COTA Austin - construction and infrastructure

[thearmofbarlow]

If you don't have a sense of humor about this whole thing after 184 pages of wide-ranging nonsense one way or the other and then some, I just don't know what to tell you. But, I would advise you to avoid my posts, because you're probably not going to like them at all.

I called you a toolbox. Lighten up.

[hairy_scotsman]

The 2012 United States Formula One Grand Prix, not brought to you by Garmin. Or Magellan. Or Tom Tom.

Or anyone else, for that matter.

[hairy_scotsman]

New COTA email making the rounds. Looks like big discounts on Turn 1.

Good Evening!

After months of fan feedback, the Circuit of the Americas has made an adjustment to the guaranteed seating in the elevated Turn 1. If you would like to watch the Formula 1 Grand Prix at 133’ above the rest of the facility, you can now guarantee license your seat for $1,000 one-time and $375 for the season ticket.

Turn 1 view:
[images removed]

Seat Amenities:

--Full seatback (more comfortable)

--Guaranteed seating in seats that you select (aisle, elevation preference, etc.)

--Premium view/sight line in the best real estate in our facility

--Club/Lounge access in Main Grandstand

--VIP Parking option

--Includes Practice, Qualifying, and Main Event for Formula 1 and V8 Supercars as bonus track event (Spring 2013).

--Priority capability for driving experiences, training schools, or pit paddock access


These are newly released pricing grandstands that are good for either corporate entertainment or personal use. Let me know if this new grandstand is for you!

[mx_tifoso]

Paving on the front straight...
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They should just leave it like that since there's practically only one racing line anyways due to the marbles.
:costcutting:

[xpensive]

New COTA email making the rounds. Looks like big discounts on Turn 1.

Good Evening!

After months of fan feedback, the Circuit of the Americas has made an adjustment to the guaranteed seating in the elevated Turn 1. If you would like to watch the Formula 1 Grand Prix at 133’ above the rest of the facility, you can now guarantee license your seat for $1,000 one-time and $375 for the season ticket.
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Oh my, most generous of Cota to give a discount at this particular vantage point, when everything else is already sold-out?

[strad]

Well...Whatever..I think it's lookin pretty damn nice..I'm sure there will be complaints,,Hell I'm sure I would find stuff to pick at, but overall I think the track itself looks to be far more interesting and hopefully challenging than many in recent memory and one hell of a lot better than that bastardisation done at Indy. Will the stands, weather, size of the tacos,whatever please everyone? I seriously doubt it,but this dude is getting stoked.
I don't understand the arguement over uphill downhill...Hell I'm tickled pink there is uphill and downhill. And I sure don't care if I can't see the whole track from one spot

[strad]

Paving on the front straight...
...

They should just leave it like that since there's practically only one racing line anyways due to the marbles.
:costcutting:

[FW17]

Paving on the front straight...
...

They should just leave it like that since there's practically only one racing line anyways due to the marbles.
:costcutting:

anyway they will still need a runoff a mile wide

[hairy_scotsman]

I don't understand the arguement over uphill downhill...Hell I'm tickled pink there is uphill and downhill. And I sure don't care if I can't see the whole track from one spot

No doubt the track will be fantastic. Hellmund & Schwantz made sure of that. As for the uphill or downhill GA viewing, the problem at that spot is that being steeply downhill from the track will severely limit the view of the track. As far as I know this is the only GA spot with that problem.

Man, that's a vicious downhill turn into the first corner.

Ha! I see what you did there. I think. ; )

[Pup]

Oh my, most generous of Cota to give a discount at this particular vantage point, when everything else is already sold-out?

I'm not sure of how generous they're being - the T1 grandstand is awkwardly angled due to the slope (down) and its always looked to me like there are seats in the lower sections where it would be impossible to see T1 at all...



Elsewhere, the guy who made the video I posted earlier said that CotA told him they were going to eliminate the lower two sections for that very reason. So perhaps they've instead decided to sell those off at a cut rate. He was going to inquire about the new seating since it's the same price as what he bought at turn 15 to see if he wanted to switch. So maybe he'll post back and let us in on what exactly they've done with the seating.

[xpensive]

If it wasn't for the threat of having to digest all that Nomex in public, I would get my tush over there to find out for myself!

[hairy_scotsman]

Took some new photos yesterday. In the final 2 or 3 shots shown here I'm standing on Mr. Haywood's property about 20 feet above the bottom of the GA area. The surrounding hills are off COTA property:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 878&type=1



















Here's today's COTA shot of front-straight paving:

[hairy_scotsman]

I also shot some video:


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgI1XG2PH5s&feature=plcp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n1ZMl92UB8&feature=plcp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLYn2FiTq9w&feature=plcp[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyrNeo148Gk&feature=plcp[/youtube]


If you care to see more: http://www.youtube.com/user/tdwtx177?feature=mhee

[FW17]

Here's today's COTA shot of front-straight paving:

That grand stand looks perfect

[hairy_scotsman]

Statesman: No camping or Pedestrian Access for USGP:

http://www.statesman.com/sports/formula ... 28175.html

Circuit of the Americas near Austin has no plans to offer tent camping but is flexible, spokeswoman Ali Putnam said.