I have read where the rumored schedule for next year is 16 races with the dropping of Gateway as one of the races. The main reason given is over saturation of races in the Midwest.
Duh!! The Midwest is where most of the fan base for the IRL resides. The attendance at Gateway was improving and the track management was happy with the improvement. That should be the main indicator to whether a race is kept or not.
Besides 17 races are not a lot of races. You are trying to build a series, and you cut out tracks that are getting improvements in their fan base. It doesn’t make sense to me.
JMHO
Duh!! The Midwest is where most of the fan base for the IRL resides. The attendance at Gateway was improving and the track management was happy with the improvement. That should be the main indicator to whether a race is kept or not.
Besides 17 races are not a lot of races. You are trying to build a series, and you cut out tracks that are getting improvements in their fan base. It doesn’t make sense to me.
JMHO
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