IMS forced to delay event

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Concours d’Elegance, featuring some of the world’s finest classic and antique automobiles and motorcycles, is moving back one year to June 17-19, 2011.

The event, originally scheduled for June 18-20, 2010, is shifting to the new date due to the challenging state of the world economy, IMS officials announced today..

The Concours d’Elegance will be a featured event during the Speedway’s Centennial Era, honoring the 100th anniversaries of the opening of the fabled facility in 1909 and the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911. The event will celebrate the significance of vehicular transportation and competition to Indianapolis.

Vehicles at concours d’elegance competitions are judged on their appearance in an elegant setting, with awards presented in a variety of classes