ALMS to race at the Circuit of the Americas from 2013 (4 posts)

  • Profile picture of Prisoner Monkeys Prisoner Monkeys said 11 months, 3 weeks ago:

    As reported by the Austin-American Statesman:

    http://www.statesman.com/sports/american-le-mans-series-coming-to-circuit-of-2387257.html

  • Profile picture of duncanmonza duncanmonza said 11 months, 3 weeks ago:

    It says next spring. Could it be the same weekend as the V8 Supercars?

  • Profile picture of Keith Collantine Keith Collantine said 11 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Good to see they’re getting other races there.

  • Profile picture of Prisoner Monkeys Prisoner Monkeys said 11 months, 3 weeks ago:

    @duncanmonza – I doubt it. The 2013 V8 Supercars calendar hasn’t been released yet, but I don’t think either series would want to be seen as supporting the other. And the circuit has taken criticism for the use of “Personal Seat Licences”, which is modelled on an NFL system when you can buy a seat for a year; it’s a problem, because right now, the circuit only has three events: the United States Grand Prix, V8 Supercars, and now ALMS (the state of the MotoGP round is unclear). It’s currently very difficult to justify buying an expensive PSL, and it will be even moreso if they merge V8 Supercars and ALMS into one weekend.

    So it’s in everyone’s interests to keep the races separate.

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