Having realised it was getting nowhere with its plans for a race in downtown Miami which would have seen cars run down Biscayne Boulevard and pass through Bayfront Park, attention switched to the Hard Rock Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins, and which is owned by billionaire Stephen Ross, who is to co-promote the Miami event. Though part of the proposed track layout would use Northwest 199th Street, the majority of the circuit would be located in the grounds of the stadium, which in the eyes of many brings back memories of the infamous Grands Prix held in the parking lot of Caesars Palace casino in the early '80s. As the sport continues to make in-roads in its owner's backyard, Circuit of...
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