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MotoGP will move to August in 2009
By Curt Cavin
Posted: July 27, 2008
The wishes of Indianapolis Motor Speedway apparently have been heard -- and honored -- by MotoGP, the international motorcycle series that will debut at the track Sept. 14.
In 2009, the Speedway will get its preferred date for the event: The weekend prior to Labor Day. In this case, Aug. 28-30.
"We like pre-Labor Day," Speedway president Joie Chitwood said Saturday. "There are some things you don't have to deal with in the sporting landscape, like football."
This year, the NFL's regular season will be in its second weekend when the Red Bull Indianapolis
Grand Prix is held, with the professional divisions beginning at noon. The Indianapolis Colts will play at Minnesota that day.
Chitwood said the Speedway requested the August date for this year, but MotoGP couldn't accommodate.
The event will not conflict with NHRA's U.S. Nationals, to be held at O'Reilly
Raceway Park the following week.
The MotoGP schedule, which is provisional at the moment, also shows that the Twin Ring Motegi circuit will host motorcycles in April, which likely signals that the
IndyCar Series will move its annual event to the fall.
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