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blah · 07-21-2004, 01:00 AM

Do you think Formula should add more american tracks to their season? if so which ones.

Personally i think Leguna Seca would be really nice to see some F1 cars go down. That corkscrew would definately liven up the race.

SFDMALEX · 07-21-2004, 01:54 AM

USA has a lot of great tracks. Not enough fingers to list them all. Laguna Seca would be great. Road America would be awesome!

There just isnt enough interest among Americans I guess. From what I've heard(dont know if its true) a lot of Canadians make up the crowd at Indy when F1 holds a race there.

To this day I dont understand why they use Indy though. That track is pathetic and boring as hell. No elevation changes, lame corners......US has a 1000 better tracks then that Indy track.

666fast · 07-21-2004, 02:00 AM

USA has a lot of great tracks. Not enough fingers to list them all. Laguna Seca would be great. Road America would be awesome!

Road Atlanta, Mid Ohio, Lime Rock

There are a lot. What I was told is that none of them meet F1's standards. look at where they race, new tracks with super smooth surfaces.
I think there would be more than enough interest if they came here and raced at some of the road courses.

blah · 07-21-2004, 02:53 AM

well maybe instead of nascar everyfucking day, NBC, Fox, and the other majors could show some old F1. This is why there is no interest, its never on tv, but speed channel

666fast · 07-21-2004, 03:44 AM

You have to look at it from their point of view.

1. Keep Nascar coverage and make millions off of it
2. Take a risk and show F1 and potentially lose millions

Whether people like it or not, Nascar is a marketing juggernaut that makes hundreds of millions a year.

The only thing you can do is start emailing the major broadcast stations and beg them for it. Of course, you'll need a shitpile of people to do it along with you to get any results.

Toronto · 07-21-2004, 03:50 AM

Originally Posted by SFDMALEX

USA has a lot of great tracks.

Europe has more... Y don't they bring back the A1 ring?

blah · 07-21-2004, 04:44 AM

NASCAR is so fucking boring though. all they do is go around in circles. Now the Truck series is pretty fucking hilarious. Its like watching cops, but without the going to jail part. They have a fight every freaking race. Anyone see the Tough Dodges race? 3 Green, White Checkered starts. How fucking pathetic.

Skyliner · 07-22-2004, 04:54 PM

Forget about the A1 ring.... they should race the old nurburgring!!!! that would be fuckin great...

jpatino03 · 07-22-2004, 05:01 PM

I'd personally like to see the race through the streets of New York that they've been talking about lately. Coming back to Long Beach might be cool too.

davide · 07-22-2004, 05:15 PM

I've read that they maybe will race on Manhattan New York!

that's insane, must be a fabulous race!

666fast · 07-22-2004, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Skyliner

Forget about the A1 ring.... they should race the old nurburgring!!!! that would be fuckin great...

And entirely too dangerous. Todays F1 cars are waaay to fast to race on the Nordshliefe.

FerrariKiller · 07-22-2004, 08:23 PM

I would love to see F1 at limerock- which is about as safe as nordscleife, and barely has the facilities to handle american lemans. I would not like to see another street circuit, if the issue is a track near NYC go back to watkins glen that is the most realistic solution.

Toronto · 07-22-2004, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by Skyliner

Forget about the A1 ring.... they should race the old nurburgring!!!! that would be fuckin great...

I hate stupid comments like this, if you know anything about the Nurburgring Nordschleife Ring, not just the legend that is, and you know anything about modern f1 cars, then you should know it would be a bad race

tigerx · 07-22-2004, 10:23 PM

Skyliner wrote:
Forget about the A1 ring.... they should race the old nurburgring!!!! that would be fuckin great...

I hate stupid comments like this, if you know anything about the Nurburgring Nordschleife Ring, not just the legend that is, and you know anything about modern f1 cars, then you should know it would be a bad race

i agree, the old nordschleife maybe the best and most famous race track on the world. but it isn't the safest. it's changes elevation and direction too fast and too many time that it would make driving a new F1 car there. the new nurburgring of course, was design to replace the old one becuz of these issue.

chipanggo · 07-22-2004, 11:09 PM

if they were to add another US race in the f1 calendar, i'd like to see either long beach or watkins glen. i think there is a big chance for the US to host another grand prix.