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So I hear there is a new race track in the USA called the Circuit of the Americas, and is set to stage F1 and MotoGP. I hear it is quite a track, and was listening to Kevin Shwantz talk about it. Are any of the Americans in that part of the country aware of what is going on? If I were in the US, I'd be quite tempted to go there if the track is as good as they say.
 
Geez! I knew it was big news around the country, but had not idea it got down there. It's located right outside of Austin, about 40 miles from here. This track looks insane! I can't recall when they said it was suppose to be completed, but it's not far off. I plan to go every time there's a race & i have the chance.

Here's a good news report on it. https://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=136856
 
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I think thats the one I saw on the news last night where Webber was in a driving simulator on. It sure looks like an awesome track alright. :raz:

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Mr Turbo
 
When it involves F1 and Moto GP, it will always be world news. Geez I am tempted to go there myself, especially with the strength of the Au$ against the US$. But which race? F1 to see Mark Webber, or MotoGP to see Casey Stoner- both have a realistic chance of winning? Yes, I'd love to do both but I also plan on going to Turkey in 2015 and plane tickets cost more than bus tickets
 
Thats right, the US dollar is crumbling thanks to our "lets spend 100x's more money than we ever take in" govt to help give some tribe in Africa an abortion clinic... That & with how low costs everything is out here, you could make out like a bandit.

Ah, here's the teaser. Tried to get it to where you could watch on here, but it wouldn't do it. Rally, if you come this far, i will put you up at the luxurious mountain view resort here in Wimberley for a couple nights. :bcool:
https://youtu.be/DImp-oJmsfQ
 
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I've not been to an F1 race- even though Melbourne is not that far away. But I did get to hear one at Mt Panorama recently, and it sounded sensational. Bathurst is 6.1 km's around, and has noticeable elevation changes and you can hear the car almost the entire lap from the top of the mountain- apparently from the bottom you can hear it the whole way round. There are new regulations for F1 which I hope will not detract from the sound- but what they have today is worth going just to hear it! The Indy track looks pretty boring and is just too artificial. This one in Texas really looks the goods on paper. Thanks for the offer Matt- if I do head to your part of the US I'll let you know.
 
UPDATE! Still growing, but getting there ;)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ7WRt6-h0w&feature=player_embedded"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ7WRt6-h0w&feature=player_embedded[/ame]
 
Looks like it would be fun to play around out there while their building it.:lildevil:
It sure does :raz:

I just wish, after watching the vid, that my workers worked at that speed :ebiggrin:
It would most definately make my life a lot easier :lol:

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Mr Turbo
 
Progress through the end of May, just put up on the site.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QN9runMi9w&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - ‪Construction Site: May 1 - May 31, 2011‬‏[/ame]
 
MotoGP + Formula 1 track. MotoGP is GREAT news, but I'm not a huge fan of Formula 1. I would REALLY, REALLY, REALLY love for the WRC to have a stage here in the States. That would be most excellent.
 
Listening alone to an F1 car is worth going to see it, but if you drive for a German team you really need to be German to win in it. How far from Rally Mexico are you? As for MotoGP, that has been great. The only rider in the world who can ride a Ducati competitively is now the fastest rider of a Honda. He may have the personality of 3 day old sardines compared to Vally, but he can ride with the best of them. Stoner for world champion, vally runner up would be about right this year.
 
Just saw this was announced the other day. Looks like the Aussie sport of V8 Supercars is coming to America! After reading this, it has me pretty pumped up!
Apparantly Queensland Premier Anna Bligh even made a trip to Austin. Read about the whole thing HERE!

Tony Cochrane talking Texas. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu99e-NFMoE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu99e-NFMoE[/ame]
 
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Tony Cochrane is usually a lot more of a big mouth than what I just saw. V8 Supercars are basically just a more sophisticated version of NASCAR, running fuel injected 5 litre V8's with 6 speed sequential shift gearboxes, bigger brakes and a lot more aero. By then, they will have IRS but they are circuit racers only. I wonder if Marcus Ambrose will do a one off come back. I lost interest in this version of the sport when they went to essentailly a common shell and the only differences were the body shape and engine. I prefer a more production based formula.
 
I guess i'm going to have to read up on supercar racing & what the diff's are. Is it jusr more rally inspired being tuned for diff tracks rather than the "just go as fast as you can nascar tracks"?
 
After reading up a good bit (not just wiki!), the only more "sophisticated" thing i could come up with is maybe the drivers! If you've ever listened to those nascar boys talk, you'll know what i mean. The supercars seem to keep more towards the stock appearance of the vehicle, but both are engineering marvels. I find it quite interesting though that only ford & holden are what makes up the super cars. The super cars look to be slower, but i'm sure that just comes with the variations in tracks too. I'll have to watch a supercar race for sure now to get a feel for it. I'm just glad they are bringing something new to this place. They just voted yesterday to approve the city money for it, to free up the state funding. The damn hippies in Austin want to spend millions on bike lanes on roads which bring no revenue in return, yet want to throw out a project that will bring in hundreds of millions a year to central texas. Idiots.
 
V8 Supercars are rev limited to 7500rpm and run 5 litre engines, so would have less power than NASCAR, but with better handling and brakes on a circuit would be quicker- that's a guess but who knows. The sophistication is in their induction- where they run modern ECU and EFI systems as opposed to carby's. I think their tyre technology may be better also, but it has been a while since I looked at NASCAR specs so I may be out of date. Their aero packages are also better, and I think combined with better brakes and gearing make up for their power deficiency. They still make about 600hp, but these days they run on E85. As for the hippies, Austin sounds a lot like Sydney. Best race to watch is the Bathurst 1000 held in October. The cars have a 95Db limit to keep the greenies happy- about the same noise as a tennis player!
 
UPDATE June 1st through the 30th

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUVmX4lF2bg&feature=player_embedded"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUVmX4lF2bg&feature=player_embedded[/ame]
 
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