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  1. Vollgas

    Vollgas New Member

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    #168 Vollgas, Apr 12, 2011
    USGP Tracks
    How many different tracks have been used for the USGP.
    Sebring, FL
    Watkins Glen, NY
    Long Beach, CA
    Las Vegas, NV
    IMS, IN
     
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    #169 Steve, Apr 12, 2011
    Also:

    Riverside, CA
    Phoenix, AZ
    Detroit, MI
    Dallas, TX
     
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    #170 Steve, Apr 16, 2011
    F1 funding pulled from Senate budget (austin news - kxan.com)
     
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    #171 Vollgas, Apr 17, 2011
    Steve
    Thanks for filling in blanks.
    I think the worst was the Las Vegas parking lot race.
    What a sham.
    The Detroit races were just wrecks organized on public streets.
    You can not copy Monaco!
     
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    #172 Steve, Apr 21, 2011
    Austin Track Hires Olvey As Medical Chief
     
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    #173 Minidave, Apr 21, 2011
    More good news.....I'm beginning to think this might be a serious effort after all!

    :Thumbsup:
     
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    #174 Vollgas, Apr 22, 2011
    Did anyone see the report that Rupert Murdoc of Fox wants to buy F1.
    Bernie's bad enough.
    Rupert would make it a political farce.
     
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    #175 TGS91, Apr 22, 2011
    Great, another outlet for Murdoch to flout his conservative agenda in addition to Fox News

    Yeah Nate I know....take it to the political section.....
     
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    #176 Steve, Apr 22, 2011
    Bernie says it's "rubbish" and F1 isn't for sale. Then again, he's currently in a bit of a legal battle over how the F1 rights, etc, changed hands the last time so who knows what's really going on? Plus I never trust a word he says anyway...

    This also came up just as all the major F1 players are starting to talk again about the Concorde Agreement and who deserves how much of the money Bernie's band of thieves rake in.

    When I heard about this Murdoch biz my first thought was "Why?" as in "Why in the world would he want F1?" Given the current slight vulnerability at the top I suppose it might just look like a potential source of easy money. Personally, I'm more inclined to think it's speculation spawned from a bit of casual conversation taken out of context. Any time someone with Mordoch's kind of influence/money says anything out loud there's always some media parasite hiding behind a bush nearby taking notes and trying to think of a way to spin it into sensationalistic "news."

    On the plus side, if the rumors are pissing off Bernie then I'll be happy to help spread them. ;)
     
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    #177 Vollgas, Apr 22, 2011
    I wonder who they will get to sing the national anthem?
    They would have to be representives of the great state of Texas.
    Wear a 20 gal. hat (anybody can wear a 10 gal hat).
    Know the lyrics.
    Ability to carry a note (not in a bucket).
    Any suggestions?
    ZZ Top
     
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    #178 Alan, Apr 22, 2011
    ZZ Top - that little 'ol band from Texas.




    And as far as the National Anthem at a Motorsports event, this is my favorite. Jimi would be proud:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sJsGbY-VBg]YouTube - badboyvettes.com - Mike West Star Spangled Banner Le Mans 08[/ame]

    So my vote has to go for Mike West of Corvette Racing.

    p.s. The video I was looking for has the crowd reaction after he finishes. As Visa says - priceless.
     
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    #179 Vollgas, Apr 22, 2011
    Stevie Ray Vaughn would have been a great performer to sign the anthem!
    Alas, not to be.
     
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    #180 Nathan, Jun 3, 2011
    The new U.S. Formula One Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, has received a preliminary date of June 17, 2012--smack in the middle of summer and presenting a hot climate for race fans who wish to attend. Temperatures in Austin in June easily hover around the 100-degree mark.
     
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    #181 Steve, Jun 6, 2011
    Don't mark those calendars just yet. I can't imagine anyone involved wanting to separate the two NA races on the calendar but ...

    US GP Could Push For Later 2012 Date (Speed staff / GMM Newswire)
     
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    #182 minimark, Jun 6, 2011
    So we have a firm tentative date of June 2012 unless it is changed...... Good grief. :(
     
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    #183 Nathan, Jun 6, 2011
    Precisely!
     
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    #184 Steve, Jun 6, 2011
    Right, and they'll have to move it a few months to make any real difference. Then either the Canada race will need to be moved as well or the entire circus will have to make two separate trips to NA.

    I'd say odds are slightly in favor of leaving it alone. Wouldn't be surprised though if the USGP organizers push based on this excuse knowing they'll gain a few more months to get the track ready.
     
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    #185 Vollgas, Jun 6, 2011
    Gives them a couple more months to find someone Texan to sing anthem.
     
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    #186 minimark, Jun 6, 2011
    You just have to believe that before all the big checks were written and ground broken, that a date/time of the year that would be best and available for that location would have been discussed......... wouldn't they have? :(
     
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    #187 Johngo, Jun 6, 2011
    Wimps! We did F1 in Phoenix on the summer solstice the first year (1987?)... You could cook stuff on the track that weekend. Like people. Which we did! :D

    (Mostly Europeans who thought drinking heavily the night before working in the desert heat the next day was a good idea... They were dropping like flies.)
     
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