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Title: Breaking news in Virginia......AMA Pro Racing cancelled at VIR
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 19, 2011, 11:35:47 AM

Not that I'm interested in them anymore but some may have been thinking about attending this event...

http://www.gazettevirginian.com/index.php/sports/37-sports/3514-vir-cancels-pro-racing-event (http://www.gazettevirginian.com/index.php/sports/37-sports/3514-vir-cancels-pro-racing-event)

Title: Re: Breaking news in Virginia......AMA Pro Racing cancelled at VIR
Post by: Jim M. on July 19, 2011, 11:57:42 AM

Sounds like the AMA screwed the pooch on this one. Delivering a contract to the track in June for a race in August is asinine! That's something that should be done at least a year in advance in order to make the full race schedule.

Title: Re: Breaking news in Virginia......AMA Pro Racing cancelled at VIR
Post by: timsatx on July 19, 2011, 12:59:01 PM

AMA=dufus

Title: Re: Breaking news in Virginia......AMA Pro Racing cancelled at VIR
Post by: Cholla on July 19, 2011, 01:25:48 PM

IIRC doesn't NA$CAR actually run(?) AMA racing?

Title: Re: Breaking news in Virginia......AMA Pro Racing cancelled at VIR
Post by: nosaint7 on July 19, 2011, 03:17:01 PM

Quote from: Cholla on July 19, 2011, 01:25:48 PM

IIRC doesn't NA$CAR actually run(?) AMA racing?

Close, actually it's Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG).  Bll France (NA$CAR) owns a large part of DMG.
 

Title: Re: Breaking news in Virginia......AMA Pro Racing cancelled at VIR
Post by: Cholla on July 19, 2011, 07:26:19 PM

That splains it.
I$C/NA$CAR probably wanted a boatload of $ or didn't want to pay VIR wat it was worth t hold the event.

Title: Re: Breaking news in Virginia......AMA Pro Racing cancelled at VIR
Post by: JetJock on July 19, 2011, 07:52:52 PM

Old news. This happened at least a week ago, maybe more.

Title: Re: Breaking news in Virginia......AMA Pro Racing cancelled at VIR
Post by: Cholla on July 19, 2011, 10:18:06 PM

Looks like VIR filed a lawsuit 7/5 but nothing was made public until the 15th.