Any news on the 2012 schedule?
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Any news on the 2012 schedule?
There are doubts about Baltimore (financial issues) and Las Vegas (safety issues). Randy Bernard is thought to be working on a Vegas street race to replace LVMS. He might also have reached out to ISC for more ovals. No word on China. The schedule is in a flux...Quote:
Originally Posted by NY2IA
Indycool once told me series couldn't survive if it hadn't solidified it's schedule by the end of august ... Teams could prepare a budget for the upcoming season.... And that corporate dollars were no longer available for sponsorship at this late date
He wad right .... Twice
15 races with 2 ovals and one rectangle.
CART had 17 races 5 ovals and 1 rectangle when someone decided to fix everything
texas isn't signed and probably won't be.
Schedule update 10/11/11
Mar 25 Streets of St. Petersburg Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg - Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Apr 1 Barber Motorsports Park Home | Barber Motorsports Park
Apr 15 Streets of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Street Racing, Concerts, Festival, Family Entertainment
Apr 29 Streets of Sao Paulo http://www.band.com.br/esporte/veloc...d=100000458386
May 27 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis 500 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Jun 3 The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
Jun 9 Texas Motor Speedway* NASCAR and IndyCar Season Tickets
Jun 23 Iowa Speedway Iowa Speedway: IZOD IndyCar Series: Iowa Entertainment, Events, Racing, Concerts
Jul 8 Streets of Toronto Honda Indy Toronto - Honda Indy Toronto
Jul 22 Edmonton City Centre Airport Edmonton Indy
Aug 5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course**
Aug 19 Streets of Qingdao Ni hao, Qingdao - IndyCar.com
Aug 26 Infineon Raceway* Indy® Grand Prix of Sonoma | Tickets | Infineon Raceway
Sep 2 Streets of Baltimore*** Baltimore Grand Prix
Sep 15 Auto Club Speedway INDYCAR Weekend - Auto Club Speedway
Oct 14 Las Vegas Motor Speedway**** 2012 Truck IndyCar Wknd | Speedway | Las Vegas Motor Speedway
* Tickets on sale, no official confirmation on 2012 sanctioning agreement.
** ALMS date announced, no official confirmation on IndyCar agreement.
*** Pending financial issues.
**** Agreement through 2014, pending safety investigation.
It's going to be hell for the teams to go from China to Sonoma and to Baltimore in three consecutive weeks. I don't understand why they don't have the China race scheduled for September 30th. I figure that they're leaving that gap from Fontana to Las Vegas open for a "rent-a-track" race (Kentucky, Phoenix, etc.) to be placed there, but they could've easily put the China race in the September 30th slot and put the "rent-a-track" race in August before Sonoma (Kentucky/Phoenix could be a night race).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Krogshöj
Maybe it's because f1 is in Asia the same weekend (Singapore) and they don't want to be in f1's shadow when they race there!Quote:
Originally Posted by ICWS
CART used to schedule West Coast races back-to-back with Pacific Rim dates. Long Beach used to follow Motegi while Fontana used to be on the weekend after Surfers Paradise. I guess they'll fly from China straight to California, where the trucks will be waiting for them, and then they'll cross the country to Baltimore, if that event happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICWS
Formula 1Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiderman
The 2012 F1 calendar as of now has the Singapore Grand Prix scheduled for September 23rd. I was suggesting that IndyCar have their China race on September 30th. I understand what you're saying in regards to IndyCar not wanting to be in F1's shadow when they make their trip to China, but I think it makes a lot more sense logistically for IndyCar to have the China race on September 30th rather than August 19th, a week before going to Sonoma and then going to Baltimore the week after. For the August to October stretch of the calendar, I would recommend for IndyCar to do this:
August 5 - Lexington, Ohio
August 19 - Sonoma, California
September 2 - Baltimore, Maryland
September 15 - Fontana, California
September 30 - Qingdao, China
October 14 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Maybe they don't expect Baltimore to make it in 2012?