cota

They have to be changing the T1 VIP boxes then!?

They need the damn grass to grow either way.

 

Those were pretty important six or eight boxes up there!!

President of Mexico
Governor of Texas
Red McCombs
xxx
xxx
xxx
Patron Tequila

 

It goes unsaid behind every failed deal in the news, there's hours of failed investment by the Track side...

Someone needs some negotiation training.

 

These seats are NOT T1...they are on the start finish line.

Here are their high end seating/ weekend packages. These seats are under the white umbrellas. Closer to the track than all the seats they are selling in these packages. In other words MUCH better vs what they are selling for more $$.

Circuit of The Americas Experiences[]=Premium+Seating

Not my seats. If you are interested PM me and I will connect you.

 

Here ya go:
Loge/ Mezza seating.
http://www.claudesims.com/COTA_PSL.pdf

I believe the license for these seats was $36k....

 

Well if your daughters were largely raised under your wife's influence I am sure they are worth every penny so dig deep and buy them the tickets.

As for your last sentence I do have to disagree. If COTA was a private venture it would make no difference but it was built counting on and needing the financial support of the tax payers of Texas so like you, I am part of it like it or not. Every single unbiased examination of the finances of taxpayer supported sporting events or sports stadiums in the USA has shown it has had a negative economic effect on those taxpayers. The last one I read included COTA in their study. Politicians are the same the world over, they will lie even when the truth would serve them better because it is so second nature to them. Selling taxpayer involvement in COTA was as usual done based on the money it would bring into the area and that is based on well understood BS. If it was sold as a cultural benefit or a quality of life thing, so be it but that should be left to the voters decision. At least with the NBA, NFL, MLB there is some hope of long term stability for your dollar. F1 has demonstrated over and over there is none in their case. None of this is lost on the financial community. I am aware of a few large institutions who have been approached (in recent times, after completion) to be financially involved in COTA or asked to straight up buy out some of the private investment and for the reasons I have given have said "No but thanks for the offer". As a tax payer I would like the same option.

 

Exactly. It was a business plan based from day one on tax dollars, that makes it every Texans business. It really doesn't matter which pocket the money came from for which aspect.

I admit to being pretty libertarian and not wanting to see taxpayer dollars going into Bernies and Alonso et al's pockets at least not until you stand there and look me in the eye and make a case for how it will benefit us. We know dollars from tourism is not an equitable trade. If it made economic sense, 100% private money would be there.

 

Analysis: New Austin deal delivers Formula 1 engine bonus

5 PU's for the season now due to Austin confirmation!

 

Good for Ferrari.

 

Heads up on the Early Bird Special, see the website for cheap multi turn seats, for Lone Star Lemans, September 15 - 17, 2016.

 

I don't fundamentally disagree with you that government should not be subsidizing private ventures. That said, COTA was built with private money and a simple revenue model where it would receive moneys in exchange of increased economic activity from events hosted. They took the risk and now facing the consequences (and having to argue their case). Should they fail, investors - not tax payers - are left holding the bag for the building of the track. Conversely, when a city puts out a bond package to build a stadium to draw in a team (like the NFL a non-profit - really??) for a sport that I will never go watch btw, I see that as far more of risk to the local tax-payers than the COTA quid pro quo...especially when that team decides to pack up and leave to a sweeter deal. In sum, COTA may or may not last in its current format, but for now we are getting world class events with minimal tax-payer exposure!

 

how about discounted tickets for Texans

 

Already bought them last Week; AND the race is on my birthday (bonus)!