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Originally Posted by StoOgE
The US had a hell of a time supporting a single race before.
I know a lot of F1 teams have been pushing for 2-3 US based races for the last few years (the US is most of the auto makers most profitable region). and long-term if both races make it, I think it would be a great thing for the sport as interest would surely increase nationally.
That said, this is a sport with a very small following in the US, and there is a battle for tourism dollars.
Lets also not pretend there haven't been some strange financial and political rangling going on in Austin over the last few months or a work stoppage. The NJ race being a street race will be much more cost effective to set up.
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Well, I can't attest to any shenanigans on the local level, I just don't think the Austin Grand Prix is going to unravel because they've just announced one in NYC.
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