Indycar has a strong relationship with Canada, that lies on USA for almost all of their racing culture. The first time an Indy car appeared in Canada was in 1918, when the Indy500 winning Peugeot run an exhibition. In 1967, the first ever Indy race in Canada took place at Mosport, near Toronto. The track was beloved by drivers, although unsafe. Imperial Tobacco made a proposal to run both the 1969 Indy race and the Formula One Grand Prix at a new street circuit through Exhibition Place. However, they dropped the idea soon after-year absence, IndyCars returned to Mosport in 1977 and 1978. Following the 1977 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, Labatt, the owner of Mosport, revived the proposal to move the race to Exhibition Place, as the FIA deemed Mosport too dangerous and too challenging to adapt to new standards. Toronto city council turned down the proposal by a margin of two votes and the F1 Grand Prix moved to Montreal. Meanwhile, Indycar was looking for another location, and in 1...