Indycar schedule. There was no mention of an international series.
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I remember the proposed winter international series. But there hasn't been any mention of it for a while so I would imagine that it's not happening.
The possible addition of international events to the Indycar schedule could suggest that the international series idea is being scrapped. I guess we'll find out soon when the official schedule comes out. One quick note. For a series that at one point had an all-oval schedule, there are now only 5 or 6 ovals left on the schedule. I hope we see the addition of at least one new oval by 2016. I guess NASCAR's strong influence on many oval circuits can be troublesome for Indycar. |
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I'm not holding my breath on more ovals next season, or necessarily in the next few seasons.
The Brazil round would be at the permanent circuit outside Brasilia, not Jacarepagua outside Rio, which may be totally gone by now, with the Pan-Am, World Cup, and Olympics construction going on there. |
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It shouldn't be a surprise that now, after reunification, the number of ovals has settled in at 6 yet again. These must become sustainable again before a further expansion can take place. In the USAC days, there were several ovals which hosted 2 events per year. In IRL, Eddie Gossage's TMS used to do that for a while. Which one of the current ovals besides Indy could attract enough people to fill the stands twice a year? |
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I'm glad to see the Milwaukee Mile Indyfest will continue.
And NOLA looks like a good addition to the calendar. Yet, with those scheduling difficulties between TMS and Toronto, and fans already asking for the season to please continue beyond Labor Day, how about staging the season finale for 2015 on the weekend after Labor Day at TMS? I guess they will only be able to finalize the new calendar after they know how the crowd turned out at Fontana because due to the expected hot weather, at best, a date change might be in order. Also, I've read that Houston's promoter Mike Lanigan has had talks with his sponsor Shell to move the race away from the June date at Reliant Park. Might that be all about COTA? Or would he join forces with Eddie Gossage's TMS? Here's hoping the Dubai race, should it take place, will not be a downtown street race but will be held at Dubai Autodrome, the best permanent road circuit in the Middle East. Also, when it comes to additions to the schedule, would anybody be interested in a return of Portland? That is one of the markets they should have kept during the merger back in 2008 but didn't. Here's hoping the 2016 calendar will run until at least mid-October again. Boston Consulting Group's best suggestion was staging a street race in Boston. IndyCar should rather have tried that than to end the season on Labor Day. That way, the date equity of the late season events would not have been ruined (Houston, Fontana, Sonoma to some extent even). |
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Someone else mentioned it earlier too. I apologize for the mistake. But in my defense, it makes no sense to give two tracks the exact same name.
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My best guess at the 2015 schedule
Dubai - Feb 15 or 22 (if it happens) Brasilia - March 8 (if it happens) Houston replacement race March 22 (if it happens) St. Petersburg - March 29 Long Beach - April 12 Birmingham - April 26 GP of Indianapolis - May 10 Indianapolis 500 - May 25 Detroit - May 30/31 Texas Motor Speedway - June 6 Toronto - June 13/14 or 20/21 Iowa- June 27 Pocono - July 12 Mid-Ohio August 3 Milwaukee August 16 Sonoma August 23 Fontana August 29 New Orleans September 6 |
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