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Old 08-06-2012, 06:58 PM
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I predict more pages coming on the babe than the track.
Old 08-06-2012, 09:33 PM
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I predict more pages coming on the babe than the track.
Just a feral Texas cat walking thru the frame, they're everywhere. The construction flushed them out.
Old 08-07-2012, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by gums
I predict more pages coming on the babe than the track.
Are those Alpinestar of Sparco boots?....
Old 08-07-2012, 07:17 PM
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If that's one of the workers, there's no way that this will be finished in 5 months! Can't see it happening anyway...but what are the contingencies? Somehow they'll have to pull it off.

From what I underderstand the V8s are not on the support act, but are going there sometime close afterwards. One of the V8 drivers was over in the US recently and toured the track saying it's going to be absolutely awesome. Similar to our Bathurst with all the elevations and blind corners.
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I can't wait to see this place. We got the general admission tickets, so I appreciate the heads up on the good place to watch from!
Old 08-13-2012, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by pontifex4
I can't wait to see this place. We got the general admission tickets, so I appreciate the heads up on the good place to watch from!
I thought about general admission, but only being 5'6", it was way too risky. There's like a 99% chance that someone taller than me will stand right in my view. So I dished out the extra few bucks for Turn 5 seats.
Old 08-13-2012, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tlarocque
Does anyone have a link showing what support races will be going on? I heard Australian V8's and there was talk of some sort of Porsche race???
Surely if we can do a PCA Grand Am support race at NJMP, we should be able to do one at the F1 race as well? Provided, of course, that we pay Bernie some seriously high entry fees?
Old 08-13-2012, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by fuenfer
Surely if we can do a PCA Grand Am support race at NJMP, we should be able to do one at the F1 race as well? Provided, of course, that we pay Bernie some seriously high entry fees?
I would seriously doubt it, F1 weekends are taken up by series such as Porsche SuperCup, Ferrari races, GP2, GP3.....there's no way a lowly PCA event would get tracktime, or could afford it.
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picture from late July 2012
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Old 08-18-2012, 01:26 PM
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Has this been posted yet? I didn't see it...

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That T1 looks a little interesting. No time to let the car settle after the top of the hill. Going to have to get onto the brakes before then with the momentum of the car still wanting to go upwards. Should be fun to watch!
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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
Has this been posted yet? I didn't see it...

That pretty cool. All fingers crossed this work out good.
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L.O.L. video promptly removed?
Old 08-24-2012, 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by gums
I would seriously doubt it, F1 weekends are taken up by series such as Porsche SuperCup, Ferrari races, GP2, GP3.....there's no way a lowly PCA event would get tracktime, or could afford it.
Supercup, GP3, GP2, and Formula Renault 3.5 (VERY nice cars!) don't usually make the trip to North America--too expensive. So expect support races like the Ferrari Challenge, Historic Grand Prix, etc. Also remember that this race was scheduled rather late and then the date was changed. Most sanctioning bodies already have their 2012 schedules set so whatever support races there are will need to have flexible schedules during that time of the year.
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Pirelli GT3 Cup USA West is going to the F1 United States Grand Prix Support Race:

http://racersdrive.com/racers-drive-...x-support-race


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