Confused about the 2010 IndyCar Schedule
Understandably with all the personal changes within the leadership rank of the IndyCar Series and its parent company Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the past month and change, there has not been a whole lot time for the new leadership to put its stamp on the future direction of the IRL. However, with all that being said, with the 2010 schedule being released and no races scheduled for Cleveland, Road America, and New Hampshire, the 2010 IndyCar Series schedule leaves a lot to be desired. The three above venues are tracks that fans, both old and new have been clamoring for the IndyCar Series to return to since the reunification last year. The question I have, why is the IndyCar Series not listening to its fans and returning to tracks that generally, for the most part have produced great open-wheel racing? Especially when you factor in how dreadful the majority of the races have been this year? I understand that Barber Motorsports Park, which is being added to the 2010 schedule, is a great facility, but the pink elephant in the room is that there are almost zero opportunities for an IndyCar to complete a pass. Someone needs to explain to me how adding another track where passing is difficult to the schedule is in the best interests of open-wheel racing?

Another problem I have with the schedule is for the first-time in the history of the IRL, the schedule has more road course races than ovals. This is a series that was founded on the principle of giving American oval open-wheel drivers an opportunity to compete in the most famous race in the world. If you want my complete thoughts on the direction that the IRL is headed in, read my plan from last month on how I would save open-wheel racing in America. Nonetheless, this series continues to take steps to go away from the very foundation that it was built upon. This series is an almost exact replica of the series that intended not to be, Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). It’s too bad the economy is as bad as it is, because I’m convinced if the opportunity presented itself I could start an IndyCar-style series and turn it not only into a viable competitor to the IRL, but NASCAR as well.
Posted: 8/3/2009 3:37:06 PM
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