As I mentioned before, I used to live in Austin. That was about 13 years ago. There's a lot of new stuff to see. One of the things on my list was the newly finished Circuit of The Americas. I didn't get a chance to see the first coupe of grand prix races.
The track offers daily tours, but I noticed that there were a number of things that weren't shown to visitors, particularly the paddock and garage areas. I called the office to see if there was an industry-specific tour I could hop on. There isn't, but that were very accommodating when I mentioned back background from another racing series. I have to give special thanks to Kate Traver for setting everything up and allowing me essentially all access to the facility while they were getting ready for a private event.
My tour guide, Jeremy, was very enthusiastic. In fact, it was his fist time to see some of the areas I requested. I think he had as many questions for me as I had for him. That's racing.
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| Garage entrances |
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| Panorama of turn 1 |
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