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    Default V8 Supercar Series coming to Austin in 2013

    Ohhhhh Ahhhhh

    AUSTIN, Texas – June 30, 2011 – V8 Supercars and Circuit of The Americas, along with Texas Governor Rick Perry and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, announced today a five-year agreement to bring the famous Australian V8 Supercar series to the new Circuit of The Americas beginning in 2013.

    http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/30/v...ustin-in-2013/

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    Woohoo!

    Honestly, if the track and facilities are nice enough to host F1, who won't want to run there?
    Iain

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    Wow, that will be some great racing, they are definitely doing a good job marketing the track to the rest of the motorsports world, world superbike is next!

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    motoGP is already signed up for the circuit of americas fyi

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    V8 Supercup > F1
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    i wonder how likely it would be to get Grand-Am or ALMS to do events at this track....

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnwag View Post
    i wonder how likely it would be to get Grand-Am or ALMS to do events at this track....
    A Grand-Am Rolex Series stop would be cool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnwag View Post
    i wonder how likely it would be to get Grand-Am or ALMS to do events at this track....
    I bet it will happen...when is the first NASA weekend there?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mr brg View Post
    I bet it will happen...when is the first NASA weekend there?
    probably 2013

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