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Old 02-10-2014, 03:46 PM   #1
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2014 13-Sept Bejing, China
2014 18-Oct. Putrajay, Malaysia
2014 15-Nov. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2014 13-Dec. Punta del Este, Uruguay
2015 10-Jan. Buenos Aires, Argentina
2015 14-Feb. Los Angeles, USA
2015 14-Mar. Miami, USA
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So they must make 2 pitstops where they change cars? So is there one car in the pit stall waiting for them to pull in behind?

I wonder what network will carry those races, I'm curious to see how it all plays out.
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I am extremely excited for this series.
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So they must make 2 pitstops where they change cars? So is there one car in the pit stall waiting for them to pull in behind?

I wonder what network will carry those races, I'm curious to see how it all plays out.
Looks like they have multi-year deals for TV. Half of the races are at TV freindly times for North America.

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Revised schedule

2014 13-Sept Bejing, China
2014 18-Oct. Putrajay, Malaysia (change to 22-Nov)
2014 13-Dec. Punta del Este, Uruguay
2015 10-Jan. Buenos Aires, Argentina
2015 14-Feb. TBA
2015 14-Mar. Miami, USA
2015 04-Apr. Long Beach, USA
2015 09-May Monte Carlo, Monaco
2015 30-May Berlin, Germany
2015 27-June London, England

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Old 09-11-2014, 12:38 PM   #6
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Round 1 on SPEED channel if you have access in Canada. No longer available on Rogers or Bell.

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Saturday 1:30 am - 3:00 am

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Old 09-11-2014, 03:28 PM   #7
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Or telus...
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last corner, Heidfeld and Prost battle for the win ... and Prost ruins it for both with a rookie mistake. Good to see Heidfeld escape without any injuries, this could have been very ugly.

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First North American race is tomorrow afternoon.
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It is a bit different watching this type of race. The motors have a whine, but since it isn't anywhere near as loud as a regular engine you can hear the occasional tire chirp when they go around corners and so on.

As for changing cars, at approximately the half way point, they pull into their garage, get out of one car and hop into a waiting car. They must be there for at least one minute. It doesn't take that long but that is the minimum they are required to stay simply to endure they don't rush getting the driver belted into the 2nd car.

This season the cars are pretty much identical - winning and losing is primarily dependant on driving skill. Next season the rules are opened up to allow many more variables and experimentation.

Interesting to watch, I will be curious to see the changes next season.
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