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Edited by jonpollak, 25 March 2010 - 13:34.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 13:32
Edited by jonpollak, 25 March 2010 - 13:34.
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Posted 25 March 2010 - 13:40
I can see it now..
THE GRAND PRIX of WEEHAWKEN
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Edited by BrokenBaculum, 25 March 2010 - 13:41.
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Would they even notice?To everyone in the City it will just be an annoyance.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 13:54
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You would still see the skyscrapers in the background and it would be 15 mins from the city centre apparently. But you're right, it's not like they're racing down 5th avenue...If Bernie wants to stage a street race in New York, how does he accomplish that by running it in New Joyzie?
Posted 25 March 2010 - 14:00
Posted 25 March 2010 - 14:03
Good question. Only if Bernie schedules some F1 through the streets (Wall St. or ? - Canal St. it should be) stunt. Or if they can actually hear them.Would they even notice?
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If Bernie wants to stage a street race in New York, how does he accomplish that by running it in New Joyzie?
Posted 25 March 2010 - 14:21
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Nobody in NYC knows any thing about cars there is little to no parking and 95% or more of the people don't own a car they use cabs.bus,or subway to get around.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 14:39
I said it before, but I guess nobody hoourd me.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 14:40
A taxi? they aren't leaving the city to take you to Jersey.So? They could just catch a bus or a taxi to the GP.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 14:44
Posted 25 March 2010 - 14:50
As I stated in the other USGP thread, while a race in the Meadowlands is more feasible than in Manhattan, it's still unlikely.
As predicted in the OP...The good fella's of BadaBing...if ya get my drift.There's still the question of "Who'll pay Bernie's Ransom?"
hmmm...very interesting....maybe along Frank Sinatra drive then?We need a Hoboken GP and we need it now
Neither do half the people who call themselves race fans...myself included.Nobody in NYC knows any thing about cars.
I like the ferry idea...yo.. imagine the price gouging on race day?the Ferry's are the way to go...
Edited by jonpollak, 25 March 2010 - 14:53.
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Posted 25 March 2010 - 15:30
$500 ....each wayI like the ferry idea...yo.. imagine the price gouging on race day?
Madness keep us entertained,
Keep em coming
Jp
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problem with NYC is that racing is not something highly appreciated there. For instance, there is not even a NASCAR shop there.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 18:08
Used to be big races on Long Island at Bridgehampton and Roosevelt Raceway. But New York sure as hell hasn't responded to the marketing efforts of NASCAR, Indy, motorcycling, IMSA...
Edited by jaisli, 25 March 2010 - 18:09.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 18:12
Street circuits only work for cities without a reputation, who think they deserve one. Long Beach, Monaco and Vancouver were all quite seedy places before they got their Grands Prix.
If New York was such an attractive place for Formula One, why did Watkins Glen go bankrupt in 1980-1?
Without a smart promoter like Chris Pook or Ralph Sanchez, this isn't going to work. Bernie made a mess at Dallas and Phoenix; he needs someone who knows the American markets.
Edited by aditya-now, 25 March 2010 - 18:13.
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Agreed. There will be plenty of payouts if they are going to run anytime soon....even 2012.is there any truth that Peter Windsor is going to be the Promoter?
seriously... can anyone believe that all the red tape will be resolved within a year to stage this event
nevermind the corruption and bureaucracy Hudson county is renowned for
Posted 25 March 2010 - 18:58
Edited by BrokenBaculum, 25 March 2010 - 19:03.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 19:01
Check post No. 47 on this thread:
http://forums.autosp...p;#entry4237896
Posted 25 March 2010 - 19:19
Agreed. There will be plenty of payouts if they are going to run anytime soon....even 2012.
The Port Authority alone will demand what would amount to a sizable chunk of the Kennedy family fortune. Longshoreman's Union.....forget about it.
Posted 25 March 2010 - 19:23
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If the US want to compete with the likes of Singapore and Abu Dhabi in terms of 'global brand image' then a NYC race makes a lot of sense. And this is the primary reason why governments invest in holding races. NOT to make cash out of holding the race itself!!!
But the purists choice would be somewhere like Long Beach.
Posted 26 March 2010 - 15:16
and is no longer that football stadium and hockey arena stuck on top of Jimmy Hoffa in the middle of nowhere.
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besides that humor is probably lost on a younger generation and non- tri-state area inhabitants
and European majority that frequent these boards
Posted 26 March 2010 - 18:06
I remember a few years ago when all the hoopla that surrounded the West Side Highway Jets Stadium proposal (turned down),Floyd Bennett Field is kind of interesting as well.
at 15km you wil not see Manhattan skyline, but you are facing good bay and islands.
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