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06-21-2005, 03:36 PM
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Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
You can flame me, but I think the USGP would make a great ALMS race.
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06-22-2005, 09:02 PM
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Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
maybe if people actually went to ALMS races. F1 will be back, maybe not in Indy, but they'll be back.
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06-22-2005, 10:03 PM
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This is my first post, so here goes. I sure hope to god that they bring F1 back to the U.S, I can't stand NASCAR and I hope F1 becomes more popular, but it won't if they never bring the GP back to the US. Would be nice to see them drive at Watkins Glen again.
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06-22-2005, 10:14 PM
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Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
watkins glen doesn't have the facilities for an F1 race and would also need to be repaved. I agree though, Watkins Glen is possibly the most interesting road course in America (in a dead heat with Road America in my opinion). Word is that if the race leaves Indy, its going to Las Vegas which has the amenities required to entertain an F1 crowd and the track has the money required to upgrade their facilities to F1 standards.
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06-23-2005, 12:53 AM
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That would acutally be pretty awesome I think. Las Vegas would provide a decent venue and it definitely would impress the rest of the world I think.. Mostly because of how much money Las Vegas has and the "prestige" that surrounds it. Kind of the same theme as Monaco, although not at nearly the same level.
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06-23-2005, 02:24 AM
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Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
Aparently they are still selling tickets for the 2006 F1 USGP at Indy so...
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06-23-2005, 01:44 PM
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Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
Hopefully not at the indy course...that place blows...race at a real road course...infineon would be nice, I think they have the facilities neccesary for a GP weekend...the track layout might be too cockeyed for the FIA though.
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06-23-2005, 08:17 PM
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Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
Infineon doesn't have a wide enough pit lane or garages next to the pits and cant build them because they would be sitting right next to the dragstrip.
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06-24-2005, 12:42 AM
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Back to Long Beach!! But in all honesty, that idea with Las Vegas and racing partially on The Strip was the greatest idea I've heard in a long time. Las Vegas and F1 would rake in the dough if it were to become a reality. I wouldn't think twice about buying tickets and a hotel room for the weekend if it were in Vegas. IMS was a great course and my whole weekend, up until the end, was fantastic. Unfortunately, I can't risk having another fiasco happen on my dollar so hopefully they bring it closer to California so I can attend.
 The US Grand Prix will remain. The sport has been growing in the US and this whole cluster-fuck of a week at Indy has been a shot in the jaw but I don't see F1 leaving the US anytime soon. It hurt, as a paying fan, to see what happened. But I, along with many American F1 fans, will continue to watch our favorite sport. Shit happens in sports. Hell, millions of NHL fans missed an entire season of hockey due to player greed. I just wish all the corruption in sports wasn't at the fans expense. 
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06-24-2005, 04:58 PM
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Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
I'm pretty sure they were talking about using the road course at LVMS and not a street course in Las Vegas.
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06-24-2005, 09:58 PM
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Re: Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
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07-01-2005, 04:05 PM
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Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
you seriously dont think infineon has a big enough pit lane? i figured if stock cars used them then F1 cars could... oh well, id like to see it at indy, watkins glen, or somewhere like mid-ohio (even though they obviously dont have the facilities) just so i could be close enough to go see it. but if its not close enough my fav. road course in america is laguna seca.
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07-03-2005, 01:23 PM
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Re: Will F1 be back at the USGP next year?
the thing is that F1 Needs garages directly adjacent to the pit lane, if you ever watch F1 Qualifying coverage you'll see what I mean.
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07-03-2005, 04:24 PM
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