MotoGP in Austin?

zooom · April 14, 2011, 12:52:16 PM

I wonder how long that straight will actually be...

duccarlos · April 14, 2011, 01:20:50 PM

Now that is a track.

Bigbore4 · April 14, 2011, 01:33:51 PM

I don't know anything other than the pic I Googled up, But I already know I'll be outside turn 12 in 2013.

Cider · April 14, 2011, 01:57:26 PM

Doesn't look like a T-Rex to me. Think Spies will do well there?

OT · April 14, 2011, 08:29:24 PM

Quote from: Cider on April 14, 2011, 01:57:26 PM
Doesn't look like a T-Rex to me. Think Spies will do well there?

That's gotta be a negative-space drawing KS drew on the bottom of a bar napkin....Turns 11 & 12 make little sense

zooom · April 15, 2011, 07:25:28 AM

Quote from: Cider on April 14, 2011, 01:57:26 PM
Doesn't look like a T-Rex to me. Think Spies will do well there?

looks more like a bunny rabbit....

MendoDave · April 17, 2011, 01:35:06 PM

You can see the elevation profile for the track here. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/9/11198.html

And a large full page here...
http://www.formula1.com/assets/pdf/F1%20USGP%20BasicTrack%20LayoutwElevation.pdf

OT · April 17, 2011, 08:46:57 PM

Schwantz on Wind Tunnel tonite - took full credit for the entire project....
Wonder if he's made good yet with the refunds for all those cancelled schools at Road Atlanta....

Casey's not gonna like Turn 1 if he still needs two pins to restart his bike....but at 3+ miles this is the F1 track. no?

Drjones · April 18, 2011, 04:49:17 AM

Their master plan is a few months old, but I only see two cut throughs to make a North and South loop and they're not really something a top tier race series would use. From that I'd venture to say that MotoGP will be running the full layout.

gm2 · April 22, 2011, 11:16:15 AM

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/168605/1/kevin_schwantz_-_qa_part_1_austin_motogp.html

gm2 · April 22, 2011, 02:13:26 PM

OT · April 25, 2011, 07:06:38 PM

Re the ovals/radii in the plan, I wonder if that shows the aliens where to land.....

desmoquattro · April 25, 2011, 07:36:02 PM

Quote from: OT on April 25, 2011, 07:06:38 PM
Re the ovals/radii in the plan, I wonder if that shows the aliens where to land.....

The aliens know exactly where to land:

derby · April 25, 2011, 07:44:16 PM

Quote from: Drjones on April 18, 2011, 04:49:17 AM
Their master plan is a few months old, but I only see two cut throughs to make a North and South loop and they're not really something a top tier race series would use. From that I'd venture to say that MotoGP will be running the full layout.

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gm2 · April 27, 2011, 10:19:21 AM

holy crap that back straight

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