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Trump orders up IndyCar race on the streets of Washington for 'America250 Grand Prix' (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

I don’t get why people are getting so upset.

It’s using existing funds, existing roads, and IndyCar is a for-profit league that makes money to fund it.

A circuit around DC could be pretty cool IMO. I’d be happy to watch a race there, just like when Indy carved out a street circuit in my area.

Of course it doesn’t nullify the train of bad stuff the administration has done, but getting upset over innocuous stuff like is exactly what they point to cover the bad.

[–] sadinternettheory@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm not upset that they're making a circuit in DC. That seems neat and I enjoy motorsports.

I'm upset that this will effectively be a tangerine toddler pep rally. It's amusing that Indycar is being used for said pep rally when ~40% of the grid are international drivers.

Edit: better less word

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