COTA Austin - construction and infrastructure

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What do you think of the prospect of a USGP 2012 at Austin Texas

Good thinking. Place has good infra structure and nice climate in winter.
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Not good as it has no motor sport tradition in the US.
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9%
I will wait to see how it will shape up.
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I don't care.
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Total votes: 269

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Mr Alcatraz
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xpensive wrote:
strad wrote:Any reason for a junket X...
"Officials did not know how much the trip would cost, but a search of travel websites found that airfare and lodging in London for five days could be about $2,000 per person."

Two grand for five days in London, including airfare, staying with the Salvation Army or what?
Ha ha multiply that exponencially and you will be much closer. :wink:

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Mr Alcatraz wrote:
xpensive wrote:
strad wrote:Any reason for a junket X...
"Officials did not know how much the trip would cost, but a search of travel websites found that airfare and lodging in London for five days could be about $2,000 per person."

Two grand for five days in London, including airfare, staying with the Salvation Army or what?
Ha ha multiply that exponencially and you will be much closer. :wink:
Ha! Indeed.
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But seriously, I would xpect the mayor flying business, that's 3000+, a decent London hotel 300 a night, food and transportation another 300, adding up to 6000+ in total?
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I would expect CotA to charter a G5 for the Mayor et al, and then allow the fireman and the cop to come along for free.

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Pup wrote:I would expect CotA to charter a G5 for the Mayor et al, and then allow the fireman and the cop to come along for free.
Firewoman:

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I'm certain that the six officials in question will together amass priceless knowledge from their UK xperience.
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I give you less than an hour on the board with that one bh.

Edit: Actually less than that, all things considered.
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It's all about quality, not quantity.

Speaking of which, when is this place supposed to be completed?

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Eh, when nomex is accepted as an edible substance by the USDA perhaps?
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Nando wrote:4 apexes, nice :) probably will be taken as 2 though, 2nd and last perhaps.
Looking at it, I'd expect 1st and 2nd actually.

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Council (unanimously) rejects $5.5 million temporary airport terminal for international F1 charter flights

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/cou ... 06357.html
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Pup wrote:So what's the telephone pole looking thing that they're installing in the lower right hand corner of this photo?

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Win lights:lol:
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hairy_scotsman wrote:Council (unanimously) rejects $5.5 million temporary airport terminal for international F1 charter flights

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/cou ... 06357.html
Charter flights, yeah right, Cota just wants the taxpayers to pick up the bill for the VIP arrivals and their private jets.

MrE won't like this, imagine if he has to wait in line with the riffraff?
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hairy_scotsman wrote:Firewoman
Differently-gendered fireman.