jeffs396 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Anyone here watching the action from Austin this weekend? http://circuitoftheamericas.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidChampagne Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Oh yes indeed. Looks like a really beautiful track. Pulling for Nico R, myself. I follow F1 and NHRA more than NASCAR anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Definitely will be watching it today..and the NASCAR race, and the Broncos-Patriots game--all are on roughly the same time this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Nemanic Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 My wife and I just got back late Wednesday. We drove to Austin and went to COTA all three days then spent a week visiting relatives.The cars are quiet-the Ferrari Challenge cars are MUCH louder, but this brings out sounds that you wouldn't hear. I noticed that the Renault powered cars were the loudest, Ferrari engines next and the Mercedes were the quietest- exactly opposite of their power outputs. I take this as an indication of how efficient the turbo impellers are- the better the exhaust energy is used, the more power and less sound. You can also hear the energy recovery system operating. Grosjean's tires were REALLY loud after his slide on Friday- Dolores heard them while she was buying me a T shirt behind the bleachers with her back turned! It was also neat to hear the tires squeal more and more through the esses as the tires went off. And you should hear the Safety and Medical cars! Challengers and Chargers got nothing on those Mercs. None of this stuff comes over the TV.The facility is tremendous with very helpful staff. Food and souvenirs are not cheap, but this is to be expected. there was a very efficient system to get people to the remote parking lots. The crowds were polite and extremely excited- it was infectious!Dolores figured out the best way to attned- get general admission tickets for the first two days and grandstand seats for race day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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