Formula 1, NASCAR, and All Forms of Motorsports
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 4 of 4
  1. 29th Apr 2008 10:35 PM #1
    zerO
    zerO is offline
    Racing Novice
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Where The Buffalo Roam & Close to the edge down by the ocean...
    Posts
    7

    2009 ICS SCHEDULE Getting Set ?!

    2009 Schedule Update

    Latest from the Grapevine is that TG is doing his darnest in trying to get all this year's races back plus some additions...

    Here's how the latest scenario for 2009 looks like:

    1. ??? March 23 - Homestead, FL - oval track
    2. March 30 - St.Petersburg, FL - street/airfield course
    3. April 5 - Long Beach, CA - street course
    4. April 18 - Motegi, Japan - oval track
    5. April 26 - Kansas City, KS - oval track
    6. May 30 - Indianapolis, IN - oval track
    7. ??? June 7 - Milwaukee, WI - oval track
    8. June 14 - Ft.Worth, TX - oval track
    9. June 21 - Newton, IA - oval track
    10. June 28 - Edmonton, Canada - airfield course
    11. ??? July 5 - Nashville, TN - oval track
    12. ??? July 12 - Watkins Glen, NY - road course
    13. July 19 - Toronto, Canada - street course
    14. August 2 - Lexington, OH - road course
    15. ??? August 9 - Sparta, KY - oval track
    16. ??? August 16 - Richmond, VA - oval track
    17. ??? August 24 - Sonoma, CA - road course
    18. August 31 - Belle Isle, MI - road course
    19. September 6 - Joliet, IL - oval track
    20. September 20 - Surfers Paradise, Australia - street course
    21. ??? September 27 - Recife, Brazil - street course
    22. October 4 - Mexico City, Mexico - road course


    There are 14 races that are sure to be on the schedule: Indy, St.Pete, Kansas, Chicago, Texas, Motegi, Iowa, Mid-Ohio, Detroit, Long Beach, Toronto, Edmonton, Surfers Paradise, Mexico City...

    And from the 22 dates listed 8 races are still questionable...

    And there still are 4 venues that are trying to get on the schedule: Cleveland, Portland, Road America, and Laguna Seca... so something will have to give... we shall see... btw, almost all dates are tentative at this moment... but somehow a 20 race schedule will emerge from all this... ...the saga shall continue...

    zerO
    Last edited by saltysurprise; 29th Apr 2008 at 11:42 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 29th Apr 2008 10:45 PM #2
    zerO
    zerO is offline
    Racing Novice
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Where The Buffalo Roam & Close to the edge down by the ocean...
    Posts
    7
    http://static.flickr.com/37/85637610_278c18ceff_b.jpg

    Rumor has it that TG & Co are interested in going to Brazil next year - it has been reported in many European media, btw.

    The location is RECIFE - the capital of northeastern state Pernambuco.

    The concepted race would be run through the streets alongside the beachfront (ala Surfers).

    But there is a little glitch attached to this fantasy: it's doubtful that FIA would permit a race (of this scale) in Brazil anywhere within six months of their F1 race and TG wants to schedule it sometime in between Surfers Paradise and Mexico City.

    So that is an obstacle number ONE ?!

    Number TWO happens to be a simple fact that Recife has the highest crime rate in Brazil that puts Detroit to shame. :?

    So let's see where will this fantasy take us.

    ------------------------------------------------------------

    http://www.champcarfan.com/zero/recife.jpg

    ^^ One of the proposed layouts = 1.8-2.1 miles long with 18 turns... supposedly this concept has been bouncing around the City Hall for over a year now and sometime next month TG is to go visit there to ascertain the situation... pretty sure we'll hear some more about this fantasy...

    zerO
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 30th Apr 2008 11:42 AM #3
    KillerNut
    KillerNut is offline
    Racing Professional
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    115
    Quote Originally Posted by zerO View Post

    And there still are 4 venues that are trying to get on the schedule: Cleveland, Portland, Road America, and Laguna Seca... so something will have to give... we shall see... btw, almost all dates are tentative at this moment... but somehow a 20 race schedule will emerge from all this... ...the saga shall continue...

    zerO
    Cleveland Should not stay if Mid-Ohio/Lexington is going to stay. The two locations are about an hour away from one another, and it just will not be good for the gate. I feel the same about Road America and Milwaukee.

    Portland, to me, is still the one race I wish would be kept. The reason is there are no other races up in the Northwest, and this would be a good market it seems

    Finally I am disappointed because I didn't see MIS on there, and that needs to be part of the schedule.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 30th Apr 2008 11:44 AM #4
    DanicaRules
    DanicaRules is offline
    Racing Legend
    DanicaRules's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    StuckeyVille
    Posts
    2,495
    Dont worry Killernut, this is only speculation and possibilities, nothing is final yet. When the final schedule is released, I will post it asap!

    And the reason the IRL didnt run at Michigan International Speedway this year was due to a scheduling conflict with Mid-Ohio.
    www.worldracingforum.com
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

 
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. Provisional F1 2009 Schedule
    By Blazing Lion in forum Formula 1
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 24th Jul 2008, 03:15 AM
  2. Dakar Rally 2009 !
    By emmabro in forum Rally Racing
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 19th Feb 2008, 06:21 PM
  3. Mercedes SL65 AMG (2009)
    By JoStream in forum Cars and Bikes
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 13th Feb 2008, 11:40 AM
  4. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
    By Eric in forum Cars and Bikes
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 23rd Dec 2007, 08:34 PM
  5. WRC to Come to Australia in 2009
    By JoelManiac in forum Rally Racing
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 1st Dec 2007, 09:09 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules

Powered by vBulletin® | Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.2
Copyright © 2006-2010 | World Racing Forum | All Rights Reserved
All times are GMT. The time now is 06:23 AM.