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March 9th, 2012, 12:52 PM | #11 | |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2010 From: Earth Posts: 1,631 Likes: 19 | Quote:
Although I haven't been there I can understand the history and hosting abilities. My issue is with the 3 races thing. I have been very vocal about Spain having nearly a 1/4 of the races and my belief that to improve, MotoGP must race in more countries so signing multi year contracts to race multiple races in one country delays building history in a new country. The US is about the same size geographically as Australia so can we have 3 races too? China and India can have 4 each because they are big and have 4x the potential customers? Gonna be a long season! | |
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March 9th, 2012, 01:39 PM | #12 |
Senior Member Joined: Feb 2008 From: Here Posts: 3,182 Likes: 445 I Ride: I've got a bicycle |
Sux if it doesn't happen. This was on my radar for next year ! Went to Austin a while back. Bet it would be a great place for a party and a bit of bike racing
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March 10th, 2012, 03:32 AM | #13 |
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 294 |
Here's another good writeup on Schwantz & the letter to COTA re: MotoGP rights... http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/raci...n-rights-wbsk/ AMA? Oy. |
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March 10th, 2012, 12:08 PM | #14 | |
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 294 |
The deeper we dig into this story, the worse it looks for the COTA boys: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120310/F1/120319997 AutoWeek's Steven Cole Smith knocks another one out of the park. Looks like COTA was trying an end-around on an already great contract in an attempt to sidestep Hellmund. Sound familiar? It gets better. It seems Epstein even went so far as to lie directly to Schwantz, claiming that he had offered Hellmund $10M for the MotoGP rights. Schwantz directly refutes that claim. Quote:
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April 3rd, 2012, 07:02 AM | #15 |
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 294 |
Moto legend Kevin Schwantz was on Wind Tunnel Sunday night: http://www.speedtv.com//video/wind-tunnel/...0556001/1#_vtop He talked about MotoGP rule changes for 2012, about how Austin/COTA need the MotoGP race, & how they need to contact Hellmund for those rights. |
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April 3rd, 2012, 08:22 AM | #16 |
Senior Member Joined: Oct 2006 From: Your Mom's House Posts: 24,726 Likes: 3981 |
Texas, thanks for all the updates.
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April 3rd, 2012, 12:38 PM | #17 |
Senior Member Joined: Feb 2008 From: Here Posts: 3,182 Likes: 445 I Ride: I've got a bicycle |
I need this race to happen. I wanna go to Austin again. Curve, any room at the Inn mate ? |
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April 3rd, 2012, 09:41 PM | #18 | |
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 294 |
No problem Jumkie...I have a new aerial to post in a minute, but first this: Travis County Commissioners are ready to see COTA's Traffic & Emergency Plans. http://www.statesman.com/news/local/...s-2281637.html Quote:
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April 3rd, 2012, 09:42 PM | #19 |
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 294 |
Here's the latest COTA aerial photo, shot today from a jet departing ABIA. Tweeted by @cwerlin. ![]() |
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April 5th, 2012, 09:03 AM | #20 |
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 294 |
Paul Mitchell? Patron? Jon Paul DeJoria will speak at a ceremony April 12 commemorating the capping of the COTA pit building. http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/ne...milestone.html Also, here's some registration info for any experienced Marshalls wanting to help out: http://www.circuitoftheamericas.com/volunteer |
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