Not so fast, IndyCar

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2015/10/not_so_fast_indycar



RED FLAGS: Massachusetts Convention Center Authority head Fred Peterson said ‘there’s a lot of work to be done’ before an IndyCar event can get off the starting line.

Not so fast, IndyCar
Joe Battenfeld Tuesday, October 20, 2015

The state convention center chief says his agency is “not anywhere close” to approving a high-speed IndyCar race on the South Boston waterfront next year, raising more questions about whether the much-hyped event will get off the starting line.

“Believe me, we have a long ways to go,” Fred Peterson, acting head of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, told the Herald in an interview. “Not to say it can’t happen, but there’s a lot of work to be done.”

Boston Grand Prix, the race 
entity, and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh have sought to downplay any roadblocks to the Labor Day event, and organizers have lined up sponsors and plan to sell tickets next month.

But Peterson, whose agency controls two roads where the course is planned, described the race promotion efforts as “pretty far out there,” citing a number of permits and other potential detours organizers have yet to resolve, including parking, environmental issues and improvements to roads.

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The 'improvements to roads' is at least $500 grand.