- 27 May 10, 11:15#200813
Hell yeh Austin,TX !!!!! Only an hours drive from Marlin and only two hours from Houston.
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Now the BAD NEWS !! Atleast it is a 10yr deal though !!
Tilke To Design New Austin Circuit
By Jonathan Noble
Thursday, May 27th 2010, 07:55 GMT
The new Austin Formula 1 track, which will host the American Grand Prix from 2012, is to be designed by Hermann Tilke, race organisers have announced.
Shortly after revealing its 10-year deal to hold the US event, Austin race promoters Full Throttle Productions have now earmarked a site for the circuit and confirmed that Tilke will be involved.
The exact location of the venue has not been disclosed, but Tavo Hellmund, managing partner of Full Throttle Productions, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press that its was 'more than 700 acres.'
Hellmund also ended speculation about who would design the track by confirming that F1 regular Tilke, the man behind track designs at Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Shanghai, and Sepang, will be involved.
Race promoters said the track would be "one of the finest permanent road course facilities in the world. Fans should expect the craftsmanship Tilke is famous for, with a priority placed on green building and a track similar to the great grand prix tracks of previous generations."
Enough of the George Bush talk; he is gone and can never return as president... Texas can not be held responsible for his crimes against common sense!!!
Back to discussion about the new venue and forthcoming race; let's not politicise the race, god knows we already have too much BS politics in F1!
Formula 1HT (Hermann Tilke) here we come; what next a Tilke redesign of Spa?!?!
It does make me wonder why make a new track when there are already some great tracks here in the US; it's got to be cheaper to upgrade than build a whole F1 circuit.
Apart from the idiocy of another Tilke-designed track, I see two difficulties with the locale. The first is scheduling. Owing to the present emphasis on thrift, they'll want to schedule the GP of Texas when the F1 circus already are in the Americas, meaning adjacent either Canada or Brazil. I rather doubt F1 want to deal with the tire-melting and power-sapping heat of a Texas summer (pray what tire compound does one use in a tornado?), which means Texas and Brazil likely will be "paired up" on the schedule. That not only takes some measure of flexibility away from the FIA in terms of scheduling, Americans tend to be less flexible with their holiday plans than Europeans. A venue with less extreme summer weather would have improved domestic attendance.
The second problem is transportation. I'm not accusing Austin of being primitive but Dallas has the better accessibility. American Airlines have their largest hub in Dallas and Southwest are headquartered there. It might make no difference to the F1 circus but it does to the fans, particularly those traveling internationally. According to its Wiki page, Austin's airport's only international flight is to Cancun, Mexico.
F1 is wounded in the states, owing to the 2005 Indy debacle. The Texas Tilke disaster should fair finish it off.
I do wonder why Texas? slap bang in the middle of Nascar country! What's the F1 fan base like down south; Tex?
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Austin?
Well I never ever thought that Texas would be the venue for the US Grand Prix
I do wonder why Texas? slap bang in the middle of Nascar country! What's the F1 fan base like down south; Tex?
As for Tilke?
Why? yes he's a good designer. Buthe already has his more than fair share at F1 tracks.
Dont see a reason for F1 to marry one exclusive designer. i think the fans and drivers would appreciate different design approaches..... variety is nice.
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