Matthew Little
Points Scorer
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Bernie threatening to axe some European races
Reading this thread got me to thinking(a scary thought if there was ever one...........
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Where should a future United States Grand Prix be held? Considering manufacturer interest in the various top-level racing series in North America(IndyCar, NASCAR, Grand-Am, ALMS, SCCA, etc...) it's almost criminal that the USGP doesn't have a spot on the F1 calendar........
Anyway, there is one natural-terrain road course in the United States which exemplifies road racing at its' best..............http://www.roadamerica.com/. Road America.
Referred to over the years as "America's Spa"(in honor of Spa-Francorchamps), Road America is a racers' race-track if there ever was one. With fast, high-speed sections(Road America Straight, Moraine Sweep, Hurry Downs and Kettle Bottoms) to great places for overtaking(exs. Turn 5 exiting the Moraine Sweep & Turn 8 from Hurry Downs) to a wickedly challenging Carousel to one of the scariest corners in AOWR............the Kink. With the exception of a chicane prior to the Kink that AMA Pro Racing(motorcycles) uses, the track is pretty much the same as it's been since its' creation in 1955 and it will definitely separate the great drivers from the merely good ones.
Bernie threatening to axe some European races
Reading this thread got me to thinking(a scary thought if there was ever one...........




Where should a future United States Grand Prix be held? Considering manufacturer interest in the various top-level racing series in North America(IndyCar, NASCAR, Grand-Am, ALMS, SCCA, etc...) it's almost criminal that the USGP doesn't have a spot on the F1 calendar........
Anyway, there is one natural-terrain road course in the United States which exemplifies road racing at its' best..............http://www.roadamerica.com/. Road America.

Referred to over the years as "America's Spa"(in honor of Spa-Francorchamps), Road America is a racers' race-track if there ever was one. With fast, high-speed sections(Road America Straight, Moraine Sweep, Hurry Downs and Kettle Bottoms) to great places for overtaking(exs. Turn 5 exiting the Moraine Sweep & Turn 8 from Hurry Downs) to a wickedly challenging Carousel to one of the scariest corners in AOWR............the Kink. With the exception of a chicane prior to the Kink that AMA Pro Racing(motorcycles) uses, the track is pretty much the same as it's been since its' creation in 1955 and it will definitely separate the great drivers from the merely good ones.