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IndyCar Race Coming to NOLA in 2015
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:42 pm
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IndyCar will race in the New Orleans area in 2015, Gov. Bobby Jindal confirmed through a spokeswoman Sunday.
The open-wheel race will come to the 2.75-mile road course at the private NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, about 14 miles southwest of downtown New Orleans.
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While work on the complex is expected in advance of the event, the track itself is basically ready to handle an IndyCar race, said Jeff Lail, the race series coordinator for Skip Barber Racing School, which has hosted events at NOLA Motorsports Park.
"It's really good track for being a country-club-type track," Lail said. "There's a lot of runoff there, so it's pretty safe. We love going there because there's not a lot of crash damage. There's plenty of runoff room. ... They thought it out and made sure they had a track you could go pro racing with."
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The series has never raced in New Orleans. The city last hosted a significant auto racing event in 1995, when the now-defunct IMSA GT Championship series held a GTS-2 race on a street circuit running through downtown and around the Superdome.
Not really my thing, but I'm sure it wouldn't be bad to go check out.
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This post was edited on 5/4/14 at 4:44 pm
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Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:45 pm to lighter345
Westbank lol
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:46 pm to lighter345
congrats on catching up to Bham. 
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:48 pm to lighter345
Country club style track sucks. These are only fun on downtown city street courses.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:48 pm to lighter345
Didn't know they had a track down there. They're gonna have to cover up some of those guard rails.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:51 pm to lighter345
Bad arse.. Even if it is on the wank
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:55 pm to lighter345
I'm not really into car race, but I'll probably go check this out. Sounds cool.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:57 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
This is awesome news, but a lil' worried that N.O. will screw this up in their typical fashion.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:58 pm to lighter345
West Bank now has PGA tour golf and Indy Car racing. Look for the Saints and Pelicans to move out there soon.
This post was edited on 5/4/14 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 5/4/14 at 5:06 pm to Nativebullet
What other events has NOLA messed up? Just curious. Feel free to use Super Bowl blackout if you feel like it.
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