Corner worker training for F1
12-29-2010, 07:06 PM
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Corner worker training for F1
wanting to get a leg up on being a corner worker for the Austin F1 track. We expect the first race in Nov 2012. I wonder if anyone knows how to get trained or certified.
Should I be volunteering for SCCA and NASA worker bee? Does giving time to X-cross give any credits?
Should I be volunteering for SCCA and NASA worker bee? Does giving time to X-cross give any credits?
12-29-2010, 07:26 PM
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wanting to get a leg up on being a corner worker for the Austin F1 track. We expect the first race in Nov 2012. I wonder if anyone knows how to get trained or certified.
Should I be volunteering for SCCA and NASA worker bee? Does giving time to X-cross give any credits?
Should I be volunteering for SCCA and NASA worker bee? Does giving time to X-cross give any credits?
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12-29-2010, 07:46 PM
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For F1 they usually bring in the most experienced folks from around the country (actually, from around North America.) I would think that it's pretty unlikely that you'd get the gig if you're just starting out now.
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12-29-2010, 09:19 PM
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I expect most of them will come from the folks that do/did Montreal...
12-30-2010, 07:21 AM
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I know a few guys who have done Grand Am and ALMS races for decades and could not get into F1. They could get to do Le Mans on their dime ( koff) $10,000 that is.
12-30-2010, 08:00 AM
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I'd wait a while to see if this track is completed, much less bringing the F1 race to town.
12-30-2010, 10:01 AM
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I know it is a long long long shot .. and one can dream can one.
regarding the track.. grading of the dirt has started. The money is flowing.
Maybe i could be a bartender in the sponser boxes. LOL
tom
regarding the track.. grading of the dirt has started. The money is flowing.
Maybe i could be a bartender in the sponser boxes. LOL
tom
12-30-2010, 11:24 AM
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I'd start with http://www.accusfia.us/ or http://www.asncanada.com/ so you're at least talking to an FIA rep and then see what they recommend...
12-31-2010, 08:01 AM
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Organisers have said F1 authorities are advising them to have the circuit ready by June 2012, raising expectations the race will be paired on the calendar with Canada.
6 months from first cutting dirt to having the track surface ready??? Brings to mind one of my favorite sayings: "Anything is possible if you don't know what you're talking about."
I'm also dreaming, but this is a stretch of almost biblical proportions.
Have a good one,
Mike
12-31-2010, 11:01 AM
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I think it was a given that the race would be paired with Canada.
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12-31-2010, 05:40 PM
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Updated: Friday, 31 Dec 2010, 11:57 AM CST
Published : Friday, 31 Dec 2010, 11:35 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) - “We have started.” That was the message from Formula 1 promoters in Austin this week.
One by one, they have succeeded throughout December in the steps necessary to complete the Austin Grand Prix track, rounding out 2010 with the start of construction.
Near the future Turn 11, front-wheel loaders and heavy-duty trucks began forming the silt fences to hold back dirt on Thursday. A drilling machine has been taking core samples of the soil at the 970-acre, southeast Travis County site this week. Crews have also mowed down shrubs and tall grass to map out the 3.4-mile stretch of track.
While the current construction location is not visible for people passing by due to the distance and terrain, other work will be more apparent closer to FM 812 in the weeks ahead.
Tavo Hellmund, the man who brought F1 to Austin, announced earlier this year that December would have to be the start date in order to begin racing in June 2012. That left many in the racing community suspecting the Texas track to be paired on the calendar with the Montreal Grand Prix, which is now the only GP race in North America.
In order to meet that timeline, promoters were pleased to receive a variance from the county for site grading two weeks ago, and a permit from the city for the relocation of two gas lines this week.
Other same-sized F1 tracks designed by the same firm, Herman Tilke, around the world, had comparable construction completion timeframes as Austin’s 18-month plan:
•Sepang International Circuit – 3.4 miles – 14-month construction
•Istanbul Park – 3.3 miles – 14-month construction
•Shanghai International Circuit – 3.4 miles – 18-month construction
The Austin track, with an estimated $250 million cost, is meant to host F1 from 2012-2021. The state’s Major Events Trust Fund is set to shell out $25 million each year to help.
The site is just to the east of the Austin-Bergstom International Airport near Elroy and McAngus roads , north of FM 812 and east of State Highway 130 .
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Published : Friday, 31 Dec 2010, 11:35 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) - “We have started.” That was the message from Formula 1 promoters in Austin this week.
One by one, they have succeeded throughout December in the steps necessary to complete the Austin Grand Prix track, rounding out 2010 with the start of construction.
Near the future Turn 11, front-wheel loaders and heavy-duty trucks began forming the silt fences to hold back dirt on Thursday. A drilling machine has been taking core samples of the soil at the 970-acre, southeast Travis County site this week. Crews have also mowed down shrubs and tall grass to map out the 3.4-mile stretch of track.
While the current construction location is not visible for people passing by due to the distance and terrain, other work will be more apparent closer to FM 812 in the weeks ahead.
Tavo Hellmund, the man who brought F1 to Austin, announced earlier this year that December would have to be the start date in order to begin racing in June 2012. That left many in the racing community suspecting the Texas track to be paired on the calendar with the Montreal Grand Prix, which is now the only GP race in North America.
In order to meet that timeline, promoters were pleased to receive a variance from the county for site grading two weeks ago, and a permit from the city for the relocation of two gas lines this week.
Other same-sized F1 tracks designed by the same firm, Herman Tilke, around the world, had comparable construction completion timeframes as Austin’s 18-month plan:
•Sepang International Circuit – 3.4 miles – 14-month construction
•Istanbul Park – 3.3 miles – 14-month construction
•Shanghai International Circuit – 3.4 miles – 18-month construction
The Austin track, with an estimated $250 million cost, is meant to host F1 from 2012-2021. The state’s Major Events Trust Fund is set to shell out $25 million each year to help.
The site is just to the east of the Austin-Bergstom International Airport near Elroy and McAngus roads , north of FM 812 and east of State Highway 130 .
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