Series to test at Daytona.

Sunset at the 2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona [pic credit: Richard Prince/GM
Racing]
The IRL IndyCar Series will conduct an extensive compatibility test on
a version of the Daytona International Speedway road course at the end
of the month, possibly with a view to adding the venue to its 2007
calendar.

Six drivers from four teams will test on a ten-turn 2.73-mile version
of the DIS road course on September 26th-27th in what is a mandatory
type compatibility test for any prospective IRL venue.

The intended version isn't the full 3.56-mile variant used for the
Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona although it still contains much of the
backstretch, turns three and four and the tri-oval of the famous
2.5-mile Superspeedway oval.

Reigning IRL Champion Sam Hornish Jr will lead the test along with
former series champions Dan Wheldon, Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan,
reigning rookie of the year Marco Andretti and series frontrunner Vitor
Meira.

http://www.crash.net/news_view.asp?cid=12&id=137332

Period wrote:


This is old news with a new twist. They were not intending on racing
there..just testing.

How credible is crash.net?

"YYZ" <cygnusx1 (AT) earthling (DOT) net> wrote

Only slightly more credible than it's domain predecessor, 7thGear (or as
some called it 7thSneer as they were somewhat of a hateful CART propaganda
machine and they went belly-up not long after CART did), which is to say not
much.

YYZ wrote:
Pretty quick of you to figure out it was not a race, but before they
race anywhere they have a test.

Since as you pointed out that it has been reported elsewhere, why would
that be relevant?

YYZ wrote:

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September 20, 2006

IRL's plans might include Daytona race

By Curt Cavin
curt.cavin (AT) indystar (DOT) com

Indy-car racing at Daytona International Speedway no longer sounds like
a far-fetched idea, Indy Racing League president Brian Barnhart said
Tuesday.

In fact, Barnhart said during a national teleconference that next
week's compatibility test at NASCAR's home in Daytona Beach, Fla.,
could be a preview of a race to come.

Previously, league officials insisted that Daytona only would be used
as a preseason testing venue.

"We've got to take steps first," Barnhart said of the test. "But the
goal should be to race down there sometime in the future."


http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...54/1004/SPORTS