The USA GP has a new bidder.....
 

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/05/2...rand-prix-bid/

Monticello Motor club in New york is attempting to host the USA grand prix. apparently Tilke approves of the circuit and says with a few grandstand modifications it could be up to F1 standards.

but any race track with 'club' in it's name seems a bit ambitious for F1. this is one to watch as the journey could be interesting, though i can't see it happening.

Nice track layout, but it will need an enormous investment to get it up to scratch. We can dream though...

Would be great, but alas, this seems like a rather smart way to get your new facility into the headlines.

Including the British Racing Drivers Club?

ah, that's different. for one, the circuit is called 'Silverstone Circuit'. and the BRDC who own it are a very different motorsports club, lots of ex-F1 drivers and having interests in events right from the grass roots to the pinnacle of motorsport make it a very 'elite' club if you like, and is chaired by a formula one world champion.

US and F1?

I humbly suggest you learn how to speak American! http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...ies/tongue.gif

Yes, he is pretty dum some times.

F1 in US, is there money? Ken and Bernie. Nope. We need some people interestid in F1 there. Montoya!

The track looks like one of the minor British tracks, or even has a bit of a Brands Hatch feel, from looking at the video. I'm thinking of the curves and changes in gradient. The weather would be "interesting" there too, could be like Spa in that sense.

But it doesn't have a lot of obvious passing spots, and it seems kind of narrow for modern F1. The race could turn out to be another Hungarian GP.

It's near New York City, and not too far away from Montreal, so you could see it fitting in nicely a week after or before the Canadian GP. But who'd go?

The only way F1 is going to take off in the US is if they have some kind of promotional F1 drivers vs American drivers series, with the best of each series competing in different races and different cars.

It's a club circuit with virtually no instrastructure besides the track itself.

Also, I think it's too close in distance to Montreal. Canada is only about 4 hours of so North. Even though I am in Connecticut, I would prefer to to see a USGP farther west.

Las Vegas is the obvious choice!
A new dedicated F1 facility it is the only place in the U.S. (IMO)
that has the entertainment capitol to get behind it.

Vegas was a dismal failure in their previous attempt. In order to be successful in Vegas they would have to sensationalize it with a great track incorporating the casino area. pretty tough to do. IMO the only logical place for the F1 GP is Watkins Glenn - Get out the facelift kit and keep Tilke out of it.

Vegas would be great. A proper track (not a poxy car park) using the strip as start finish line and host it at night - OMG! How amazing would that be? Never ever going to happen though http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...lies/frown.gif

This track, in my view, has ZERO chance of being an F1 venue. Who is buying this doodle. It's 20 miles from BFE.

In case you weren't paying attention Las Vegas' population is about 20x larger than it was when they ran in the parking lot @ Caesar's Palace!

Hail Caesar!!
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But more importantly Vegas used to be a "Mob" town. Most hardcore gamblers are disgusted how family oriented it's become. Their really is no reason to judge the viability of Vegas in the cotext to it's last GP.
That's like trying to compare Atlantic City to Vegas.
No Contest Scro.

I also don't think local population has much to do with it. Phoenix was also dismal and had a much larger population. F1 has its followers and a pack of gamblers are not interested. Watkins Glen is cheap and easy to get to for international fans. If I recall this year even, some of the new venues are suffering attendance failures. The current "HOT HUBs" of F1 i think can be attributed to Countryman drivers, Country rivalries, knowledge of the sport,
Companies involved in construction etc. China, Dubai, Abu Dabi have no horse in the race. I suspect their success if any will be very short term.
Lets see how Turkey does next weekend. I think if they reinstated Imola it would sell out!!

Ah, remember the days when there was a USGP East and a USGP West. They didn't know how lucky they were...

What happened to the rumors of a Vegas F1 race anyway? Who was behind it, Steve Wynn?

Until they start dealing with "real players" in the U.S., I give a future USGP about the same shot of happening as the USF1 team has of making it to the grid next year.

Watkins Glen is sort of the spiritual home of the USGP, but with the Frances owning it, I can't see the race ever returning to that track... unless Bernie wants to pay for the upgrades out of his own pocket. Sad, really. But ISC seems happy enough with what's at Watkins now.

I don't think racing in Vegas is a good idea. I like Vegas but people don't go there to watch racing and Vegas certainly doesn't need another attraction to draw people.