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Grand Prix no Olympics: Organizers agree to pick up all costs of racing cars around the waterfront

By adamg on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 4:06pm

City and state officials today signed a letter of intent with Grand Prix Boston that gets a yearly car race through the streets around the South Boston Convention Center closer to the starting line.

Under the proposal, the private organizers would assume responsibility for all costs associated with the race and agree to return the streets they use to pre-race conditions when they're done.

The first race is scheduled for Labor Day weekend, 2016.

Letter of Intent (2M PDF).

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Comments

By bohemka on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 4:56pm.

Can we get them interested in racing trains? To Medford, for example?

By Kaz on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 5:24pm.

They're going to put the potholes BACK after they're done!?

By SoBo-Yuppie on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 7:42pm.

...to this race!

Going to be a great weekend in SoBo!!

By anon on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 8:29am.

Not if you live or work anywhere near the Seaport.

By SoBo-Yuppie on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 11:02am.

For those that are not. Go on vacation that week...like I do for Saint Trash-rick's Day.

By Mario 2 on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 12:11pm.

What? So those that live near the Seaport have to go on vacation the week of the race because somebody told the City that the race was a good thing. Will they pay me to go to Bora Bora for the week?

By zetag on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 9:41pm.

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By anon on Mon, 12/21/2015 - 3:17pm.

Thanks for your insightful comment as to why the disruption to residents is worth it overall.

By SoBo-Yuppie on Sun, 12/20/2015 - 12:48pm.

They don't HAVE to go on vacation..just like I don't HAVE to during St. Trash-rick's Day.

I choose to. I usually go visit friends in Cambridge all day.

By bosguy22 on Mon, 12/21/2015 - 8:59am.

You're equating you going to Cambridge for a few hours on St. Patrick's day to someone living on the raceway going away for a week?

By Michael Kerpan on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 10:44pm.

It turns out that the Tokyo Olympics is likely to cost 6 (yes, six) times the official projection (made at the time the bid was won). In other words, around $15 billion rather than $2.5 billion. Yet more proof that we dodged an Olympic-sized bullet.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/2020-olympics-to-cost-y1-...

By UHubFan on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 2:47am.

second most horrible idea the city has ever had. We just have to wait for someone to tell us what it is.

By cybah on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 6:57am.

Don't worry taxpayers.. we'll find some way for you to pay some how. /snark

By cubiclegirl on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 9:47am.

I mean... Labor Day weekend is traditionally so insane with folks on the roads moving into Boston... many of whom have absolutely no idea where they are. I can't imagine anyone thinks it's a good idea to throw a few hundred Grand Prix cars into the mix complete with incomprehensible road closures.

Totally a fun idea for EARLY August when the city is really empty.. but Labor Day weekend? Really?

By SoBo-Yuppie on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 11:04am.

...isn't Allston. The people moving won't be impacted.

By anon on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 12:10pm.

There is no SoBo... it's called South Boston or Southie. Learn about where you live. Furthermore, it's not The Commons; it's Boston Common. Educate yourself.

By anon on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 7:44pm.

Depending on what the subject is, Phony yuppie lives at Castle Island, D Street projects, Andrew Square, Broadway Village now the Seaport.

By Stevil on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 12:33pm.

Hats off to the organizers for stepping up to the plate. If they are good to their word I hope that locals will support the event by attending.

By Man Bun on Sun, 12/20/2015 - 1:12pm.

By paying to attend.

By Baker-Christie 2016 on Mon, 12/21/2015 - 9:22am.

With all the country music that pops up at Sox games these days, I guess it was inevitable that south boston would go full on redneck and start hosting car races. Next up tractor pulls and demolition derbys. Its a little bit of New Hamphire right near downtown.

By anon on Mon, 12/21/2015 - 3:19pm.

Nothing says Boston like fossil-fueled machines tearing through a neighborhood making deafening buzzing noises.