Austin F1 track day possible

[Biginch Blake]

MVP runs one of the best track day circets I have been with and he is looking for interest in getting the new Austin, TX. F1 track for and event, please contact him if interested.

MVP Track Time - 2013 Circuit of The Americas Track Weekend

Good Day All:

Hopefully the subject line caught your attention. Since you are reading this e-mail, I trust you may be intrigued by the idea of driving on America's newest F1 track in Austin, Texas.

For some time, MVP Track Time has been in conversations with the new US Formula 1 track, Circuit of The Americas (COTA) [http://circuitoftheamericas.com], in Austin, Texas about renting the F1 track for a track weekend. Would you like to drive the same track Alonso, Vettle, Raikkonen and Button will race on in The USA, before they do? It appears I'm not the only one who'd like to drive COTA, as conversations with many attendees at our track events has been positive about the idea of a COTA track event.

The purpose of this e-mail is to determine if the commitment is there from MVP Track Time's clientele. This is a very ambitious committment (After all they spent something along the lines of $250M building COTA) on MVP's behalf and I need to see if we can make this work. Here's the skinny if MVP jumps in to rent Circuit of The Americas.
• The track event will probably be a three day weekend event, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but we are inquiring about Saturday & Sunday only as well. (Offer your opinion)
• Preliminary dates are March 15-17, 2013 for three days, or March 16-17, 2013 for two days.
• Due to the track rental cost we must switch to a four(4) run-group format instead of our usual three run-group format, BUT we will schedule four longer sessions each day for each run group, so we still schedule approximately two hours of track time daily for each run group.
• Realistically for each driver, figure $600-$650 if we only go Saturday & Sunday, or $750-$850 if we go Friday-Saturday-Sunday. I'm leaning toward 3 days becuase of my drive from St. Louis.

What MVP needs from each of you is a verbal or e-mailed "Yes" or "No" to determine if we go beyond this e-mail. We are not yet asking for any entry fees or registrations yet, just a pseudo survey to gauge interest. Please take a few minutes to think it over, have the discussion now with your significant other (My wife has already said I can go play in Austin!) and then drop me a Yeah or Nay e-mail at Feffman@MVPTrackTime.com or call me at (314) 249-3770.

Circuit of The Americas, home of The US Grand Prix for the forseeable future, is a unique 3.47 mile track event opportunity so I hope you'll join us to come drive for a long, 3-day weekend at Circuit of The Americas. I look forward to hearing from each of you. Happy Motoring.

Mark Pfeffer - President, MVP Track Time
www.MVPTrackTime.com
Phone: (314) 249-3770
Fax: (636) 530-6846
E-mail: Feffman@MVPTrackTime.com

 

[Mullet]

Interesting

Same weekend as TX2K

 

[dbk]

Interesting

Same weekend as TX2K

Largely different crowds in my opinion.

$850 for three days isn't too bad, but with four run groups could be pretty crowded.

Would be interested, but would prefer smaller group and higher price for more freedom on a new track.

 

[jaxgt]

Largely different crowds in my opinion.

$850 for three days isn't too bad, but with four run groups could be pretty crowded.

Would be interested, but would prefer smaller group and higher price for more freedom on a new track.

Agree. Yes on smaller group

 

[dpdive]

I ran with MVP all summer and Blake will agree that this is a first class, no nonsense operation. If we run I'll be there.

 

[Biginch Blake]

The only way this can be set up is enough drivers contact Mark and sign up so he can secure the track. He needs driver to commit to the event.

 

[texas mongrel]

I'd be up for this, I spent three days in Austin with the McLaren guys (Yeah Lewis!) and think that the track must be absolutely epic to drive.

Only problem for me is that the proposed weekend is the same day Eric Clapton in in Houston, so weekend before or after is a better fit personally

 

[steved57]

I contacted MVP and gave them my name so I am in if it happens

 

[steved57]

Registration just opened for F1 track in Austin with MVP and it is now scheduled for February and I am now registered so anyone else that is interested now you know

 

[Wwabbit]

Signed up.

 

[steved57]

See you there Wabbit

 

[ByeEnzo]

I signed up. Track days are Feb 1,2 and 3 (Fri to Sun). See you guys there. AC

 

[RALPHIE]

Damn, I'm starting to hate winter....!

 

[beckertb]

I went to the site and tried to register; however was unable to find a way to register for the event. I emailed Mark so we will see.

ben

 

[texas mongrel]

I'm in. I Understand that its now sold out tho'

 

[fjpikul]

MVP is very strict on their numbers. They will usually have a waiting list though.

 

[dbk]

Wow does it seem that COTA has stepped in it hardcore already. Yowza. Big time miscommunications on canceling some but not other people's track days. Serious heat on Facebook about cashing MVP's check for nearly $100k and then cancelling their track dates. That's going to be a sticky situation, and if I was MVP I'd be out of my mind.

 

[texas mongrel]

totally sucks and totally unprofessional on the part of COTA. Drivers Edge was also apparently close to a deal and then...COTA reneged.

I don't know what's behind this as they've already held track days there (e.g. there was one last weekend, although I understand that those guys paid $2K each). No doubt we'll all find out what's behind this debacle in due course but MVP is in a hard place - they could lawyer up and force the issue, but then imagine the "help" we'd all get at the track if it was forced to go ahead

I was SOOO looking forward to this event!

 

[2112]

Maybe they just graduated from the Bernie Ecclestone school of Management.

Make an agreement, then shake down for more money.

 

[Wwabbit]

COTA is offically back on the schedule Feb 1-3. :thumbsup