Today, Austin City Council will vote on tax issues that may determine the fate of the Circuit Of The Americas, the facility slated to host the Formula 1 US Grand Prix next year. The circuit’s media relations firm has created an online petition to show public support for the track and the events it will host, as local opponents to the track have challenged attendance predictions.
Since we reported that a U.S. Grand Prix would be coming to Austin, Texas in 2012, a few more details have emerged, by way of the Austin American-Statesman.
A letter published by AutoWeek revealed that Monticello Motor Club president Ari Strauss has been in talks with Bernie Ecclestone, president and CEO of Formula One Management, about hosting a grand prix at the private New York track.
Yesterday, we reported that Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, was a possible venue for a US Grand Prix. Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy disagrees.