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http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Texas+GP+announced+for+2013

Ten-year deal signed for new Circuit of the Americas? in Austin includes the three classes of the MotoGP World Championship.


Dorna Sports, S.L., 3FourTexasMGP, LLC and Full Throttle Productions, LP are pleased to announce the historic signing of a ten-year contract bringing MotoGP to the new Circuit of the Americas? facility in Austin, Texas, from 2013.

This agreement includes the three categories of the World Championship; the MotoGP class - the pinnacle of motorcycling - Moto2 and Moto3.

The addition of a ten-year MotoGP deal is coupled with the already scheduled ten-year deal to host the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix?, for which the Circuit of the Americas? in Austin, Texas is currently under construction.

Mr. Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports, S.L. said: ?We are delighted to be adding the Circuit of the Americas? to the MotoGP calendar. It?s an honour to expand our Championship to Texas, which has a rich history of producing World Championship riders. We have had a wonderful and special relationship with Kevin (Schwantz) for 20 years and often talked about a mutual dream of increasing the popularity of MotoGP in the U.S. and raising our already successful worldwide profile. Now, with what Tavo Hellmund (Managing Partner of Full Throttle Productions) is doing in Austin, we have realised that situation and are looking forward to this new venture together. The ten-year agreement is a sign of our confidence and commitment to the future success of MotoGP racing in Austin.?

?For me this is a dream come true, that the MotoGP World Championship will be in my home state of Texas. I am such a believer in the sport and know how popular motorcycling is in Texas. I am sure that this will be a resounding long term success,? stated Mr. Kevin Schwantz, Manager of 3FourTexas MGP and LLC, and the 1993 FIM MotoGP World Champion.

Mr. Hellmund, who has worked hard to bring MotoGP to Texas, stated: ?We are extremely pleased to add the best motorcycle World Championship to our annual schedule. This is a fantastic opportunity for the State of Texas and this region and I believe it is the first time in American Motorsports history that both the car and motorbike World Championships are held at the same facility annually. We are very proud of becoming the United States international facility for motorsports.?

?Kevin and I have been close friends for a long time and I enjoy a great relationship with Carmelo. I respect so much what they (Dorna) and the FIM have done for MotoGP globally. It?s going to be great for the State, the product is fantastic and you never know, we may even have a reigning Texan in Ben Spies as World Champion for our first event? that would be icing on the cake? concluded Mr. Hellmund.

Construction of the new facility is progressing well and is scheduled for completion sometime in mid 2012, in time for the first Formula 1 United States Grand Prix?.
 
Designed by Tilke, what do you guys think? Too many hairpins and chicanes for my liking...

Dunno how to embed SVG so here's the link.
 
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The only difference is, this track has a rare thing called elevations.
 
If they held F1 and Motogp on consecutive weekends, i'd seriously consider going.
 
The only difference is, this track has a rare thing called elevations.

It actually doesn't have anything special in the elevation department. It's got 170 feet of change. Infineon has that much. Laguna has almost twice. Spa has twice.

Sure, for a Tilkedrome, that thing is Everest. But it's really not a whole lot in the grand scheme of things.

Besides, it's more about how you use it. To me, Infineon is more uppy and downy than Laguna, even though Laguna has a bigger hill.
 
It actually doesn't have anything special in the elevation department. It's got 170 feet of change. Infineon has that much. Laguna has almost twice. Spa has twice.

Sure, for a Tilkedrome, that thing is Everest. But it's really not a whole lot in the grand scheme of things.

Besides, it's more about how you use it. To me, Infineon is more uppy and downy than Laguna, even though Laguna has a bigger hill.

Talking of elevation, Bathurst has a 570 ft difference between the highest and lowest points of the track. :blink:
 
Oh okay so it's 130 feet rather than 170. I do like the idea of putting all or most of the climb into 1 corner though, like in a braking zone. Braking going uphill is really cool. Turn 2 at Infineon is uphill, I believe that's about 120-130 feet above turn 11, so I'd expect something kinda resembling this:

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Just straighter.

EDIT: founda couple concept images:

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Second one is a bit high up but you can kinda get the gist. It's really not a whole lot.
 
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Tremendously excited for this to open, never been more pleased that I live an hour away from Austin
 
So who will they drop Laguna or Indy. Laguna has some clout and tenure but Indy draws 10,000 or so more people and they aren't packing the crowd in like sardines. I have a feeling this years figures will come into play.

Either way it's a tempting road trip and Austin is such an awesome city, almost awesome enough to make up for F1's lack of excitement.
 
So who will they drop Laguna or Indy. Laguna has some clout and tenure but Indy draws 10,000 or so more people and they aren't packing the crowd in like sardines. I have a feeling this years figures will come into play.

Either way it's a tempting road trip and Austin is such an awesome city, almost awesome enough to make up for F1's lack of excitement.

Someone was saying that it would probably either replace Indy or come in as a third GP in the USA, Laguna Seca's contract is until 2014 at least.
 
So who will they drop Laguna or Indy. Laguna has some clout and tenure but Indy draws 10,000 or so more people and they aren't packing the crowd in like sardines. I have a feeling this years figures will come into play.

Either way it's a tempting road trip and Austin is such an awesome city, almost awesome enough to make up for F1's lack of excitement.
it was confirmed that it will replace indy for moto gp. I saw it on the news (can't find it now) and in this article:
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/motogp-coming-to-austins-f1-track-
 
it was confirmed that it will replace indy for moto gp. I saw it on the news (can't find it now) and in this article:
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/motogp-coming-to-austins-f1-track-

I think that's speculation, nothing has been confirmed yet for indy.

Indy contract as been extended for one year, into 2012, and they are still negotiating for further extensions.

But like vikiradTG2007, Tx will either be a third US GP, or a replacement for Indy. Monterey is safe.
 
Well as long as Monterey is safe I'm happy.
 
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