My993C2

The name is a little retarded, but the actually track in Austin TX looks interesting.
Kind of a cross between Suzuka and the modern day Hockenheim.

multi21

Just to stir the pot.... let's bring back the old Hockenheim....

My993C2

Not long ago I did some virtual laps around the old Hockenheim on the GTR Evolution driving game and I found the track from a driving point of view to be anti-climatic. Long straights interrupted by a few chicanes. We already have a track like this (Monza) and we don't need more. Of course what is missing from my virtual experience at driving at the old Hockenheim is the physical G-Forces the drivers must go through with the hard braking to make the chicanes. It would be interesting to get the feedback from the drivers who drove both the old and the modern day Hockenheim circuits. If I am not mistaken the primary motivation for the modern day circuit was that it pretty much doubled the number of times the spectators in the stadium would see the cars since the modern day layout is much smaller.

TrackDays247.com

Sir qwee dee ah-mahreeekahs. Huh.

multi21

That is correct. The new Hockenheim is more of a Stadium experience rather than an old road in the forest. From a technical stand point it was not much, BUT, the racing was always good. The straights were long enough that a less superior car could get a tow and out brake a leading car into the chicanes. Also, lots of rain in that part of the country and that alone could save on the artificial sprinklers Bernie has been talking about.

Frank Bullitt

There's a small hicup just around the corner about to rear it's ugly little head.

Though they were going to go with the original name... "Aus-Tex Speedway El Grande"?

Flying Finn

Exactly.

What should we have done then? Cheer and praise only because it's in US or in your (VR) home state/town.

Just those two names Larry suggested (by 3rd, he might've already had too much gin & tonic) we far better IMO and you as a Texan I think should've been proud of them.

In any case, if/when we criticize something related to this Austin track project next time, take a deep breath and try to take it less personal, if we think the name if this track is a bit stupid, it doesn't mean we think everyone in Austin is.

We'll see you there when F1 circus comes to town.

Veloce Raptor

You entirely & totally missed the point...but keep barking up that same tree!

multi21

DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS

Frank Bullitt

Something to always keep in mind.

Everyone agrees that having a new North American venue is great. Issues always arise in the way this all was implemented. If Red McCombs wants to build a $250,000,000 shrine to celebrate his legacy... than more power to him. My wish is that he would have spent all that cash on Austin's roadways because they truly suck.

Anyone getting in bed with that angry troll Bernie Ecclestone should have their heads examined. What happens when that dude gets the [I]red ***[/I} and cancels the F1 Ciircus there? Everyone must have completely forgotten what happened at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

My hope it that this project does click. Experience and knowing how Austin operates tells me otherwise. Fingers crossed muchachos!

Frank Bullitt

They did it in Dallas 1984.

Nordschleife

and I thought they were going to call it Los Cohones Grandes........

R+C

JasonAndreas

So the owner decided to plan ahead and future-proof the name of his new track for Texas's upcoming entry into third world status, what's the problem?

Astroman

The name sucks (especially since we already have an ultra-classic and historic Road America).

I can't imagine anyone actually calling it that.

Larry Herman

HOW THE HELL DID YOU KNOW??