Baltimore to host IndyCars, Endurance Racing in 2011

Fans, the Washington D.C. area will be playing host to the fastest sporting events on Earth next September 5th and 6th as the American Le Mans Series and the Izod IndyCar Series add stops in Charm City to there 2011 Calenders. The American LeMans Series made their announcement at a press conference at the Inner Harbor on Thursday of last week, and the Indy Car Series will make their plans known on Friday when their 2011 Season is released to the public. The race will take place on a 12-turn circuit around the inner Harbor which has gone through a major renovation project.

This race marks the first time that since 2002 that a Major Motorsports league has run in the Washington D.C area. That race, the Cadillac Grand Prix of D.C. at RFK Stadium, was well attended by the Metro-area faithful more used to football games than auto races. Sadly, the race was cancelled after 2002 due to noise complaints, but with the Baltimore race taking place in the city, we can all breathe a sigh of relief that City sound laws won't be broken this time around.


[information from the American Lemans Series website and Izod Indycar Series was used in this report]

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