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14th August 2009, 18:52 #1
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Bruton Smith voices concern about indycar's future
http://www.indystar.com/article/2009...rim+oval+races
maybe he wants more IRL races at his tracks?2009 Truck Pick'em Champion
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14th August 2009, 19:00 #2
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I am not sure what his angle is - it is not like SMI is chomping at the bit for more IRL races....
Also, CART did not go broke because of "parking lot races" - Champcar did - CART went broke as a direct result of "the split" .... it was doing quite nicely before that...
That being said - I favor more permanent tracks over temporary tracks in general......
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14th August 2009, 19:37 #3
Actually, Champ Car went broke with using their new car too fast.
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14th August 2009, 19:42 #4
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Originally Posted by Chris R
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14th August 2009, 19:43 #5
I'm with Chris. I don't quite understand where Smith is coming from either. Several years ago, Smith blamed the IRL for falling quarterly earnings at SMI. And if I'm not mistaken, he booted the IRL out of Atlanta and Charlotte. I don't know what happened with Vegas. But yeah, unless he's lobbying to get more IRL races, what's his problem?
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14th August 2009, 20:29 #6
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I think this is a product of the discussion last year when they were talking about adding Las Vegas and New Hampshire to the schedule only to have New Hampshire turned down two years running and Las Vegas falling through because the IRL wanted to race at the track's club-level road course.
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14th August 2009, 20:40 #7
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That article is totally self serving for SMI. Since they don't own any road courses, and want the IRL to accept whatever crappy deal they proffer, then why not bash the series?
I'm sure if Bruton opens his wallet, the IRL will show up. It's all about the Benjamins!
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15th August 2009, 06:41 #8
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SMI owns Sears Point.
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15th August 2009, 17:59 #9Originally Posted by call_me_andrew
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15th August 2009, 18:11 #10
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