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

[momo]

ya, im debating going down there.

[Slowhand]

Looks like I figured out what I'm doing Saturday.

[racrguy]

kill your plans

Red Bull: No public F1 show car event in Austin this week

By Dave Doolittle | Thursday, August 18, 2011, 12:38 AM

Red Bull announced early today that they are not doing a public show car event in Austin this week.

“Due to feasibility, a formal Formula One show car demonstration that is open to the public will not be executed this week,” Red Bull said in a statement. “However, in an effort to bring fans up-close and personal to Formula One, the Red Bull Racing show car will be on display in front of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum this Saturday from noon to 2 p.m.”

The museum is at the corner of Congress Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard downtown.

The statement did not give more details.

Red Bull had filed a film permit with the city to shoot an F1 car on Congress Avenue on Saturday between 15th Street and MLK Jr. Boulevard. That permit was pending approval Wednesday.

“Red Bull is excited about the upcoming U.S. Grand Prix, and based on hosting past events in the city, is eager to drive awareness of the race and the sport in general to a broad audience,” Red Bull’s statement said.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/racing/entries/2011/08/18/red_bull_no_public_f1_show_car.html?cxntfid=blogs_formula_austin

[txsr20de]

Weak shit, I guess they should have gotten approval before making a press release the week of the supposed event.

[Darren M]

That sucks. I have a couple of buddies who where going to video it for me too....

On the edit.
I sent that link to my friend who lives there and here's his response.....

"This is disinformation in order to keep the size of the crowd down. They will be filming a commercial Saturday between 7-9AM. I will be there."

I guess time will tell.

[Bputacoma]

^ hmm interesting. do i take a gamble and still drive down there....hmmm.

[Darren M]

Shouldn't the permit be publicly available? If so, how does one go about researching that kind of information?

[Snatch Napkin]

Shouldn't the permit be publicly available? If so, how does one go about researching that kind of information?

https://www.ci.austin.tx.us/devreview/a_queryfolder_permits.jsp

I'm not finding anything, but maybe others will have better luck.

[01vnms4v]

Well still a chance for it to happen next week

[Bputacoma]

I don't think it'll happen next week. Since the Belgium GP is going on. And i'm sure the Red Bull Crew will be doing stuff and David Coulthard does race interviews and stuff.

[Grape]

anybody have pictures of the track yet?

[Strychnine]

anybody have pictures of the track yet?

[Binky]

Read between the corp speak people. Its not a public car show event, its a private filming event. They would say roughly the same thing if the event was filming a scene for a movie. They didnt say it wasnt going to happen, just that it wasnt for the public.

[Bputacoma]

Dammit....they ran the car. I knew i shoulda went. I'll link the video after my friend uploads it.

[Snatch Napkin]

Fucking Sweet!!!

I bet it sounded awesome!