United States Grand Prix - Formula One (F1) - Austin

[momo]

Don't get me wrong, I love motorsports and am pro-racing of any kind. However, I think it was fucking idiotic for Rick Perry to cut funding from the Texas Education System to help fund this project. Texas Education is a joke, and the financial cut doesn't make it any better. Everything is better in Texas, except for our governor!

meh, no amount of money can help today's kids.

[turboford]

^^^ true statement

[Slowhand]

Man, apparently they got that super secret surface paver in and out already, because Charlie Whiting just approved the track surface earlier this week.

http://www.examiner.com/article/circuit-of-the-americas-declared-race-ready-by-fia-race-director-whiting

[Slowhand]

Don't get me wrong, I love motorsports and am pro-racing of any kind. However, I think it was fucking idiotic for Rick Perry to cut funding from the Texas Education System to help fund this project. Texas Education is a joke, and the financial cut doesn't make it any better. Everything is better in Texas, except for our governor!

What state funding for the USGP? That's been scratched. And the funding from the TES wasn't scratched FOR this race at any point anyway, as far as I know.

[suckerdin]

I have two GA tickets available for this. I'm not able to go due to school.

if anyone is interested PM me.

[momo]

pm sent.

[naynay]

just an FYI the Formula1 track was union built

[Ruffdaddy]

just an FYI the Formula1 track was union built

Union didn't build that, govt did

[SMKR]

just an FYI the Formula1 track was union built

Thats why its late and overbudget

[Slowhand]

I have a spare grandstand seat for the race that isn't happening if anyone is interested, and I'll let it go for whatever it was that I paid for it.

[SC457A]

Would love to go, but that means no couch. No climate control. No cheap beer.

But. To hear a motor spin 18,000 rpms over and over may be worth it.

[Slowhand]

Would love to go, but that means no couch. No climate control. No cheap beer.

But. To hear a motor spin 18,000 rpms over and over may be worth it.

Tough to argue with that. I'm fully expecting to not enjoy the race itself as much while I'm there, but from everyone I've talked to the atmosphere is well worth it. I also needed to get in a race before they switch to the god-awful V6s in 2014 (which even Bernie himself said sound terrible) and what little of the panache that exists is gone.

[Grape]

interesting reading, after messing with these modern 600cc motorcycle engines the last few years, it brings it all into perspective that the v8 f1 engine of today has a .100" shorter stroke lol.

[turboford]

After this weekends race, Cota might be a great race after all. Championship implications are there.

[RWhite]

That was a heck of a race. Those of you going to the Austin race are in for a dramatic race, for sure.

Saw this on SPEED's website about their coverage of the Austin Race.......

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-speed-enhances-austin-formula-one-race-coverage/

Friday, Nov. 16
Practice Session One (10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., LIVE)
Mobil 1 The Grid (Noon to 12:30 p.m.)
Practice Session Two (2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., LIVE)

Saturday, Nov. 17
Practice Session Three (10 a.m. to 11 a.m., LIVE)
Qualifying Session (1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., LIVE)

Sunday, Nov. 18
F1 Grand Prix of the United States (1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., LIVE )
The All-American Victory: Dan Gurney Wins the Belgian GP (4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)