2026 IndyCar News / Misc.

[kkfan91]

Pretty short course but they had tight confines to work with. Some Pennsylvania Ave, some Independence Ave, cut across the National Mall. Should look pretty damn cool at least.

Based on pit road those turn numbers make no sense.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Based on pit road those turn numbers make no sense.

S/F line is on 3rd St so they have the Capitol building directly in the backdrop. No room for the pit lane to be there though.

 

[superchuck500]

Pretty short course but they had tight confines to work with. Some Pennsylvania Ave, some Independence Ave, cut across the National Mall. Should look pretty damn cool at least.

I'm just really skeptical of them being able to pull this off on such a compressed timeline. They'll probably do it, but there's already signs of them scrambling to get the planning issues staffed (and that happens before they actually get stuff done).

But agree, should look pretty dang cool. Man, though - late August in DC is brutal.

 

[superchuck500]

S/F line is on 3rd St so they have the Capitol building directly in the backdrop. No room for the pit lane to be there though.

Those photos depict an "anti-clockwise" racing line - is that the plan? The pit lane orientation looks clockwise.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Those photos depict an "anti-clockwise" racing line - is that the plan? The pit lane orientation looks clockwise.

From what they’ve rendered I think the cars taking the first turn will take the NW-bound lanes on the far side of the street and pit road will be a sharp entry into the nearside SE-bound lanes.

I’m impressed they managed to come up with a layout with only one right-hand turn. That seems like some kind of record low for a street course.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I’m impressed they managed to come up with a layout with only one right-hand turn. That seems like some kind of record low for a street course.

Lime Rock has only one real left-hander.

 

[superchuck500]

From what they’ve rendered I think the cars taking the first turn will take the NW-bound lanes on the far side of the street and pit road will be a sharp entry into the nearside SE-bound lanes.

I’m impressed they managed to come up with a layout with only one right-hand turn. That seems like some kind of record low for a street course.

Got it - so it will be counterclockwise.