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I've seen the renderings of this track. it's going to be INCREDIBLE when they finally complete it. I wish I could afford to attend the first F1 race there. I'm sure they'll pick up an INDY date and some bike races too.
This is the front straight looking up to turn one (which was the first pic).
This is from the end of the back straight. Which is just under a mile long. The grey area you see in the back is the beginning of the straight away. The surface undgulates and is has hills as well.
to put it in perspective. When they hit this turn in an f1 car they'll be doing 220mph. Gp bikes about 200.
And this is the rendering. Hope you all see the awesomeness that is about to incur in Austin TX!
Here's a virtual lap around the track.
http://youtu.be/IWa2ZSZcUq8
In related news, I'm ordering my ticket tomorrow morning. $170 for the weekend. I wasn't going to go but It happens that I'll be in Houston that entire week. Hooray for me! ;D
LOTS of elevation change. The front straight goes uphill 133' before hitting a lefty hairpin and a downhill run into a fast turn. Here's an elevation map of the track:
That looks like a LOOOoooooooong back straight.
There is going to be some high speeds seen there, 8) and some epic wipeouts after brake fade, late in the race. :-[
General admission (sitting on the grass, but actually most likely dirt in November North Texas) ticket was $182 after ticketmaster fees. Grandstands started at $275 and exceeded $520 for the best seats.
General admission (sitting on the grass, but actually most likely dirt in November North Texas) ticket was $182 after ticketmaster fees. Grandstands started at $275 and exceeded $520 for the best seats.
These prices are pretty close to the Canadian GP. It’s the unadvertised fees that are the killer. It was about $500 per ticket after fees and taxes for “silver” level grandstand tickets to Canada. Probably $100 of that was the tax and fees.
Well, the race sold out. I'm glad I bought my ticket during the pre-sale. Looks like they're going to add more seating in turns 9 and 11 to accept the high demand for tickets. I'm debating where to sit and when to arrive for the best view with my general admission pass.
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