Weather Delays Indy: UPDATED

Paul Carruthers | September 14, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, SEPT. 14 – Heavy rains have caused a delay in the program for today’s Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix with the 250cc GP bikes being pulled from the grid after laps in a safety care proved that the track is too wet for racing.

According to radar readings, it appears that the storm should move quickly through the area. The MotoGP is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. local time.

The 250cc GP has now been rescheduled for after the MotoGP and will take place, weather permitting, at 4:15 p.m.

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Paul Carruthers took over as the editor of Cycle News in 1993 after serving as associate editor since starting his career at the publication in 1985. Carruthers has covered every facet of the sport in his near-28-year tenure at America's Daily Motorcycle News Source.