US GP in Austin Discussion and Speculation...

According to the news today Tom Delay is asking for a change of venue for his upcoming trial.
Seems he thinks Austin Texas is too liberal.

 

He is right. We have lots of bleeding heart liberals here.....we are the state capital and we do have the university of Texas downtown and I'd say musicians too. However, that is unfair...my friend Jimmie Vaughan is NOT a liberal in any shape or form.

 

Duly noted.

 

Hardly surprising that leftist Travis County/Austin City commissioners would give a plan like this a hard time. If the commissioners had their way Austin would be one huge commune.

Eckhardt( the main lady speaking) is as leftist as can be(as was her father).

In the end this project makes Austin more attractive, and thus it will also make the city and county more money, and as a result there is no way it will be turned down.

Good to see the laughing commissioner show her true colors and acknowledge that the system she represents is why projects like this take so long to get off the ground.

 

I was surprised to see such leftist politicians in a Texan government entity. They looked as if they were transplanted straight from Europe.

At any rate this also showed how unprepared the USGP folks are and that's a bad sign.

 

+1

Not good......

Alex

 

Regardless of the political leanings of anyone on that panel (and certainly no one appeared to be openly hostile), the fact that the track promoters could have sent a representative who was so woefully unprepared speaks volumes.

"Moving dirt" by December? Give me a break. This was never going to happen for 2012 and most likely not at all. Y'all can serve me up some crow (Tex-Mex of course) if I'm wrong.

 

With how down to the wire Korea is becoming does that make this GP more feasible? Would Bernie and FOM disregard rules for us to?

 

Korea shows that all is possible if the money is there.
Is the money there in Austin?

 

Austin is about as left-wing as it gets in Texas.

 

Can't you vote them out in the next election?

 

I sure hope this all comes together. Especially if I may soon find myself living in the Lorena area!

 

Playing dumb by using someone out of touch is occasionally the smart play.


Or NOT.

 

You say that even with the way Korea has gone? I have my doubts yes but I still won't count it out

 

If true, can anyone in the area of the track site give us a report on equipment and material being staged, trailers for the site management and staff. Post a few pics if able. Until then its already behind schedule

 

That was the beginning of the end for the USF1 team: FChatters taking pictures of an empty parking lot and visiting a building where there wasn't a whole lot going on.

BUT: I'm sure Matchett and Varsha will be in Austin at the ground breaking ceremony reporting euphorically about it.

 

I guess they need something to chat about beyond NASCAR. Time will tell, and time is running out.

 

At the Korean GP, didn't Tilke mention that things were moving along in Austin for a track to be built.

 

Yes! And it was pure comedy!