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Circuit of The Americas today announced that it has been declared ready to host the 2012 F1 United States GP by Charlie Whiting, who directs racing, safety and technical matters for the FIA. Whiting visited the Central Texas racing circuit as part of a scheduled pre-race inspection and approved the circuit for “Grade 1” status, hence appropriate to host an F1 race.
Yep...At $285 for 11 and $315 for 9Here are the locations of the additional grandstands, which CotA says are available now...
Turn 9 and Turn 11 West will be offered as Grandstand bleacher seating. These two extremely unique turns offer outstanding views of Formula 1 racing!
Turn 9 slopes toward Turn 10 (the second highest elevation) and gives an incredible view of the cars as they speed downhill towards Turn 11.
Turn 11 West is the perfect location to spot overtaking cars as they rush down the hill from Turn 10 at speeds of 180 MPH to take the hairpin Turn 11 before accelerating full throttle down the longest straightaway on the track.
Good lord, I can get a decent shirt for that, are you sure strad?strad wrote:Yep...At $285 for 11 and $315 for 9Here are the locations of the additional grandstands, which CotA says are available now...
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Aw crap. That's butt-ugly.Pup wrote:Purely decorative, it seems...
Maybe it's part of a package deal with the tower, which is also ugly and relatively useless.strad wrote:Surely it serves some functional purpose...it is ugly
A friend of mine races in that series in an old Shadow.Historic Grand Prix, a series that features classic Formula One cars raced by private owners, will be a support race during November’s planned F1 race near Austin, circuit officials said today.
The series is the first support race announced for the weekend of Nov. 16 through 18.
Formula One races generally have several support series as part of a full day of events. Other series are possible during race weekend, circuit spokeswoman Ali Putnam said, though she could not say what else was planned.
