996FLT6

I suggest for those who are going to Cota please don't display any vids of Cota track- it only promotes the track. Screw them!!! Mike

wanna911

There is a bit of tongue in cheek with that, not really an auction per se, but sell a small guys agreed on space to a likely big race team that will throw around 50k a day like it's nothing. Not too far off.

There are several race series there this year, Moto GP, V8 Supercars, ALMS, Grand-Am, F1. I'm sure there will be teams there sporadically throughout the year. I live within earshot of Road Atlanta, meaning I can hear cars when they are there, you would be surprised how often they are rented out.

All of my videos are link only so they can only be seen from a thread here or friends I send them too, but I like the idea. I will have lots of video and pics, but won't share them too publicly.

RSRanger

Who sent the email?
Are they being sent to those who registered?

Ranger (Sua Sponte)

mikymu

Sorry to hear that David. At this point I can careless about the paved circular road called circuit of the Americas. It is without motorsports spirit and I will not support any professional races there including the 2013 F1 race - it might as well be a race that does not count.

mikymu

COTA = CIRCUIT OF THE ARISTOCRAT = total fail!

RacingJunkie

Just out of curiosity, what teams? F1 is racing in Australia close to those dates. ALMS is running in Sebring at that time. I don't think most low level teams could afford a day much less three at COTA.

wanna911

Man I wish NASA had a Feb TWS event, I would sell my COTA registration and just go to that. They have killed pretty much all excitement for this event. I'd be ok just letting them sell the dates to the teams like they intended to do and getting money back. Still considering changing my plans as I think Mark could easily fill the spot. Really would rather put COTA on my personal ignore list. Only going for the group we've assembled at this point and to do that NARRA event 2 weeks later.

I was only excited about the track as being able to learn it and drive it again with NASA or NARRA.

Veloce Raptor

I suspect it is 2 or 3 teams that are joining together to rent the track for testing, as several Grand Am and CTSCC teams did a few weeks ago.

Vonschmidt

Just received a full refund from DMTD within hours of his cancelation.

It's really a shame when the Promoters have more integrity than the Track Owners. When all this starts to change I hope everyone will remember that it was not the employees of COTA that did all this to so many.

I hear calls for the PR head to quit, the Track Manager etc. These types of decisions are Made by ownership and they then send out their people to take the heat.

If you are angry then i would suggest you proffesionally contact Red McCombs group in San Antonio. They need to hear what a mess their minority stake in COTA is becoming.

mglobe

PCA has a DE the first weekend of February at TWS. Registration opens at noon exactly one month in advance. You need to be on the mouse at noon to get in, but you WILL have a great time running with us. Oh, and make sure you are a PCA member. They get first dibs on the slots.

jenk12m

All this has put a sour taste on still attending the MVP event

DRPM

Too bad for you guys. Accountability is a word fewer people understand and observe these days...just my 0.02

Veloce Raptor

Dez, to add on to what mglobe said: do Vonschmidt's open track day on 1/31, then TWS' own open track day on 2/1, then do the PCA event 2/2 and 2/3 !!!

vette6autox

When the well runs dry, there will be a different attitude with car clubs. We all have seen this before nothing new.

Eddie - RPW

Ranger,

Got the email from DM website.
I actually had the feeling that this would happen, but after I saw that the events were being honored, I relaxed .... what a fool.