US Grand Prix- Austin (USA) - Page 28

**bjohnsonsmith** · 14 Apr 2011, 00:27 (Ref:2863097)

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Originally Posted by Matt

Should be something like the A.J. FOYT INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Houston's not a million miles away from Austin, so why not.

JeremySmith · 14 Apr 2011, 01:07 (Ref:2863098)

There is nothing wrong with the name..

Spritle · 14 Apr 2011, 02:48 (Ref:2863107)

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Originally Posted by Purist

As for attendance at Indy, when you have 350,000 seats, even if 80,000-100,000 show up, how full is the place going to look, really?

All of the available seating isn't in play on the Indy road course. It was looking pretty empty in the final years of the USGP.

Matt · 14 Apr 2011, 04:46 (Ref:2863118)

I feel like big time International racetracks deserve to be named after sporting legends.

Purist · 14 Apr 2011, 05:11 (Ref:2863119)

Spritle, that doesn't change the fact that all the rest of the seating is still there in plain sight, which means it WILL impact your perceptions of the place, regardless of the fact that they're using the road course and limiting the useful oval seating.

wnut · 14 Apr 2011, 07:16 (Ref:2863143)

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Originally Posted by Matt

Should be something like the A.J. FOYT INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

The Mario Andretti INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

would have a nice ring to it bearing in mind he got to be a WDC.

Matt · 14 Apr 2011, 13:17 (Ref:2863267)

Nah, if it was Mario it'd have to be like, THE MARIO ANDRETTI PALACE OF SPEED or something equally as ridiculous.

Paradise City · 14 Apr 2011, 15:44 (Ref:2863331)

The Rio CART track was named after Emerson Fittipaldi. In fact Fittipaldi raced in the first event in his last year of racing.

Marbot · 14 Apr 2011, 17:05 (Ref:2863362)

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Originally Posted by Matt

I feel like big time International racetracks deserve to be named after sporting legends.

The Scott Speed International Circuit.

Seriously though, I think the name is OK - just not what I was expecting.

Purist · 14 Apr 2011, 17:40 (Ref:2863374)

BTW, does the late Phil Hill have his name on a corner or straight or anything at a track somewhere?

JeremySmith · 14 Apr 2011, 23:43 (Ref:2863524)

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Originally Posted by Marbot

The Scott Speed International Circuit.

Seriously though, I think the name is OK - just not what I was expecting.

What were you expecting? I am not trying to be smart I am just interested..

**bjohnsonsmith** · 15 Apr 2011, 16:55 (Ref:2863858)

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Originally Posted by wnut

The Mario Andretti INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

would have a nice ring to it bearing in mind he got to be a WDC.

So did Phil Hill.

JHamilton · 15 Apr 2011, 17:08 (Ref:2863867)

I can't decide if Texans will like the name or not. "Circuit of the Americas... and the Republic of Texas".

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

Nah, if it was Mario it'd have to be like, THE MARIO ANDRETTI PALACE OF SPEED or something equally as ridiculous.

It's the Mario Andretti Magnaflow Palace of Speed Stick.

JeremySmith · 15 Apr 2011, 23:33 (Ref:2864034)

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Originally Posted by JHamilton

I can't decide if Texans will like the name or not. "Circuit of the Americas... and the Republic of Texas".

It's the Mario Andretti Magnaflow Palace of Speed Stick.

I think if the racing is fun and fans are having a good time they won't care what the facility is called...

I think it has a nice ring to it and rather nice in Spanish..

Circuito de las Américas

Spritle · 19 Apr 2011, 10:52 (Ref:2866377)

Seems like Tavo may need to get some of the OTHER Americas he is so worried about to chip in:

http://en.espnf1.com/usracing/motors...ory/46574.html

**bjohnsonsmith** · 19 Apr 2011, 14:53 (Ref:2866495)

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Originally Posted by Spritle

Seems like Tavo may need to get some of the OTHER Americas he is so worried about to chip in:

http://en.espnf1.com/usracing/motors...ory/46574.html

Didn't someone post on here that this might happen?

Spritle · 19 Apr 2011, 16:12 (Ref:2866526)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Didn't someone post on here that this might happen?

It might have been the same bloke who predicted the MotoGP announcement, you know, the guy who is going to the Detroit v Cleveland Superbowl.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 19 Apr 2011, 16:41 (Ref:2866537)

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Originally Posted by Spritle

It might have been the same bloke who predicted the MotoGP announcement, you know, the guy who is going to the Detroit v Cleveland Superbowl.

I knew I hadn't imagined it. As for the Lions v Browns Superbowl, you never know.

BobHWS · 13 May 2011, 20:28 (Ref:2880028)

This is not the kind of PR that Tavo, Red and Bernie need. I see a backlash coming. I wonder how long it will be before the state of Texas is forced to back out of its committment to hand over $250M (over 10 years) to Bernie.

Texas Taxpayers Finance Formula One Auto Races as Schools Dismiss Teachers
Bloomberg.com
By Darrell Preston and Aaron Kuriloff - May 11, 2011 12:43 PM ET

Texas, which may balance its budget by firing thousands of teachers, plans to commit $25 million in state funds to Formula One auto racing each year for a decade.

Four years after motorsports’ most popular series left the U.S., Texas investors including Clear Channel Communications Inc. co-founder B.J. “Red” McCombs are building a 3.4-mile (5.5-kilometer) track to bring the event to Austin. Comptroller Susan Combs has agreed to pay $25 million for races through 2022, a subsidy questioned by critics and lawmakers as the state cuts costs to close an estimated $15 billion two-year deficit...

**bjohnsonsmith** · 14 May 2011, 02:29 (Ref:2880106)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobHWS

This is not the kind of PR that Tavo, Red and Bernie need. I see a backlash coming. I wonder how long it will be before the state of Texas is forced to back out of its committment to hand over $250M (over 10 years) to Bernie.

Texas Taxpayers Finance Formula One Auto Races as Schools Dismiss Teachers
Bloomberg.com
By Darrell Preston and Aaron Kuriloff - May 11, 2011 12:43 PM ET

Texas, which may balance its budget by firing thousands of teachers, plans to commit $25 million in state funds to Formula One auto racing each year for a decade.

Four years after motorsports’ most popular series left the U.S., Texas investors including Clear Channel Communications Inc. co-founder B.J. “Red” McCombs are building a 3.4-mile (5.5-kilometer) track to bring the event to Austin. Comptroller Susan Combs has agreed to pay $25 million for races through 2022, a subsidy questioned by critics and lawmakers as the state cuts costs to close an estimated $15 billion two-year deficit...

If teachers are losing their jobs because of budget restraints but Texas can still spend $250m in state funds on a car race, then something is seriously wrong.

BobHWS · 15 May 2011, 22:38 (Ref:2880826)

Austin had a city council election on Saturday and Kathie Tovo, an underdog, anti-F1-track candidate, won a plurality (46%) of votes in her district, thus forcing a runoff election on June 18. Tovo's campaign Web site contains a Formula 1 Subsidy Fact Sheet that summarizes news reports about public funds that are destined for Bernie's pockets.

Tovo leads Shade as they head to runoff for Austin council seat
statesman.com
By Sarah Coppola
May 15, 2011

Challenger Kathie Tovo surprised Austin City Council Member Randi Shade by taking a commanding lead in the Place 3 race Saturday night and nearly winning it outright.

Tovo, a former Planning Commission member, received 46 percent of the vote to 33 percent for Shade, whose re-election looked like a lock a few months ago. The two will meet in a June 18 runoff...

Marbot · 16 May 2011, 10:10 (Ref:2880978)

hmmm......That doesn't look good!

ECW Dan Selby · 16 May 2011, 10:11 (Ref:2880980)

Doesn't at all, does it?

Hello, Austria...?

Selby

Marbot · 16 May 2011, 10:24 (Ref:2880986)

Is it destined to be another Donington, I wonder? Only they won't have anything to show for it afterwards.

Unfortunately this is what happens when you try to use public funding in a democratic area that doesn't really want F1.

JeremySmith · 17 May 2011, 00:12 (Ref:2881368)

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Originally Posted by Marbot

Is it destined to be another Donington, I wonder? Only they won't have anything to show for it afterwards.

No it is not, and yes we will...

This is the USA, not Greece or Turkey...

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