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Feels as much like Mikey you didn't finish the job for us getting in to F1 so I'm taking over now kinda situation going on there |
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Also disgusting schedule news, mostly cause parking lot track
https://racer.com/2024/09/27/indycar...-race-in-2026/ Wonder who's getting booted off for it? And will it slot in the spring gap like it should? |
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This Racer article mentions Dan Towriss, owner of Gainbridge and holding company Group 1001, taking control of the business. https://racer.com/2024/09/27/michael...wnership-role/ Also posted on Andretti F1 - 2025 |
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I would have preferred a permanent racetrack, though, because that you don't have to build anew every year, and is likely to last longer if successful. But maybe, a street race in Dallas can get them back into TMS over time. It's happened elsewhere before, in this past season. |
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Why did it not bother with COTA again. Or was it COTA not bothering with Indycar?
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30 Sep 2024, 12:20 (Ref:4229054) | #6857 | |
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COTA doesn't want it and supposedly wasn't actually profitable
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The Andretti soap opera is intriguing.
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30 Sep 2024, 22:55 (Ref:4229113) | #6859 | |||
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Not enough people came, the racing was too dangerous and foot to the floor, high downforce skilless IRL pack racing, and Gateway, Nashville and especially Milwaukee prove Indycar's oval future lie on the short to mid distance tracks and not ones that will tear their banking up or slather themselves in weird compounds in the hope of getting NASCAR to like them more and not give a damn how Indycar runs there. More short ovals, no more banked superspeedways! |
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And while Indy is enjoyable something just felt different at Texas. Yes the CART races probably played in to it in my mind but it just wasn't really an enjoyable race waiting for the big wreck like plate racing in Cup. Rather they pushed for Richmond on a Saturday night than TMS. Sounded like it did until they came with a deal that worked for COTA. Think Nascar coming helps with profits too. Wonder why they ended up there at COTA for WEC instead of other tracks but they want G1 tracks and all those amenities |
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Races at Texas were sometimes thrilling, sometimes boring, and sometimes excessively dangerous. It depended on the aero package and later the dreaded PJ1 track surface.
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2 Oct 2024, 06:23 (Ref:4229236) | #6863 | |
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If there is a track from this past season that really needs improvement, it is Toronto. The track surface was really bad.
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So it appears as discussed earlier HyVee deal ended and they're waiting on extension to confirm the lineup beyond Graham
https://racer.com/2024/10/08/rahal-s...-2025-line-up/ And Arlington parking lot GP confirmed for 2026, and yes it will slot in after St Pete it sounds like. Confirmed for March, wording sounds like Miami GP circuit within the grounds of the stadiums but no track shown https://racer.com/2024/10/07/indycar...rmed-for-2026/ |
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I just hope that they don’t have the Arlington race the same weekend as Sebring. Doing so would be pretty dumb, but IndyCar has proven it is capable of doing dumb things… |
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9 Oct 2024, 01:37 (Ref:4230042) | #6866 | |
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Only 3 weekends available outside of St Pete. If it's the weekend before Sebring probably clear, 2 weeks before and you know they'll clash
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Well one RLL seat filled, Indy NXT champ Louis Foster signed to multi year deal
https://racer.com/2024/10/09/rll-sig...hampion-foster |
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10 Oct 2024, 14:25 (Ref:4230257) | #6869 | ||
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It's great to see Indy NXT champions getting full-time rides in IndyCar.
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11 Oct 2024, 11:19 (Ref:4230401) | #6870 | ||
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Some more from Racer on the Arlington GP, including a layout of the track.
https://racer.com/2024/10/09/indycar...e-the-details/ |
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14 Oct 2024, 20:02 (Ref:4230984) | #6872 | |
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She wasn't great in stock cars or trucks, maybe open wheel is her forte
https://racer.com/2024/10/14/deegan-...eason-in-2025/ |
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IndyCar was busy testing last Thursday and Friday.
Four drivers tested tires on Thursday afternoon for Firestone, while eleven car and driver combinations, one driver from each team, undertook six hours of testing on Friday focusing on the new hybrid system. Alex Palou led testing with a top speed of 224.342 mph. Friday Test Result |
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And Fox threw a promo out there for Indy coverage and the Arlington track this weekend. It was at Cowboys Stadium so good tie in but gotta reach the eyeballs
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