Austin F1 named...Circuit of the Americas

[corporatesteve]

http://circuitoftheamericas.com/

 

[mPWRD]

A bit presumptuous, but I like it. I'm buying tickets.

 

[Terronium-12]

I like that name a lot.

 

[Robin]

Yeah I also like the name, very classy (or rather upmarket) and gives a patriotic feel to it. I guess the rationale was similar to the America's Cup for example.

If you called it the Austin Race Circuit or something it would kinda feel disconnected from the rest of the US, somehow not as grand as the project is aiming to be. Looking forward to it but its such a long way off.

Oh and can the OP or a mod put the Formula 1 tag on this thread, thanks 👍

Robin.

 

[Ardius]

Really? I think it sounds laughably bad.

Why does it have to have a grand name like that? What's wrong with simple names like "Albert Park", "Marina Bay", etc?

Austin-ring, Austin Park, Austin International Race Circuit, anything would be better. While it will be the center of some international motorsport events in the US, it won't neceesarily always be so - it sounds a little arrogant to me.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=199339

 

[Rossticles]

I don't like it very much either. Collectively in the Americas there are quite a few tracks so to name one the 'Circuit of the Americas' seems odd.