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Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE
Turn9,
I really don't feel like talking about this but it needs to be said.
There are some HUGE treehuggers in Austin. They don't think like me, they don't think like a hardcore F1 fan, and they certainly don't think like a 'Formula 1 percenter.' These people do not understand the elitist F1 mentality, and they don't want to.
They don't want to come to terms with what this race means for Austin on an international stage. They want to keep Austin, pristine, uncrowded, and small time. Normal people recognize what this means for Austin and are absolutely excited about it.
I sat in the grandstands and watch literally helicopter after helicopter shuttle the wealthy back and forth. I drove past the airport and saw more private jets then I have ever seen. I saw wealth in excess that is tough to even comprehend.
I also saw excitement. Lot's of it. I saw smiles everywhere I went. Not just from race fans, or employees of COTA, but I saw smiles on workers downtown that realized this is HUGE. Yes, I saw grumpy old people at restaurants that don't want change. That just don't understand and don't want to give it a chance.
Well ya know what? F1 is here. And it's here to stay. The economic impact from this event will be on the high side of the estimate and I am sick and tired of reading comments on editorials from grumpy treehuggers that just don't understand.
/rant.  |
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Hey BRP,
Thanks for posting, it offers an angle that may not be known to people outside Austin.
I'm a longtime F1 fan, the kind that has been getting up at O'darksomething for30+ years to see the races live, and continue to do so. In fact, I had tickets and lodging all set up for this race, but I had to cancel at the last minute.
I'm happy F1 is back in the USA, and hope to be there for the next race, but what I find galling is that Joe Taxpayer may end up subsidizing Bernie and cronies.
As Strupgolf wrote, this is similar to what NFL owners do to get cities to fund their stadiums and take hundreds of millions in profit out of city coffers. Al Davis, anyone?.
BTW, the same Susan Combs, Comptroller of the State of Texas, was the one on the stage giving Vettel his trophy.....
T9