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Originally Posted by wickerbill,May 25 2010, 02:07 PM
It's on the official F1 website. What more of a confirmation do you need? It's definitely more than just a rumor. Now there's always the chance that the track doesn't get done but I would think the process is pretty far along if Bernie and F1 are going to come out and announce it.
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south korea got a place on the F1 calendar with a race in just 1 year. they were officially announced just September of 2009. the race is this October.
no reason they cant get it done here. (there is cheap labor from across the border readily available...)
no point in having it NY or anywhere near there in my opinion, with Montreal so close by.
I was hugely surprised by this but the more i think about it the more i get excited.
anyone can be skeptical, especially after USF1 debacle. but i am hopeful and if its on the F1 website, im taking it as official as a ground breaking ceremony.
now its apparent that monticello BS last week was the "shrewd" business tactic ecclestone threw out to garner a better deal from austin, no doubt. this is the real deal folks. and i cant wait.
(cant wait for 2 weeks when i got to montreal too! woo!)
no reason they cant get it done here. (there is cheap labor from across the border readily available...)
no point in having it NY or anywhere near there in my opinion, with Montreal so close by.
I was hugely surprised by this but the more i think about it the more i get excited.
anyone can be skeptical, especially after USF1 debacle. but i am hopeful and if its on the F1 website, im taking it as official as a ground breaking ceremony.
now its apparent that monticello BS last week was the "shrewd" business tactic ecclestone threw out to garner a better deal from austin, no doubt. this is the real deal folks. and i cant wait.
(cant wait for 2 weeks when i got to montreal too! woo!)
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Originally Posted by S2Koupe,May 25 2010, 03:25 PM
south korea got a place on the F1 calendar with a race in just 1 year. they were officially announced just September of 2009. the race is this October.
no reason they cant get it done here. (there is cheap labor from across the border readily available...)
no reason they cant get it done here. (there is cheap labor from across the border readily available...)
here, you gotta twist arms and go to court and negotiate contracts before anything even starts.
im VERY skeptical about this...
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Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited (together, the F1 Commercial Rights Holder) and Full Throttle Productions, LP, promoter of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™, announce that a historic agreement has been reached for Austin, Texas to serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ for years 2012 through 2021.
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http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...0/5/10824.html
US Grand Prix in Austin, TX!
i'm not sure how i feel about this. kind of shocked actually.
US Grand Prix in Austin, TX!
i'm not sure how i feel about this. kind of shocked actually.
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Originally Posted by timrocks311,May 26 2010, 03:00 AM
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...0/5/10824.html
US Grand Prix in Austin, TX!
i'm not sure how i feel about this. kind of shocked actually.
US Grand Prix in Austin, TX!
i'm not sure how i feel about this. kind of shocked actually.
The promoter hasn't ever pick a site yet! So they're going to get all the easements, permits, environmental impact studies, overcome local opposition, payoff the people who need to be paid off and build a track with enough seating and parking to host an F1 race? In two years?
No.