Circuit of the Americas Development Updates

[the Genral]

I was a little disappointed and embarrassed by all the empty seats especially since this event garnered a sizable worldwide tv audience, but I didn't help much by not being able to attend. But from what I read, Epstein and the race teams weren't all that concerned about it. There's guaranteed prize money and allotted points regardless of the fan turnout, and the drivers got to compete on a world class race track. What I didn't see was any shots of downtown or much talk about it, or a whole lot of banter about the track from the drivers like you do with F1. Frankly, there's was a fraction of the buzz that F1 generates. Loved the rolling start and no limit racing. That made it more fun to watch. Just want to mention that when Indy races at TMS, there are quite a few empty seats there too. Another thing I found interesting was that COTA was putting up a $100,000 bonus despite losing out on 25 mil and relatively poor attendance. I do hope they do a better job promoting next year. I saw a ton of adverts regarding the Indy 500 leading up to this race. I know the racers are here to race, get points and get paid, but I'm sure they notice all the empty seats. Would hate to see a been there done that happen and the loss of incentive to come here every year because of that.