IndyCar racing in the streets of Baltimore by 2011?
A local group is in what’s being called “serious negotiations” to put an IndyCar grand prix race on the streets of Baltimore.
The Baltimore Sun says the group wants to start the race in 2011 near the Inner Harbor, where organizers hope it could be as big as the Preakness in terms of economic impact and national exposure.
The Sun says an economic impact study estimates the race could bring in as much as 100 million dollars to the city, and would be patterned after other IndyCar series street races that are already running in cities including Toronto, St. Petersburg and Long Beach, California.
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This is a great idea. For sure, who can argue that Russell street needs repaving? Having a real Superkart Race in support would bring thousands including teams from Europe, Brazil and Australia. Just ask the City of Daytona what “Kartweek” does for local businesses in December. And that’s just the impact form the karts. Add the Indy following (those teams drop a lot of $$ and would surely fill the Harbor area hotels) and it would be a huge boom for the city.
Comment by George Sunderland — July 9, 2009 @ 8:07 am
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Skip the bull, here’s the only impact study Baltimore folks need…no one cared to show up in Toronto for the crap product the IRL is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mjy_Is6Kvo
Comment by Chief — July 20, 2009 @ 12:23 pm