Dream Schedule

[MDS]

Basically we now know that despite the hints of a major schedule re-alignment in 2010 next year's schedule will look very much similar to this year's schedule. I'm a believer that the ICS needs to make a dramatic change a build a stronger schedule.

So in a dream world this is the schedule I'd like to see. 20 races that are a good mix of ovals, road and street courses with an all-star event for race and pole winners with former series champions from the ICS and CCWS.

Jan 16: Disney Indy All Star Challenge @ Walt Disney World Speedway Vs

1. March 7: Sams Town 500k Phoenix International Speedway * ^ + NBC
2. March 21: Lexmark Indy Streets of Surfer’s Paradise Vs
3. March 27 Acura Grand Prix Streets of St. Petersburg A + Vs
4. April 11: Road Runner 300 Kansas Motor Speedway * Vs
5. April 18: Toyota Grand Prix Streets of Long Beach A * + NBC
6. April 25: U.S 500 Michigan International Speedway * NBC
7. May 23: Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway NBC
8. May 30: AJ Foyt 300 The Milwaukee Mile * Vs
9. June 6: Bombardier 550k Texas Motor Speedway * N Vs
10. June 13: Air Canada Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve + Vs
11. June 19: Iowa Corn 300 Iowa Speedway * N Vs
12. July 4: Honda Grand Prix Burke Lakefront Airport * + # ^ NBC
13. July 11: Molsen Grand Prix Streets of Toronto + NBC
14. July 17: Rexal Indy Edmonton City Centre Airport + Vs
15. July 24: Indy Japan 350 Twin Ring Motegi Vs
16. Aug. 7: Suntrust Indy 300 Richmond International Raceway * N Vs
17. Aug. 14: Camping World Grand Pix Elkhart Lake A # Vs
18. Aug 28: Peak Indy 300 Chicagoland Speedway N Vs
19. Sept. 6: Mazda Grand Prix Laguna Seca Speedway + Vs
20. Sept. 13: Patron 500 Las Vegas Motor Speedway * + NBC

N= Night race

Support Races
* Firestone Indy Lights
+ Formula Atlantic
# Formula BMW Americas
^ Mazda Star
A ALMS

[DanicaFan]

1 big problem with that schedule...get the races off of Versus. :D

[drewdawg727]

Gee, you've put a lot of thought into this I think...you have too much time on your hands haha.

[Wilf]

1 big problem with that schedule...get the races off of Versus. :D
What don't you like about the races on VERSUS? I haven't read many negative reports of their qualifying or regular race coverage.

[anthonyvop]

1. March 7: Homestead Road course
2. March 21: Lexmark Indy Streets of Surfer’s Paradise
3. March 27 Acura Grand Prix Streets of St. Petersburg
4. April 18: Toyota Grand Prix Streets of Long Beach
5. May 23: Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway(Road Course)
6. June 13: Air Canada Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve + Vs
7. July 4: Honda Grand Prix Burke Lakefront Airport * + # ^ NBC
8. July 11: Molsen Grand Prix Streets of Toronto + NBC
9. July 17: Rexal Indy Edmonton City Centre Airport + Vs
10. July 24: Indy Japan 350 Fuji
11. Aug. 14: Camping World Grand Pix Elkhart Lake A # Vs
12. Sept. 6: Mazda Grand Prix Laguna Seca Speedway + Vs
13. Sept. 13: Patron 500 Las Vegas Street course
Add 5 more road courses.
19 Homestead road course.

There ya go!

[SarahFan]

1 big problem with that schedule...get the races off of Versus. :D



tough for danica to build her brand with less than a 1/2 million folks tuning in?

[NickFalzone]

Ken, I think that might be the key to figuring out where she goes next year. She could be bluffing, but there's just as good a chance that she's not. On VS, and even on ABC, the IRL is just not getting her or her brand in front of as many eyes as it could in NASCAR. Even as a Nationwide driver, she would be seen by MANY more people both at track and on TV. So I'm really starting to believe that she will be in NASCAR next year, either part-time split with IRL, or full-time. I'd like to see her out of the IRL as she kind of marginalizes the league IMO, but she would fit right in with the larger than life NASCAR characters. To a certain extent, the IRL is now the "Danica" series, but in NASCAR she would just be one of many popular drivers. If she really is all about the money, about her personal "brand", and less about winning races, then I think the switch is all too obvious. The troubles going on in NASCAR right now might even make her more attractive to one of the big teams over there.

[MDS]

And in five posts Danica is brought into a thread that has nothing to do with her... At least when she's gone to NASCAR we can find something else to talk about.

[DanicaFan]

What don't you like about the races on VERSUS? I haven't read many negative reports of their qualifying or regular race coverage.

When there is less than half of the viewers that can even tune into a race now, who cares how good the coverage is if no one is watching. Ive said this many times before.

[call_me_andrew]

I started working on my dream 2010 calender before last season ended. I've tried my best to eliminate any conflicts with other series so this is the best I can do.

3/14 St. Petersburg (S)
3/20 off/Sebring
3/28 Long Beach (S)
4/4 off
4/11 Kansas (O)
4/17* Richmond (O)
4/24* Kentucky (O)
5/30 Indianapolis (O)
6/6 Milwaukee (O)
6/13 Iowa (O)
6/20 off/Le Mans
6/26* Texas (O)
7/4 Watkins Glen (R)
7/11 Toronto (S)
7/18 Edmonton (R)
7/24*-25 Cleveland (O)/(R)
8/1 Loudon (O)
8/8 off
8/15 Chicago (O)
8/22 Road America (R)
8/29 Sears Point (R)
9/5 Michigan (O)
9/12 off
9/18* Motegi (O)
9/26 Barber (R)

*Saturday

[Jonesi]

Yes I think you are dreaming.

With the state of the economy and the high probability the George money has been cut off, you might need to be happy with anything more than 12 races, anywhere next year.

[markabilly]

schedule for 2010:
Indy 500, may 30

schedule for 2011:
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[UltimateDanGTR]

this thread is a good idea, my dream scheduale:

Streets of st pete
streets of long beach
Texas
Chicagoland
watkins glen
Indianapolis (Indy 500)
Kansas
streets of detroit
streets of toronto
circuit gilles villenueve
Edmonton airport
richmond
Interlagos circuit
Buenos aries circuit
Mexico city
mid ohio
infineon
road america
Daytona (yes mental, but brilliant!)
homestead

20 races, 9 road courses, 4 street courses and 7 ovals. a good mix i feel.

[Wade91]

Streets of st pete
Streets of long beach
Homested
Indianapolis (indy 500)
Texas
Richmond
Infenion
Nashville
Watkins Glen
Phenox
Michigan
Las Veagas
Montreal canada
Mexico city
Californa
Milwalkie
Mid Ohio
Edmonton
Streets of Detroit
Chicago

[MDS]

Phoenix and Las Vegas in the middle of the summer?

Ouch, even at night, ouch

[MDS]

Actually Mexico City isn't that bad in the summer because of the altitude. According to weather.com the average temp is 73 in July and 77 in March. The reason you might not want to race in Mexico City in the summer is rainfall and futball.

I've been there a couple of times during the summer and its not bad, wet, but not bad, once you get past the kidnapping, sanitation and street crime problems. We had a client in Mexico City for a number of years and we finally dropped them because the cost of security for the team we would send over there killed any profit we could make.

[Wade91]

lol i didn't really take seasons into consideration, maybe this would be better?

Californa
Las Veagas
Phenox
Mexico city
Indianapolis (indy 500)
Infenion
Streets of st pete
Streets of long beach
Homested
Texas
Richmond
Nashville
Watkins Glen
Michigan
Montreal canada
Milwalkie
Mid Ohio
Edmonton
Streets of Detroit
Chicago

[MDS]

Can't really move the street courses much, but I like your idea of starting with a 500 at a big speedway like California, problem is its too close to Long Beach and the NASCAR race at Fontana, maybe Texas in early March would be better?

[Jonesi]

lol i didn't really take seasons into consideration, maybe this would be better?
Californa
Las Veagas
Pheonix

You still didn't take seasons into consideration, Feb-Apr is our rainy season "winter". (Yes I know Nascar does it, but their schedule is much tighter, and some year it's really going to bite them with two races that need to be postponed and only 3 open weekends all year.

[-Helix-]

When there is less than half of the viewers that can even tune into a race now, who cares how good the coverage is if no one is watching. Ive said this many times before.

So you put casual fans that don't know anything about the sport before the hardcore fans that want good coverage?

That's nice.

When the IRL gives people a reason to tune in to Versus, people will tune in. And good coverage is a nice start. Now we just need good racing.