City council OKs Detroit Grand Prix request

[September 21, 2011]  DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit City Council has approved an application to bring back the Detroit Grand Prix beginning in 2012.

Event chair Bud Denker says the council on Tuesday approved an application to hold the race on Belle Isle near downtown Detroit for a multi-year period beginning next year.

Denker says "nothing is confirmed" until sponsorship comes together in the next few weeks.

Race officials are eyeing June 1-3 for the event, which last ran in 2008 in Detroit. The race was canceled due to the poor economy.

The Detroit race series on Belle Isle started in 2007 after a six-year gap. Earlier auto races took place on streets around the Renaissance Center.

[Associated Press]

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