Best USGP track other than Indy?

As a holder of a worthless 2005 USGP ticket stub, I don't care if or where they move it....I'm done with F1. There's plenty of other racing to follow.

 

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I would like to see Barber as a possible F1 location watching the superbike races on that track it is a quite beautiful location. The only issue i have heard that the track does not have enough run off area.

Laguna Seca might be another possibility as the Run off areas have been increased quite a bit for the upcomming MotoGP race there next month. It also has shown that modern F1 cars can run there at the Monterey Historics last August.

Laguna and Barber does have one thing that most of the current racetracks on the F1 calander dont. Elevation Changes.

Just the sight of the F2003-GA and F2002 going down the corkscrew was quite a site. and the sound absolutly stunning.

The problem i see with Laguna is infrastructure. The San Francicso or oakland airports are to far away, Motels while are high quality in Monterey they are not plentiful enough. Salinas was sold out for the Historics and is booked solid for the MotoGP race also. An F1 race at Laguna would require fans to drive down from San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco to see the race clogging up the PCH and 101.

Watkins Glen from what i understand is that it does not have enough runoff area also, Same with Mid-Ohio, Road America, Road Atlanta.

The US is going to have to build a new track to create a new USGP.

 

Road america is nice but F1 used to put on a great show in downtown detroit. I would rather see an actual city street course. With the ultimate being Washington DC around all the monuments, the straight by the mall then along the potomac and back to the capitol.

 

NO!! ABSOLUTELY NOT!!

I have seen G.P.s at both Long Beach and Detroit and did not enjoy the experience. Sight lines were terrible and at Long Beach, at least, if you were not in a grandstand seat (and some of them were terrible) or in a building, you saw nothing.

I tolerate Monaco because of its history, but otherwise street circuits (and not just in F1) stink!!

 

Laguna Seca would be the logical choice and has been discussed as a possibility to host a second USGP F-1 date for a while now.

They will have to work to bring the facility up to F-1 standards and they've already invested heavilly on improving safety since the Gonzolo Rodriquez incident.

Part of the F-1 ownership is based in San Fransisco and they are very anxious to have a GP in their back yard. Laguna Seca is near the huge San Francisco/Oakland media market so it all make sense.

Indy simply is not an F-1 venue, hard as they've tried.

BHW

 

the glen has the history and the romantic in me would love to see it there. it is however no in any way going to be able to bring the track up to a safe level.

barber is a solid choice and is a world class facility and i think w/ eyes on the fia.

laguna is in the best area w/ what i think could be the best market.

i would also have thought that road atlanta would have been impressive too but perhaps to short for f1...sub 1 minute laps could be possible at ra!!!

 

If F1 is gonna run outside of LA, NYC, Miami, etc. then at least pick a cool track like Laguna or Daytona where you can camp trackside. Indy is just weird. It has neither the nightlife / dining of a Montreal/Monaco, etc. nor the good times atmosphere of a Le Mans, etc. where everyone camps around and makes a weekend out of being at the track itself.

I'd vote the Glen, but that's basically impossible as everyone has noted. Even though it's clear across the country for me, I'd pick Laguna out of the realistic choices. Barber is a close second. Cool either way you look at it, MotoGP and F1 both running at Laguna would be nice to see lap time differences, etc. But, it'd also be nice to break it up at different tracks, and Barber is closer for us east coasters.

 

I guess Daytona could be used and Michelin by that time would have enough data to make a tire for the banked curves. Although the infield and banked curve would probably be simliar to Indy's and drivers would say it's boring.

 

Road America would be awesome as would Road Atlanta and Mid-Ohio. Laguna would be good as well. Being from NY though, i would love to see a street course race in Mahattan, that would be something. Never happen though.

 

Toyota make's billions in US profits they should build a state of the art track in Vegas.

 

That new Barber track in Alabama is great ...but, I'm not sure that area has the hotels, ect...to accommodate the F1 circus and fans.

 

How about Daytona or Texas Motor Speedway? For the U.S., F1 could just do the roundy-round. Uhhhh. On the other hand...the tires might not stand it.

 

Daytona's and TMS's infield round courses are as bad as Indys.

 

I would love to see it at Laguna Seca, Infinion, or back in Phoenix.

 

CMP in Kershaw, SC would be perfect.

 

I think that if Road Atlanta is deemed reasonably acceptable, Don Panoz will probably pay whatever it takes to finish the job. The main problem is a lack of grandstands and meager concession facilities.

 

The problems with the road courses in the US is that basically none can handle huge crowds like F1 or Nascar. The tracks that can handle crowds that big are the huge ovals for Nascar and the infield track is always a side thought. If F1 is looking for a track that is turnkey ready for next year, they really have no choice other than using a Nascar oval and infield. Anyother track will take a lot of time and money to get ready for F1. I think Daytona is probably the 2nd track to Indy that is one of the most recognizable US tracks in the world.

 

I wish VIR (Virginia International Raceway) had enough grandstands and consessions to hold all the great amount of F1 fans. Too bad it doesn't have many hotels in the area, places to eat, etc.....except for my hotel which is nearby , I would be slammed full .

Located within the 1,200 acre VIR campus, Raceplex™, a motorsports industrial park, offers its tenants not only a strategic Mid-Atlantic location in the heart of Southside Virginia's 'Motorsports Alley'.

VIR's various configurations is the new Grand Course East. At 4.2 miles, it is the longest road racing circuit in America, a real driver's course with 130 feet of elevation change and 30 challenging turns. Many of America's top racing teams select VIR as their primary test track. www.virclub.com

 

My best guess would be Infinion, Sears Point. New renovations have recently been taken, more underway---a ton of money has been spent there, over the last few years....Also, Laguna Seca would be great---but those would be my choices....
The West Coast following of Ferrari, myself inc, and other racing enthusiasts, would be of great interest to the TV rights, etc.
We'll see, but I don't see it in Indy, NEXT YEAR!

 

I want something like LAS VEGAS.
That is a great business!!!

well if not my vote will go to INFINEON, or ROAD AMERICA.