US Grand Prix in New York City??
06-23-2004, 12:05 PM
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US Grand Prix in New York City??
F1 eyes race in New York
Formula One has opened preliminary talks about staging a Grand Prix around the streets of New York, according to the sport's boss Bernie Ecclestone.
"I'm talking to some people in New York - that would be nice," Ecclestone said at Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
Ecclestone has already announced that the US race will stay at Indianapolis for at least the next two years.
Ecclestone is reported also to be talking about reviving a Grand Prix at Long Beach in California.
The Indianapolis Star newspaper said that Ecclestone has been talking to Long Beach Grand Prix promotor Chris Pook about a return for the race.
F1 staged a very popular race at Long Beach from 1976-83, before it switched to the US Champ Car series.
Ecclestone is keen to raise F1's profile in the USA, a very important market where it has traditionally struggled to gain a foothold.
After the demise of Long Beach, a number of different venues were tried out without success before the race dropped off the schedule after 1991.
Ecclestone hopes Indianapolis will be a permanent home for F1 in the US, regardless of whether he can add another race in the country.
"It's great to be here, and yes, I think it's very important to be in America," Ecclestone said.
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/spo...ne/3824199.stm
Formula One has opened preliminary talks about staging a Grand Prix around the streets of New York, according to the sport's boss Bernie Ecclestone.
"I'm talking to some people in New York - that would be nice," Ecclestone said at Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
Ecclestone has already announced that the US race will stay at Indianapolis for at least the next two years.
Ecclestone is reported also to be talking about reviving a Grand Prix at Long Beach in California.
The Indianapolis Star newspaper said that Ecclestone has been talking to Long Beach Grand Prix promotor Chris Pook about a return for the race.
F1 staged a very popular race at Long Beach from 1976-83, before it switched to the US Champ Car series.
Ecclestone is keen to raise F1's profile in the USA, a very important market where it has traditionally struggled to gain a foothold.
After the demise of Long Beach, a number of different venues were tried out without success before the race dropped off the schedule after 1991.
Ecclestone hopes Indianapolis will be a permanent home for F1 in the US, regardless of whether he can add another race in the country.
"It's great to be here, and yes, I think it's very important to be in America," Ecclestone said.
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/spo...ne/3824199.stm
06-23-2004, 12:14 PM
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Soopa, how do you think they'd configure the course? (I'm still mulling it over.)
06-23-2004, 01:31 PM
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hmmmm NYC would be cool but i how about San Fransisco 
Tell me having the Schumi going airborne at 180mph wouldn't bring in the ratings 
i wonder would kinda aero packaged they'd have to run 
Tell me having the Schumi going airborne at 180mph wouldn't bring in the ratings i wonder would kinda aero packaged they'd have to run
06-23-2004, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Zapata
hmmmm NYC would be cool but i how about San Fransisco Tell me having the Schumi going airborne at 180mph wouldn't bring in the ratings i wonder would kinda aero packaged they'd have to run
Tell me having the Schumi going airborne at 180mph wouldn't bring in the ratings i wonder would kinda aero packaged they'd have to run As for the aero pkg, I couldnt say without knowing the course setup. My inlaws and their friends would come out in droves to see their fellow countrymen JPM do his thing in person. Hopefully, that thing wont be a disqualification.
06-24-2004, 01:59 PM
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This would be kewl, tho I'd rather see it back at Long Beach. I like hangin' in CA!
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06-24-2004, 07:47 PM
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I was but never made it. In 95 I had an All Access pass to the CART race. I got every single driver's autograph except Raul Boesel's in the program on Saturday before qualifying. I'll never let that little souvenir go (JV, Andretti, Tracy, Newman, Sullivan, Fittipaldis, etc.)
06-25-2004, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Rider
If the race is in N.Y.C. i wonder if when the cars come in to pit and their jacked up, will their wheels be stolen
06-25-2004, 08:59 PM
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Cut it out guys you're killing me... 
But what would it be like if F1 was in Brooklyn?
But what would it be like if F1 was in Brooklyn?
Head Mechanic- Vinnie Barbarino
06-26-2004, 08:26 AM
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No one can take a set of wheels off a car as fast as the mechanics so any punk would be hard pressed to beat them to the punch! 
06-27-2004, 10:58 PM
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No one can take a set of wheels off a car as fast as the mechanics so any punk would be hard pressed to beat them to the punch!
06-28-2004, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by cls6sp03
But what would it be like if F1 was in Brooklyn?
06-28-2004, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
It would pain me to see an F1 car on milk crates.
07-27-2004, 07:57 PM
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I can't imagine there are many streets in shape to accomodate any sort of race car. Maybe a rally car to handle the potholes...I would definitely shell out to see it happen, though. 200mph through Times Square! aahh!!
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