Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Purdue Grand Prix

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. W.marsh 13:24, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Purdue Grand Prix

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Unsourced, non-notable college event. Delete. Bridgeplayer 17:31, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete go-kart race held at a college campus. No reliable sources (surprise!) Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 18:18, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Fuhghettaboutit 23:15, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. nn. Sens08 04:09, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, non-notable kart race. Lankiveil 10:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC).
  • Weak Keep - Fact that its been running from '58 makes it somewhat notable. Also, their website its not random race. Corpx 13:49, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Delete. Seems to be somewhat notable, but no links, other than to the homepage, are provided. KJS77 16:44, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Drunken college kids in speeding motor vehicles, this is a good idea? --Infrangible 01:44, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. The article needs sourcing, but I do think the subject is notable. Google News Archive and LexisNexis turn up significant press coverage, from which I discover among other things that Marilyn Quayle was the event's grand marshal in 1991 and that AutoWeek has called it "the greatest spectacle in college racing". Also, the length of time it's been running seems to raise it above a typical student event. EALacey 13:10, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - google news search finds a lot of articles about the event. Searching through the archives show a lot of coverage even in the past.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Whpq (talk • contribs)
  • Keep - As the above user says, the event does get more G-news hits than you'd expect from a campus event. It still seems like a not-atypical goofy college event and it hasn't received non-trivial non-local coverage, so I could really go either way. Ytny (talk) 21:17, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.