Miles discusses Brasilia cancellation

Mark Miles

In an interview on RACEDAY with FOX Sports' Bruce Martin, Hulman and Company CEO Mark Miles discussed the cancellation of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series opener in Brasilia.

Below we highlight a few points made by Miles:

On the cancellation:

• Miles is still not sure exactly why race was cancelled
• He believes there was a political problem national and state government, which resulted in decision to not go forward with funding for track improvements

On schedule going forward:

• Citing his experience in tennis, Miles questioned the notion that international events are inherently flawed, saying they are 'doable.' (Editor's note: Miles is 100% correct here. Formula 1 races in 20 countries a year successfully and numerous sporting events are held are all annually all over the globe. There is no reason why INDYCAR cannot be successful internationally)
• Miles made clear INDYCAR is not trying to shorten the season, rather shift season earlier
• Ideally, Miles would like an 8-month schedule with as many as 20 races that begins after the Super Bowl and ends around Labor Day Weekend
• Will continue to pursue international events at the beginning of the schedule

On the possibility of what might be done with the open date now available:

• Miles was non-committal but did say the series was looking at options
• Also, noted there could be an announcement as early as Monday

AR1 Staff Report