Night Races- No Thanks !

[Donney]

To me it is a stupid idea.

[BeansBeansBeans]

Can anyone explain what's so great about a night race To me it's nothing more than a(nother) gimmick.

It's just something a little bit different. I for one would love to see it happen once, just for the experience. It's like Le Mans at night, a football game at night or a night race in the IRL or Nascar. There's just something special about being under floodlights.

[BDunnell]

It's just something a little bit different. I for one would love to see it happen once, just for the experience. It's like Le Mans at night, a football game at night or a night race in the IRL or Nascar. There's just something special about being under floodlights.

I agree.

[ArrowsFA1]

It's just something a little bit different. I for one would love to see it happen once, just for the experience. It's like Le Mans at night, a football game at night or a night race in the IRL or Nascar. There's just something special about being under floodlights.

But with Le Mans it's part and parcel of the whole event, and always has been. As for the IRL or NASCAR it's a purely spectator entertainment thing - US razzmatazz - and that's fine, but F1 has tended to stick its nose up at those kind of things.

I don't disagree that there's "just something special about being under floodlights" but it's not for F1 IMHO.

[Simmi]

Bernie wants it. It's gonna happen. I also think that estimate in Autosport was well off in terms of how much it would cost. 1 night race a year would be fine as something a bit different and special. It would be to me like having another Monaco in the calendar.

[pino]

F1 night races - Good idea or bad idea.

1) Good idea
2) Bad idea
3) Don't know/care

[L5->R5/CR]

Can anyone explain what's so great about a night race To me it's nothing more than a(nother) gimmick.

Fire shooting cars, glowing exhaust, and glowing rotors!

Ever watched two cars going head to head at night from the side? I mean really battling, and wondering just how hard they are on it? Nothing beats being able to see from the sidelines just how hard the drivers are working the brakes as they start to glow under braking. It can be incredibly spectacular!

[slinkster]

At the risk of sounding stupid here... would the cars have to have lights on them too?

[Erki]

At the risk of sounding stupid here... would the cars have to have lights on them too?

Probably not as IRL and Champ Car don't.

[wedge]

Wouldn't mind having a night race. It's a good gimmick, seeing the Macs under floodlights would be a great spectacle, though IHMO, a saloon car/sportscar works better than singleseaters in night races.

It would be great if they partially lit the circuit. That would really sort the men out from the boys at a place like Turkey. But I can't see my idea ever happening!

Personally I would rather bring back titanium skid blocks and then bring on the night races!