United States Grand Prix - Formula One (F1) - Austin

[Slowhand]

IF this race happens, it will lose in excess of $20,000,000. I have a major beef with anybody like Tavo thinking that pro motorsports is a charity. That guy has been around for decades and everybody knows what he is. He may have good intentions, but the bottom line is, he was trying to hit a home run financially for himself without using any of his own money.

And back to dodging the yes or no question and bringing up profitability instead. I'm not arguing with you on profitability, because I agree that it's going to lose money and bucketloads of it; we've already had that discussion. I don't think the people involved on the money side truly give a fuck about the profitability. And if they do, they should know better if they've made the kind of money they need to throw it around like this.

The question is whether the race happens or not.

[Grape]

And back to dodging the yes or no question and bringing up profitability instead. I'm not arguing with you on profitability, because I agree that it's going to lose money and bucketloads of it; we've already had that discussion. I don't think the people involved on the money side truly give a fuck about the profitability. And if they do, they should know better if they've made the kind of money they need to throw it around like this.

The question is whether the race happens or not.

i will give them this, they have gotten way more done than i would have bet money on them getting done.

[Grape]

The track will be finished, the event in 2012 will happen. I just don't see a bright future for the property in coming years unless they can start getting more and more events from Rolex, Continental Tire series, ALMS, IndyCar, NASA, SCCA and any other group that can afford to rent the track. Hell, I would rent it for a weekend HPDE if I could charge my customers $1200 each for the two day weekend instead of the usual $300.

indycar doesn't rent race tracks, they sell a show, like nascar. Without TV money however, which is why they are short on tracks. Can't make money with an indycar race, period. For the Izod Indycar series to bring a circus to your tent, will cost you about $1,000,000.

[aggie97]

indycar doesn't rent race tracks, they sell a show, like nascar. Without TV money however, which is why they are short on tracks. Can't make money with an indycar race, period. For the Izod Indycar series to bring a circus to your tent, will cost you about $1,000,000.

with dismal ticket sales, that's a hard check to write!

[mk5.0]

Has anyone bought tickets for the race yet ?

[GAP]

I bought general admission tickets a month or two ago.

[momo]

i bought gen admin

[suckerdin]

gen admin here, too.

[Treadhead]

General admission here.

[Bputacoma]

Turn 5!!

[momo]

anyone have an extra gen admin tickets?

[Ruffdaddy]

anyone have an extra gen admin tickets?

I was looking for some too...way too pricey online

[mk5.0]

I was looking for some too...way too pricey online

Yep me too, I guess I will have to pay the $400 if I can't find any.

[Ruffdaddy]

Yep me too, I guess I will have to pay the $400 if I can't find any.

You don't HAVE to do anything lol.

[HUNCH]

Don't get me wrong, I love motorsports and am pro-racing of any kind. However, I think it was fucking idiotic for Rick Perry to cut funding from the Texas Education System to help fund this project. Texas Education is a joke, and the financial cut doesn't make it any better. Everything is better in Texas, except for our governor!