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« on: April 12, 2011, 04:31:33 PM »
Exciting news.   Cheesy
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Texas+GP+announced+for+2013
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« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 08:51:37 PM »
Awesome, I'll be going!  I think giving them an extra year buffer over F1 was a smart idea to work out the kinks...
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« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 07:53:21 AM »
I think it is more timing in that the track won't be finished until the middle of next year plus Indy still has a contract to host the GP next year.  2013 just makes sense.
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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 12:26:25 PM »
Just saw the news myself on the BBC.


This is fantastic and we have it for the next 10 years (from 2013)!!!


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/9456179.stm
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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 06:41:06 PM »
I hope they schedule some track days.  Riding on a track used for F1 and MotoGP would be a hoot.
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2011, 10:10:00 PM »
This is a wicked track!  Lots of complex curves, long straights and huge elevation changes.  Turn 1 is up at the top of a 120-foot hill just off the starting line.  Can't wait for a track day there!

For those that want to keep up with the latest on the track, Circuit of the Americas:
  http://www.formula1unitedstates.com/

They have opened a second web site, straight from Adobe Flash Hell.  Slow, clunky and little content.
  http://www.circuitoftheamericas.com/

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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2011, 09:35:41 AM »
Yeah finally we get a world class facility in Texas.  I plan  on attending F1 next year.  Hell we could make it a group ride!?
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2011, 06:06:32 PM »
Latest new is the Austin City Council gave final approval albeit with a bunch of greeny weeny stipulations.  More exiciting was the announcement of the Aussie V8 Supercar series signing a 5 year contract to come race at CoTA starting in 2013.
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« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2011, 10:14:42 PM »
Awesome, I think I better start looking into hotels in that area.  I may be spending a lot of time there in 2013 with all these different series coming....
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« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2011, 11:34:28 PM »
It would be great to make a group ride to attend F1 and then MotoGP!
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