COTA Austin - construction and infrastructure

[hairy_scotsman]

Here are 19 new images of COTA, shot today above Turn 1 by my buddy Vance from Facebook/FoF1ATX:

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


Samples:

[Hail22]

Simply put, this track won't make it by the August deadline.

So much work is needed to be done in so little time and the EHS/OHS safety officers will refuse on signing off on this project until its sound for all teams, fans and workers alike (this did not apply for Korea, New Dehli as they do not have the same safety laws).

[WhiteBlue]

The assembly progress of the grandstand seems slow considering that most of it is prefab off site. Is that only my impression or do others think the same? Not that I think they will be in trouble time wise, but it will cost them more equipment days for the big crane.

[Hail22]

Hire rates for operators as follows:

Maxi Mobile Crane: $1200+ a day

Operator: $40 an hour

so its quite expensive...

[flynfrog]

Hire rates for operators as follows:

Maxi Mobile Crane: $1200+ a day

Operator: $40 an hour

so its quite expensive...

that not that bad. Try to hire a limo with a driver for the day

[Ray]

that not that bad. Try to hire a limo with a driver for the day

[flynfrog]

that not that bad. Try to hire a limo with a driver for the day

[thearmofbarlow]

This is just a thread of the same hand-wringing that surrounded the India, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Singapore, and every other new circuit ever built. "WILL IT BE READY?!??" "OMG ITZ NOT DUN YETSZZ!!!" "Wait, the FIA inspected last week because the real bulk of the construction was already done and I was whining about the last ten percent? Oh..."

[hairy_scotsman]

45 new construction shots I took this morning. Enjoy:

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


Here are a few:

[strad]

they seem serious

[Pup]

It's an elaborate hoax, strad, or haven't you been paying attention?

Is that a chupacabra, HS? I've heard about those. They attack goats, right?

[thearmofbarlow]

It's an elaborate hoax, strad, or haven't you been paying attention?

Is that a chupacabra, HS? I've heard about those. They attack goats, right?

That looks like the infinitely more vicious Chupahuahua to me...

[Pup]

Yes, the Curly-tailed Chupahuahua. Very rare to see one in daylight.

[ArchAngel]

Oooohh! A field of pretty yellow & blue flowers in one of the corners! Awesome!

[xpensive]

Right, as Swedish as they're gonna get I'm afraid.

Incidentally, the NJ/Soprano GP has been given the same date on the preliminary 2013 calendar as Austin's this year,
MrE's sense of humor perhaps?