Circuit of the Americas Development Updates - Page 59

turn1 · #**1161** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 7:42 PM**

Downtown_Austin · #**1162** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 8:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by turn1

outstanding. Exciting news about MotoGP, too.

JoninATX · #**1163** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 8:09 PM**

Now all we need is a picture from the helicopter.

turn1 · #**1164** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 9:33 PM**

35 days til FP1.

Here are some shots from a new photo album I shot early this morning. :

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7614878&type=1

Here's what used to be Kellam Rd. Glad I don't have to drive it:

turn1 · #**1165** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 9:56 PM**

A few more:

It's a Girl!

But seriously, I took this photo to show the run up to Turn 9, as you can see between Turn 10 on the left and the Mystery Tower:

nixcity · #**1166** Posted **Oct 13, 2012, 1:40 AM**

It's looking great. My only concern still is traffic, I wonder how long the wait will really end up being....that is if you don't take a helicopter in.

turn1 · #**1167** Posted **Oct 16, 2012, 12:37 AM**

Important ticket info just released:

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=...a&e=0b18e4db26

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Ticket Delivery
Tickets will be shipped on October 22, 2012 via FedEx 2-Day Express Mail.
If your address is a P.O. BOX it will be sent to you via USPS Priority mail.
The tickets will be mailed by FedEx for your convenience. Your signature will not be required to receive the tickets.
In the event that your address on file has changed or is incorrect, your tickets will not be mailed at the date above and will be sent out at a later date.
Please contact us directly at 512-301-6600 to make any necessary changes to your contact information.
Will Call
If you prefer to pick up your tickets in Austin the week of the race, we will be making your tickets available at our Will Call pickup area in our downtown Austin office beginning Monday, November 12, 2012.

Our office is located at 301 Congress Avenue Suite 210, Austin, TX 78701.

Our pickup hours begin Monday, November 12, and are as follows:
Monday–Wednesday from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Thursday–Friday from 10 A.M. to 8 P.M.
Saturday from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Sunday: Any remaining Will Call tickets not picked up by Sunday will be at the Grand Plaza Ticket Booth at Circuit of The Americas.
Please keep in mind that failure to pick up your tickets before Sunday means that you WILL NOT have access to the complimentary shuttle and transportation to the circuit must be made on your own accord.

A photo ID will be required to pick up your tickets.

Only the person whose name the account is under will be able to pick up the tickets.

You will have the entire business week of the race (Monday through Saturday) to pick up your tickets and/or parking passes.

PLEASE REPLY ASAP IF YOU PREFER YOUR TICKETS BE AT WILL CALL.

Complimentary Shuttle
Shuttle location is at the Travis County Expo Center: 7311 Decker Ln.
For those who have not purchased on-site parking, please keep in mind that you will receive a complimentary shuttle to and from the circuit with your tickets. The tickets must be in your possession in advance to gain admittance to the shuttle and circuit.
No pedestrians or bicyclists, with or without a ticket, or vehicles without the proper credentials will be admitted into the circuit.
Please refer to our website for any questions.

Thank you again for your cooperation and interest in the FORMULA 1™ UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX. We look forward to seeing you in November.

Sincerely,

COTA Ticket Office

turn1 · #**1168** Posted **Oct 16, 2012, 2:42 PM**

Moto GP & Aussie V8s tickets on sale now:

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=...e&e=0b18e4db26

Like I mentioned a while back, the V8s will be running the abbreviated version of the COTA circuit:

turn1 · #**1169** Posted **Oct 16, 2012, 11:44 PM**

New COTA aerial photo:

turn1 · #**1170** Posted **Oct 17, 2012, 1:37 PM**

Main straight at night:

MightyYoda · #**1171** Posted **Oct 17, 2012, 4:47 PM**

Lot of it is looking good, but man the tiny grandstands and the 1/3 done Stadium section GS really bother me for some reason.

turn1 · #**1172** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 1:29 AM**

Statesman: One month till Austin’s F1 race and still much to do at Circuit of the Americas

http://www.statesman.com/news/sports...ch-to-d/nSgH3/

turn1 · #**1173** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 1:39 AM**

We got some phone photos (admittedly low resolution, but some good views) from on-site at COTA today:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

Owlhorn · #**1174** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 2:50 AM**

How many will RoGro and Kobyashi take out in turn 1?!?!?!

turn1 · #**1175** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 10:21 PM**

OK, this is something I've been hearing little bits about here & there, and I'm guessing it may be the reason Varsha will be in town for the weekend.

Mario Andretti, Patrick Dempsey, and Jerome D'Ambrosio to inaugurate new United States Grand Prix Circuit in 2010 Lotus R30:

http://www.thesportscampus.com/20121...t-in-lotus-r30

D'Ambrosio will smoke those guys if he tries at all.

KevinFromTexas · #**1176** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 11:43 PM**

I finally got a pic of the observation tower. This is from my sister's street in Del Valle. I could see the tower from their front porch. Their neighborhood is only about 2 miles from the track.

I need to get another photo, too. You can actually see the tower and the grandstands really well from Highway 71 just as you're passing the airport.

I should be able to get some more later this month, plus some of downtown from the Expo Center.

turn1 · #**1177** Posted **Oct 19, 2012, 2:48 AM**

This may be good news for some of you...as of a couple of days ago, construction is underway on the T11E GS:

JoninATX · #**1178** Posted **Oct 19, 2012, 4:45 AM**

Circuit of The Americas looks to expand sports offerings to tennis, volleyball, boxing

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By John Maher American-Statesman Staff Formula One. MotoGP. Aussie Supercars.

How about tennis, anyone?

Circuit of The Americas officials are making preliminary plans to use the new motorsports facility for more than races and concerts. Sports from boxing to beach volleyball to soccer are being considered for the venue, but the most intriguing opportunity involves tennis.

The circuit could, for a few days at least, be transformed into one of the world’s largest tennis stadiums.

“It could seat close to 20,000,” said Tim Stallard, a local promoter who is working with the circuit in an effort to stage tennis at the $300 million road course in southeastern Travis County.

Bobby Epstein, the circuit’s chairman, said tennis would be a particularly good fit at the track.

“It’s a high-end demographic,” Epstein said. “They need corporate suites.”

The circuit has plenty of those, and Epstein said the grandstand, paddock and other features at the track were designed to be flexible in staging events.

Circuit of The Americas will run is first Formula One Grand Prix from Nov. 16-18, and the concluding race that weekend could attract as many as 120,000 fans, the most to attend a sporting event in Austin.

http://www.statesman.com/news/sports...rts-off/nSg8B/

cvalkan · #**1179** Posted **Oct 19, 2012, 5:55 AM**

That would be nice. I used to travel to Dallas (WCT), Houston (WTA) and San Antonio (US Clay Courts or Hard Courts?) for high quality tennis. It's been a while.

electricron · #**1180** Posted **Oct 19, 2012, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by cvalkan

That would be nice. I used to travel to Dallas (WCT), Houston (WTA) and San Antonio (US Clay Courts or Hard Courts?) for high quality tennis. It's been a while.

A drawing existing of a tennis court configuration doesn't mean one will ever exist. The most important auto racing safety item is missing in the drawing, the crash fencing in front of both permanent stands. Removing and reinstalling that fencing will be expensive, and leaving it in place for a tennis tournament wouldn't be viable.
If it were viable, one would think one of the existing 30 F1 tracks would have held a tennis tournament in the past.