Race Fan Suggestions for Tracks IRL should use

Anywhere...

Zimbabwe, Pakistan, .....

further away the better, they may even get some crowds with their free ticket offers they have to try over here.

 

Any 5 of the following: Phoenix, Milwaukee, Gateway, Richmond, New Hampshire, Nazareth, Iowa. Short ovals produce awesome open-wheel races, especially on tracks that can allow for side-to-side and/or outbraking opportunities. All in or close to big media markets (with the exception of Iowa, which manages to sell out anyway).

Any 4 of the following: Texas, Chicago, Homestead, Michigan, Kansas, Fontana, Kentucky, Las Vegas. Pick 2 and make them part of the triple crown with the 500 (my choice: Texas and Vegas...finish the season in Vegas, triple crown winner can make $5mm bonus, champion gets the same...make a show of it). Some of these tracks have trouble drawing crowds. Try some marketing-I find it hard to believe 15mm people in Southern Cali, and 200k of them won't go to Fontana for an IRL race.

Any 5 of the Following: Long Beach, Montreal, Mexico City, Toronto, Vancouver, Detroit, Houston, St. Pete. Long Beach is a given. others can be used interchangably with the ovals listed above (ie Detroit GP or Michigan Speedway, but not both). Street tracks are a unique test of eye-hand coordination and reflexes. And they have a fun demolition derby aspect, too.

Any 5 of the following: Watkins Glen, Road America, Road Atlanta, Portland, Mid-Ohio, Infineon, Laguna Seca, Barber Motorsports Park. An extra road course as they are the most diverse designs, giving teams a setup challenge.

Indy 500 is a given, obviously.

Maybe Something like this:

Phoenix
Long Beach
Barber
Indy 500
Milwaukee
Texas
Watkins Glen
Detroit
Road America
Richmond
Vancouver
Fontana
Toronto
Mid Ohio
New Hampshire
St Pete
Nazareth
Chicago
Road Atlanta
Las Vegas

 

Mosport.

 

+100

 

Road America
Laguna Seca
Road Atlanta
Watkins Glen

 

I highly reccomend both Road Atlanta and Barber Motorsports.

Road Atlanta is one of the best tracks in the USA, and to my knowledge has never hosted an open wheel race... I think Atlanta would be a good place to get a foot hold in the south...

 

Based on tradition and marketability. You got to make this pay.

Long Beach
Homestead
Indy 500
Watkins Glen
Mid-Ohio
Road America
Texas MS
MoSport
Toronto
Detroit
Mexico City
Road Atlanta
Barber
St. Pete
Vancouver
Laguna
Surfers Paradise
Indy Road Course

I liked the idea of Indy Road Course & ALMS together, or how about IRL and Moto GP together.

My schedule just doesn't have enough ovals, but I have enough to make you dizzy. OK, add Charlotte or Atlanta MS.

 

Michael...good call on Surfer's.

I've seen a lot of votes for Mosport, I agree its a great track, but how many millions would have to be spent to improve the runoffs, etc?

 

If I were trying to tie in ALMS, I think I would do it the same weekend as the Petite Le Mans at Road Atlanta... huge crowds, they run the Petite on Saturday, run IRL on Sunday ... and then tie it in with Running IRL at Le Mans - Bugatti Circuit the Friday before the 24 hour race. or the week before if they have to uncover the Bugatti track from runnoff.

That would be exciting, and may potentially bring in some other constructors .... I know its a pipe dream... but you can hope!

Tom

 

Road: Road America definitely. One of the premier road courses in the country and always a driver favorite. Road Atlanta would be great to see as well. I'd love to see them run in Melbourne if F1 leaves there, but Surfers works also.

I want to see them stay in Milwaukee because the mile is almost in my backyard but also for historical reasons. Return it to a night race though. Richmond, Texas, Chicago are always fun to watch, could lose Homestead, no big issue there.

 

I like your Petit LeMans idea. I also think Friday night on the Daytona road course before the 24 hours should be an option.

Not sure I like going to LeMans. Too much direct competition with F1, (French GP is usually week or two before or after LeMans) and CART tried running in Europe with no long-term success. However, if a European manufacturer was involved in the series it might make sense if their marketing muscle was behind it, a la Honda/Motegi.

 

I like that they are in traffic constantly (especially this year), maybe not the closest race ever but hopefully someone can get lucky and score a win that no one saw coming. I like night racing in general as well.