Tom Potter wants Portland Int'l Raceway closed?

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http://www.commissionersam.com/sam_a...ace_082505.pdf

http://www.commissionersam.com/sam_a...ion_082505.pdf

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I at least enjoyed the rooster tails from qualifying.

http://www.globaleventsgrouppdx.com/champ_car/

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2008 Champ Car World Series schedule

link one: press release

link two: first teleconference transcript

link three: second teleconference transcript

Portland standing start

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/N...e.asp?ID=12326

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/N...e.asp?ID=12327

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/N...e.asp?ID=12328

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericnhall/1411027494/

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http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3504470

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Is it really true?

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...car-deal-done/

Video:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/...ctid1421078967

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http://motorsport.com/news/article.a...839&FS=INDYCAR

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http://www.friendsofpir.com/fopir/index.php

Pictures

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July 30, 2008

The 2009 IndyCar Series schedule:

Date Track Layout
Sun 5-Apr Streets of St. Petersburg 1.8-mile street course
Sun 19-Apr Streets of Long Beach 1.968-mile street course
Sun 26-Apr Kansas Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 24-May Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval
Sun 31-May The Milwaukee Mile 1.0-mile oval
Sat 6-Jun * Texas Motor Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 21-Jun Iowa Speedway .875-mile oval
Sat 27-Jun * Richmond International Raceway .75-mile oval
Sun 5-Jul Watkins Glen International 3.4-mile road course
Sun 12-Jul Streets of Toronto 1.721-mile street course
Sun 26-Jul Edmonton City Centre Airport 1.973-mile airport course
Sat 1-Aug * Kentucky Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 9-Aug Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2.258-mile road course
Sun 23-Aug Infineon Raceway 2.245-mile road course
Sat 29-Aug * Chicagoland Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 6-Sep The Raceway at Belle Isle Park 2.906-mile street course
Sat 19-Sep Twin Ring Motegi 1.5-mile oval
Sun 11-Oct Homestead-Miami Speedway 1.5-mil oval

* - night race
Schedule subject to change.

http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12175

IndyCar Series interview about 2009 schedule

Terry Angstadt, president of the commercial division of the Indy Racing League

Q: Terry, I know we've spoken about this throughout the season. How close did Portland come to being on this schedule, and where did the ball drop on it?

TERRY ANGSTADT: Well, thanks very much for the call and the question. And I think characterizing it as a dropped ball is maybe a little severe. We had a great meeting with a number of representatives from the Portland area. In fact, two different groups.

And we are quite confident through some of our further due diligence that that's a market that we know has a lot of open wheel fans. It has a good history. We think the venue is good and interesting, and we think we're going to get there. It did not develop in time to include it for 09. But we certainly have a continued interest.

http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12179

http://www.portlandraceway.com/

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"Terry Angstadt led a group of IRL officials on a visit to Portland International Raceway this week. If a deal can be reached, the circuit would be added to the 2010 schedule, he said..."

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...808230418/1217