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The city of Babe Ruth, Fort McHenry, blue crabs, the Orioles and marble front steps will add another feature in 2011 with the Baltimore Grand Prix IndyCar race weekend, scheduled to run August 5-7, 2011.
Baltimore Racing Development (BRD) announced at a press conference Wednesday at the Baltimore Civic Center that it has secured agreements with the City of Balimore and the
Indy Racing League to bring a summer race to a 2.4-mile temporary street circuit around the scenic Inner Harbor area of the city's downtown for the next five years.
"This is an historic day for Baltimore and the State of Maryland, as well as the entire East Coast region, as we have finalized plans for the IZOD IndyCar Series racing in Baltimore in 2011," said Jay Davidson, CEO of the Baltimore Grand Prix and Baltimore Racing Development. "This three-day festival of speed will not just include car racing, but will feature family-friendly activities, offer great entertainment and much, much more."
Earlier, the Baltimore City Council and the Maryland Stadium Authority formally threw their support behind BRD's efforts to bring a race to the city. Those efforts began in 2008.
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