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2015 Pirelli World Challenge Schedule
March 6-8 — Circuit of The Americas**
March 27-29 — St. Petersburg*
April 17-19 — Long Beach* (GT/GT-Cup Only)
April 24-26 — Barber Motorsports Park*
May 15-17 — Canadian Tire Motorsport Park**
June 26-28 — Road America**
July 31-Aug. 2 — Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course*
Aug. 21-23 — Miller Motorsports Park**
Aug. 28-30 — Sonoma Raceway*
Sept. 11-13 — Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca**

*Events with IndyCar
**Pirelli WC Headline Events (All standalone races will also feature TC/TCA/TCB rounds, with one further event still to-be-announced)

analogmike

Mid Ohio is the "Northeast" race

ajcjr

Terrible, love this series but there are no races in the northeast. Miller, really?? Very disappointed

pontifex4

Mosport is farther north and east than Mid-Ohio...

CCA

Heck, East Coast in general... only St. Pete.

944Cup

Mosport is within reasonable driving distance for NE fans, and a great track. What other tracks in the NE would make for a good pro race event? The only notable track I can think of is the Glen and that is controlled by the NASCAR boys.

Matt Romanowski

Lime Rock would be a good start for the Northeast. Mosport is around 9 hours from the Boston area.

Charles A. Toupin

Lime Rock would have been nice... Still, they have Mosport!

c.

fleadh

That schedule is almost perfect. I'm not a fan of Miller and if I do the entire season next year I'll be skipping that round (unless I'm fighting for the championship).

WGI with GT3 cars would be pretty epic. I don't think the NASCAR politics are as big a hurdle as everyone makes it seem...

-mike

Charles A. Toupin

Any chances that 944Cup be part of one of their weekend?

c.

944Cup

PWC offered the 944 Cup a support race for the Mosport event. To make that 944 support race work we would need the support of the Canadian 944 racers.

I had a commitment from a good numbers of drivers from Ontario to attend such an event. I also reached out to Quebecers/944 Challenge, however, I never got an answer from that side of the Canadian contingent, and the support race spot has since been filled by PWC.

944Cup

I only raced once at LR and thought it barely justified a club race. Would not go back to race there myself.

Just over a 1 mile track, the facilities have never by upgraded to modern era, no garages, one little snack bar, rooms and restaurants not very close by, stands for the fans minimal, race car parking on the grass, etc, etc. Not suitable for a pro event. Can't race on a Sunday and no practicing on Thursday, so there isn't enough time to fit in a schedule even if all the other issues disappeared.

And if that's the best for the NE, not saying much. The NE really lacks great pro road racing venues other than the Glen.

944Cup

Guessing PWC recognizes the desirability of the Glen as a pro race venue. PWC for the most follows Indy car for its schedule. Indy car doesnt do the Glen. Why?
NASCAR politics translates into $$$$$. In the end, its typically about the money. Seems most pro races at WGI have NASCAR ties. Does this impact the price and profitability of holding an event their for others like PWC? Successful pro series get more offers to go to tracks that weekends on their schedule. So which do you pick, the ones that make the most money.

analogmike

That's an opinion I have not seen much of. It's a favorite of fans and racers and has had more pro races than all but a handful of US tracks. It is sad that there is no racing on Sunday.

Nizer

no WGI, no VIR, no LRP?