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Originally Posted by URY914
Sorry but I don't think it will work. People want to see the best cars and the best drivers.
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You haven't been to the Long Beach Grand Prix. There are at least 5 races plus all the practices and qualifying. People (some) even love the off-road trucks on the track complete with jumps.
Most of the people couldn't name all the races, much less the drivers. But they do know a hero like Al Unser Jr who won it 4-5 times, IDR. Then there's the drifting the weekend before. We've had karts and runner marathons.
LB is not a destination for another formula race. We have the favorite one outside of Indy itself.
Speaking of best cars and best drivers, this is Indy Car. A spec series that some take seriously. Even though F1 managed to pull off Las Vegas and not look so much like the Miami circus, it's still ridiculous. A rock concert that happened to have a race. The place was packed.
It was an idea. Good promotion at good venues and fun support races like CanAm, I think it would have a possibility. However I wasn't thinking when I thought if Andretti was refused a grid spot in F1 that he would do anything to dilute his Indy Car program.
Not gonna happen.