No IndyCar at the Glen next year
10-12-2017, 08:52 PM
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No IndyCar at the Glen next year
10-12-2017, 09:13 PM
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Hmmm. Every major track MAKES room for the series they want, in my experience....
10-12-2017, 09:16 PM
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Hmmm. Every major track MAKES room for the series they want, in my experience....
10-12-2017, 10:52 PM
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From Autosport: The removal of Watkins Glen for Portland is the only change to last year's schedule. Watkins Glen had been added to the 2016 calendar when a planned street race in Boston fell through but it has suffered poor attendance for the last two years.
While 2016's low crowd was put down to the track's late call-up to replace Boston, it has not been retained for '18 following another low turnout this season.
While 2016's low crowd was put down to the track's late call-up to replace Boston, it has not been retained for '18 following another low turnout this season.
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10-13-2017, 12:11 AM
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Tough for Indy to come back when the fan:driver ratio was about 1:1.
10-13-2017, 12:14 AM
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Road America was packed two years in a row for Indycar. Already testing the new car there:
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/14...r-testing-role
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/14...r-testing-role
10-13-2017, 09:28 AM
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Pretty detailed story in our local paper (Binghamton Press).
According to the article, is was mutual. Both sides having issue with date. Same weekend as NYS fair, also Labor Day, etc.
Article implied both sides open to returning Indy to the Glen.
According to the article, is was mutual. Both sides having issue with date. Same weekend as NYS fair, also Labor Day, etc.
Article implied both sides open to returning Indy to the Glen.
10-13-2017, 11:03 AM
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Road America was packed two years in a row for Indycar. Already testing the new car there:
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/14...r-testing-role
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/14...r-testing-role
2016 was packed, biggest crowd I have ever seen at RA since I began attending in 1960.
2017 was significantly less but still a large crowd.
Weather maybe?-Richard
10-13-2017, 11:41 PM
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That's OK--potentially more open dates for track days for us mere mortals 
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