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Australia could be back on IRL radar LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleStandingsChampionsAllTime WinsAuto Racing on TSNeotText SizeThe Indy Racing League says it has not ruled out returning to race in Australia However IRL vicepresident of public relations John Griffin says the same issues which caused the series to leave the Gold Coast last year are still an obstacle money and scheduling What were looking for is a sanction fee that is going to cover our expenses to travel to and from the event to allow our equipment to travel to and from the event and to allow our teams to each bring somewhere in the vicinity of 20 support staff he tells the Gold Coast Bulletin Its estimated it would cost about $20million to bring the IRL to Australia That compares to the $3million to $5million it costs to stage a race in North America Ironically Griffin says money is actually the least of the two concernsThe scheduling does not make sense he said pointing to Australian organizers desire to hold the race in the fallGiven the lure of American football and other sports in the US were looking to end our schedule before we end up too deep in their seasonsIf we do finish our schedule later and overseas we risk disappearing from the media spotlight at homeGriffin says Australias best option for getting back onto the schedule is to move the event to the spring where the series is concentrating most of its international races Australian organizers had hoped to replace the IRL event on the Gold Coast with the A1 Grand Prix However they were forced to cancel the first event scheduled for later this month after the series could not guarantee its cars would be shipped to Australia in timelog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 511 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBoovonscratchOctober 21 2009 819PMFTG is the man who put all the holes in the open wheel ship but it doesnt matter who is captaining it now it is sinking faster than an unwanted turd in one of their toilet bowl ovals Better to let it die off completely and hopefully something decent will replace it How hard would it be to start producing DP01s again report this commentKarma 514 Yeahs2 BoosYeahBoohookeOctober 21 2009 833AMAustralian sponsors would be wise to save their money instead of throwing it at this series The IRL is fading fast report this commentKarma 316 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBoopaperboyyOctober 20 2009 1056PMGood luck with that!!!!!!!!!! report this commentKarma 420 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoojedijeffOctober 20 2009 654PMIf we do finish our schedule later and ...