COTA cancelling track rentals???
12-22-2012, 08:00 PM
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I have written the operating partner ofMccombs company who we have done business with. This is despicable. And to then lie that there was conflict what are the names of the organizations that have contracts for the dates COTA just canceled.
12-22-2012, 08:10 PM
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Circuit of The Americas’ provides updated information on pending track rentals
Circuit of The Americas™ today announced that it would honor track rentals with four organizations that had booked track days and paid rental fees in advance. “We are moving ahead with these agreements and contacting clients so they can share this information with their members and customers,” Circuit spokesperson Julie Loignon said. “The executed rental agreements will limit the number of vehicles we have on track at any given time to ensure a fun and safe experience for participants, including any amateur drivers who will be participating. We regret the confusion that was caused as we worked through these issues with our clients and look forward to providing a one-of-a-kind experience to auto enthusiasts coming to Circuit of The Americas through our track rental program.”
Circuit of The Americas™ today announced that it would honor track rentals with four organizations that had booked track days and paid rental fees in advance. “We are moving ahead with these agreements and contacting clients so they can share this information with their members and customers,” Circuit spokesperson Julie Loignon said. “The executed rental agreements will limit the number of vehicles we have on track at any given time to ensure a fun and safe experience for participants, including any amateur drivers who will be participating. We regret the confusion that was caused as we worked through these issues with our clients and look forward to providing a one-of-a-kind experience to auto enthusiasts coming to Circuit of The Americas through our track rental program.”
12-22-2012, 08:21 PM
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Thanks to everyone that helped straitening this out. Especially Mr Weaver.
Dear Mr Weaver
I am writing to express the heartfelt outrage that is shared by thousands of Motorsports fans many of whom have already signed up for the opportunity to drive on the new Circuit of the Americas track your firm is a principal in.
The track while seeking additional public funding just this past week is canceling contracts which have already been paid from private users who had scheduled a multitude of events for non professional drivers. It would seem that when seeking public funding and support the cancelation of income producing events would be frowned upon by the taxpayers.
Perhaps worst of all this was all done on the very eve of the Christmas weekend. *Many of our memebers nationally have already made travel plans, purchased airline tickets, booked local hotels and arranged transport for the cars to the track. *
While certainly there are many of us here in Texas excited about the opportunity, these events were drawing people from all over the country, and even a few from Canada and Mexico to Texas. The personal stories about the young doctor from WI who was so interested he and his wife sold one of their cars to purchase trailers to bring their race cars to the events would make great positive press, and now is wasted.
I am shocked and dismayed that after receiving, and depositing full payments, contracts would be canceled, this simply does not sound like the McCombs touch we are all so familure with. *The land where a handshake means more than a contract, seems gone replaced by what many of us feel is the grinch that stole Christmas.
How can an enterprise go out and argue it needs state funding when it is turning away millions of dollars annually in track fees. *And how damaging to the reputation of a new facility dependent on the good will of the local community on all but three days out of the year to cut off the very drivers that are supporting the track and are the future of the industry. *
I personally request that you look into this and see if the unfortunatly decision can be reversed before the damage is permanate, *the hopes of members of the Porsche Club, the BMW club, SCCA, and private sports car enthusiast thought the nation are in your hands.
I await the favor of your reply,
Dear Mr Weaver
I am writing to express the heartfelt outrage that is shared by thousands of Motorsports fans many of whom have already signed up for the opportunity to drive on the new Circuit of the Americas track your firm is a principal in.
The track while seeking additional public funding just this past week is canceling contracts which have already been paid from private users who had scheduled a multitude of events for non professional drivers. It would seem that when seeking public funding and support the cancelation of income producing events would be frowned upon by the taxpayers.
Perhaps worst of all this was all done on the very eve of the Christmas weekend. *Many of our memebers nationally have already made travel plans, purchased airline tickets, booked local hotels and arranged transport for the cars to the track. *
While certainly there are many of us here in Texas excited about the opportunity, these events were drawing people from all over the country, and even a few from Canada and Mexico to Texas. The personal stories about the young doctor from WI who was so interested he and his wife sold one of their cars to purchase trailers to bring their race cars to the events would make great positive press, and now is wasted.
I am shocked and dismayed that after receiving, and depositing full payments, contracts would be canceled, this simply does not sound like the McCombs touch we are all so familure with. *The land where a handshake means more than a contract, seems gone replaced by what many of us feel is the grinch that stole Christmas.
How can an enterprise go out and argue it needs state funding when it is turning away millions of dollars annually in track fees. *And how damaging to the reputation of a new facility dependent on the good will of the local community on all but three days out of the year to cut off the very drivers that are supporting the track and are the future of the industry. *
I personally request that you look into this and see if the unfortunatly decision can be reversed before the damage is permanate, *the hopes of members of the Porsche Club, the BMW club, SCCA, and private sports car enthusiast thought the nation are in your hands.
I await the favor of your reply,
12-22-2012, 09:48 PM
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12-23-2012, 12:40 AM
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12-23-2012, 04:00 AM
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U should really boycott this track now. As an org or as an enthusiast why did Cota did what they did with rescinding contracts in the 1st place? Cota ****ted on u and u still want to go? Mike
12-23-2012, 09:05 AM
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the track did not **** on anyone. some jerk at COTA did. that jerk is probably in a lot of hot water now. maybe in jeopardy of losing their job even...
track is going to still be there.
I am not going to let some jerk get in the way of me driving on that track.
track is going to still be there.
I am not going to let some jerk get in the way of me driving on that track.