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perhaps for next season
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In terms of pure competition, Bernard thought it was a good year.
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And what didn't Bernard like about the season?
''I'd say I was disappointed in the length of the schedule,'' he said,Miu Miu Tote. ''I would have preferred a longer season than 15 races.''
Las Vegas had been announced as the site of this year's finale, but the event was canceled after Wheldon's death. Then the promoters of an August race in China pulled the plug on their event.
Bernard is working hard to boost that number,Miu Miu Purses, and has already added a street race in Houston to next year's schedule,Miu Miu Totes. He has the series back in talks with longtime IndyCar staples Pocono,Miu Miu Purses, perhaps for next season, and Phoenix,Miu Miu Totes, no sooner than 2014, and fans seem eager for both venues to return to the schedule.
Bernard has also had conversations about a street race in Rhode Island next season, and has promoters interested in an event in New Orleans in the future.
Whether Bernard is given the chance to see his visions through - or ever have the chance to lead a series that isn't saddled with the same old poisonous politics - remains to be seen. |
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