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| spare time toys |
  Jul 2 2006, 01:23 PM
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hooked on grilling food.  Group: Members Posts: 4,059 Joined: 3-April 04 From: West Plano Tx Member No.: 1,884 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Is Micheal hanging it up at the end of the season or is the USGP moving out of Indy? They said this would be his last race at Indy or he would be the last winner at Indy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I didnt see any of the race except the last lap I was out in the shop building a stand for the big screen TV and forgot it was on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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| blitZ |
Jul 2 2006, 01:27 PM
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Beer please... Group: Members Posts: 2,223 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Lawrenceville, GA Member No.: 4,719 Region Association: South East States |
They are not certain if F1 will continue at Indy. Apparently, the FIA and Indy prez are negotiating future races. It would be a shame if no more USGP.
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| MattR |
Jul 2 2006, 01:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,279 Joined: 23-January 04 From: SF Bay Area Member No.: 1,589 Region Association: Northern California |
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| lapuwali |
Jul 2 2006, 01:34 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
The USGP contract with Indy is up this season. They may re-sign, they may not. Bernie Eccelstone has repeatedly made negative comments about how important the US is to F1 (as in, it ain't). There are overtures being made to run the race at Vegas or a track in or near NYC, as well. Just another chapter in the long, ugly history of F1 in the US. Bernie wants a big packet of money from Indy to keep running the race there, and Indy doesn't want to pay that much. Bernie usually gets his way.
Whether or not Mikey retires at the end of the season is also subject to much speculation. |
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| nebreitling |
Jul 2 2006, 01:36 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
6 weeks ago, i was actually invited to compete in a RedBull kart race to win VIP tickets/pit passes to this weekends USGP. bummer i was in Russia at the time -- even though i'd have probably been a back marker in that race.
anyway, it seemed like everyone was on their best behavior (fans/sponsors/drivers/teams) to try to save the race for next year. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jul 2 2006, 01:37 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,879 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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I think they should move the USGP to Watkins Glen or Laguna Seca or somplace that is a real road race track, not a modified oval..
Wouldn't it be really cool to see F1 cars go through the corkscrew????? |
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| lapuwali |
Jul 2 2006, 01:48 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Watkins Glen = middle of nowhere, so not interesting to the F1 boys these days. Laguna Seca = provincial track with no permanent garages for our delicate F1 crews, and not anything like enough paddock space for all of those transporters and hospitality edifices.
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| Gustl |
Jul 2 2006, 02:59 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,652 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria  |
QUOTE(lapuwali @ Jul 2 2006, 09:34 PM)  Bernie wants a big packet of money from Indy to keep running the race there, and Indy doesn't want to pay that much. Bernie usually gets his way. this is the way Austria lost it's GP (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) we had 26 GPs in Austria ... after 2003 Bernie didn't make a new contract (IMG:style_emoticons/default/finger.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Gustl |
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| effutuo101 |
Jul 2 2006, 04:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
I think there should be two races in the US. Not just two races in North America.
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| lapuwali |
Jul 2 2006, 04:28 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
For a short period, there were two races in the US. Watkins Glen and Long Beach each had an event for 3-4 years in the late 70s, early 80s. This all fell apart after awhile, and ever since the USGP has been a very nomadic event. They had an event in Vegas basically in a parking lot at Cesaer's Palace, one in Dallas. They ran it at Detroit for a good long while in the 80s. Then, alas, they had it at Phoenix for a couple of years, which was a complete disaster. The attendance in the last year was something like 26,000. They had nothing for years, when Indy suddenly popped into the picture, and here we are.
The ironic thing is the USGP at Indy is by far the best attended GP on the calendar, with something like 200-400K people showing up each year. The next best is Suzuka, which maxes out at 250K. Still pales in comparison to the astounding 750K people that show up to see the Indy 500, but way more than the 150-200K that show up to see Monza, or the roughly 100K that view the "normal" events, like Barcelona, Silverstone, etc. Gate money, however, is small potatoes nowadays. |
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| Jeroen |
Jul 2 2006, 07:01 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
darn... you just really got my hopes up that Schusucker would leave F1...
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| jimtab |
Jul 2 2006, 08:41 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,477 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Pacifica, California Member No.: 91 Region Association: Northern California |
Jeroen, one who didn't know better would think you don't like the Shumeister....say it isn't so.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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| Brad Roberts |
Jul 2 2006, 09:52 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Is it "ok" that I dont give a shit?
Open wheel racing has nearly died in the USA. I enjoy the technical aspect of F1. It ends there. B |
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| Jeroen |
Jul 3 2006, 05:44 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Jul 3 2006, 05:52 AM) I enjoy the technical aspect of F1. It ends there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) if I watch F1 on TV, it's usually only the prelim's, which has very good indepth coverage of the tech stuff and closely follows the changes on the cars from race to race I watch the start and then fall asleep (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| blitZ |
Jul 3 2006, 05:50 AM
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Beer please... Group: Members Posts: 2,223 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Lawrenceville, GA Member No.: 4,719 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(Jeroen @ Jul 2 2006, 09:01 PM) darn... you just really got my hopes up that Schusucker would leave F1... Guess I'm not the only one tiring of the F1 prima donna. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Go Alanso!! |
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