F1 returns to the USA in 2012

1996 328ti said:
I thought so.
A road course can be built in 2 years?
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Korea is slamming through production to get their circuit operational this year, so perhaps. I'm a Network Engineer, not a Civil Engineer, so I cant say one way or the other, but F1 has little faith in Korea, already stating the Magny Cours is a fallback.
 
1996 328ti said:
I thought so.
A road course can be built in 2 years?
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With enough money a track and the required infrastructure for an F1 race could be done in a year. I assume the City of Austin has a site in mind and the wherewithall to push through any bureaucratic hurdles. This plan certainly sounds for feasible that last week's rumored use of Monticello Motorsports Club in NY.
 
I think Tilke is going to deliver something along the lines of Yas Marina and not Spa. With 4 days of activities and the race only being 1.5 hours of which 80% is spent watching a screen anyway, one could really care less. It's close to home and is a fraction of the cost of Monaco. Hopefully Red Bull will be resolved by the rest of the teams and multiple tyre suppliers should make it fun. I will take it.
 
Uber-Goober said:
I think Tilke is going to deliver something along the lines of Yas Marina and not Spa. With 4 days of activities and the race only being 1.5 hours of which 80% is spent watching a screen anyway, one could really care less. It's close to home and is a fraction of the cost of Monaco. Hopefully Red Bull will be resolved by the rest of the teams and multiple tyre suppliers should make it fun. I will take it.
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To create Spa in Texas would take major landscaping. The altitude changes of Spa are massive. My buddies MK 1 Golf could take Raidillon flat out because he'd lose so much speed climbing after the start of Eau Rouge.
 
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Uber-Goober said:
You or your buddy have been to Spa?
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I was stationed in Germany for two and a half years. I made it to Spa, Nordschleife and Hockenheim as much as I could.

There is a pic of my S13 coming out of Sachs Curve at Hockenheim.
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flohtingPoint said:
I was stationed in Germany for two and a half years. I made it to Spa, Nordschleife and Hockenheim as much as I could.

There is a pic of my S13 coming out of Sachs Curve at Hockenheim.
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I am so envious, you even raced on it...Couple of years ago me and the little lady went to Nordschleife, it was two days before Belgian GP. We decided "next time" on Spa and I have been kicking myself in the ass ever since.

Good for you;)
 
I was stationed in Germany a LONG time ago. I drove the Nurburgring and Spa in their original configurations, as well as Zandvoort and Hockenheim. The original Hockenheim was a public road, over 4-miles long and only had two turns.
 
woodym3 said:
I was stationed in Germany a LONG time ago. I drove the Nurburgring and Spa in their original configurations, as well as Zandvoort and Hockenheim. The original Hockenheim was a public road, over 4-miles long and only had two turns.
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So Woody, was that in the one or two horse cart?
 
Come on Chuck, us old far. . .uh, guys have to stick together. Actually it was in a Triumph TR4 (and a VW Beatle many times at Hockenheim).
 
woodym3 said:
I was stationed in Germany a LONG time ago. I drove the Nurburgring and Spa in their original configurations, as well as Zandvoort and Hockenheim. The original Hockenheim was a public road, over 4-miles long and only had two turns.
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I'd have punched a hippo in the face for the opportunity to drive the original config of Hockenheim. I was crushing 125-130 on the parabolika of the current layout, one only knows how fast I'd be hitting after slamming out of the nordkurve and charging to the Clark chicane.
 
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