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Indy
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 12:08PM It seems Wayne Gardner and I are on the same wavelength with respect to Indy and the MotoGP:
He remarked on the "marbles" as well. Not sure what they did for the resurfacing, but one thing they did do is ignore advice. When we heard they intended to repave part of the track I contacted them to recommend they approach a good friend, Jarno Zaffelli, who had just completed a similar project at the Mugello Circuit in Italy with great results, but of course they ignored us.
Toby Moody, writing an opinion piece for the Autosport web site suggests it would be a pity to lose the Indy MotoGP because they put on a good supporting show. Well I agree that it needs to be an "event," Adelaide in 1985 probably started that and I continued it with Phillip Island in 1989 and Laguna Seca in 1993, but unless the core of the event is worth watching then all the "show" in the world will not make it successful. It is what goes on on the race track that needs to be right for the rest to succeed, and that seems to be what's missing. People will travel miles and put up with muddy fields and cold weather to watch a race at The Island.
More news this morning about Lotus Renault's money woes, with David Richards of Prodrive reported to be looking at a rescue with a Belgian entrepreneur.
Despite the summer break being over it is still quiet times, let's look forward to it revving up.