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Gold Coast's Indy car race axed a1 gp to replace
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Heard this on the radio this morning and it makes sense, the only drawback is the lack of exposure in the US.
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Screw the US... heaps more coverage everywhere else in the world though... and the IRL's new TV deal with Versus was pretty crap too apparently...
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Good news and bad news. Good that we'll have something relevant to watch, good that it will raise the profile of A1GP. But bad that I won't be able to attend at Eastern Creek anymore.
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I wonder if the Gold Coast event will continue to be known as the Indy 300? Or will the "World Cup of Motorsport" moniker be used? It seems a bit long to put on a billboard though!
I can't imagine V8 Supercar being happy if "A1GP" was used in the title of an event that the V8's are meant to have equal billing with A1GP. Maybe “Indy” is a neutral term that would be a compromise for both parties? BTW, the IRL don't own the rights to the term "Indy" in Australia, hence the continued use of the term during the Champ Car era. |
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Interesting that the a1gp site has no mention of this deal anywhere....
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Dont think it will be as good as the indy cars\v8s,,guess i''ll be heading back to melbourne for the grand prix.
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I dont think it will make much difference.
The QLD Govt wanted (& got) an international open wheel category. The fans want the Girls, V8's & something to compare them too (A1). And thanks to Mr Gore & his Team Australia the last few years have been prettymuch like A1 in, thats who (TA) the fans were, dare i say it, "rooting" for ! Business as usual. The only change, and it cant be down played, is NO MORE MISS INDY ! :-( |
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Who will broascast this event . A1GP is broadcast on Fox Sports whilst the v8's are on 7 ?
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i will watch the event regardless as i am a motorsport fan but i hope the event dosn't lose to much of the party atmosphere as that is one thing that makes it a great event (and the girls).
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The things is, the 'party atmosphere' really only kicks in when there is massive down time on the circuit, read 1hr40min gaps in the program... The atmosphere will be great regardless, but the punters get a bit restless when there is nothing else to look at...
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The cars were noticably slower, and the racing with the Dallara was terrible... apart from the run into the first corner, there was precious little overtaking. Watching a few of those old races on the Indycar site and on video recently, man, there used to be some awesome racing in Surfers... Having spent the early part of race week with the boys from Conquest and Dale Coyne Racing, I could rabbit on about the flaws of the current Indycars, but that is for another time and place.
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I thought the Dallara's were the ugliest open wheelers I've seen in years. They were absolutely disgusting. I hated even looking at them.
So long as the A1 cars look ok, make lots of noise and are reasonably fast, then they'll be fine for the Gold Coast. But they need to remember that it's a party with a car race, not the other way around. If they do that, they'll be fine. |
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I hope Alan Jones can lure Will Power back for the Gold Coast round,
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V8 Supercars - The World Cup of Motorsport - Powered by General Motors - Holden, Ford, and Ferrari
....a simple solution for everyone. The only question is will the prim lasses who drive BMWs, Porsches, and Ferraris and watch A1GP/V8s be as wild in the down times as the V8/Indy lasses?? |
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That's a different scenario. Anyway, I am sure that the IRL would have taken legal action in a heart beat during the bitter Champ Car/IRL war if they had a firm case, but they obviously didn't.
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