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Here’s the latest progress report form Circuit of The Americas, with solid, detailed numbers & facts (our thanks to AutoWeek.com): Construction is ongoing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.  Several upgrades are being made, and the project is expected to be finished in the fall. Here are a few of the updates [...]

I recently participated in Circuit of The America‘s 3-Day Passes Ticketing Survey.  After having tried to exhaust the PSL (personal seating license) scheme, they are now trying for the “low hanging fruit”. Here are the comments I submitted along with my survey answers: I have been planning for this event for almost 2 years now, [...]

For all sorts of information about the interaction of Formula 1, Circuit of The Americas (CoTA) & other motorsports-related activities in the Austin & South/Central Texas area, this is the podcast (weekly, more or less) you will need to listen to.  Go to:  http://speedcitypodcast.com Les & Jon do a great job of describing automotive/racing happenings, [...]

Once again, my contributing blogger Eric, has done a very nice job of autocross journalism.  Here he reports the trials & tribulations of SASCA‘s March 2012 Autocross Novice School & Event.  These both took place on the same weekend, March 3rd & 4th, 2012. (I apologize for the delay in getting this posted.  I had [...]

San Antonio Formula 1 race fans – finally, this is what we’ve been waiting for!  This coming Sunday (March 18th, 2012) will be the first F1 race watch party in San Antonio.  It was a challenge to find a sports bar location that already had DVR capability & watcher friendly TV screens with good audio [...]

  This past weekend my wife, Isa, & I enjoyed a brisk, pre-spring, sun-filled drive around the southern environs of Austin, TX.  What prompted this was an announcement from the Tejas Miatas, one week prior: Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 Subject: [tejasmiata] Jester King Brewery-Salt Lick BBQ run Sat Feb 25th I have been talking [...]

Thanks to a kart racing experience, at high speed (60+MPH is fast on a ProKart with your butt 1″ above the ground), on a banked circle track last year, I can appreciate what a NASCAR driver has to do to be competitive & win.  I felt it appropriate to discuss my revelation now, since NASCAR’s [...]