Portland 08 might happen

[MPalmer]

I think Portalnd will be on the IRL schedule or ALMS schedule this year.

They just announced a Star Mazda Double header is still going on for the last weekend in July at PIR as originally planned before merger.

IRL has that weekend open as so does ALMS.

[racermike]

Track is freshly repaved and ready to go

[bobn]

Doubt it. Star Mazda shows itself as the "feature".

Date Location With Circuit Type Additional Info
March 14 Sebring ALMS Airport Circuit www.sebringraceway.com
May 17 Salt Lake City ALMS Road Course www.millermotorsportspark.com
June 7 Watkins Glen Grand-Am Road Course www.theglen.com
July 26 Portland (*) Feature Road Course www.portlandraceway.com
August 9 Road America ALMS Road Course www.roadamerica.com
August 17 Trois Rivierès Feature Street Circuit www.gp3r.com
August 23 Mosport ALMS Road Course www.mosport.com
Sept. 12 New Jersey (*) Feature Road Course www.njmotorsportspark.com
October 3 Road Atlanta ALMS Road Course www.roadatlanta.com
October 18 Mazda Raceway ALMS Road Course www.laguna-seca.com
(*) Indicates events with two Star Mazda Championship races on the same weekend

[Twehttam]

If it is, I'm there. I'd love to see that race continue.

[Buellboy]

What happened to the promotor for this race? The Indycar schedule is open that weekend yet nobody at PIR is complaining that the race isn't on the IRL calendar.

[mp_0610]

That is the weekend of the Brickyard 400. Yes, the IRL could still run that weekend, but I'm not sure if TG wants to since he would have some obvious scheduling conflicts arising.

[Jim Wilke]

7/20 Mid-O
7/27 Portland
8/9 Kentucky
8/24 Infineon/Sears Point
8/31 Detroit/Belle Isle

That would be lotsa miles on the transporters....

[athletics68]

Doubt it. Star Mazda shows itself as the "feature".

Date Location With Circuit Type Additional Info
March 14 Sebring ALMS Airport Circuit www.sebringraceway.com
May 17 Salt Lake City ALMS Road Course www.millermotorsportspark.com
June 7 Watkins Glen Grand-Am Road Course www.theglen.com
July 26 Portland (*) Feature Road Course www.portlandraceway.com
August 9 Road America ALMS Road Course www.roadamerica.com
August 17 Trois Rivierès Feature Street Circuit www.gp3r.com
August 23 Mosport ALMS Road Course www.mosport.com
Sept. 12 New Jersey (*) Feature Road Course www.njmotorsportspark.com
October 3 Road Atlanta ALMS Road Course www.roadatlanta.com
October 18 Mazda Raceway ALMS Road Course www.laguna-seca.com
(*) Indicates events with two Star Mazda Championship races on the same weekend

Interesting that both Star Mazda and the Atlantics are considering themselves the "feature" at Trois Rivieres.

[athletics68]

What happened to the promotor for this race? The Indycar schedule is open that weekend yet nobody at PIR is complaining that the race isn't on the IRL calendar.

Brickyard 400, nuff said.

[Vic Mackey]

Word was Edmonton would be bumped back to this weekend, and run on Saturday so as not to go against the Brickyard 400 on Sunday.

[Twehttam]

Right. I seriously doubt they'll run IRL against the Brickyard.

Maybe early May would work?

[Kurt Cobain]

7/20 Mid-O
7/27 Portland
8/9 Kentucky
8/24 Infineon/Sears Point
8/31 Detroit/Belle Isle

That would be lotsa miles on the transporters....

Jim, they do it in NASCAR, why couldn't they do it in the IRL?

[paul-collins]

Interesting that both Star Mazda and the Atlantics are considering themselves the "feature" at Trois Rivieres.

Atlantics might "consider" themselves the feature, but they currently aren't even officially on the bill.

http://www.gp3r.com/

[Adam Baum]

I hope Atlantics can hang around. The cars they are using now are great.

[VonScratch]

Atlantics is a great series with lots of up and coming talent. Really good competition too with the high car count. Top notch racing and yeah, those swifts are a nice looking rig.