Got this from a Saturday article in the auto section of The Chicago Sun-Times. The founders of The Speedway considered 3 versions of The Speedway. This is strictly the oval portion. Can you give the three versions, and, why one was rejected.
Got this from a Saturday article in the auto section of The Chicago Sun-Times. The founders of The Speedway considered 3 versions of The Speedway. This is strictly the oval portion. Can you give the three versions, and, why one was rejected.
Well, there was a road course inside, did it interfere with the golf?
Are we counting the balloon race course as well?
"An emphasis was placed on drivers with road racing backgrounds which meant drivers from open wheel, oval track racing were at a disadvantage. That led Tony George to create the IRL." -Indy Review 1996
Yes, one design had a road course as a part of the oval. One design was oval only. A third design was that the track would be a three-mile oval. This plan was rejected when it was pointed out to the founders that there would be no room, within the existing parameters, to build grandstands on the outside of the track.
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Well, you got one answer right. The three mile oval just fit into the speedway grounds. No room for grandstands.Originally Posted by impact
This has nothing to do with road courses. But, there is still one design on the oval that was talked about.
To end it, the four original owners of the track in the very beginning thought that the speedway should be 5 miles long.
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