Formula 1 To Return to US
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This is their future plan as things stand prior to the F1 effort:
So I guess people can go Karting when they are not shopping 
Future Development
At Monticello Motor Club, we are focused on delivering the finest race facility in the United States beginning with a track opening in the summer of 2008.
But, once completed, new exciting motorsports activities and projects are planned across our stunning 700-acre property, including:
Auto-Minimums: Luxury trackside condominiums that will include 2 bedrooms and 2 baths and the ultimate combination garage and living space.
The Club Lodge: a 5 star hotel and conference facility
The Shops at Monticello Motor Club
Monticello Motorsports Karting
Monticello Motorsports Off Road Track
Monticello Motorsports Custom and Modification Center
Monticello Motorsports Secure Storage Facility
At Monticello Motor Club, we are focused on delivering the finest race facility in the United States beginning with a track opening in the summer of 2008.
But, once completed, new exciting motorsports activities and projects are planned across our stunning 700-acre property, including:
Auto-Minimums: Luxury trackside condominiums that will include 2 bedrooms and 2 baths and the ultimate combination garage and living space.
The Club Lodge: a 5 star hotel and conference facility
The Shops at Monticello Motor Club
Monticello Motorsports Karting
Monticello Motorsports Off Road Track
Monticello Motorsports Custom and Modification Center
Monticello Motorsports Secure Storage Facility
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oh! and guys, if you want to check out Monticello Motor sports club, click this URL.
http://www.scotthayes.com/mmc/home.html
They must be doing some maintenance or updates, but the above URL works.
http://www.scotthayes.com/mmc/home.html
They must be doing some maintenance or updates, but the above URL works.
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Originally Posted by WarrenW,May 20 2010, 07:52 PM
Not to argue with you but they probably said that about Magny-Cours too.
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Originally Posted by flyingelbowz,May 21 2010, 01:01 PM
Tracks like MC and Spa were/are traditional European tracks.
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F1 Fanatic posted the same video I did of my instructor lapping Monticello
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/05/21/mont...grand-prix-bid/
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/05/21/mont...grand-prix-bid/
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If I were the owner(s) of a private motorsport facitlity, I'd want my name in the headlines claiming to be drawing F1 too. Seems they're getting the attention they want. However, I don't see such a track pouring the neccesary funds to, essentially, rebuild the facility....that's just my limited opinion though and it'll be great when I can attend a US GP. Going out of the country is getting old (and expensive!).
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Now Bernie claims he is interested
Now Bernie claims he is interested
Exclusive: Formula One boss Ecclestone confirms interest in Monticello Motor Club
By MAC MORRISON
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed the sport has interest in staging a Grand Prix at the Monticello Motor club.
Last week, AutoWeek broke the news that Monticello Motor Club in upstate New York wants to host a U.S. Grand Prix, possibly as soon as 2012. Now comes evidence that the claim by MMC executives is much more than wishful thinking, and confirms that--whether or not F1 makes a deal with MMC--New York remains the Grand Prix circuit's No. 1 U.S. destination.
AutoWeek has obtained a copy of a letter written to MMC by F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, dated March 24, 2010. It reads in part: “The superior quality of your existing four-mile racetrack, combined with your proximity to New York City, makes MMC an excellent candidate to host the FIA Formula One World Championship. While we discussed the basic terms between F1 and MMC, we understand that the next critical stage is your local and state government's support to this endeavor.
“New York is our preferred venue for a USA round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. We hope that you are able to quickly secure the commitments required so that we can have our inaugural MMC F1 event by 2012.
“Before you start the necessary modifications to your circuit, we must agree [on] the outstanding issues and sign a formal agreement. Quite obviously you would want to do this for your own protection.
“I look forward to visiting with you soon.”
According to another letter written by MMC president Ari Straus, he and MMC chairman Bill McMichael met with Ecclestone a few months ago to talk about hosting a Grand Prix, with an eye toward a long-term, 10-year deal. Hermann Tilke, the architect of F1's modern venues, visited MMC and reported that the facility is capable of hosting F1, though expansion and modifications are necessary.
In an interview with AutoWeek last Friday, McMichael said he understands skepticism about the plan, but pointed out that New York City is 90 minutes away from MMC--under normal traffic conditions, that is--and is a natural fit for F1, and that the track could draw from 50 million people living within a 200-mile radius.
Asked whether the two-lane roads leading to the circuit are fit to accommodate a Grand Prix, he said, “If you look at some other major circuits around the world, a lot of them have two-lane roads going in and out. . . . But like any major event, we'd have a traffic plan in place. . . . When you have 125,000 or 150,000 people show up for anything, it's gonna be busy. Certainly our highways systems, we think, can handle it.”
McMichael said that early estimates point to a required investment of $100 million to $150 million to prepare MMC to host F1, and that the money would come from a combination of public and private financing--which he said he believes is worth it, based on a potential $100-million-plus economic impact on the region each year of the deal. He declined to specify exactly what such a financing package might entail.
McMichael said plans must fall into place within “the next several months” for there to be any chance of hosting a race in 2012.
Formula One last raced in the United States in 2007, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which hosted the event for eight years.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100524/F1/100529878
By MAC MORRISON
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed the sport has interest in staging a Grand Prix at the Monticello Motor club.
Last week, AutoWeek broke the news that Monticello Motor Club in upstate New York wants to host a U.S. Grand Prix, possibly as soon as 2012. Now comes evidence that the claim by MMC executives is much more than wishful thinking, and confirms that--whether or not F1 makes a deal with MMC--New York remains the Grand Prix circuit's No. 1 U.S. destination.
AutoWeek has obtained a copy of a letter written to MMC by F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, dated March 24, 2010. It reads in part: “The superior quality of your existing four-mile racetrack, combined with your proximity to New York City, makes MMC an excellent candidate to host the FIA Formula One World Championship. While we discussed the basic terms between F1 and MMC, we understand that the next critical stage is your local and state government's support to this endeavor.
“New York is our preferred venue for a USA round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. We hope that you are able to quickly secure the commitments required so that we can have our inaugural MMC F1 event by 2012.
“Before you start the necessary modifications to your circuit, we must agree [on] the outstanding issues and sign a formal agreement. Quite obviously you would want to do this for your own protection.
“I look forward to visiting with you soon.”
According to another letter written by MMC president Ari Straus, he and MMC chairman Bill McMichael met with Ecclestone a few months ago to talk about hosting a Grand Prix, with an eye toward a long-term, 10-year deal. Hermann Tilke, the architect of F1's modern venues, visited MMC and reported that the facility is capable of hosting F1, though expansion and modifications are necessary.
In an interview with AutoWeek last Friday, McMichael said he understands skepticism about the plan, but pointed out that New York City is 90 minutes away from MMC--under normal traffic conditions, that is--and is a natural fit for F1, and that the track could draw from 50 million people living within a 200-mile radius.
Asked whether the two-lane roads leading to the circuit are fit to accommodate a Grand Prix, he said, “If you look at some other major circuits around the world, a lot of them have two-lane roads going in and out. . . . But like any major event, we'd have a traffic plan in place. . . . When you have 125,000 or 150,000 people show up for anything, it's gonna be busy. Certainly our highways systems, we think, can handle it.”
McMichael said that early estimates point to a required investment of $100 million to $150 million to prepare MMC to host F1, and that the money would come from a combination of public and private financing--which he said he believes is worth it, based on a potential $100-million-plus economic impact on the region each year of the deal. He declined to specify exactly what such a financing package might entail.
McMichael said plans must fall into place within “the next several months” for there to be any chance of hosting a race in 2012.
Formula One last raced in the United States in 2007, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which hosted the event for eight years.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100524/F1/100529878
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