PSL'S in austin for F1

Overly complex process for, as you stated, 1 event. Like all other races in the world, why dont they just open up ticket sales and sell! Needlessly complex.

 

There was a "local" guy who posted a while back that he'd bought 4 of 'em.

I'm sorry, but that's friggin' crazy IMO! Will they return for 10 years? [I believe the contract is only for 5 years at present (?)]

Way too risky IMHO - When they realize only a few folk are going to pony up I reckon they'll release the unsold seats on a first come, first serve basis for a more realistic price. But, we'll see I guess.

Cheers,
Ian

 

I think Austin tried to create a false shortage of tickets. I do not see this working well for them, especially not in year one where they'll need to establish a fan base.

Mark

 

I hate to bring up NASCAR but does any one-race track do the psl? I could see it working for them becasue of their fan base. I am assuming Austin got the psl idea from Dallas Cowboy stadium. They sold $650MM worth of psl's. Oh, and everybody in Dallas complained about it. Didn't stop them from buying though.

$650MM was half the cost of building the stadium. I'm guessing Austin is just trying to recoup part of its capital expenditure. Great idea if it works, but I don't see the demand.

If I'm a business in Austin, I'm gonna get University of Texas football tickets for my clients, not F1.

 

What event would that be?

 

As if the Austin track didn't have its work cut out for them enough, they roll out the ridiculous PSL nonsense. What a crock of ****. Needlessly complex and unbelievably arrogant. Do these people realize they're not the Cowboys and they're dealing with F1 in the United States? Even if they hadn't come up with this garbage they would have their work cut out for them to put asses in the seats, especially with the announcement of New Jersey. Even NASCAR is struggling with ticket sales. People just aren't spending what they used to in order to go to these things, the economy is too tough.

Oh, and 20k grandstand capacity...LOL. I've seen dirt tracks with more...

 

I told them flat out that I didn't believe the race would last 10 years, and that a PSL did not make any sense under that viewpoint. They were rather condescending and told me that PSLs were for the more sophisticated fan who could appreciate all forms of racing.

Somehow I don't think those V8 Supercar tickets will be tough to get, so yeah, the PSL is effectively a single-event device.

 

ROFL

They didn't see the contradiction in itself in that comment? Hilarious.

 

i just think back to the first gp at indy. how happy all the course personel were to see the crowds. how in awe i was just at being at indy. how for the $25 general admission ticket i got to sit in every part of the track and to check out, up close, the vintage racers. for a nominal fee to tour the great museum. how we payed $39 for the first night at our motel just 15 minutes from the track and then it went all the way up to $80 for the rest of the stay. it seems it was in 1950 and not 2000. i just don't see how these fellows are going to make this thing work. i was planning on driving the motorhome out and staying at the track but now i think i'll just stay home and watch it on tv unless they figure out some way to have it blacked out.

 

I have traveled to quite a few F1 races. Indy was my best experience as a fan. Period.
The access given the normal fan, the open seating till race day, ease of parking, and reasonable prices are exactly what is missing from Austin.

The condescending remarks posted by Tillman speak volumes of what is missing from this event. The staff at Indy was amazing, the people in the city I met were great, good food etc. Allowed me to see a place in US not many from Europe consider as well. If you are from Indy and are reading this, I think you live in a great place.

Yes Indy was not the greatest track but by far one of the best racing experiences I had and was well worth traveling for. Austin for now, is not a place I will consider unless things change. I miss my times at Indy. Id love to see them host the race again.

 

Thank you!

I ran one of the HGP cars, it was as good a crowd of real fans as we find at the Glen. Shame the $$ chased us out of there. Although the crowd shrunk some, at every event there was a huge number, and the local federale being used to the 500/B'Yard crowds were happy to let them have fun.

 

Yes I read the local news and the police were quite pleased with the F1 fans and commented they were quite easy to deal with, polite, and did not make a large mess of things

I could feel the racing heritage in the city. For some reason I felt very much at home there. I would attend any F1 race held at Indy in the future. It is a great loss to not have the linkage there of heritage and F1 in Indy. Austin will by no means be an improvement given the current news and marketing. It makes no sense to me at all the plans for Austin.

 

Not AFAIK.

*Everyone* whines about PSL's - But as you say they still sell plenty. I believe the 49ers are already well on their way selling 'em for the new stadium, and that hasn't even broken ground yet....... The *huge* difference is I'm guaranteed 8+ sold out games per season for the next 10 (or whatever) years. The Austin PSL gives me a seat once a year plus access to a bunch of BS I'm not interested in. And it's not going to be sold out.

Cheers,
Ian