From GMM
The layout of Austin's formula one track has finally emerged.
Featuring 133 feet of elevation changes, it was revealed by 2012 US grand prix promoter Tavo Hellmund to the local American Statesman newspaper.
The 3.4 mile Hermann Tilke-designed track will reportedly have a 200mph maximum speed, a long back straight, and some corners that resemble famous F1 tracks.
"It should be nice. I think drivers and fans should really like it," Tavo Hellmund said as he looked over the plans.
According to the Associated Press, Hellmund said F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone also "likes it".
He said the layout includes three ideal overtaking places, and sections that resemble Silverstone's Backetts, the Stadium section at Hockenheim, and Turn 8 in Turkey.
"It will be similar to one gigantic turn," Tavo Hellmund said of the Istanbul-esque section.
It has been reported that construction of the circuit southeast of Austin could begin in December.
"I don't want to put a date on it. Everybody is hustling and bustling," said Tavo Hellmund.
Veteran British journalist Adam Cooper wrote on Speed TV’s web site that the Austin F1 track would cost $180 millions to build, according to documents given to the Statesman newspaper.
The paper requested information on the project and despite them being marked ‘confidential,’ they were released by City Hall.
Aside from quoting the cost of building the track, the documents contend that the project will require 1500 construction workers, and that 1200 people will be employed over the Grand Prix weekend. There will also be 40 full-time employees at the venue.
The layout of Austin's formula one track has finally emerged.
Featuring 133 feet of elevation changes, it was revealed by 2012 US grand prix promoter Tavo Hellmund to the local American Statesman newspaper.
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| Image: www.formula1unitedstates.com |
The 3.4 mile Hermann Tilke-designed track will reportedly have a 200mph maximum speed, a long back straight, and some corners that resemble famous F1 tracks.
"It should be nice. I think drivers and fans should really like it," Tavo Hellmund said as he looked over the plans.
According to the Associated Press, Hellmund said F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone also "likes it".
He said the layout includes three ideal overtaking places, and sections that resemble Silverstone's Backetts, the Stadium section at Hockenheim, and Turn 8 in Turkey.
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| Image: Tilke Engineering |
"It will be similar to one gigantic turn," Tavo Hellmund said of the Istanbul-esque section.
It has been reported that construction of the circuit southeast of Austin could begin in December.
"I don't want to put a date on it. Everybody is hustling and bustling," said Tavo Hellmund.
Veteran British journalist Adam Cooper wrote on Speed TV’s web site that the Austin F1 track would cost $180 millions to build, according to documents given to the Statesman newspaper.
The paper requested information on the project and despite them being marked ‘confidential,’ they were released by City Hall.
Aside from quoting the cost of building the track, the documents contend that the project will require 1500 construction workers, and that 1200 people will be employed over the Grand Prix weekend. There will also be 40 full-time employees at the venue.