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It is already time for stop #2 on the 2014 MotoGP circuit:
The Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas!
MotoGP returns to the newly-built facility in Austin, Texas after racing there for the first time in 2013. It famously saw Marc Márquez's first MotoGP class win, as the rookie began a memorable debut season, and its 41-metre elevation change makes for some spectacular racing
Introduction:
The Circuit Of The Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time in 2013.
One of its more distinctive features is near 41m-elevation change with an impressive incline at the end of the home-straight followed by a sharp left. The circuit is one of the most varied on the GP circuit, with a mix of fast straights and tight hairpins, with most sections mirroring at least some part of a famous track around the world.
It was designed by well-known German architect and circuit designer Hermann Tilke. The driving direction is counter clockwise and has a total of 20 corners with 9 right turns and 11 left turns.
Lets look at turn 1 and how steep it is:
Number of laps - 21
Number of turns - 20
Circuit Length (Km) - 5.513
Race Distance (Km) - 115.77
Width: 15m
Left corners: 11
Right corners: 9
Longest straight: 1.200 m / 0.746 miles
Constructed: 2012
Points so far:
1. M. Marquez 25
2. V. Rossi 20
3. D. Pedrosa 16
4. A. Espargaró 13
5. A. Dovizioso 11
6. C. Crutchlow 10
7. S. Redding 9
8. N. Hayden 8
9. C. Edwards 7
10. A. Iannone 6
What was that? What channel? Find out your local listings here:
http://msn.foxsports.com/tv-listings
Here is one of Tilke's renderings:
