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DanicaRules
18th Sep 2007, 10:12 PM
Here is the 2008 IndyCar Schedule. I am disappointed that there are only 16 races left. I was hoping for 20.http://www.racing-forums.com/vb/images/smilies/frown.gif


2008 IndyCar Series schedule

Date Venue
March 29 Homestead-Miami Speedway - ESPN2 - 8pm Eastern
April 6 Streets of St. Petersburg- ESPN - 2:30pm
April 19 Twin Ring Motegi, ESPN - 12 Noon
April 27 Kansas Speedway, ESPN2 -5pm
May 25 Indianapolis Motor Speedway- ABC- 12 Noon
June 1 The Milwaukee Mile- ABC -4pm
June 7 Texas Motor Speedway -ESPN2 - 10pm
June 22 Iowa Speedway- ABC - 3pm
June 28 Richmond International Raceway -ESPN -8pm
July 6 Watkins Glen International - ABC - 3:30pm
July 12 Nashville Superspeedway- ESPN - 8pm
July 20 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - ABC - 1:30pm
July 26 Edmonton City Centre Airport ESPN 5:00pm
Aug. 9 Kentucky Speedway - ESPN2 - 6:30pm
Aug. 24 Infineon Raceway - ESPN2 - 5:30pm
Aug. 31 The Raceway at Belle Isle Park - ABC - 3:30pm
Sept. 7 Chicagoland Speedway - ABC - 3:30pm
Oct. 26 Surfer's Paradise
EIR Loe.307
18th Sep 2007, 10:38 PM
I might have to try to make it to the Texas race. I hate Dallas though. :lol:
Ryan
18th Sep 2007, 10:43 PM
16 Races is the perfect amount of races IMO.

Formula 1 used 16 for years and years, until all these overseas places started wanting GPs.
DanicaRules
19th Sep 2007, 05:14 AM
Other than the Indy 500 because I will be at the Indy Track everyday in the month of May..:), I may try and go to about 3 of them.
thetodd25
21st Sep 2007, 10:27 AM
The schedule looks pretty good, except the fact the 17th race didnt materialise so it looks like they got rid of Michigan (great track) for nothing. I am hoping to see the IRL expand to atleast 25 races by 2011 hopefully adding a few international events om both road courses and ovals.
DanicaRules
21st Sep 2007, 12:17 PM
The schedule looks pretty good, except the fact the 17th race didnt materialise so it looks like they got rid of Michigan (great track) for nothing. I am hoping to see the IRL expand to atleast 25 races by 2011 hopefully adding a few international events om both road courses and ovals.


Yes, I was hoping for 20 races next year. They dropped Michigan due to scheduling conflicts next year with the Mid-Ohio race. That was a fun race. I went to it this year.
EIR Loe.307
11th Nov 2007, 06:57 AM
Yes, I was hoping for 20 races next year. They dropped Michigan due to scheduling conflicts next year with the Mid-Ohio race. That was a fun race. I went to it this year.

I think too many races in certain series can get old but IRL is a series that can go 18-20 and be ok. Champ car is a series that gets old fast mostly due to the street courses. F1 is good at 16-18 races mostly due to the drama.
DanicaRules
13th Dec 2007, 05:26 AM
Yesterday I decided that I will go to the Kentucky race. Its a nice track and Ive never seen a night race in person before.
DanicaRules
16th Dec 2007, 12:51 AM
Just to let you know, I made some changes to the 2008 IndyCar schedule. I posted the times and the tv network it will be televised on. All times are Eastern time.
Super Aguri
22nd Dec 2007, 03:33 PM
Schedule looking pretty good :thumbsup:

Isn't the Motegi race tape-delayed in the US.

I'm pretty sure it will be live here on Sky Sports (UK)
DanicaRules
22nd Dec 2007, 04:21 PM
Schedule looking pretty good :thumbsup:

Isn't the Motegi race tape-delayed in the US.

I'm pretty sure it will be live here on Sky Sports (UK)


Yes, the Japan Twin Ring Motegi race is tape delayed. They are like 13 hours ahead of us. Be nice if it was live to but then again, they would have to be racing at like 1:00 in the morning.:D
EIR Loe.307
22nd Dec 2007, 05:22 PM
Yes, the Japan Twin Ring Motegi race is tape delayed. They are like 13 hours ahead of us. Be nice if it was live to but then again, they would have to be racing at like 1:00 in the morning.:D

Welcome to the convenience that is being and F1 fan in the US....ALL the races are at like 1-7 am!!
DanicaRules
11th Jan 2008, 06:39 AM
Oh and I should add that all the IRL races will be broadcast in High Definition this year !!:thumbsup:
EIR Loe.307
11th Jan 2008, 07:06 AM
Oh and I should add that all the IRL races will be broadcast in High Definition this year !!:thumbsup:

OOooooo purrty!!
DanicaRules
11th Jan 2008, 09:07 AM
Yes, the indy races will look great on my hi-def Samsung!:D
EIR Loe.307
5th Mar 2008, 01:08 AM
Is the merged schedule up to date or do we even know for sure what it will be yet? I know that Houston is canceled for sure. I wasn't sure if both schedules were 100% yet.
DanicaRules
5th Mar 2008, 05:04 AM
Is the merged schedule up to date or do we even know for sure what it will be yet? I know that Houston is canceled for sure. I wasn't sure if both schedules were 100% yet.

The official merged schedule is not out yet. Once it is, I will update this schedule immediately. It shouldnt be much longer, we are only 3 1/2 weeks out from the season opener.
EIR Loe.307
5th Mar 2008, 05:37 AM
The official merged schedule is not out yet. Once it is, I will update this schedule immediately. It shouldnt be much longer, we are only 3 1/2 weeks out from the season opener.

I really curious about the CC side of it. They haven't even changed the CC official site at all.
DanicaRules
5th Mar 2008, 06:33 AM
I really curious about the CC side of it. They haven't even changed the CC official site at all.

Yeah, I noticed that the last time I was on it.

I do know the Long Beach race is the same weekend as the Twin Ring in April.
DanicaRules
27th Mar 2008, 05:20 AM
The latest scheduling rumor coming out of Indy is this...

Edmonton will be held on July 26th, at 5:00 pm on ESPN, and Surfers Paradise will be run on October 26th, with the TV coverage yet to be announced.
kjpr00
1st Apr 2008, 01:52 PM
good luck getting canadians to come out to the race with no paul tracy.

oh and i think i heard a rumor about there being a potential title sponsor for the indycar series, can anyone confirm or deny?
EIR Loe.307
1st Apr 2008, 02:13 PM
oh and i think i heard a rumor about there being a potential title sponsor for the indycar series, can anyone confirm or deny?

DirecTV or however you spell it.
DanicaRules
1st Apr 2008, 02:13 PM
Here is a link to the thread discussing the series sponsor. EIR, it is DirecTV..


http://www.worldracingforum.com/showthread.php?t=3362
zerO
18th Apr 2008, 12:23 AM
good luck getting canadians to come out to the race with no paul tracy.

oh and i think i heard a rumor about there being a potential title sponsor for the indycar series, can anyone confirm or deny?

.1RL will not have a series title sponsor this year nor anytime soon !!!!... on the other hand, we might see Paul Tracy in a Vision car as of Indy... :rolleyes: ;) :D

zerO
EIR Loe.307
18th Apr 2008, 12:51 AM
.1RL will not have a series title sponsor this year nor anytime soon !!!!...
zerO

Where have you been?? You need to do your homework and also learn to spell.
KillerNut
19th Apr 2008, 03:10 AM
Does anyone know how the added races will be viewed as far as points?

Also

When will the dates be updated, or confirmed on the website?
EIR Loe.307
19th Apr 2008, 03:18 AM
Does anyone know how the added races will be viewed as far as points?

Also

When will the dates be updated, or confirmed on the website?

As far as I know they count the same.
DanicaRules
19th Apr 2008, 05:39 AM
Does anyone know how the added races will be viewed as far as points?

Also

When will the dates be updated, or confirmed on the website?
Yes, both races will count the same for the championship points. The points breakdown will also be the same.
zerO
19th Apr 2008, 07:13 AM
Where have you been?? You need to do your homework and also learn to spell.

Don't do drugs before replying - it may be hazardous to your health... ;) :D

zerO
EIR Loe.307
19th Apr 2008, 07:38 AM
Don't do drugs before replying - it may be hazardous to your health... ;) :D

zerO

Maybe you should take you own advice. You replied that IRL will never have a title sponsor in the thread talking about how DirecTV sponsored the IRL as well as Coca Cola. At least I have a clue what's going on in the threads I'm in.
KillerNut
29th May 2008, 02:06 AM
Good news the IndyCar Series will compete in Canada for the first time -- July 24-26 in Edmonton, Alberta, in the Rexall Edmonton Indy on the City Centre Airport circuit.

Hopefully this means the other race addition anouncements will be coming soon.
DanicaRules
29th May 2008, 05:09 AM
Yes, Edmonton is now officially announced. Its been rumored for awhile with that date. Surfer's Paradise will run in October on the 26th. This race will not count with the championship points however.
The schedule on the front page has been updated.
Ryan
30th May 2008, 01:13 AM
Toronto has also been confirmed for next year.
DanicaRules
30th May 2008, 05:24 AM
Toronto has also been confirmed for next year.
Yep! And you can thank Andretti Green Racing for that. They purchased the assets of the Grand Prix of Toronto. So, I expect it to be in the schedule for quite some time.
DanicaRules
6th Jun 2008, 05:39 AM
There has been a minor change in the televised coverage of 2 races in the IndyCar series..

The race at Richmond on June 28th and the race at Nashville on July 12.
Both of these races start at 8pm Eastern and will be televised on ESPN instead of ESPN2 as was previously scheduled.
DanicaRules
13th Jun 2008, 08:00 PM
Well, it looks like there is a good chance the IRL may have a race in Loudon, New Hampshire for the 2009 season. It is being discussed. It's about a 70% chance right now. The track is a mile long oval!:thumbsup:
Harakimi
13th Jun 2008, 08:33 PM
The track is a mile long oval!:thumbsup:

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E! ;)