Not a road course history? When did F1 and motorcycles run an oval race?Quote:
Originally Posted by bugeyedgomer
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Not a road course history? When did F1 and motorcycles run an oval race?Quote:
Originally Posted by bugeyedgomer
Gary
Motorcycles 1909-1910Quote:
Originally Posted by garyshell
F-1 throughout the 1950's (technically - not "for real" - the 500 was a round of the world championship)
Wish Indycar could run here! I loved this track!!
2007 Champ Car Mont-Tremblant {1/7} - YouTube
Wasn't the Lotus an F-1 car at Indy? I believe it was the first rear engine car to make the race. But those were the days when you could "run what you brung" instead of the de-nutted bunch of crap wagons that race there now every year.
The great American racer Wilbur Shaw used to order all of his cars from Europe,,,so they would be F1
Jack Brabham drove a Cooper/Climax in 1961. I believe Lotus came in 1963 or 1964.
Brabham's Cooper Climax shocks at Indy 500, 1961
He got one car from Europe - actually Mike Boyle(Umbrella Mike) got one car from Europe - the Maserati - that car had a long career.... Prior to that Shaw actually built his own car (the one he won with in 1937) and used American iron. He retired after a wire wheel failed going for his third straight win in the Maser....Quote:
Originally Posted by bugeyedgomer
That being said - I have no problem with bringing on the best stuff you can find anywhere - it is the American way.....
The 2012 schedule was released yesterday Nd there are more races on foreign soil than ovals
AUTO RACING - INDYCAR: 14 Calendar Dates Confirmed So Far For 2012
A schedule with 14 confirmed dates and 2 more maybe's, Texas and Vegas. One of the confirmed dates is Baltimore and we know that is also up in the air.
Texas and Vegas are huge maybes....
Sure Briton and Eddie are saying come on back....
But the thing is the league took a bath at Vegas ... Place was empty...
And Texas has gone from two races at around 90k to one with 60k..... So you gotta wonder about a sanctioning fee reduction....
Mark my word those two are more about finances than safety