2015 Schedule

[mr_swiss]

2015 Indycar Schedule

March 8 Brasilia
March 29 St.Petersburg
April 12 New Orleans (NOLA)
April 19 Long Beach
April 26 Birmingham (Barber)
May 9 Indy road course
May 24 Indy 500
May 30 Detroit
May 31 Detroit
June 6 Texas
June 14 Toronto
June 27 Fontana
July 12 Milwaukee Mile
July 18 Iowa
August 2 Mid Ohio
August 23 Pocono
August 30 Sonoma


Interestingly only one double header. A bit bummed about Fontana, loved it to be the Season finally.

[Starter]

I wouldn't mind seeing MidO go away. The cars outgrew it long ago. It would be nice for Elkhart to reappear. Too bad about Baltimore, the series really needs a mid Atlantic venue - huge population in a (relatively) small area. Still, its not a terrible schedule.

[zako85]

Sonoma is the season finale? Please. I would have liked an oval because their outcomes are less predictable.

Speaking of schedule, if IndyCar is starting its season in Brasilia, it would have been really cool to have Barrichello driving a car, any car.


PS: Finally the Helio suicide thread is not showing up at the top :)

[FormerFF]

Won't that Fontana race be awfully hot?

[mr_swiss]

Won't that Fontana race be awfully hot?
Very hot most likely, and going by the posted tv schedule (4PM Eastern) it's not even a night race

[zako85]

16 weekends
17 races
6 street course races (two double-decker at Detroit)
5 road course races (one on Indy course)
6 ovals

[Starter]

That's a nicely balanced schedule.

[Doc Austin]

Only having five ovals in an American series is utterly pathetic. Having the finale at Sonoma guarantees the season goes out on a whimper. I love Indycar, but this makes it hard to be optimistic.

[FormerFF]

Only having five ovals in an American series is utterly pathetic. Having the finale at Sonoma guarantees the season goes out on a whimper. I love Indycar, but this makes it hard to be optimistic.

You're lucky there are five, Pocono was trying to get out of its contract. I assume IndyCar lowered the sanction fee enough to where the economics works out for the track.

Can you suggest some unused ovals where a decent crowd is likely to show up?

[Starter]

You're lucky there are five, Pocono was trying to get out of its contract. I assume IndyCar lowered the sanction fee enough to where the economics works out for the track.

Can you suggest some unused ovals where a decent crowd is likely to show up?
That's the key. It has to be economically feasible for the promoter. They are not charities.

[Nem14]

LMAO.

Cross the season opener: March 8 - Brasilia, off the list.

I think IndyCar was the last to find out the venue cancelled the race.

[giu canbera]

haha Im fearing they will only keep the series for the 100th edition of the Indy500.. then bye bye...
Give Long Beach to F1, Indy500 to be an WEC event (??? whaaaaaaat?) and... thats it.
Sad. It was a great series. But they look like a Feeder one

[tommy2k8]

Does anyone know the times when the races start, UK time?

[mr_swiss]

21 drivers so far on the Indy Car website, however no team Dale Coyne (yet hopefully)
Made my reservation for Long Beach today. I'm all set. Let's hope for an interesting season.

[tommy2k8]

What UK time does the first race start on 29 March?

[mr_swiss]

3:30PM EST, 23:30 UK time

[tommy2k8]

Thankyou

[gm99]

3:30PM EST, 23:30 UK time

Difference between EDT and BST is only five hours, not ten, so that should be 8:30 p.m. in the UK...

[tommy2k8]

Thankyou.

I sort of thought it wasn't 11.30pm! When I had Top-Up TV, I don't remember staying up until 2am to watch the St Petersburg race!

[mr_swiss]

I'm in California, parents are in Switzerland, so used to automatically use 8hrs difference.