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2014 IndyCar Calendar

Started by AustinF1 , Dec 04 2013 07:10

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#1 AustinF1

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 07:10

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2014 IndyCar Series Television Schedule
March 30 – Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
April 13 – Streets of Long Beach, California, 4 p.m. ET, NBCSN
April 27 – Barber Motorsports Park, 2:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN
May 10 – Grand Prix of Indianapolis, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
May 17 – Indianapolis 500 qualifying, 4 p.m. ET, ABC
May 18 – Indianapolis 500 qualifying, 1 p.m. ET, ABC
May 23 – Indianapolis 500 Carb Day, 11 a.m. ET, NBCSN
May 25 – 98th Indianapolis 500, 11 a.m. ET, ABC
May 31/June 1 – Belle Isle Park, Detroit, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
June 7 – Texas Motor Speedway, 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN
June 28/29 – Reliant Park, Houston, 3 p.m. ET, NBCSN
July 6 – Pocono Raceway, Noon ET, NBCSN
July 12 – Iowa Speedway, 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN
July 19/20 – Streets of Toronto, 3 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Aug. 3 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, 3 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Aug. 17 – Milwaukee Mile, 3 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Aug. 24 – Sonoma Raceway, 4 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Aug. 30 – Auto Club Speedway, 9 p.m. ET, NBCSN

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#2 PayasYouRace

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 07:52

I have to question having both Texas meetings in June, so close together. Plus a June afternoon in Houston sounds hot.

They've also put two California events next to each other. Seems like they might be unecessarily competing with each other.

I hope that winter series will be going on from September onwards. It's such a short season.

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#3 noikeee

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 10:06

Why doesn't Indycar run at COTA? That would be fun to watch.

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#4 PayasYouRace

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 10:17

I suspect that it has something to do with Bernie's conditions with the F1 circuits that they can't run "competing" series.

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#5 B Squared

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 10:23

Why doesn't Indycar run at COTA? That would be fun to watch.

I suspect that it has something to do with Bernie's conditions with the F1 circuits that they can't run "competing" series.

The talk seems to be of a 2015 date at COTA.

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#6 PayasYouRace

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 11:01

The talk seems to be of a 2015 date at COTA.

I hope it comes about then.

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#7 king_crud

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 15:55

for the love of all things good, bring back Road America!

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#8 froggy22

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 16:10

The USA has a lot of great road circuits that always seem to get omitted from Indycar calendars.

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#9 Ross Stonefeld

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 16:11

Because the races don't make money.

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#10 ThadGreen

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 16:35

Is that schedule complete? No racing after Aug 30th?

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#11 SonnyViceR

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 18:51

Why doesn't Indycar run at COTA? That would be fun to watch.

Because it's a dull tilkedrome, something that ICS has thankfully not experienced yet. Also if you consider how many events that circuit has lost for next year, it's no secret that they're in bad shape.

Too many races in too short timegap and the TV schedule returns to confusing mishmash between NBC and ABC, but in the end it doesn't matter for me as I'll only watch Long Beach and the 500

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#12 Ross Stonefeld

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 18:57

I think it's kind of easy to follow. ABC takes the first race of the year, the month of May, and the race immediately following Indy. Everything else is NBC>

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#13 SonnyViceR

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 19:24

I think it's kind of easy to follow. ABC takes the first race of the year, the month of May, and the race immediately following Indy. Everything else is NBC>

It's not even the whole Month as Carb Day incl Lights is on NBC

I thought 13 was better TV allocation wise but it's better than 12 a least

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#14 AustinF1

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 20:53

Because it's a dull tilkedrome, something that ICS has thankfully not experienced yet. Also if you consider how many events that circuit has lost for next year, it's no secret that they're in bad shape.

Too many races in too short timegap and the TV schedule returns to confusing mishmash between NBC and ABC, but in the end it doesn't matter for me as I'll only watch Long Beach and the 500

Dull? Haha, no. It's a great track. I'm not saying the credit goes to Tilke for that though.

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#15 Jim Thurman

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 21:24

I have to question having both Texas meetings in June, so close together. Plus a June afternoon in Houston sounds hot.

They've also put two California events next to each other. Seems like they might be unecessarily competing with each other.

I hope that winter series will be going on from September onwards. It's such a short season.

Again, California is a BIG state. Sears Point and Fontana are over 400 miles apart (which can be multiple states back East ) + it could save on travel costs, which I'm sure the teams would greatly appreciate.