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Austin, Texas F1 Track Given One Week Deadline to Solve its Problems
Despite all the publicity surrounding the return of Formula 1 in the U.S. next year, it looks increasingly unlikely that the event will take place in the brand-new Circuit of Americas track located in Austin, Texas. Bernie Ecclestone, longstanding F1 chief executive, has issued an ultimatum to the race organizers, announcing that they must get their act together and solve their problems before the next meeting of the World Motor Sport Council on December 7, which will ratify the 2012 F1 calendar.
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Bmw's New X6 Ms Pass By The Circuit Of The Americas
BMW organized a press event on the Circuit of the Americas, just outside of Austin, Texas, to showcase its new X6 M super-SUV/coupe. The reviews should be pouring in pretty soon, and we’re curious to see how the vehicles will be perceived by the...
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Austin F1 Fans Drank Us$2.8 Million Worth Of Alcohol, More Than Any Other Venue In Texas…
Last November, the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, hosted its inaugural Formula 1 race, which was also the penultimate event of the 2012 season. Austin was the 10th track to host the U.S. GP and it marked F1’s return in the country after...
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Texas Approves 85-mph Speed Limit On State Highway 130, Iihs Disagrees
On Friday, November 16, Formula 1 will return to the US after a five-year hiatus. The venue that will host the penultimate race of the 2012 season will be the newly-constructed Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. It is therefore fitting that from...
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Formula 1: U.s. Austin Race In Texas Makes The Cut, Will Be Included In 2012 Calendar
What Bernie Ecclestone wants, Bernie Ecclestone gets. This dictum has been proved repeatedly in Formula 1 as the British businessperson, despite beings 81 years of age, remains the man who pulls the string in F1. Ecclestone wanted Formula 1 to return...
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Aussie V8 Supercar Series Coming To America In 2013
The thundering sounds of Australia’s V8-powered racecars will soon be heard in the U.S.A. as Texas Governor Rick Perry and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, announced today a five-year agreement to bring the famed Australian V8 Supercar series to...
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