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62. Or it could be a successful event like the over 100 or so street races that the IndyCars have run before.

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:27 PM

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I'm not understanding your statement about "closed streets" since definition, a street race like this is conducted on a race course using closed streets. Where did you think they were going to run, if it wasn't on closed streets?

Just like Long Beach, which has been run for 40 years, Toronto (38 years), St Petersburg ( 20 years) and Detroit, plus these from previous years; Baltimore, Nashville, San Jose, Houston, Las Vegas, Denver, Cleveland, and San Paulo, Brazil.

Pretty certain after doing races on street courses for 40 years they know how to do them.

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