[DeTomaso] F-1 in Austin
Jeff Detrich
jjdetrich at gmail.com
Thu Oct 27 08:06:29 EDT 2016
Wasn't there some funding problems for the people who put on the race in
Austin? Texas cut back the money they were getting or something.
Jeff
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jack Donahue <demongusta at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was talking to our hotel owner and he was wondering IF there was
> going to be F-1 next year in Austin since it was not on the calendar
> yet. BUT - it also has not been on the same date for the past 5 years -
> so I told him to relax, they just haven't come up with a specific date
> yet. Last year I had heard rumblings that Bernie was worried about
> revenue since they added Mexico - too close to Texas. Austin made a
> billion dollars from the race, so I don't know, but I paid a LOT of $
> for PSL 15 years seats in 2011, like a lot of others. It would really
> sour me to find out that was all lost.
>
> Jack
>
> On Oct 25, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Dennis Valdez <[1]sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> Sounds like you all had a great time!
> I went to the '13 and '14 races and plan on going back in '17. Our
> brush with celebrity came in '14 when a friend and I were eating dinner
> after the race on Sunday at one of the taco bars on Congress. We were
> chatting and wondering where all the drivers were "partying" that
> night, when Nico Rosberg and his wife walked out from one of the back
> rooms in the restaurant, stood right next to our booth and chatted with
> a few fans before being whisked off by a third person in their group.
> My friend and I could not believe it!
> Perhaps we'll see you next year!
> Dennis
> On Sunday, October 16, 2016 4:10 PM, Jack Donahue
> <[2]demongusta at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone going?
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Wasn't there some funding problems for the people who put on the race
in Austin? Texas cut back the money they were getting or something.
Jeff
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jack Donahue <[1]demongusta at gmail.com>
wrote:
A A I was talking to our hotel owner and he was wondering IF there
was
A A going to be F-1 next year in Austin since it was not on the
calendar
A A yet. BUT - it also has not been on the same date for the past 5
years -
A A so I told him to relax, they just haven't come up with a
specific date
A A yet. Last year I had heard rumblings that Bernie was worried
about
A A revenue since they added Mexico - too close to Texas. Austin
made a
A A billion dollars from the race, so I don't know, but I paid a
LOT of $
A A for PSL 15 years seats in 2011, like a lot of others. It would
really
A A sour me to find out that was all lost.
A A Jack
A A On Oct 25, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Dennis Valdez
<[1][2]sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com>
A A wrote:
A A Sounds like you all had a great time!
A A I went to the '13 and '14 races and plan on going back in
'17.A A Our
A A brush with celebrity came in '14 when a friend and I were
eating dinner
A A after the race on Sunday at one of the taco bars on Congress.A
We were
A A chatting and wondering where all the drivers were "partying"
that
A A night, when Nico Rosberg and his wife walked out from one of
the back
A A rooms in the restaurant, stood right next to our booth and
chatted with
A A a few fans before being whisked off by a third person in their
group.
A A My friend and I could not believe it!
A A Perhaps we'll see you next year!
A A Dennis
A A On Sunday, October 16, 2016 4:10 PM, Jack Donahue
A A <[2][3]demongusta at gmail.com> wrote:
A A Anyone going?
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