Formula 1 race coming to New Jersey in 2013

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10-25-2011, 11:40 AM
dtanthon

Formula 1 race coming to New Jersey in 2013

Announcement on SpeedTV at 2PM today.
10-25-2011, 11:44 AM
ShelbyRacer

Will it also be Labor Day weekend? :rolleyes:
10-25-2011, 11:52 AM
Gregg

Yeah, because the Baltimore GP couldn't kill the MARRS Labor Day Double. :happy204:
10-25-2011, 12:10 PM
robits325is

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Originally Posted by dtanthon

Announcement on SpeedTV at 2PM today.

Pro-IT support race?
10-25-2011, 12:19 PM
dtanthon

June date.

Imagine Pro IT as a support series in the streets of NJ! Just like everyday on NJ roads.
10-25-2011, 12:35 PM
ajmr2

Which exit ramps are they going to use? :eclipsee_steering:
10-25-2011, 01:03 PM
gran racing

Not sure why the Glen isn't being used instead of a street race somewhere in NJ. Eh.
10-25-2011, 01:29 PM
dtanthon

From what I read they want the NYC skyline in the background. See what they say in a few minutes.
10-25-2011, 01:40 PM
Greg Amy

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Originally Posted by gran racing

Not sure why the Glen isn't being used instead of a street race somewhere in NJ. Eh.

Remember that problem you were having last month trying to find a decent 5-star hotel in upstate New York for you and 1,000 of your closest team owners, managers, engineers, and crew...complete with helicopter pads...? ;)
10-25-2011, 02:03 PM
gran racing

I'm not sure about that Greg. In speaking with one of the previous hot spots, I think a big part of what hurt them was drivers no longer stayed outside of the track.
10-25-2011, 02:09 PM
Greg Amy

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Originally Posted by gran racing

I'm not sure about that Greg. In speaking with one of the previous hot spots, I think a big part of what hurt them was drivers no longer stayed outside of the track.

And staying in Weehawken New Jersey fixes that, how...?

;)
10-25-2011, 03:03 PM
Drew M

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Originally Posted by robits325is

Pro-IT support race?

That'd be fun. Wonder how much that would cost?
10-25-2011, 03:13 PM
dtanthon

What a circuit! Party at Matt's in Hoboken!
10-26-2011, 06:53 AM
rthiele

Great article and a ride on the future circuit: http://jalopnik.com/5853106/watch-our-first-lap-of-new-jerseys-f1-race-course :eclipsee_steering:
10-26-2011, 03:20 PM
lateapex911

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Originally Posted by gran racing

Not sure why the Glen isn't being used instead of a street race somewhere in NJ. Eh.

because F1 is about glamour. And there isn't any glamour in upstate NY. If a large crowd is expected, and it's high end, they are out of luck up there. Near NYC, different story. They will copter into the city at night, or take ferries which they charter.
No way is Bernie going to the Glen.

Of course, that ignores the fact that the Glen is decades behind the times in terms of providing a facility up to F1 standards.
10-26-2011, 03:45 PM
dj10

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Originally Posted by robits325is

Pro-IT support race?

LOL but I love it Rob!:023:
10-26-2011, 04:05 PM
dj10

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Originally Posted by dtanthon

June date.

Imagine Pro IT as a support series in the streets of NJ! Just like everyday on NJ roads.

Compared to F1's we may only get 4 or 5 laps in 45 minutes. ;) Left handed track too.
10-26-2011, 04:36 PM
joeg

Snooky and the Situation as grand marshals?
10-27-2011, 10:02 AM
Wreckerboy

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Originally Posted by Gregg

Yeah, because the Baltimore GP couldn't kill the MARRS Labor Day Double. :happy204:

At least our EV goes in the correct direction!
10-27-2011, 10:16 AM
rthiele

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because F1 is about glamour. And there isn't any glamour in upstate NY. If a large crowd is expected, and it's high end, they are out of luck up there.

Agree on the FIA standards (or lack thereof) at the Glen, Jake. NY city region is pulling from Boston, Philly, Washington etc. - ideal location.Certainly F1 is about glamor, but primarily it is primarily about markets. The biggest (car and other) markets in the US are on the East coast and in California. What a surprise now I read the first articles speculate about possibly having three races in the US in the future (that was the case in the past). If that materializes (has to compete with Asian markets and to a lesser extend South Africa), CA is next.
10-27-2011, 01:59 PM
lateapex911

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Originally Posted by rthiele

Agree on the FIA standards (or lack thereof) at the Glen, Jake. NY city region is pulling from Boston, Philly, Washington etc. - ideal location.Certainly F1 is about glamor, but primarily it is primarily about markets. The biggest (car and other) markets in the US are on the East coast and in California. What a surprise now I read the first articles speculate about possibly having three races in the US in the future (that was the case in the past). If that materializes (has to compete with Asian markets and to a lesser extend South Africa), CA is next.

Not just markets or size of markets, but demographics too. And the F1 desired demographics are a glamour bunch!

Yes Austin wouldn't have been my first choice if I were Bernie. But, considering how hard it is to get anything racey happening in the US, I can see why they elected to go that way. (other than NASCAR).
I DO wonder, with Austin essentially at a standstill construction-wise, and the rumoured changes in leadership down there, if the race might just 'get cancelled" now that NY is supposedly online.

OF course, I have my doubts the neither will actually happen.
I still want to see the math. Whos paying who???
10-27-2011, 04:02 PM
jjjanos

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Originally Posted by lateapex911

Whos paying who???

<insert name here> is paying Bernie.
10-27-2011, 05:31 PM
dj10

Unless you have an investment in it who cares who or how it is paid for? Just sayin....

If it happens it happens. :~)
10-31-2011, 10:25 AM
dtanthon

Went down to have lunch with Matt R. in Hoboken yesterday with Lou G. (long time flagger). We drove up to where the race circuit will be in Weehawken and West New York. It is going to be FAST and amazing. The views of NYC are great. Saw a cruise ship depart. Just hope all the stars align so this happens. Is it Spring yet.......