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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

What about Putnam Park?  Only down side I can think of is it is a bit narrow, so no 100+ field, but other than  that, not much to hit, and isn't all that fast.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

I hope we get another Buttonwillow date. Great track, great facilities, great people. Doesn't hurt that it's fairly close to San Diego, either.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

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What about Putnam Park?  Only down side I can think of is it is a bit narrow, so no 100+ field, but other than  that, not much to hit, and isn't all that fast.

Putnam is on the Chumpcar schedule for next year.  And it is not too far from me. 
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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

MurileeMartin wrote:

I'm still pushing for a race in a 10-story parking garage. Top to bottom and then back to the top... all weekend long!

I know this is an old post, but I just got around to reading it, and I gotta say this is one of the best damn racing ideas I've EVER heard. Even if it's a one-time deal in a garage about to be torn down, I would travel ANYWHERE in the US to take part. Everyone needs to put their ears to the ground, somewhere there's gotta be a garage getting knocked down soon!

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

Speedycop wrote:
MurileeMartin wrote:

I'm still pushing for a race in a 10-story parking garage. Top to bottom and then back to the top... all weekend long!

I know this is an old post, but I just got around to reading it, and I gotta say this is one of the best damn racing ideas I've EVER heard. Even if it's a one-time deal in a garage about to be torn down, I would travel ANYWHERE in the US to take part. Everyone needs to put their ears to the ground, somewhere there's gotta be a garage getting knocked down soon!

I believe there's a couple of half built bankrupt casinos in Vegas with a parking garage like that.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

BoB wrote:

I think the reason the midwest doesn't get races is because we'll travel several states for a race while the coast people whine about needing more races all the time.

Of course, our states are several times the size of your states...

That said, Firebird out in Chandler isn't in California...you might get an interesting SoCal Vs Texas rivalry going.

Just not in summer, for the love of god.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

You wouldn't believe the grief we took for the Lamest Day from one of our bike groups!!! They were really wanking about the Lemons coming in October because they were thinking of the same date. You snooze you lose. But Jay is right. Tracks have to wait for their regular users to finalize their schedule's. SCCA being the slowest sometimes not getting anything final until February. But luckily, we get a real god idea by this time of the year what the various clubs want for dates and the traditional ones to place any newcomers to the sched. We all have our fantasies about great tracks to run. But some are so cost prohibitive to make them out of the question. Could you imagine what it would cost to run Mid-Ohio? Budgets for our regions races there in the 1990's were $150,000 plus range.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

I had forgotten that there's an honest-to-goodness road course at Heartland Park in Topeka, having watched some SCCA Runoffs on Speed at 2 am.  Presumably they'd run out of NASCAR coverage and pimp-my-ultimate-whip type shows.  Just throwin' that out there to the universe in case the '10 schedule hasn't been fully finalized.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

ROAD ATLANTA !!!   PLEASE !!!!

Imaging going under the Bridge and down the hill and a 1983 Crown vic pops' a Left front and plows down the wall at 110.. Nasty but Exciting !!

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

Here's hoping Mid-america motorplex comes on the schedule next year.. smile

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

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ROAD ATLANTA !!!   PLEASE !!!!

Imaging going under the Bridge and down the hill and a 1983 Crown vic pops' a Left front and plows down the wall at 110.. Nasty but Exciting !!

Road Atlanta is too expen$ive!!!

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

How about a Canadian round?

I would suggest Mosport, but like those who talked about Grattan,  you better line up the ambulances at the bottom of corner 2.

Shannonville Motorsport Park would be perfect.  Good length.  Flat. Lots of run-off room.  It would be a hoot!!!

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

i think chumpcar is going to shannonville.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

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How about a Canadian round?

I would suggest Mosport, but like those who talked about Grattan,  you better line up the ambulances at the bottom of corner 2.

Shannonville Motorsport Park would be perfect.  Good length.  Flat. Lots of run-off room.  It would be a hoot!!!

Chumpcar is running Shannonville for a double-enduro on May 1st, 2010.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

bongle wrote:

Chumpcar is running Shannonville for a double-enduro on May 1st, 2010.

Would I need snow tires?

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Anything brewing at either Infineon or Laguna?


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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

EvergreenDan wrote:
bongle wrote:

Chumpcar is running Shannonville for a double-enduro on May 1st, 2010.

Would I need snow tires?

Given the winter we had here last year... maybe.  I think the last frost day in Ontario is usually late May, so overnight it might be freezing, but most days in May are in the 10-15C range (~54F).

Anything brewing at either Infineon or Laguna?

Chumpcar is at Infineon sometime next year (or maybe late this year).

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

EvergreenDan wrote:
bongle wrote:

Chumpcar is running Shannonville for a double-enduro on May 1st, 2010.

Would I need snow tires?

Yes, and bring full winter clothing....especially insulated boots and Arctic mittens. I'll drop by your pit and say hi. You should be easy to pick out....

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

I would Pay Double to Race at Road Atlanta..

( Especially since I live 5 miles away )

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

Pacific Raceways, aka Seattle International Raceway, aka "Kent," is a great track and should be pretty modest to rent.  Fun track with lots of great history, and like I said, cheap.

Portland International Raceway?  A little closer for CA folks, yet a little closer for those of us up here in the Pacific NorthWet.

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MurileeMartin wrote:

I'm still pushing for a race in a 10-story parking garage. Top to bottom and then back to the top... all weekend long!

Brilliant! Downtown Birmingham, Alabama is full of under-utilized structures. In addition, Federal investigations or charges are pending with the Mayor as well as several county commisioners, past & present. I can't think of a better place for Chief Perpetrators to put their thumbs on the scales of jalopy justice.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

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Portland International Raceway?  A little closer for CA folks, yet a little closer for those of us up here in the Pacific NorthWet.

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

davisriley wrote:

What about Putnam Park?  Only down side I can think of is it is a bit narrow, so no 100+ field, but other than  that, not much to hit, and isn't all that fast.

Please, Please, Please Putnam Park.  It would be awesome to not have to drive 12 hours to an event.  There needs to be something in the distance radius between Indianapolis, Nashville, Birmingham, and St Louis.

I would think the GP track at Talladega would be good.  It is cheap, open, and not too big to manage 100+ cars being towed around. 

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

I'm not going to spoil anything but a judge was telling me what the 2010 schedule may look like....let's just say that the SOUTH will be looking goooood!!  smile

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Re: When can we expect the 2010 schedule? ...and a few other ?'s.

atomicalex wrote:

How about GingerMan? It's a great track with manageable straights, great staff, and oh yeah, closer to home!

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