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So SO SOOOOOO Sad that we lost that facility.
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Too bad for Edmonton, this race gave the kind of exposure your city needed. Here's hoping Calgary can come up with something so race fans in E-town can still watch some racing.
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I lived on Dovercourt Ave back then and you could always tell when they were racing. But Yes we lost a great facility. |
Calgary Indy "not likely"
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City has been spinning its wheels on Indy too long Returns have been dubious, costs outrageous -- near $16M all told Paula Simons Edmonton Journal Thursday, November 04, 2010 Goodbye, Edmonton Indy. Goodbye, Indy Racing League. Forgive me if I don't shed too many tears as you race off into the sunset. Forgive me if I don't condemn the city for blowing a deal with Octane Management to run the Indy here next year... psimons@edmontonjournal.com © Edmonton Journal 2010 Copyright © 2010 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest MediaWorks Publications, Inc.. All rights reserved. CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest MediaWorks Publications, Inc.. All rights reserved. http://www2.canada.com/components/pr...5721a&sponsor= |
City's actions on Indy unprofessional
Allowing chief financial officer to negotiate with race promoter without reporting to city council has created conspiracy theorists By Dan Barnes, Edmonton Journal November 4, 2010 6:38 AM The body isn't even cold but it's already giving off a curious odour. Quite frankly, it smells like city council lost interest in having the Edmonton Indy as a summertime staple long before the Montreal based race promoters actually draped the black flag over the Indy Racing League event... dbarnes@edmontonjournal.com © Copyright (c) The Edmonton Journal http://www.edmontonjournal.com/story...75120&sponsor= |
Paula simons. YAWN. the only time you want to spend money is when it goes to street rats.
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I don't know what to think about all of this, but I do believe that someone dropped the ball in some way or another. It's quite disappointing that Octane didn't have the chance to prove themselves as I really believe they would have put on a great event. I think the race was mis-managed from the beginning due to a lack of experience in hosting such an event. The right experts should have been hired from the start. |
Our City Council acting like a dog & pony show has ensured that the only events we're likely to attract in the future are, well, dog & pony shows.
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^yup.
It is not so much that we lost this event, but how we lost it and how we dealt with it. very sad |
Still, I think people are overreacting.
"International black eye"? "How can we bid for Expo if we can't make the Indy work?" Indy events come and go all the time all over the continent. Vancouver lost the Indy to us but they just successfully hosted the Olympics. Toronto Indy is on life support but nobody's going write them off as a city. Montreal Edmonton has successfully host the Commonwealth Games, the Worlds, etc. I'm not worried. |
^ The only thing that really pisses me off is how I'm hearing the city handled it. Very poor.
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^ This. One huge misstep backwards will undo a whole lot of effort put in to changing the external perception of Edmonton.
No wonder it was kept hushhush until after the election. |
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I don't know. I never did hold much stock in the Indy after the first came around. The ECCA is a piss-poor track for racing - not a lot of opportunities in the track for passing makes for a boring race. We don't have another race track so, well, it doesn't look like it's going to stay. |
Wasn't the course change and the paving required the straw that broke the camel's back though? Or was the new course just as limited in passing opportunities?
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"The ECCA is a piss-poor track for racing - not a lot of opportunities in the track for passing "
Are you kidding me? Don't blame the track, blame the 2 team domination. |
This is what really got me mad
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...120/story.html I know it's an Op Ed piece but if it is even partially true then WTF ?? |
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Council tries to get Indy engine restarted Edmonton Journal Wednesday, November 10, 2010 City council is fighting to keep the Indy alive. In a meeting Tuesday night, council put forward a motion instructing city administration to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to restart the Indy's engine. "It instructed the administration to talk to Octane and negotiate as vigorously as possible to allow the Indy to continue," said Bryan Anderson, Ward 9 councillor. The fate of the IndyCar Racing event has looked grim since negotiations between the city and Octane Racing Group turned sour in late October. In July, council approved $5.5 million in funding for the Indy over the next three years, as well as $1.5 million in transit and emergency services. However, the two sides couldn't agree on how to cover an additional $3 million in costs, which arose from the need to move the race to the east side of the City Centre Airport. © Edmonton Journal 2010 Copyright © 2010 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest MediaWorks Publications, Inc.. All rights reserved. CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest MediaWorks Publications, Inc.. All rights reserved. |
Get it back, let Octane work their magic.
Mind you bridges of madison county might be charcoal |
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