Izod indycar series announces first-ever china race

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Originally Posted by IceWizard

I wish they would return to Europe. Would love to see Indycars at Rockingham again, or at Brands Hatch for that matter, though Rockingham would be a better choice given that the series isn't exactly overloaded with ovals at the moment. A shame that China can get a race as somewhere with no motorsport heritage while Europe gets overlooked.

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They are building their motorsports heritage now. They host Formula 1, the WTCC, the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, they have a growing touring car and superbike championship, they are building new circuits all the time (Tianma, Guangdong, Ordos). You have to start somewhere. Not to mention Macau, a lot of history. And from a business point of view, who can blame IndyCar's sponsors for wanting a race in China instead of Europe right now?

As much as I'd like to have a race at Lausitz or Rockingham for personal reasons, it's nothing more than a pipe dream. This experiment already failed when CART was somewhat popular in Europe, when the races were on EuroSport. It would fail even more spectacularly now.