Rumours indicate that IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard has initiated talks about double-header race weekends on street/road courses for the upcoming 2013 season.
The idea is to increase the number of races on the calendar next season, without having the costs escalating. In the event of a double-header, teams, sponsors and fans would all get more bang for their buck because they would all be already on site for the second race.
Promoters could offer better packages too, without having to invest more money and TV broadcasters could increase their viewership.
So, practices and qualifying could be held on Friday; one race could be presented on Saturday afternoon and another one on Sunday.
At the moment, only street and road courses are considered since crash damage for a road race isn’t nearly as bad as on an oval, so a wreck on Saturday shouldn’t put a team out of play for Sunday.
The idea is to increase the number of races on the calendar next season, without having the costs escalating. In the event of a double-header, teams, sponsors and fans would all get more bang for their buck because they would all be already on site for the second race.
Promoters could offer better packages too, without having to invest more money and TV broadcasters could increase their viewership.
So, practices and qualifying could be held on Friday; one race could be presented on Saturday afternoon and another one on Sunday.
At the moment, only street and road courses are considered since crash damage for a road race isn’t nearly as bad as on an oval, so a wreck on Saturday shouldn’t put a team out of play for Sunday.