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KS made a big mistake, he thought the people he was dealing with have integrity. FU COTA, and of course, FU DORNA.
 
60 days to go until FP1. Took some photos yesterday after the rain:





https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.523423921005491.132459.157330087614878&type=1





The south end of the circuit, from the west on McAngus Road...



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Paving equipment waiting for dry weather so they can resume the final layer...



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Parking Lot N...



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Entrance to Lots L & M. We wanted to get some shots from Mr. Haywood's land as usual, but there was no way...



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Lot M...



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Lot P...



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Turn 11...



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Dang they are cutting it close. How long does it take tarmac to cure to deal with the forces of an F1 car?
 
For those of you still hunting for tickets:



Main GS Non-PSL tickets are now available, along with T1, & T15...RV prices slashed per this COTA email from yesterday:



From: x

[mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:38 PM

To: y

Subject: Circuit of the Americas - FORMULA 1



Hello y,



I just wanted to let you know that we have just released single event, more cost effective opportunities for fans and business owners to come to the race! If you know anyone that has been looking for single event options, please feel free to forward my information to them.



Here is a breakdown of the newly released FORMULA 1 event tickets:

- Paddock Club Passes - $4500-$5000

- Turn 1 - $533, $800 (3 day passes)

- Turn 15 - $533, $800 (3 day passes)

- Main Grandstand tickets - $800, $1067, $1367 (3 day passes)

- RV spots - $7500 per spot (Includes 8 tickets)



Please let me know soon if any of these single event tickets would be of interest. We are projected to sell out of all available inventory for the FORMULA 1 race within the next week.



Best Regards,



x

Premium Sales Consultant

Circuit of the Americas

301 Congress Ave. Suite #220

Austin, TX 78701
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Texas said:
For those of you still hunting for tickets:



Main GS Non-PSL tickets are now available, along with T1, & T15...RV prices slashed per this COTA email from yesterday:
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"...more cost effective opportunities..."



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General Admission Tickets (3 day pass $175.00).......... sold out........... in 3 days.













and i have 1.
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xx CURVE xx said:
General Admission Tickets (3 day pass $175.00).......... sold out........... in 3 days
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No, it was weeks (NTTAWWT), and the only reason they sold out is because GA was suddenly & unexpectedly capped (likely to create pressure to buy reserved grandstand seats).
 
just going by what my Bro told me.. he bought'm not me, 3 days 3 weeks im just there for the party.
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xx CURVE xx said:
General Admission Tickets (3 day pass $175.00).......... sold out........... in 3 days.













and i have 1.
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Lucky dog. I bet u could resell it when peeps get desperate for 3 times that. Let me put it in other terms. 175x3=525.



90+435=525.



90 (3day Laguna Seca pass)

435 (airfare from Tex to Cal)
 
Texas said:
No, it was weeks (NTTAWWT), and the only reason they sold out is because GA was suddenly & unexpectedly capped (likely to create pressure to buy reserved grandstand seats).
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Presactly. They are probably looking at empty stands so they do what comes naturally in the oil business - restrict supply to force up the price.



I know a ton of bikers in Texas and a whole lot are not going to be going. Pricing is one part, but the Schwantz thing has riled a whole lot of people. But the big one is - no bikes at a bike race. You have to park and ride.



Sucks to be COTA.
 
xx CURVE xx said:
General Admission Tickets (3 day pass $175.00).......... sold out........... in 3 days.



and i have 1.
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Fleabay that .....!

Use the $ to buy tires/chain/whatever for your bike and to finance another Road Trip.
 
Geonerd said:
Thanks, Tex. Now I know where to send the roadkill!
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LOL. Yeah.





There have been a flurry of releases in the last 24 hours reporting artists playing at different venues and at different times during the week, including Aerosmith & Cheap Trick Friday at the Frank Erwin Center, Ghostland Observatory, Enrique Iglesias, Flo Rida, Juanes, Lupe Fiasco, & the Wailers. The Wallflowers will play the &ldquo;Official After Party&rdquo; at the BobBullock Texas State History Museum.



http://www.statesman.com/blogs/cont...ntries/2012/09/19/_rapper_flo_rida_latin.html
 
COTA wants neighbor to pay $23,000 for moving his water line.



http://www.kvue.com/...-170277756.html



Criminal trespass? WTF? Reminds me of something I heard the other day from another landowner. He went out and found some COTA construction trucks on his property. As he pulled up & stopped the guys came over & demanded to know what he was doing "trespassing"on COTA property. He calmly explained that they were on his land, not the reverse. They didn't say a word, got in their trucks, and left. I'm certain his reaction was much more restrained than mine would have been.



Apparently COTA moved Haywood's line without contacting him about it, then billed him for it. I'll admit ignorance here, but isn't $23000 quite a bit to move ~150 of water line?





AUSTIN &ndash; A dispute over a water line in Elroy has ignited between a homeowner and Circuit of the Americas (COTA), the company building the Formula 1 track there.



Haywood said his property already had a water line installed by its previous owners back in 1978 upon his arrival to the property in 1996.



The problem is the land over his water line was purchased by Circuit of the Americas who is building the F1 track.



Haywood said his attorney received a letter on Friday saying COTA spent $23,000 to move his water line and is accusing him of criminal trespass because of his line.



&ldquo;I'm trying to find out why they're doing it. Are they doing it just because they can get away with it, because I might be in their way? I don't know. I don't know,&rdquo; Haywood said.



Julie Loignon, a spokesperson for COTA, sent KVUE News an e-mail Tuesday after talking to an attorney. The e-mail said in part that Haywood illegally buried the waterline on COTA property. COTA said one of its contractors came across the line which was not built to code and had to be moved. Instead of cutting it, COTA said it relocated the waterline at a cost of approximately $23,000.



&ldquo;I can't fight Formula 1 dollar for dollar. Don't even think about it. So I'm just going to live my life the best I can and hope that one day we'll be able to get along,&rdquo; Haywood said.
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Texas said:
COTA wants neighbor to pay $23,000 for moving his water line.



http://www.kvue.com/...-170277756.html



Criminal trespass? WTF? Reminds me of something I heard the other day from another landowner. He went out and found some COTA construction trucks on his property. As he pulled up & stopped the guys came over & demanded to know what he was doing "trespassing"on COTA property. He calmly explained that they were on his land, not the reverse. They didn't say a word, got in their trucks, and left. I'm certain his reaction was much more restrained than mine would have been.



Apparently COTA moved Haywood's line without contacting him about it, then billed him for it. I'll admit ignorance here, but isn't $23000 quite a bit to move ~150 of water line?
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Unreal.



BOYCOTT these fuckers!!



In the meantime, the first dead critter I find gets a one way trip to Texas!
 

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