Toby Pennycuff

Since the current airport is out southeast of town at what used to be Bergstrom Air Force Base, I'm guessing that some farmer between Austin and Bastrop or Austin and Lockhart is going to be very happy when he sells his farmland for a million dollars an acre.

Old Austin Municipal Airport is now long gone. Turned it into an outdoor shopping mall environment at the north end of the old runways. Not sure what was built closer to where the old terminal used to be. You wouldn't recognize the area unless you frequented 51st Street all the time (I lived under the flight path during college).

dp35

I was curious who this Tavo Hellmund guy is, so I Googled & found these:

http://www.racingwest.com/drivers/tavo-ct-hellmund/

http://www.statesman.com/health/cont...26fitcity.html

Sounds like a real racer & interesting guy. But it seems odd to me that his circle track racing was described as "always under-funded", and now he's putting together an F1 GP. Apparently his father promoted IndyCar races.

I hope he's a success with this & makes a ton of money.

consolidated

It's been completely redeveloped already into a mixed use urban neighorhood, big park, Dell Children's Hospital, movie studios etc...it won't be touched, lots of agreements and entitlements with City of Austin in place.

I bet it'll be East of town, the West side is too environmentally sensitive, too many nice homes, views, etc...East of 183 would be my guess, bordering on the City, where there are still green fields and ag business.

Veloce Raptor

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consolidated

Not the resume I would have anticipated, wonder what's going on here.

Toby Pennycuff

Buying land along Hwy 71 are we?

Jorsn

Great news!!

paralleltangent

Wow! Just wow.

I really hope this actually happens. And how cool it would be to have club events at this new facility. It's almost too good to believe. I'm cautiously optimistic.

pmgoodwin

Driveway Austin???

Larry Herman

Come on now. What's wrong with his courses?

Robert Henriksen

Congratulations to whoever wins the land sale lottery. Now let's hope:

-- The F1 race each year isn't scheduled for July/August
-- The Austinites don't ban the use of the track for 51 weeks out of the year (noise nuisance, don't you know)
-- They pick a spot w. some ELEVATION! I'm sick of flat, huge, open, boring, characterless new tracks

stuttgart46

I can't believe that none of us heard this as a rumor. This is completetly out of the blue.

Electric Lizard

Only electric cars need apply.

IB Adrian

Not really if you think about the location to leverage central American fans

MJHanna

Ahhh Season passes for ten years to F1, within driving distance…..