As it seems many of us are F1 fans and may be in attendance to this race. We should have a group meet up of any Evom members at the GP. I will be making the trip for this from Seattle. I will gladly fly across the nation to see this street race

 

I'm with you 110%!!

 

Two F1 races in 'Mercuh?

Me gusta.

This sounds like it's going to be a completely different sort of track from what they're building in Austin, so w00t, hopefully that means there's lots of interest in both races.

 

I wish I had known about the one this weekend in New Delhi... I am in India for business and could have easily hopped on a plane or bus to get there and would have happily paid for tickets... but they are all sold out now

 

That's too bad... It looks like the drivers are taking a good interest in the Buddh Circuit. Seems like everybody is coming around to the Hermann Tilke designed courses. Korea was fun to watch this year. I hope India is just as good. And I really hope the Austin course rocks cause I'll be there for that one!!!

 

Provisional track layout for NY GP

 

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Weehawken, NJ -- Formula One will race on a New Jersey street circuit within sight of Manhattan's skyline in June 2013, fulfilling a longtime wish by F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to have a Grand Prix in the metro New York area.
Race and government officials including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced the race, billed as the Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial, at a press conference Tuesday that included Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, West New York Mayor Felix Rocque, and Leo Hindery Jr., head of the investment group promoting the event. Christie said the three-day event is expected to draw 100,000 fans daily, all of whom will arrive via mass transit -- trains or ferry -- as there is no plan for a parking lot on that scale.

The 10-year agreement between Ecclestone and Hindery, an amateur racer who won his class at Le Mans in 2005, marks the second F1 race representing a return of the top series to the U.S., from which it has been absent since the 2007 F1 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The U.S. Grand Prix is slated to debut Nov. 18, 2012, at a purpose-built circuit in Austin, Texas.

Unlike the Austin facility, said to cost $250 million or more, the New Jersey event will be staged on existing roads at Port Imperial. Hindery said German design firm Tilke Engineers & Architects, builder of numerous F1 tracks around the globe, has been hired to design the 3.2-mile layout and safety features. He added that the event will use private money only, with no government subsidies or tax dollars.

Port Imperial, a ferry terminal, lies across the Hudson River from Manhattan. It was selected, according to Hindery, by searching Google Earth for a suitable street circuit in the New York metro area. The former industrial site and the surrounding streets "jumps right out at you," noted Hindery. The site will require installation of grandstands, pits, paddock club, barriers and catch fences. "We put it up and take it down," explained Hindery. The track will contain sweeping bends, sharp left- and right-hand corners, and 150 feet of elevation change. The street circuit will run along the Hudson, through the towns of Weehawken and West New York, climbing uphill before looping back to the front of the ferry terminal, which will mark the start-finish line.

No specific June 2013 date was announced, but it's expected the New Jersey race will be adjacent to the Canadian GP in Montreal, which is scheduled for June 10 next year.

 

Sadly, in 1982, the US had 3 Grand Prix races: Long Beach, Detroit and Caesar's Palace and there was little American interest in having more American drivers in F1. If you remember Michael Andretti's attempt at F1, it ended in a dismal failure. Michael decided to fly back and forth between the US and Europe rather than live in Europe. He certainly had the talent to make it in F1. He had Senna as a teammate and mentor at McLaren.

It takes a huge financial commitment as well as living in England or Europe in order to be successful in F1. Better yet, it is best to work up through the ranks to get to the top. This would require an American to live in Europe for 3-5 years before entering F1. That driver would have to be a teenager to do that.

The US has tremendous talent. Most drivers find it easier to go NASCAR, Indycar or Sports Car racing. We haven't heard much of Derek Hill, Phil Hill's son, or Conor Daly, son of Derek Daly. Scott Speed kind of bombed. Alexander Rossi shows promise, but who knows. Phil Hill, Dan Gurney and of course, Mario Andretti are the only Americans who had the talent to be F1 champions. Peter Revson and Mark Donohue also had talent, but sadly, were killed while driving in F1.

Good article on why Americans aren't in F1: http://www.formula1blog.com/2011/10/...omment-page-1/

 

Driving the Formula 1 racetrack




Lap analysis

 

i tell you why american cant drive in the F1 and the WRC.
As soon as a snow or rain shows up, the whole US became an idiotic traffic place, that is why.

If they dont have a basics skills in driving , how the hell you want them to go the next level.
Make it simple: it's not in they blood , that's it. When you dont grew up in the society whit a right skill , you doomed from the begin with.

Look up the finn or any other eu country , they have driving skills so as they F1 and WRC drivers. End of story.


LOL . ROb

 

F1 racing is here again! For a while, there has been a ton of drama concerning a possible Formula One race in New Jersey in 2013, as the world's premier race series would like to make an American Gran Prix a regular fixture. However, the proposed F1 New Jersey event can be canceled. Have you been in the market to purchase or sell a used or new auto? If this seems like you, check out Gus Johnson used cars Spokane.

 

 

I don't know why anyone would post in here when the news has been out for several days that there will be no New Jersey race according to Bernie Ecclestone. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120926/F1/120929861